Oh I’m pretty sure they would only recommend dropping masks for kids who aren’t high risk. I think when the risk is low enough, the CDC will shift from recommending masks for everyone to recommending them for those who are high risk. Unfortunately COVID may be around for awhile.
Yes, but as has been understood, masks more protect others from you than they protect you from others (save n95 masks). When both parties are masked, then both are protected. Those with vaccines can still catch and spread COVID, though at lesser amounts. Until the younger age levels have the opportunity to be vaccinated, such measures will force high risk families into isolation that would not be necessary if the masking remained in effect. that isolation has had such a negative impact on these kids as it is. That should be more important than the “inconvenience” of a mask.
Curious, NYC is a huge port city post COVID any cruise lines utilizing it? Does the Port Authority have any rules about ships that have COVID positive people making a port of call to address their issues?
The CDC will assess all the data it has compiled in deciding whether to revise their guidelines. I’m sure they’ll take the points you made into consideration.
I’ll be honest, I think society as a whole at this point is fine with the comparatively small high risk population being forced into further isolation, so I don’t hold out much hope from the CDC. I’ve had other adults basically tell me my kid’s mental health doesn’t matter as much as theirs.
Public policy necessarily has to be based on what is best for society as a whole. I’m not sure you can blame humanity for the fact that some individuals will be impacted more than others. That’s almost always the case, but it’s small consolation when you are the one who is being adversely affected. It’s hard to believe other adults would be so callous as to say that to you.
I’ve also seen adults blame students with disabilities for their neurotypical children not being allowed to go back into school (when students with significant disabilities were allowed back in small cohorts before the general population). As recently as April 2021.
Unfortunately a lot of people still don't understand that.
As others have suggested, perhaps WDW is not a place for anyone who is not vaccinated, including anyone under the age of 12?For those that are vaccinated, sure. But a huge portion of WDW’s target audience - ie kids - don’t have access to that yet. And there are concerns about rising hospitalization rates for kids:
More kids are being hospitalized for COVID, due to fewer masks, stagnating vaccination rates
The CDC reports that nearly 400 children and adolescents are currently in hospitals...www.houstonchronicle.com
OK I'll bite on the elephant in the room. There is a whole lot of wiggle room in between "isolating" and bringing your "high risk" children to a theme park with thousands of people. Unless your kids are terminal and their dying wish is to do to Disney, then maybe the solution is that you should not be going in the first place even if everyone was wearing a mask. If we were to calculate the chances of them catching COVID 19 in a very crowded theme park with everyone is wearing a mask and somewhere like a state park where there is plenty of room for physical distancing, a theme park may not be where you should be going as a responsible parent of "high risk" children. You don't have to stay home, but you also don't have to take a vacation in one of the most densely populated places in the US.
Liked this response while on vacation in Maine with my family, including unvaccinated toddler.
Or here's a better idea. How about enforce the actual guidelines set out by the CDC and those not vaccinated have to wear a mask. Since that's too much work, it's no masks for everyone.
As long as there's no government mandate requiring Disney to enforce CDC guidelines, I think it's up to them. They can state the CDC guidelines and their "expectation" that the guidelines will be followed without asking people for vaccination status, which they have no intention of doing. Nor are they going to hassle kids under 12; hopefully the CDC will change its guidelines for that group soon so it won't be an issue.
It's not just masks.
Um, the post you’re quoting isn’t talking about myself. We will be waiting til she is vaccinated, thanks much for the concern.. Of course it’s parent decision to go or not. Parent-splaining not necessary.
How did they find out before the trial was completed? Are they no longer doing double blind as before?
I am well aware there is a lot of wiggle room between the two. We rented a house and took our daughter to the beach in May for a week. being may, it was rather empty. We had a wonderful time.
