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First of all, for me it's not a unilateral decision; I'm going with a friend.
Secondly "sell the tickets" is easier said than done. My friend and I do have hotel reservations that can be cancelled but I've held off purchasing plane tickets, a decision that will have to be made and flight routes, since we live in different parts of the country, will have to be coordinated.
Thirdly, there is risk assessment. Generally speaking when I've come home from a major figure skating competition (Nationals, Worlds), I've brought some minor virus home with me. So now I have to decide if the possibility of bringing home a major virus is worth it.
None of these are or should be last minute decisions. People are absolutely right in assuming what is true for September may not be true for January. But that doesn't mean things that are bad in September will be better in January. They certainly weren't last year when Thanksgiving/Christmas brought on a far more serious level of illness.
If Tennessee had a different governor/state legislature or Nationals were in a different state, my risk assessment would be different. But given the situation now, I see no reason why the issues of health and safety shouldn't be discussed now.
Secondly "sell the tickets" is easier said than done. My friend and I do have hotel reservations that can be cancelled but I've held off purchasing plane tickets, a decision that will have to be made and flight routes, since we live in different parts of the country, will have to be coordinated.
Thirdly, there is risk assessment. Generally speaking when I've come home from a major figure skating competition (Nationals, Worlds), I've brought some minor virus home with me. So now I have to decide if the possibility of bringing home a major virus is worth it.
None of these are or should be last minute decisions. People are absolutely right in assuming what is true for September may not be true for January. But that doesn't mean things that are bad in September will be better in January. They certainly weren't last year when Thanksgiving/Christmas brought on a far more serious level of illness.
If Tennessee had a different governor/state legislature or Nationals were in a different state, my risk assessment would be different. But given the situation now, I see no reason why the issues of health and safety shouldn't be discussed now.