I'm on both sides of the fence

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When the pandemic began I listened to those that claimed the flu took more life's than these swine flues did. Eventually I came on board and favored the social distancing and the wearing of masks too mostly because it was a requirement if I was to continue working my job. Eventually, we all got used to doing what we were told was best and honestly maybe the new rules and regulations concerning this have been for the best but maybe not. Who is to say? Recently I heard that our hospitals were being given thirty grand for any cases where covid was put on the death certificate. Several customers told me that their family had various ailments, went into the hospital because of them and died. Covid alone was named as the cause of death. Another elderly lady was kept from society completely and any family that visited kept their distance and wore a mask and she went into the hospital when she wasn't feeling well and tested positive although I don't believe she died. I've done my part from the end of February to now to the best of my ability, but more recently I've begun to wonder whether I was getting run down for some reason. Once I am at work after the first hour or so I feel as if I didn't sleep at all the night before. I'm not getting eight hours of sleep but I am getting six to seven most nights. Even the night I got eight hours the next day I felt as if I was run over by a truck. Why? Today I began asking other employees at work if they too get tired and I got a resounding yes! every time. From young and old. From those working a minimum amount of hours to those like me averaging eight hours per shift. One of the symptoms to covid is feeling fatigued. At one point I thought maybe I had it but when I'm at home I don't feel this tired. I thought maybe I was getting mono which I've never had before but now I believe it's because I have to rebreathe my own air when I'm working. It's pretty sad that when we follow the rules to a T that we feel like S--t. And unfortunately, the only thing I can do at present is take an unlimited time off work. My concern if that with my body feeling run down that I will catch things I don't normally catch even if it's not covid. Now I'm not advocating minimizing concerns or not taking precautions. I'm sure by now many of us have heard there are several states where the covid cases are in the rise again. I wish a third party could verify that info and see the tests to see whether it's all honest and above board. There are groups of people that gather together without considering the possibility they are bringing the pandemic closer to home when they don't follow any of the rules. So on one hand I'm all for the precautions and on the other I'm getting tired of feeling tired all day long. It would be nice if those that never wear masks would start and that those that do the eye right could follow their info instincts. Like I could remove my mask every few minutes every hour or something like that. We do have the plastic up as a barrier too. My grandbaby, in a chair and asleep in my arms. In the beginning we wore masks and saw him from afar and then took several precautions before being able to hold him but now we no longer follow those same rules and the baby is growing and has stayed safe. What are your thoughts on this matter?