POLL: Are you prepared for 12 to 18 months under pandemic protections?

At first it seemed we would be isolating for a few weeks, then it was mid-June and now the Prime Minister has said it could be 12 to 18 months or until we get a vaccine.

"We will not be coming back to our former normal situation; we can't do that until we have developed a vaccine and that could take 12 to 18 months," Trudeau said in his morning press conference. "We don't exactly know how long — we hope it's earlier rather than later."

How does that sit with you? Are you prepared to do this until next summer? Feel free to expand your thoughts in the comments below.

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