^THIS. I watch this crap hoping and praying WDW doesn't bring back indoor masks. I have been CDME (Confections Disease Mandatory Employee) at my job since this started. I haven't had much of any break at all. I REALLY need a vacation. I'd like to be able to go to WDW w/o a mask and try and relax. I have trips planned (tentatively) for mid April and the first week of July. Hoping and praying things stay stable and masks do not come back.
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^THIS. I watch this crap hoping and praying WDW doesn't bring back indoor masks. I have been CDME (Confections Disease Mandatory Employee) at my job since this started. I haven't had much of any break at all. I REALLY need a vacation. I'd like to be able to go to WDW w/o a mask and try and relax. I have trips planned (tentatively) for mid April and the first week of July. Hoping and praying things stay stable and masks do not come back.
Epcotfan21
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Looking at case numbers on a daily basis will certainly do that to you.
correcaminos
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I suggest stepping away then. I get the stress. Daily looks won't help anyway. Florida numbers keep dropping. Soon we'll hit less drop for most. A couple areas in the US are behind on the wave and might stall US as a whole. It will be fine.
I have a trip in under 2 weeks and then in June. I feel you
Kevin_W
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My kids school used to publish weekly #'s, then switched to semi-weekly, then daily in January. Yesterday the # of Covid cases in her school (staff + students) was 0 for the first time since they started publishing data way back when. That definitely feels like a milestone. There are 20 cases district-wide, down from >600 in January.
correcaminos
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Nice! I haven't had a school notification in a while so my school has been at zero maybe a week or two. We did only get to about 195 for our high for the district. Last two weeks were sub 20. We get weekly still though not broken down by school. My school's worst was probably 40 for the week.
I hope you're right, and things hold at least through the summer.
I've been at the parks in June pre covid. I made sure to protect with SPF and carry the handy dandy poncho for the daily afternoon thunderstorms . Highway robbery to purchase a poncho at WDW. A floppy hat and a mask would help protect the face but with no more mask , protect with SPF because that FL sun is hot!
correcaminos
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We go yearly in June now. Early June isn't always as bad for thunderstorms as later in the month thank goodness, but we have a stash of some ponchos just to be safe. I always wear SPF though anytime I am out in public. It's part of my routine. In part because I cannot be bothered to adjust my make up for any tans
I actually love the heat, so I love June. It was 95 one day last year, and I had just bought a Mickey hoodie that I liked. Put it on for lunch as I got cold. We were waiting to go back to WL via boat and my son looked at me and said "Mama you are making me hot!!!" I took the hoodie off and he touched my arm and was shocked to see I wasn't even warm feeling. My long hair keeps my neck and back shaded too. Built in sun and heat protection
What sucked last year was on the boats to WL, you had to wear a mask. We were practically screaming at each other just to be heard through the plexi glass and the masks and such. I look forward to that being no more this year!
GoofGoof
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I think you should be safe…certainly for April. I can’t say for certain things won’t take a turn for the worst by the Summer and I’m not willing to say “never“ but as a bunch of people said earlier it feels different this time and is going to take a lot to return to those restrictions and I generally agree with that sentiment. Either way, take some time off. I didn’t realize how much I needed a vacation until after I got back.
Andrew C
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Well that's one way to build protection...maybe... 
www.cnn.com
CDC estimates 140 million US Covid-19 infections | CNN
There have been an estimated 140 million Covid-19 infections in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, even though only 74.3 million cases have been reported as of January 31.
www.cnn.com
GoofGoof
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What we don’t know is what the overlap is. How many people were infected twice or more and how many people were both infected and vaccinated. A really interesting number would be how many people have no immunity at all, meaning how many have never been infected or vaccinated. My guess would be that number is very small. Probably less than 10%.Well that's one way to build protection...maybe...
CDC estimates 140 million US Covid-19 infections | CNN
There have been an estimated 140 million Covid-19 infections in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, even though only 74.3 million cases have been reported as of January 31.
DisneyCane
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I can't remember where but I had seen an estimate a few weeks ago that something like 93% of the US population was vaccinated and/or previously infected.
danlb_2000
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This ties into another interesting issue. We know that there are other vaccines still in development, including a nasal vaccine, but I imagine the testing of newer vaccines will be more challenging since it will be hard to find people who have never been infected or vaccinated but would still be willing to participate in the trial.
LaughingGravy
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When the plexi dividers are no more, and not just at WDW, but also the local diners (NJ), things will look normal again.
G00fyDad
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My anti-social personality wouldn't mind the plexiglass staying. LOL
correcaminos
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The worst plexiglass is the one at 3 Caballeros. It makes me feel so claustrophobic. I actually hope they'll go.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
The worst for sure! One long COVID trapper IMO.
DisneyCane
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Also, it is extremely likely that at some point in the future cases will rise from the baseline. The virus is expected to become endemic, not vanish. Endemic viruses tend to have seasons with more cases. They don't tend to stay at a constant level all year.
Hopefully the baseline is 1/4 or less of the current case level and the outbreaks don't get much higher than the current level.
But it’s extremely unlikely that cases will rise in the next 3-5 months barring a new varient. That’s due to a few things, one is winter is ending, this is a respiratory virus, and more transmissible in indoor settings. The other is because there is a lot of people walking around who have recently been infected and/or vaccinated/boosted in the last 6 months and thus have high antibody titers that should prevent them from getting symptomatic disease.
If/when cases start to rise again, there is also the distinct likelihood that because the vast majority of Americans (I’ll be conservative and say >75% but there’s a good chance it’s >90%) are no longer immunonaieve to Covid (recovered and/or vaccinated) we should never again see the massive bump in hospitalizations as our memory B&T cell immunity should prevent severe disease outside of the typical vulnerable populations (immunosuppressed and old people.)
That’s why the CDC is making changes and you hear public health officials talk about moving on to a new phase, with the fact delta and omicron were so wide spread most Americans whither they know it or not have been exposed or vaccinated against Covid.
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