masks work and help in very minor ways. For some reason people think a mask is doing way more than it is. Again, the results speak for themselves. States with loose mask rules having the same or better results than states with strict mask rules proves masking is next to insignificant as far as mitigation policies go.
And now they’re saying that variants are coming. Lol that cases are leveling off and rising some places... so back into your basement. Hence Disney actually making it’s rules stricter! Ha
Varients are coming, but provided we keep increasing vaccinations and with an assist from Mother Nature (summer is coming) we have a really good chance of ending this pandemic soon.
The liberal news media wants to make sure that Biden gets all the credit for resolving the pandemic. If they reported the truth that because of the vaccine, the pandemic could be over by April 30, just 100 days into the Biden administration, the public would know Biden had nothing to do with it but he inherited the fix. I took my first Pfizer shot Friday, my wife took her second Moderna Shot 10 days ago. NJ is well on its way to this being over snd so is NY and they are currently the 2nd and 3rd highest number of cases per 100,000. Face it, we will be back to normal this summer.
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Masks work best when used as stated by the CDC: when you have to be in contact with someone for a significant length of time (usually indoors) and cannot maintain a separation of 6 feet. The problem is that they are being worn consistently in public places where people are just passing each other briefly, but not by co-workers who are in contact with each other and certainly not in individual households. I see people at our local arboretum pull up a mask while passing someone several feet away. The mask isn't doing anything in that circumstance. I think most public mask mandates are in place based on enforcement issues.
I agree that they shouldn’t tell people we will be normal by Summer. Nothing should be that absolute. My preference would be to tell people that if everything goes as planned on vaccine deliveries and if enough people agree to get the vaccine then its possible we could see a relaxing of restrictions and a return to something close to normal as early as sometime this summer. That’s not promising anything, it’s just laying out what could happen if things lineup right and people get vaccinated ASAP. IMHO nobody should be predicting anything as far out as 10 to 12 months from now. That is counterproductive and is a negative towards vaccine acceptance for sure. If the true belief is things won’t go back to normal until 2022 they are better off saying we just don’t know when things will return to normal but the sooner we all get vaccinated the sooner we can end the pandemic.
We would all love it if this pandemic was over by April 30, but I'm not even certain if all states will be vaccinating the general public by that point. In many places, it is still hard for 65+ to get vaccine appointments and a lot of states have not even opened vaccination up to essential workers yet. I do agree that things should be much better this summer. The pandemic will not likely be over yet, but things will certainly be better than now.
I think this is possible. I think distancing is relaxed first and then masks but in both cases it may be gradual. Distancing on ride vehicles relaxed first, then later on outdoor lines, then on indoor lines and finally in restaurants. Masks could be the same as you say with outdoor optional. I don’t see Disney doing everything at once like a light switch. I also think it will depend on the rest of society. If in July everyone is going to MLB games or concerts without masks and without distancing Disney will have a much better leg to stand on to allow some of that a their parks. They won’t be first movers but won’t be completely left out. It is a business after all and less restrictions equals more profits.If things keep going well, no hiccups, my non-scientific opinion is that we can see loosening of mask restrictions by October.
Perhaps indoor only for restaurants/rides/hotel - yes, logistically how to enforce, but that's not my problem to figure out
But for walking around outside at the parks, hotels, etc. - I think masks may be optional by then. And I'd be cool with that!
When vaccinations are widespread, I could certainly see a scenario where Disney amends their mask policy to say mandatory indoors, optional outdoors. Outdoor spread has been questioned for a while now, especially in hot, humid weather. The bigger question would be whether Disney would want to deal with the enforcement of that, which would require some policing at the entrances to rides, shops, etc.
That was respectful and kind of the ME.
My gut says most states will be on to the general public by April 30 assuming the manufacturers hit their targets.
