Lighten up on Dr. F he is a clinician not an accomplished public speaker, politician nor public relations guru. Dr.'s are people and make mistakes like everybody does. I believe he did the best he could as things progressed with the situation, facts and data available.
Did Anthony Fauci Say People No Longer Need to Wear Masks?
An old interview with Dr. Fauci made new rounds on social media during the coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020.www.snopes.com
COVID19 visa's. Wanna Get Away? Get your actual passport vaccination stamped! Voila!
I'm not sure I follow. What would be the potentially "illegal" part is requiring the passport while on Florida soil. Once out at sea it wouldn't matter, but the hassle would be over the initial load.
But is the Cruise line operating under a Florida Business license while at port?
In February 2020, Fauci did say we didn’t need masks, we should be focused more on the flu, and we had nothing to worry about with covid. He had to change his tune because well, frankly, he ended up being wrong.
Disease Expert: Flu a Bigger Risk in the US Than Coronavirus
Interview with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci.www.mynews13.com
There have been other times he’s had to provide best guesses, as unfortunately right now Covid isn’t exactly well studied under traditional scientific processes. I definitely respect his advice, and don’t think he’s a moron. I do think he’s a human: and guess what? Humans, even scientists, are wrong at times! But no need for the personal attacks and so on. If public trust eroded because of his mistakes, so be it. But I still give due consideration to his words. Because he does care and is not a Gorn part of the NWO trying to prolong the pandemic to gain money in the potatoes market.
Do you get special movers for the Spaceship Earth, like a piano mover? Or, can the normal ones handle it? Bubble wrap or just blankets to protect it? What's the full replacement value insurance cost for something like this? Just $0.60 per pound seems foolish, unless they're moving the asphalt too.
Problem for them is Florida provides year round departures. They won’t get that luxury in other states. And even they could get people to depart cruises from say NYC in sub freezing temps, that adds more travel time to the Caribbean
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Never said it would, but no reason not to take 70% as a baseline.
Well, I wouldn't have suggested NYC. Eep. Just some other southern state not quite as balmy but still below the Mason-Dixon line.
Everything in that quote is perfectly reasonable. The higher the chances of people getting vaccinated, the higher the goal for herd immunity should be. The number should be evolving, as that gives up the best fighting chance to eradicate this thing and end the pandemic once and for all. 70% gives us a decent chance at herd immunity. Don’t stop there if the number of people willing to get vaccinated increases over time; 90% gives us much more certainty.
Considering Texas was a hotspot for Spring Break due to it purposely fully opening before Spring Break, this gotcha doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny.
Problem is a lot of southern states with sea ports are pulling this same power trip over the businesses they claimed to want to protect last year.
Sounds like the perfect time for Georgia and Puerto Rico to step up as a cruise departure point.
Isn't Galveston currently being the big departure point?
But what if they hear they could pull business away from Florida? Is it still worth playing politics if it means leaving money on the table? The vocal minority who say they won't get on a cruise ship if it dare tell them to provide proof of vaccination can sit it out while the rest of us who want to actually get back to normal can get our cruise back on. Polls are one thing but money talks.
Just as important, IMO: does state department authority override the state? If the CDC and whatever federal authority necessary make DCL’s summer UK sailings the model, would FL be forced to comply?
A stop at River City Sweets in Savannah or a good bowl of mofongo in San Juan pre-cruise sounds ideal for vacation weight gain! Sign me up.
. It’s akin to the “carrot” I suggested HHS hold over states’ heads re: funding if they don’t participate in a national ALL vaccine database.
It would affect the business of the cruise line outside of Florida if some passengers were unvaccinated and allowed on ship while those from other ports were required to be vaccinated.
