Not at all what I’m talking about, my issue is the government as whole, not just one party. The travel ban last year around this time was highly criticized. The Muslim travel ban I know nothing about nor can I condone or condemn nor am I aware of this. This very moment, domestic travel and choking the economy has me paranoid.
Easier to make people compliant.So California's 2 week average in cases are down 48%, and Florida's down 23% as well. Explain to me why we like to relish in the negative, can we not just enjoy this very small, but good news for a few days?
In all the back and forth over FL travel restrictions the really good news that came out was the CDC saying people who are fully vaccinated don’t need to quarantine if they have contact with a Covid positive person and show no symptoms. This is the first real Covid mitigation step to be relaxed as the result of vaccines. Progress towards an eventual return to normal. If you read between the lines it could also be a potential out for other restrictions going forward. For example if the CDC does recommend people get a negative Covid test before flying (discussed recently) they could make an exception if you are vaccinated.So California's 2 week average in cases are down 48%, and Florida's down 23% as well. Explain to me why we like to relish in the negative, can we not just enjoy this very small, but good news for a few days?
So of the 64-79 yo demographics in a few weeks when those who have gotten their first shot already get their second shot we
Wasn't that the impetus for the Florida Travel Ban trial balloon, that the UK variant exploded/is exploding in Florida already?
Wasn’t the theory that NY and NJ are cold weather states so people are forced indoors more in the winter which is right now. Based on that shouldn‘t FL be doing a whole lot better than NY/NJ? The numbers in FL are better but not by a whole lot. Daily average of last 7 days per 100K people:
Yes. The rumor wasn’t specific to FL. It mentioned both FL and CA as potential places with a higher level of variant.
If the government requires a negative Covid test to fly domestically then I see no reason why they couldn’t make an exemption for anyone who was vaccinated. The only practical way to do this would be to setup rapid test sites at the airports. Then when you show up you either show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test to get through security. Nobody is being denied a product or service. You can get the vaccine and fly no issue. If you choose not to get the vaccine you get tested and you still can fly. The only person denied would be someone who tested positive (who shouldn’t be flying) or someone who refuses to get tested.
Pardon me while I take my 5 masks off...... whew done. Yes I was
Which of course is the rub. There aren't the resources to get this done and provide equitable access to all those needing the services, which is why in airport testing will never happen, because it would be an impossible mandate to fulfill without devastating the entire system. Of course with the travel ban trial balloon, putting aside the blatant constitutional issues, you would need to establish a standardized objective metric or criteria for placing a state on or off a travel ban. Simply picking Florida saying Florida is a no go while allowing New York and California which have worse stats would not fly in any court.
Your info is wrong. So, you can calm down now and stop asking questions based on false premises.
This wouldn't be denying service, however. Either test/quarantine, or be within time parameters for being fully vaccinated.
There is some talk of requiring tests for a domestic flight. Whether that happens or not is still up in the air. If it does happen it won’t be tomorrow. There is time to setup the systems. I don’t know of anywhere right now that you can’t get a Covid test pretty much on the spot. The only issue is the timing of the results. The rapid test results come back pretty fast. It’s also possible they allow a test from the last 48 hours like some states did this summer to get out of quarantining.
This is a real rub for me (and I'm sure others who live in similar areas). PCR testing is still a pain in the neck to secure unless you're symptomatic or identified by the (near non-existent outside of schools) county contact tracing program. I'd gladly submit to and pay for testing to board a plane knowing my fellow fliers were similarly tested. It's just a near impossibility right now. It's also why I think Dr Walensky has stopped short of implementing blanket testing requirements when she brings up language like "insomuch as testing is available it's the best step forward."
