GoofGoof
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Jabs in arms as early as Tuesday. Around 4M doses expected to be ready as soon as the final authorizations come in.
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Jabs in arms as early as Tuesday. Around 4M doses expected to be ready as soon as the final authorizations come in.
carolina_yankee
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He and the health commissioner visit new sites that open and at all milestones, such as first shot, first centenarian, etc.
the Briefings themselves are in an auditorium.
A friend of mine referred to Cuomo’s briefings as her bad boy summer fling that she quickly got over and Governor Murphy’s briefings as coming home to Sunday dinner with Dad and Mom. (Judy Persichelli is the state health commissioner). Murphy is also former ambassador to Germany so he knows how to be diplomatic and gave the previous administration credit where credit was due.
GoofGoof
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2.2M doses today per the Bloomberg tracker. I think that’s a daily high all time. 7 day average up to almost 1.5M a day.
On the delivery front 94M doses delivered as of this morning. It’s looking good to hit 100M delivered by end of Feb. It will still be tough to hit the target of 220M Pfizer and Moderna by end of March, but the manufacturers are ramping up production so who knows. I think if they can even do 100M more doses (200M total) by around end of March that will be a pretty good achievement. There are roughly 5 weeks to go so the manufacturers would need to average 10M doses a week each. Pfizer said they would ramp up to 13M doses a week by mid-March so it seems doable to get to 200M doses by end of March still and possibly even more. Add in 20M doses of JnJ and we should have enough doses for 120-130M people by the end of March or close to 40% of the population. Not too bad.
On the delivery front 94M doses delivered as of this morning. It’s looking good to hit 100M delivered by end of Feb. It will still be tough to hit the target of 220M Pfizer and Moderna by end of March, but the manufacturers are ramping up production so who knows. I think if they can even do 100M more doses (200M total) by around end of March that will be a pretty good achievement. There are roughly 5 weeks to go so the manufacturers would need to average 10M doses a week each. Pfizer said they would ramp up to 13M doses a week by mid-March so it seems doable to get to 200M doses by end of March still and possibly even more. Add in 20M doses of JnJ and we should have enough doses for 120-130M people by the end of March or close to 40% of the population. Not too bad.
SamusAranX
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As a young healthy 30 year old, I will gladly take a JnJ shot if it means faster vaccination. I’m ready for getting some sense of normalcy back
DisneyFan32
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Disney Experience
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Not sure if this information was already posted here:
www.pfizer.com
Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/pfize...imed-at-defeating-south-african-virus-strain/
Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate a Study as Part of Broad Development Plan to Evaluate COVID-19 Booster and New Vaccine Variants | Pfizer
The evaluation is part of the Phase 1/2/3 trial and will study a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, at 30 µg that will be given to Phase 1 participants to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a booster vaccine Discussions with regulatory authorities are ongoing...
www.pfizer.com
Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/pfize...imed-at-defeating-south-african-virus-strain/
GoofGoof
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Let me look into my crystal ball.....
Masks and distancing gone in the US:
- Definitely before 2022
- Probably by WDW’s 50th on October 1st
- Maybe some time this summer
- Unlikely before Memorial Day
- Likely by the end of 2022
- Maybe by Spring 2022
- Unlikely before Spring 2022
Should I start a thread for a contest where we pick the date WDW officially removes all masks and distancing requirements like the Pandora opening date contest and the one for SW:GE? I feel like maybe Covid is too serious a topic, but maybe we all could use a little more light hearted.
danlb_2000
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Let me look into my crystal ball.....
Masks and distancing gone in the US:
The worldwide pandemic ending:
- Definitely before 2022
- Probably by WDW’s 50th on October 1st
- Maybe some time this summer
- Unlikely before Memorial Day
I’m sure I’ll get killed by the doom and gloom crew over being too optimistic, but I’m pretty bullish on the vaccine rollout so far. There are many variables that could derail us like variants and vaccine hesitancy, but so far things look pretty good
- Likely by the end of 2022
- Maybe by Spring 2022
- Unlikely before Spring 2022
Should I start a thread for a contest where we pick the date WDW officially removes all masks and distancing requirements like the Pandora opening date contest and the one for SW:GE? I feel like maybe Covid is too serious a topic, but maybe we all could use a little more light hearted.
Is there a formal criteria for what constitutes a Pandemic?
DisneyFan32
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My guess is NJ may lift masks and social distancing by early summer?Let me look into my crystal ball.....
