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I actually think it's a good question. My lay understanding is because they have found that with the Delta variant, the vaccinated can still have a high enough viral load, even without symptoms, or with symptoms that may not be recognized as COVID, to be able to spread the virus. While those...

Interesting headline potential. “Florida Man Requires Private Businesses to become Superspreaders”

Interesting comments from a couple of posters today. Is it possible on a Disney forum, of all places, that we can agree we we care whether or not people die, even if they are unvaccinated and it means the vaccinated have to a wear a mask? I mean, seriously, think about the priorities there.

I’m really trying to wrap my head around “testing line closed” and “vaccine line no wait.” There couldn’t be a more obvious solution!

I would say the problem is the *unvaccinated* who don’t want to wear a mask. If you can’t tell who is vaccinated and who isn’t, and there is a rapid spread of COVID in your area, and you have an environment that is ripe for infection, then masking for all is logical. That is, if Advent Health...

I seriously doubt anybody anywhere is going to close down again if there is ready access to vaccines. That’s the ticket out of this, as you’ve emphasized. However, if hospitalizations increase to dangerous levels, I can see indoor-masking coming back, and perhaps capacity constraInts. New...

Interesting article in STAT today talking comparing average of new cases with rate of acceleration - noting that we are in a period where acceleration is the highest of any wave, and that acceleration is highest where vaccinations are the lowest...

Bread only. Right now, we are mask optional (New Jersey) for the vaccinated, and most of the congregation is vaccinated. The rest are good at masking. Sanitize hands before receiving, receive in palm, sanitize after receiving. The priest is the only person who can handle the elements and we...

I didn’t realize you lived in the US! Our rules on political speech are still confusing for darn near everybody. we need a Mom. I’m an Episcopal priest (sister church to CofE, for others) so I’m used to not having any influence. We’re still reasonably well vaccinated though, and stay on the...

This is very misunderstood, especially to someone outside fo the US (and in a country with an official State church headed by the Head of State), so I want to add a couple of things. Speaking as a “professional,” I think you hav ea good read, but there are some other factors, too. There is such...

I really don’t think the federal government will go down that route. There are quite likely logistical reasons why this would be hard to implement reliably nation-wide (NJ can’t even find my vaccine record for their digital vaccine card app). There may also be legal reasons why it can’t be...

People are more than issues. I have an employee raised by hippies. Her whole life she was taught to never put anything foreign into her body and to not trust the government. She is a hard worker with a heart of gold. She is more than her position in vaccines. But for her choice, I’m requiring...

Compassion. Because people are human. Because I have friends and colleagues who are vaccine resistant but I like them and value my relationships with them.

I think it’s the mouth. Reminds more of late West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd! I like the touch of the aviator glasses, though. It will be good to see the HoP again.

Have we seen numbers on AstraZeneca compared to Pfizer with regard to Delta? I think those are the two the Brits are using. I could see the disparity if AZ is not as good against Delta as mRNA vaccines, plus the UK is further along with Delta than we are. We are mostly mRNA, which can help.

I see tour point. If this weekend is lower than last weekend you still have to look at the states that post each weekend to see if there is a difference. I would be more comfortable going with the weekly numbers. For the sky is falling, this helps: 😊

If 60% of those in the hospital in the UK are vaccinated, then that seems to speak to the AstraZenica vaccine, since the numbers are different in the US where we use Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J. It could also be a different phase of the Delta variant, except our vaccines do seem to be still very...

Nevertheless, those going to the hospital, ending up on vents, or dying or not the ones who are vaccinated. The bottom line remains the same. Get vaccinated. It works.

Wouldn’t that be due to lack of reporting over the weekend? It boggles the mind to believe that cases drop that dramatically over two days.

For those looking for hard data, here are the stats in NJ, as of June 28, on infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among those who vaccinated in NJ. The vaccines are nearly 100% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. The pitch is that NJ has a pandemic among the unvaccinated -...