Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

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DisneyCane

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Hurricanes and bad weather conditions only last from hours to a few days not a year or more.

Or barrier islands closing down during hurricanes.

There are specific statutory powers granted to the Governor and other officials by the Florida Legislature for those situations (as well as limits on the powers).

Some things may very well be constitutional but not legal. For the legal part I will only discuss Florida when I have time for a detailed post because I don't have time to read through the statutes for each state.
 

Lilofan

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My FIL got sick of leaving during hurricanes so he just got hurricane shutters and a backup generator and just stays put. He is just on the inland side of the barrier island so he is never fully cut off. They do regularly close the bridge when a hurricane approaches.
That person is brave. Former FL Governor Scott talked in his briefs with cat 3,4 hurricanes incoming that if residents do not comply with mandatory evacs, to write their social security #s on their arms so their bodies can be identified.
 

DCBaker

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"The drugmaker Moderna said on Wednesday that it would soon begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 12 through 17. The study, listed Wednesday on the website clinicaltrials.gov, is to include 3,000 children, with half receiving two shots of vaccine four weeks apart, and half getting placebo shots of salt water.

But the posting says the study is “not yet recruiting,” and Colleen Hussey, a spokeswoman for Moderna, said it was not certain when the testing sites would be listed or start accepting volunteers. A link on the website to test centers is not yet working, and Ms. Hussey said she was not sure when it would become active."

 

_caleb

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"The drugmaker Moderna said on Wednesday that it would soon begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 12 through 17. The study, listed Wednesday on the website clinicaltrials.gov, is to include 3,000 children, with half receiving two shots of vaccine four weeks apart, and half getting placebo shots of salt water.

But the posting says the study is “not yet recruiting,” and Colleen Hussey, a spokeswoman for Moderna, said it was not certain when the testing sites would be listed or start accepting volunteers. A link on the website to test centers is not yet working, and Ms. Hussey said she was not sure when it would become active."

"Recruiting children for testing," just sounds a little strange, doesn't it?
 

Heppenheimer

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Just explaining why people don’t protest those measures. It’s short lived and high risk vs something that is low risk and goes on for months.
The deadliest hurricane of the modern era that primarily affected the US was Katrina with about 1,200 deaths (I'm excluding Maria because most of the deaths were not in the US).

3,055 people died of COVID-19 just yesterday.
 

Lilofan

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"The drugmaker Moderna said on Wednesday that it would soon begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 12 through 17. The study, listed Wednesday on the website clinicaltrials.gov, is to include 3,000 children, with half receiving two shots of vaccine four weeks apart, and half getting placebo shots of salt water.

But the posting says the study is “not yet recruiting,” and Colleen Hussey, a spokeswoman for Moderna, said it was not certain when the testing sites would be listed or start accepting volunteers. A link on the website to test centers is not yet working, and Ms. Hussey said she was not sure when it would become active."

Whoever bought Moderna shares in Jan 2020, the stock is currently up 765% .
 

JoeCamel

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My FIL got sick of leaving during hurricanes so he just got hurricane shutters and a backup generator and just stays put. He is just on the inland side of the barrier island so he is never fully cut off. They do regularly close the bridge when a hurricane approaches.
As long as the storm surge is not 10 feet (it is plus some) he is good........
 

DisneyCane

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The deadliest hurricane of the modern era that primarily affected the US was Katrina with about 1,200 deaths (I'm excluding Maria because most of the deaths were not in the US).

3,055 people died of COVID-19 just yesterday.
While that is true, the earthquake/tsunami in Haiti killed over 100,000 (all ages and health conditions) pretty much instantly and nobody really cared after the initial fundraising/relief efforts.
 

Chi84

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There are specific statutory powers granted to the Governor and other officials by the Florida Legislature for those situations (as well as limits on the powers).

Some things may very well be constitutional but not legal. For the legal part I will only discuss Florida when I have time for a detailed post because I don't have time to read through the statutes for each state.
That can be pretty tricky. Reading through state statutes, like quoting constitutional provisions, is ordinarily just a starting point for understanding the laws of a state. So much of the law is developed through judicial decisions interpreting it and rules and regulations adopted by the agencies charged with applying it. Apologies if you're already aware of this.
 

Miss Bella

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While that is true, the earthquake/tsunami in Haiti killed over 100,000 (all ages and health conditions) pretty much instantly and nobody really cared after the initial fundraising/relief efforts.
The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 killed 230,000. There have been many deadly natural disasters and there always will be. Covid isn’t the first pandemic and it won’t be the last.
 
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