Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

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GoofGoof

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I calculated the weekly numbers for the past two weeks in FL using a spreadsheet to figure out weekly new tests and new case positivity.

For the week of 1/24-1/30, there were 70,800 new cases, 846,155 new tests and 8.37% new case positivity for the week.

For the week of 1/31-2/6, there were 55,170 new cases, 766,606 new tests and 7.2% new case positivity for the week.

Week over week there was a 22% decrease in new cases on 9.4% fewer tests with a 13.99% decrease in new case positivity. Hopefully this trend will continue as vaccinations increase. I don't think the vaccinations have anything to do with this decrease as not even 10% of the population has received a first dose and barely over 3% have had both doses.
May be a temporary bump from the superspreader bowl. Lots of unfortunate activity going on there, but hopefully not a long term issue.
 

Disney Experience

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If that is a direct quote from the executive order, that would mean to me the recipient of the vaccine would need to be actively hospitalized, otherwise there is no need to specify the word "hospital" in front of "providers". So, somebody who has compelling risk factors, but is neither currently hospitalized nor in the qualifying age group is still not eligible. I read that line as the governor giving hospitalists some discretion in who to vaccinate, but that doesn't translate to all medical providers.

I know at least up where I practice, no physicians' offices have access to the vaccines or say in who can receive them right now. Only the hospitals and the state pop-up clinics have access currently, soon to be followed by retail pharmacies.
I think it just means that the small quantity of vaccines allocated for high risk but not in current priority groups are sent to hospital for them to inject in those the hospital administration feel qualify. They did not want that determination done by pharmacist, but they did not specify that the recipient must be admitted. They did not say physicians with admitting privileges get to make the determination ( Unless the hospital provider chooses that as its protocol). I think it is left to the discretion of the hospital. Not many doses so very few people will get it through that method... for now. A hospital might choose only those admitted, or only those under going specific protocols/treatments. I think a lot in the order is left to their discretion as long as the recipient is high risk.
 
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DisneyCane

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While this is great for comfort, 17"-18" (depending on aircraft) of space isn't going to do anything with respect to reducing the spread of COVID but it is terrible for fuel economy if those seats would have been sold. If you block 1/3 of the seats, the fuel burn per available seat mile increases by 50%.
 

GoofGoof

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While this is great for comfort, 17"-18" (depending on aircraft) of space isn't going to do anything with respect to reducing the spread of COVID but it is terrible for fuel economy if those seats would have been sold. If you block 1/3 of the seats, the fuel burn per available seat mile increases by 50%.
If I’m sitting in the window seat and infected and there is someone in the middle and isle seats I have potentially infected 2 additional people within 6 feet of me. If the middle seat is empty I have only potentially infected 1. In that case having the middle seat open cuts potential spread in half. It definitely could help. I don’t think the point is to say you can’t infect someone 2 seats away but it’s reducing the number of strangers within that 6 feet.
 

DCBaker

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Some news for California -

"Disney California Adventure will launch a food and beverage experience that is expected to kick off in mid-March during the spring season when the Anaheim theme park typically runs an annual food and wine festival.

The limited time food and beverage event will bring more than 700 Disney cast members back to work in addition to the 230 employees that have already returned to work along Buena Vista Street, according to theme park officials."

"The new ticketed event is targeted to launch in mid-March, take place multiple days per week and include some entertainment but no parades or attractions.

Many of the details of the new DCA food and beverage event have yet to be announced.

There isn’t a name for the event, a description of what it will involve, how much of DCA will be involved, when it will start or how long it will run.

The event will be ticketed but a price has not been announced and it remains to be seen if the free Buena Vista Street experience will continue or not.

One thing is clear: The new Avengers Campus will not be part of the new event. A special offer for legacy annual passholders will be part of the event."

 

oceanbreeze77

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Some news for California -

"Disney California Adventure will launch a food and beverage experience that is expected to kick off in mid-March during the spring season when the Anaheim theme park typically runs an annual food and wine festival.

The limited time food and beverage event will bring more than 700 Disney cast members back to work in addition to the 230 employees that have already returned to work along Buena Vista Street, according to theme park officials."

"The new ticketed event is targeted to launch in mid-March, take place multiple days per week and include some entertainment but no parades or attractions.

Many of the details of the new DCA food and beverage event have yet to be announced.

There isn’t a name for the event, a description of what it will involve, how much of DCA will be involved, when it will start or how long it will run.

The event will be ticketed but a price has not been announced and it remains to be seen if the free Buena Vista Street experience will continue or not.

One thing is clear: The new Avengers Campus will not be part of the new event. A special offer for legacy annual passholders will be part of the event."

they could have done this all along (not during shutdown but when knotts was doing it), instead they chose to complain and complain. Good to see them finally adjusting for the times.
 

DisneyDebRob

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Some news for California -

"Disney California Adventure will launch a food and beverage experience that is expected to kick off in mid-March during the spring season when the Anaheim theme park typically runs an annual food and wine festival.

The limited time food and beverage event will bring more than 700 Disney cast members back to work in addition to the 230 employees that have already returned to work along Buena Vista Street, according to theme park officials."

"The new ticketed event is targeted to launch in mid-March, take place multiple days per week and include some entertainment but no parades or attractions.

Many of the details of the new DCA food and beverage event have yet to be announced.

There isn’t a name for the event, a description of what it will involve, how much of DCA will be involved, when it will start or how long it will run.

The event will be ticketed but a price has not been announced and it remains to be seen if the free Buena Vista Street experience will continue or not.

One thing is clear: The new Avengers Campus will not be part of the new event. A special offer for legacy annual passholders will be part of the event."

So.. we are having something and you will pay.. but don’t ask us anything about it because we have no idea? I’m joking a little.. guess anything is better then nothing.
 

bdearl41

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What I find interesting is how cases are plummeting. Everywhere. Regardless of vaccines and variants. Maybe just maybe way more people have had it, have immunity and the virus is running out of places to go.
 

oceanbreeze77

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What I find interesting is how cases are plummeting. Everywhere. Regardless of vaccines and variants. Maybe just maybe way more people have had it, have immunity and the virus is running out of places to go.
people are also less inclined to get tested now that the holiday gatherings are over.

Major testing sites have also converted to Vax sites
 

dreday3

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people are also less inclined to get tested now that the holiday gatherings are over.

Major testing sites have also converted to Vax sites

Illinois is still testing just as many as previous months though. Also it would mean then more and more cases are just asymptomatic or mild because if you are sick enough to be hospitalized - you get tested

who knows.
 

sullyinMT

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I know they do and will. Just that strangers in a row with me isn't an issue as we take up the row.

If you say so. Your defense of this guy and ignoring how bad it's been for racial equality is kind of telling. Especially your use of quotes around marginalized. I'd quit now if I were you. Covid was embarrassing though. That alone should've kicked him out
Misunderstood. I thought you were saying you'd need a bank of three seats plus one.
 

Touchdown

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people are also less inclined to get tested now that the holiday gatherings are over.

Major testing sites have also converted to Vax sites
I know it’s a bit of a dirty word but, I believe that a combination of vaccinations and herd immunity from people who have already had Covid are driving down cases. Until a varient (South African or another) that evades herd immunity/vaccines emerges as the dominant strain cases will continue to fall. Given that the vaccines appear to fight the SA variant better then natural immunity, getting shots in arms ASAP is vitally important to beat the SA varient.
 

Parker in NYC

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Official word from work that they are now looking to January 2022 to reopen offices countrywide. Thankfully, we can all work from home, so it isn't really an issue.

Surely, they know something the rest of us don't know.
 
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