(Mods I hope this doesn't violate the policy, which I've read carefully. If it does, pull it down, but I'd really prefer not to be permabanned. I'm not offering an opinion about what's going on or what others should do, discussing medical information or statistics, or anything of that nature. I'm just sharing my thought process for making a decision for our family, in response to a direct question, which I think may be helpful to others in just hearing what another family has done. I think that falls within the "practical application" part of "COVID related discussion should be limited to actual policy and practical application, and NOT veer into opinion or debate.")
I'd happy to share in great detail, but I'm going to tread lightly here because I posted something a few days ago that violated the Covid discussion rules and got me hit with a "fine." (No complaints about our moderators. It was my bad, no excuses. I didn't check the rules closely enough before posting.)
In short, I'm concerned about changes in the health situation that are not yet fully understood. As I said, I expect that they will be more fully understood within a couple of weeks. If we had left a few weeks ago, I would have had enough information to make a decision (which I'd already made). If we were travelling a month from now, I'd know enough to make an educated choice. We all have different views, perspectives, and risk tolerances but -- for me and given my particular family dynamics -- travelling next week would have been too much unknown.
Unfortunately, we happened to almost perfectly hit the "not so sweet spot" of uncertainty right after a potential issue was identified and right before the experts have worked out what's actually going on.
Again, not looking to debate the point *at all*, just giving you a window into the thought process of a family that agonized over what to do. YMMV.
Fingers crossed for May!!