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I might have misinterpreted due to the very beginning - it looked a bit like he had crammed in the vaccination right before leaving: * Both shots happen *after* weeks of travel preparation and crafting the gifts. * The very last thing that happens before Cassidy wraps the present and drives him to the airport is the following dialogue at his second vaccination appointment: "It will be two weeks until you are fully protected, so if you're gonna see anyone, you need to continue testing." - "Got it. I'm going to California. My nephew named his kid after me." - "That's niiice." I interpreted that as his departure being really close. I also don't think he fully understands how getting two annoying shots plus all the testing reduces the risk, but doesn't eliminate it. To him, this virus is something other people are crazy about, and probably not something he is personally thinking through as relating to his interactions with people.

Am I the only one feeling nervous about after having shared all this love, Nicky might have brought Covid to the little family (and it killing Kate or Miguel)? From what I understand, vaccination doesn't keep you from passing the virus on, nor does a test done days earlier. What I read from the show makers didn't sound like it, I don't think major plot pieces will be part of the covid adaptations (given that the series had already been planned), but I also don't think the show would have made Nicky a role model for risk behavior if there were not at least a covid scare. On the other hand, I was concerned about Kevin attending the birth after having been through an international flight and a ride with a stranger and it went well. But as Madison, I would have freaked to have someone who has just travelled take off his mask in my family's home, whether he had refrained from eating and peeing on the plane or not.