Which is a total of one more than they have now. It's a travesty that they had the 50th anniversary, complete with wall to wall people in the shops, and soon for fireworks, but they were "unable" to have a parade. And you are not allowed a photo with Mickey.
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Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
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GoofGoof
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I saw they added lightning lane signs to some of the character meet and greet locations so maybe they come back soon or they may be just looking to rid the parks of the name fast pass so replaced the signs but aren’t planning to use them anytime soon. I had also read a rumor that they are waiting for all CMs to be fully vaccinated which is still a few weeks away. I believe the original announcement when they reached an agreement with the unions had a date of 10/22. Who knows if that’s true, but my guess is they won’t leave the potential for lightning lane profits on the table too long.
Ive got nothing on parades. I think the comments about parades costing money has to be the main driver. I agree it cannot be covid related at this point.
Kevin_W
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It possible still could be hiring-related. It takes a lot of talented cast to put on a parade.
Vegas Disney Fan
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What do they do with the parade staff the other 6 hours of their shift when they aren’t dealing with the parade? Are they normally character handlers, etc?
JoeCamel
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Why do you feel the need?
StarWarsGirl
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At Epcot there are character pop ups which are socially distanced and you can certainly take a photo with a character. I never saw Mickey but I saw most of the princesses around.
StarWarsGirl
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We had a waiter at France who was a parade performer normally on one of our recent trips. It could definitely be that they're filling other roles that Disney is having trouble hiring for and/or that they found other jobs.
JoeCamel
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Or were CPs before...
Lots of labor still unavailable to the mouse
correcaminos
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Between you and another, I seriously wonder why the heck you are even here. Seriously. This isn't a game. This isn't a joke. Your comments do nothing at all to help the situation and it gets quite tiresome for those of us who actually are carrying the burden for people who don't bother to vaccinate. I just had a long conversation with an immunologist today. They are fed up with this kind of crap. We'd be way better off if people stopped putting doubts out there. But yes, social media and youtube are where people should go for info. Not real medical people. Last I checked it's safe for long term. Effective is still very strong and if people would shut up and vaccinate we'd be worlds better off, but yes, make short remarks to show how stupid vaccines are or whatever. Ugh, so tired of this.
GoofGoof
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iowamomof4
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Dh and I got our Pfizer boosters this morning. Feeling kinda rough tonight, so hopefully tomorrow is better.
Pfizer vaccine does not seem to hold up past 6~7 months. Are we going need a booster every six months?
is there any data of the immunity strength for those who previously got COVID?
COVID SCIENCE-Delta increases COVID-19 risks for pregnant women; Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine antibodies gone by 7 months for many
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SCIENCE (GRAPHIC):COVID SCIENCE-Delta increases COVID-19 risks for pregnant women; Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine antibodies gone by 7 months for manynews.trust.org
Aren't antibodies expected to disappear over time? What matters is if the T-Cells can still recognize COVID.
Nubs70
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Because all those that got the Pfizer shots at the initial mass vaccination stage are now compromised.
So again, effective for only 6-7 months.
Just because antibodies disappear, that doesn't mean you have no protection anymore. If memory serves me correctly, the body produces antibodies after getting the vaccine, however, after time has passed the body stops making the antibodies because the immune system realizes that there is no need to be making them. T-Cells should remember what COVID "looks like" so if the immune system ever detects COVID, the T-Cells should resume making antibodies.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this behaviour is the same for all vaccines (it's not like we have measles antibodies, but our T-Cells should be able to make the antibodies as needed)
The Moderna vaccine has exhibited the same behavior as well: https://globalnews.ca/news/8233115/canada-covid-19-boosters-christmas-moderna
Nubs70
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Prior infection does the same thing?
But the current metric is antibodies conferred by vaccination. No jab, no job.
Yes prior infection would do the same thing.
This is a total guess on my part but I think the current metric is antibodies because that is all the data we have to go on right now. T-Cell data would probably take years to gather (in order to get the evidence needed to say that T-Cells do indeed remember how to fight COVID).
correcaminos
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The sample size was 46. FFS that's not worth betting up in arms over. It also said "These findings suggest that administering a booster dose at around 6 to 7 months following the initial immunization will likely enhance protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants."
That doesn't read at all about how it stops working completely at 7 months.
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JoeCamel
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Not me, I got another
Wall to wall guests buying merchandise is money to Mickey's ears. A parade where guests stand or sit for hours to secure their viewing spot does not have guests spending all their vacation cash. A member posted recently in the 50th forum that lots of WDW hotel rooms available in the future. Make the money now before the slowdown in business.
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