I attended a titled shoot in California in May. After that shoot two gunslingers came down with covid. I don't know if they got it there, they may have gotten it traveling to or from. I had no contact with one and very little contact with the other. At least, because of the timing of the onset of the disease, the one I had contact with probably was infected at the time. A near miss.
In August, I was at another titled match. I watched a good friend shoot and it was obvious to me that he was ill. I was there giving him encouragement and checking on his welfare, thinking the heat was affecting him. He left the event early and later tested positive. Another near miss.
I survive near misses probably because I am, by nature, a bit standoffish. During competition I tend to stay by myself. A fault I am working on but now probably is a good trait.
Since then one of our shooters on the mountain has tested positive. We aggressively pursued treatment for him. It took us two weeks to get medicine to treat the disease. This is a disgrace! The medical community has been brow beat into denying treatment for covid. It is available, but you got to work to get it. The doctors who have successfully treated patients have form an alliance, Front Line Critical Care Alliance, flccc.net. Don't listen to the media attacks on them. It is all lies to deny you treatment and promote the money making vaccines.
Safety: Our titled events are probably low risk because they are outdoors with good spacing and ventilation. However, travel is high risk, especially if by airplane. I am going to drive to World to avoid airplanes. The Delta virus is many times more infectious than the original virus.
What can you do at a titled event?
Use all the space available to you. Don't stand on top of each other. Wash you hands. Carry disinfectant and use it after every match. It should be part of your cleaning routine.
If you feel ill, stay away. Understand that if you are vaccinated, you may have immunity only against the original virus which is probably extinct by now. You are not immune from the Delta variant. Vaccinated person can catch Delta and spread it. Delta is worst than the original virus and much more infectious.
If you are so inclined, start a preventative treatment plan. It works. Or in the alternative, have the medicine needed to treat the disease on hand so you can start treatment upon the first symptom. I will rely on preventative treatment until after World then I will wait with treatment medicine in the house. With treatment the illness runs it's course in about five days. Without treatment death may happen. Know that currently if you go into the hospital you will get "supportive care" only.
"I come to dance!" Royal Wade Kimes