Masks and distancing gone in the US:
The worldwide pandemic ending:
- Definitely before 2022
- Probably by WDW’s 50th on October 1st
- Maybe some time this summer
- Unlikely before Memorial Day
I’m sure I’ll get killed by the doom and gloom crew over being too optimistic, but I’m pretty bullish on the vaccine rollout so far. There are many variables that could derail us like variants and vaccine hesitancy, but so far things look pretty good
- Likely by the end of 2022
- Maybe by Spring 2022
- Unlikely before Spring 2022
Should I start a thread for a contest where we pick the date WDW officially removes all masks and distancing requirements like the Pandora opening date contest and the one for SW:GE? I feel like maybe Covid is too serious a topic, but maybe we all could use a little more light hearted.
Disney Experience
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The following article mentions broadly what has been done including use of the DPA, Economy Act, and CARES in the fight for covid. It also talks about dealing with military personal reluctance to be vaccinated, the risk inherent when 80% of our needles and syringes come from a single country (China). Finally they acknowledge the need to help the rest of the world and to deal with future variants.
DOD Officials Provide COVID-19 Response Update
Three Defense Department officials testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the department's support for the COVID-19 response.
www.defense.gov
danlb_2000
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It's really going to depend on the case counts. NJ has been pretty cautious all along so probably won't lift the restrictions as soon as other states.
Puts on October 1st.Let me look into my crystal ball.....
Masks and distancing gone in the US:
The worldwide pandemic ending:
- Definitely before 2022
- Probably by WDW’s 50th on October 1st
- Maybe some time this summer
- Unlikely before Memorial Day
I’m sure I’ll get killed by the doom and gloom crew over being too optimistic, but I’m pretty bullish on the vaccine rollout so far. There are many variables that could derail us like variants and vaccine hesitancy, but so far things look pretty good
- Likely by the end of 2022
- Maybe by Spring 2022
- Unlikely before Spring 2022
Should I start a thread for a contest where we pick the date WDW officially removes all masks and distancing requirements like the Pandora opening date contest and the one for SW:GE? I feel like maybe Covid is too serious a topic, but maybe we all could use a little more light hearted.
seabreezept813
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Our high school is bringing back all sports and activities. Covid must be over, except there were 8 student cases this week and we are a small school.
GoofGoof
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I’ve seen various definitions. A pandemic is an epidemic that covers more than one continent. An epidemic is when disease spreads at a higher level than normal in a specific region or country. It’s a wider spread version of an outbreak which occurs in a smaller, concentrated geographic area. I think there are some technical requirements to reach an epidemic based on number of deaths vs an average periodic death rate. As for when an epidemic or pandemic is over, I think it works like a recession where you don’t know it ended until months later when they look back and determine an end date or a loose timeframe. There is some thought that Covid could become endemic where it’s still around for a long time (possibly forever) but it becomes more harmless like the common cold Corona viruses. In that case at some point the pandemic ends but I’m not sure there will be a specific date defined.
GhostHost1000
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If that’s true they are going backwards on this
Chi84
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We have that same rule for restaurants in my state. It makes sense for waiting or standing in line to get in, but no one is pulling masks up and down while they're eating. I think they may be having a problem with people in counter service locations sitting at tables waiting for their food or taking breaks at the tables without actually dining. Like everything else, I suspect it will be enforced if they see people trying to get around the rules, but not carried to the point of absurdity.
Agreed. After sampling many other COVID discussion groups, I follow here because I look forward to connecting with the multiple points of view, the factual data mixed with anecdotal evidence, and the optimism that those of us not-so-patiently waiting for our shots will find a pot of gold (or at least a return trip to Disney) at the end of the rainbow.
DisneyFan32
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Patcheslee
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Swim team finally got the go ahead to allow parents only at home meets here starting Monday, so 3 meets for the season. Masks and distancing required. All other sports have been allowing attendance since October. Our county is at 4.8% 7 day positivity. They still have to limit the away meets to only half the kids due to spacing on the bus.
DH is a little leary about how harsh enforcement was going to be. Mainly because he's asthmatic, the mask doesn't bother him itself, but asthma is always an issue in summer. Last local amusement park visit, security threaten to throw us out because he lowered his mask while using his inhaler. I understand there are designated areas which we were nowhere close to, but that was IMO absurd. It's one of the few times I've questioned Kings Islands "concern" for people, and written a complaint. I highly doubt Disney would do something so ignorant.
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