DisneyCane
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Not recently, though? Costco's current policy is "strongly recommended" masks in areas of high spread.
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disneygeek90
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The FT Myers incident was late June 2020. That's my parent's local Costco.
DisneyCane
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I also think the CDC numbers for FL are a little higher than reality. The official Florida report shows a lower percentage by a few percent since it only includes residents. The CDC I'm pretty sure counts a snowbird from NY who got vaccinated in FL as part of the FL percentage.Technically close to 60.7% of adults nationally and 59.1% in FL. So while FL is below average they actually aren’t bottom 10. I suspect part of the issue is FL heavily pushed the vaccinations for 65+ and due to a larger than avg number of 65+ (according to Family Guy FL is heavens waiting room) the adult percent is boosted. The under 65 crowd is the problem right now and FL is further from average there.
As of last Friday's report, Florida reported 61% of 12+ with at least one shot. The CDC shows 67.3%. There's no way that 6.3% of people over 11 in Florida got vaccinated since last Friday.
LittleBuford
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Some here keep saying this, ignoring the fact that the impact on healthcare systems is to everyone’s detriment. ICU beds are a finite resource.
correcaminos
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Still very effective, but even better than if you were the only one. I will say people miss out the whole idea that vaccines are even better when all vaccinate. That's why we rarely see mumps even though it's only 88% effective with two doses of the MMR shot.
LaughingGravy
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In addition to the likelihood of another variant eventually popping up that evades the vaccine even worse than Delta increasing.
correcaminos
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And it sitll can affect the vaccinated... no vaccine is 100% effective. No to mention variants. So yes, they affect us all.
Current vaccination status for Orange County via Mayor Demings -
The 14-day rolling positivity rate is 20.83% (up 2.86 points from Monday).
Mayor Demings says between the two county testing sites, Orange County is taking ~3000 tests a day. Demings says that 4 of the events scheduled at the OCCC have been cancelled by the organizers.
Demings also announces he has extended the local State of Emergency for another 7 days.
The 14-day rolling positivity rate is 20.83% (up 2.86 points from Monday).
Mayor Demings says between the two county testing sites, Orange County is taking ~3000 tests a day. Demings says that 4 of the events scheduled at the OCCC have been cancelled by the organizers.
Demings also announces he has extended the local State of Emergency for another 7 days.
LittleBuford
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That point is usually met with “Well, variants will be with us forever anyway.” The impact on hospitals seems to me the only counterargument that can’t be dismissed out of hand, yet people still ignore it.
Texas84
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COVID ICU beds are completely isolated from other ICU uses.
GoofGoof
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There is seasonality, but the overwhelming majority of cases are in the unvaccinated group so vaccination plays a huge part in this. There was no Summer bump in cases in Missouri last year but we are seeing that now.
StarWarsGirl
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Yes. With no proof of vaccination required. That's why I have permission to work from home.
GoofGoof
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Looks like not real…over 20,000 again yesterday
When hospitals are overrun, other sections of the hospital become covid wards. Some RNs that work in burn units had part of their work areas turn into covid wards last year.
DonniePeverley
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On the contrary - we then have to deal with winter. It will be worst then.
"Florida reported 20,133 new COVID-19 cases, its second-highest single-day case count since the pandemic began last year as the state continues to see record-breaking hospitalizations for the fourth straight day."
"There were 12,888 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida, breaking the state’s hospitalization record for the fourth day in a row, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as of 1:16 p.m. Thursday.
About 2,577 people were in intensive care, or nearly 40 percent of the state’s ICU hospital beds."
"Florida, which makes up about 6.5% of the U.S. population, accounted for nearly 22% of the country’s new cases on Wednesday, based on data the state is reporting to the CDC. The state’s seven-day average of new cases was 18,120, as of Aug. 4. The state also reported 84 new deaths."
"There were 12,888 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida, breaking the state’s hospitalization record for the fourth day in a row, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as of 1:16 p.m. Thursday.
About 2,577 people were in intensive care, or nearly 40 percent of the state’s ICU hospital beds."
"Florida, which makes up about 6.5% of the U.S. population, accounted for nearly 22% of the country’s new cases on Wednesday, based on data the state is reporting to the CDC. The state’s seven-day average of new cases was 18,120, as of Aug. 4. The state also reported 84 new deaths."
Andrew C
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I still don't get why delta is hitting Florida so much harder than other states, even when comparing to California and Texas who have had jumps of their own. Just more people mingling in summer or what? They aren't the worst with vaccinations.
LittleBuford
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The total number of beds is finite. If more beds are earmarked for COVID use, fewer remain available for other purposes.
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