Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[Disney Analyst]

Different topic. But I hear BC is canceling surgeries starting in January? Not good.

Yes. Non-essential surgeries are being postponed as of January 4th.

New restrictions in place again. Restaurants back to 6 at a table only. No mingling. No bars or clubs.

All theatres / venues must be 50% capacity.

Basically back to where we were.

We broke a record today for daily cases, which was 1,308 in a 24 hour period. And our testing capacity isn’t what it once was, with many seeing waits of 4-5 hours. So it is definitely way higher.

 

[dreday3]

Man, I just had the weirdest dream....

 

[LittleBuford]

I was speaking solely of those who’s entire agenda is to spread misinformation, which preys on minorities who are already hesitant and fearful of vaccines and or medicine. It’s a very challenging dynamic in those groups.

I don't think any of us would have a kind word to say about such individuals. They're not the ones I have any interest in defending. Rather, it's statements to the effect that all unvaccinated people are stupid and expendable ("I don't care if they die") that bother me.

And I am not sure if I jumped in at the wrong time, as my entire post was about admiring how you seek out the positive, seek the best, and ask for kindness. Which I agreed with.

Thank you, I appreciate it, and I'm sorry for not acknowledging the compliment sooner. Coming from you (ever the genial sweetheart), it means a lot.

 

[BrianLo]

I’m starting to wonder? I was just looking at vaccinated data and in every age group fully
vaccinated lags behind one dose by around 10-15%.

Makes me wonder if there’s that many uninformed people that think one dose was all they need. They clearly aren’t anti-vax because they got the first dose, something is preventing them from returning though.

If it was 1-2% I’d say laziness but 10-15% seems more like uninformed.

This is where the vaccine passport is an under-rated, but highly successful tool. Some Canadian regions / provinces actually have better vaccination rates in 20 year olds than 50 year old... really! Both are comparatively very high.

Likewise, completion of the series is much higher amongst Canadians.

The young demographic needs a 'reason' beyond abstract low statistics compared to other abstract low statistics. When presented with a rationale proposal - vaccination increases your ability to participate in leisure and social activities, they willingly get vaccinated. That's where the passport comes into play. Want to go see a movie? You need to get vaccinated. Simple, effective. An actual benefit they can tangibly weigh.

Lots of middle age adults still struggle with this sort of abstract reasoning and intrinsic motivation too. I do think *eventually* the US will start to use them more broadly. Or risk being left behind as the rest of the world starts to move forward.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

whether you realise it or not, also talking about individuals that belong to certain historically marginalised communities

We specifically aren’t, though. It should be understood through context by now that we don’t have to specify exemptions, such as the medically excused, underaged, etc. when we refer to “the unvaccinated.” We shouldn’t have to spell those out every time anymore.

I was speaking solely of those who’s entire agenda is to spread misinformation, which preys on minorities who are already hesitant and fearful of vaccines and or medicine. It’s a very challenging dynamic in those groups.

But ethnic minorities are not the ones out there actively endangering others, or working to misinform.

And I am not sure if I jumped in at the wrong time, as my entire post was about admiring how you seek out the positive, seek the best, and ask for kindness. Which I agreed with.

I just also understand how many are frustrated and over a segment of people actively misinforming, who we seem to no longer have a way to engage with.

Precisely.

I don't think any of us would have a kind word to say about such individuals. They're not the ones I have any interest in defending.

Then we three seem to be pretty much all in agreement, really.

 

[LittleBuford]

We specifically aren’t, though. It should be understood through context by now that we don’t have to specify exemptions, such as the medically excused, underaged, etc. when we refer to “the unvaccinated.” We shouldn’t have to spell those out every time anymore.

Precisely.

Then we three seem to be pretty much all in agreement, really.

No, I don't think that's the case. We wouldn't be here this many pages on if it were, and the posters I responded to would have offered clarifications if I'd misrepresented their remarks. In any case, I think everyone concerned has made their point, and I for one am moving on.

 

[LittleBuford]

Covid-19: Israel plans to give fourth dose of vaccine to over-60s

A second booster would be offered to over-60s and medics as Israel prepares for an Omicron wave.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dreday3]

 

[MisterPenguin]

Strategy A: Universal all-the-time mask mandates and shutdowns = 100% of the people are angry

Strategy B: Universal vaccine mandate = 20% of the people are angry.

While some might say "do both," only one of these seems to be 'on the table' right now. And if we had to pick just one... how about the one that only angers the 15% and not the 100%?

 

[fgmnt]

Lol. I cant tell if you’re being sarcastic so I will just leave it.

Do you not agree? Do you think it's good that the tests were destroyed?

 

[mattpeto]

Don't agree with everything in the article, but decent read.

This was the essence of my plow forward post. I’m not making light of Covid. I’m vaccinated and so is my family including two young daughters (10/7) but i have a hard time believing Covid-zero. It’s just not going away.

If you want to use case counts as all of your indicators, we will never move forward.

 

[lazyboy97o]

This was the essence of my plow forward post. I’m not making light of Covid. I’m vaccinated and so is my family including two young daughters (10/7) but i have a hard time believing Covid-zero. It’s just not going away.

If you want to use case counts as all of your indicators, we will never move forward.

You just don’t actually describe how plowing forward works, which leads to the assumption that you just want others to have to work harder and not inconvenience you.

 

[mattpeto]

You just don’t actually describe how plowing forward works, which leads to the assumption that you just want others to have to work harder and not inconvenience you.

Plow forwards to start thinking like February 2020 and let’s be together again without the fear of catching Covid and ending up in the hospital and dying.

I’m not sure how I’m putting you at risk by thinking that, but I’m open to understand your perspective.

 

[LittleBuford]

Plow forwards to start thinking like February 2020 and let’s be together again without the fear of catching Covid and ending up in the hospital and dying.

But behaving like it’s February 2020 would put lots of people in hospital. That’s what we’re trying to avoid.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Plow forwards to start thinking like February 2020 and let’s be together again without the fear of catching Covid and ending up in the hospital and dying.

I’m not sure how I’m putting you at risk by thinking that, but I’m open to understand your perspective.

So what do you do about hospitals that are full? You just tell the employees to keep working harder while you do nothing? Do you deny care to certain people?

You’re putting others at risk by advocating for actions that leads to overwhelmed hospitals. There are people in excruciating pain that will be alleviated with surgery, but you are telling us you want them to continue suffering because you don’t want to bother anymore?

 

[mattpeto]

So what do you do about hospitals that are full? You just tell the employees to keep working harder while you do nothing? Do you deny care to certain people?

You’re putting others at risk by advocating for actions that leads to overwhelmed hospitals. There are people in excruciating pain that will be alleviated with surgery, but you are telling us you want them to continue suffering because you don’t want to bother anymore?

I guess I just don’t get it. Are the vaccines not working? Do they prevent severe illness and death or not?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I guess I just don’t get it. Are the vaccines not working? Do they prevent severe illness and death or not?

You don’t get that hospitals have filled up and had to delay and deny care?

 

[LittleBuford]

I guess I just don’t get it. Are the vaccines not working? Do they prevent severe illness and death or not?

There are tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans. If large numbers of them end up in hospital, the effects will be felt by society at large. That is why it is senseless to pretend that the unvaccinated can just be ignored or damned to their own fate.

 

[Nubs70]

You don’t get that hospitals have filled up and had to delay and deny care?

Then build more space. Put up a temp hospital space. Kind of like people did in the past.

 

[Nubs70]

It’s embarrassing. “We didn’t anticipate a winter surge from a new variant that we have been warning about since forever.”

They need about billion per week if they were serious. This would allow serious preemptive testing.