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Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
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Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Always with a megaphone...
Irrelevant to my point. 50 percent fully vaccinated in Florida by next week. That is what to keep the chin up about. Celebrate that good that good people who are able and willing are the majority.
That's good you got vaccinated. A mother lost her son and daughter (23, 20 ) to covid , started with fevers then got worse. They are from Broward County , FL traveled to Orlando then went back home to South Florida. If all were vaccinated the kids would probably still be alive.
SamusAranX
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If variants continue popping up, we may need an effective therapeutic (medicine/antiviral) to truly get out of this “alive”, in combination with vaccines. Let’s hope not
Patcheslee
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Work update: masks and temperature screening required for all on-site employees begining Monday again. Return to work plans for office personnel on pause until October. Masks will be reevaluated in 6 weeks citing the Delta data trend in the India and UK plant locations. 4 employees have tested positive this week in our plant. We hadn't had a single case since May. 
They plan to do more clinics again. At our plant it will be the J&J because of the logistics of the other 2. The plants in the same city as our employee health clinic, 20 miles north, will be the 2 dose vaccines. Vaccines will not be mandatory.
They plan to do more clinics again. At our plant it will be the J&J because of the logistics of the other 2. The plants in the same city as our employee health clinic, 20 miles north, will be the 2 dose vaccines. Vaccines will not be mandatory.
DisneyCane
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Temperature screenings? Hasn't it been established that they are basically useless?Work update: masks and temperature screening required for all on-site employees begining Monday again. Return to work plans for office personnel on pause until October. Masks will be reevaluated in 6 weeks citing the Delta data trend in the India and UK plant locations. 4 employees have tested positive this week in our plant. We hadn't had a single case since May.
They plan to do more clinics again. At our plant it will be the J&J because of the logistics of the other 2. The plants in the same city as our employee health clinic, 20 miles north, will be the 2 dose vaccines. Vaccines will not be mandatory.
Funny you should mention that… UPMC just announced last week their COVID therapeutic has shown extremely great results in not just treating COVID but also preventing COVID. This is getting literally zero news coverage and is once again proving that news outlets are not out allies in this battle against COVID. This therapeutic is expected to be in use by early 2022. Help is on the way.
DonniePeverley
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It's part of measures to try and reduce risk. On it's own most likely useless - but catching someone with a high temperature, wearing masks, clean hands, social distancing etc all contribute in REDUCING RISK.
DonniePeverley
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UK rates now going back up.
John park hopper
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Heard on the new 30% of those vaccinated can get the covid virus and when they do they can spread it to non vaccinated as well as those 30% who are vaccinated and susceptible. Vaccinations and therapeutics will be needed to get this under control IMO its going to be a long slow process.
AEfx
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Useless for one-time screenings, like at a theme park.
However, in a workplace or other environments where people are regularly tested, it's actually a great indicator of early sickness.
This is because they can establish a "base line" for individuals to see if they are above their normal temp range and compare them day to day. The reason it is useless in a place like WDW is because everyone has such varying temps, that picking a number that is "high" is too difficult and is going to vary by individual.
correcaminos
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correcaminos
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Honestly even a few times a day kind of stinks. You come to work with no fever. Feel fine. Have 2nd test of the day. Totally fine. A few hours after that, you fall ill with fever. Illness spread. First covid outbreak at my aunt's LTC facility had that happen. I personally think it's not as good as people think, but to each their own.
LittleBuford
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Which was to be expected after restrictions were lifted.
I’m surprised and relieved that the figures haven’t shot up, which is what I was expecting a few weeks ago. A sharper rise may yet happen, but I’m remaining cautiously optimistic.
correcaminos
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I get that. There are times when I expect cases to rise as well. Just hopefully the vaccines will balance it all out. Also that more cases become just a count and not a concern as well. Given the swoops of that graph, it doesn't look awful yet. Could've been a false quick decline as well and this is a 'correction' on the overall curve.
StarWarsGirl
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Right? Like the antivaxers all seem to be in the minority here. Even last year with mask wearing it wasn't a big deal. I went to South Carolina in July of last year where people didn't want to do it and wondered what the heck was wrong with people.
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