Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[Virtual Toad]

Those numbers, quite simply, are terrible.

It defies logic and reason in every conceivable way possible. I don’t even recognize the reality our children are being forced to grow up in. I really don’t. All I can do is force a smile and tell them it’s going to be okay.

 

[GoofGoof]

From the CDC archives, make of it what you want.
"The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918.

It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic."

But how many of those 675,000 people died ”with” the Spanish flu and not ”from” it

 

[Heppenheimer]

But how many of those 675,000 people died ”with” the Spanish flu and not ”from” it

There must have been a lot of broken legs that year.

 

[lisa12000]

I haven’t understood why all production of non mRNA hasn’t stopped…and Everything hasn’t gone hard this way?

sure seems like the future is now…use it

Because mRNA vaccines are too expensive for the developing countries to use unless donated to them - there is absolutely nothing wrong with AZ - in fact in the end it may give a more robust response to variants than the mRNA vaccines some preliminary studies have shown due to how it attached to the spike proteins and also the robust T call response it produces which was stronger than mRNA.

 

[mmascari]

COVID-19 doesn't kill 600,000 vaccinated American's a year either.

Here, hold my beer, we’ll get right on trying to change that. I bet we can go for more if we really try.

 

[disneygeek90]

From the CDC archives, make of it what you want.
"The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918.

It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic."

Oh, I thought we were all understanding we were speaking on the data from the last century. My bad for assuming.

 

[lightningtap347]

Watching some current livestreams at MK, it's quite jarring to see so many people jam packed down Main Street while Florida's hospitals are packed to the gills with patients.

 

[Parker in NYC]

What's the point in being vaccinated if you assume we're all going to die? I get you have anxiety but this is particularly really negative even for you.

Sorry after doing the trial and all that, my point is to have a life after vaccination - and I am. Not stupidly either, but really shaming a vaccinated person is really not great either.

If people think my word is worth anything - even if it’s “shaming” - I guarantee you, the people aren’t paying attention to a thing I’m saying. And never have. If only I could shame someone on here into not traveling to WDW right now. Never going to happen. Maybe if I got enough signatures, I’d run for town council.

Shaming. Please. Let’s talk about how many New Yorkers were shamed here before the thing even made it (substantially) to the rest of the country. I can remember. Can you?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

But how many of those 675,000 people died ”with” the Spanish flu and not ”from” it

Good point…most were probably drunk driving while crossing the street while having heart disease

 

[disneygeek90]

Good point…most were probably drunk driving while crossing the street while having heart disease

Drunk driving via horse and carriage?

 

[GoofGoof]

Drive driving via horse and carriage?

Maybe the horses were drunk

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Drive driving via horse and carriage?

No antilock brakes

 

[SammyMF]

Horses in those days really knew how to party.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Watching some current livestreams at MK, it's quite jarring to see so many people jam packed down Main Street while Florida's hospitals are packed to the gills with patients.

Those people are assumed to be:

1. highly vaccinated
2. Highly stupid

 

[JoeCamel]

Those people are assumed to be:

1. highly vaccinated
2. Highly stupid

Its in "the bubble" they will be OK

 

[SammyMF]

Those people are assumed to be:

1. highly vaccinated
2. Highly stupid

I'm hoping its the former.

 

[jlhwdw]

The irony is that places like Walt Disney World can't afford to close again for multiple reasons, no matter how bad it gets. But if it get bad enough where a vaccine resistant strain of COVID emerges, places like Walt Disney World will be in legitimate danger of closing permanently.

 

[celluloid]

The irony is that places like Walt Disney World can't afford to close again for multiple reasons, no matter how bad it gets. But if it get bad enough where a vaccine resistant strain of COVID emerges, places like Walt Disney World will be in legitimate danger of closing permanently.

That is a bit extreme. It would take even longer to recover but those places would not close permanently as they are owned by 700 billion dollar corporations.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm hoping its the former.

I think it’s both.

gotta pause the weird firework fetish for now…

I said that 15 years ago for a different reason…this one is more serious

 

[draybook]

People are highly stupid for being at Disney World?