Yeah, my opinion that masks will return at WDW remains unchanged.
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correcaminos
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When about people it is more often a death. Though it can be used more broadlyike a casualty of covid referring to some policy changes that occurred because of it. Casualty I've seen in insurance to be broad as well. So when I first read I hoped it was the broader sense since they stated cause of removal or how the patient was doing was not known.
Virtual Toad
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We live smack dab in the middle of the areas the report is taking about. And with only days to go before school... complete silence from school officials (or just about anyone for that matter) and no guidance or restrictions in sight.I'm not vouching for the accuracy of these projections:
Fla. forecast to report more than 83,000 new cases of COVID per day by Aug. 9
As Florida continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases from the delta variant, the latest forecast from the Mayo Clinic offers up a sobering look at what is likely coming for the state just one day before school starts.www.abcactionnews.com
"Statewide, the Mayo Clinic forecast tool said Florida will be reporting a seven-day rolling average of 49,398 cases of COVID-19 per day by August 9, a 132% increase from the current numbers."
If this is anything close to accurate, this may be the worst wave of the entire pandemic for Florida. And while hospitalization and death rates would likely be much lower than in the past, they are already dealing with a hospitalization rate akin to some of the past waves. With only 48% of the state fully vaxed, there could still be significant hospitalization and death.
I'm crossing my fingers that this projection is overly pessimistic.
Think about it folks... 83, 000 CASES PER DAY in a state where only months ago 10k per day was seen as absolutely catastrophic. I too hope the projection is way off. But we are in the middle of an inferno and the powers that be here have essentially ordered the fire department NOT to intervene.
This is exactly what we saw in the uk - starting in our north west in local areas such as blackburn and bolton then spreading outwards in time. Then heading to the Midlands and north east The north east got it badly mainly due to them not being hit as hard in previous waves.
The one constant thing was that on our covid dashboard and in papers we hade maps of number of cases and then a map with vaccination figures. The negative correlation between vaccinations and cases was stark - you could literally see ans predict where covid was going to explode next! This was true even in my town and my local ward (of 5000 people) - there are low vaccination figures here due to demographics and guess where cases exploded round here….
Vaccination may not stop spread but it really does blooming slow it down!
One positive is that it does seem to rip through, not leave as much destruction as previous waves and then burn itself out so much quicker
ps our symptom app tracker has given us the four main symptoms of vaccinated covid - headache, stuffy nose, sore throat and especially sneezing! Yea sneezing seems a unique symptom when - vaccinated! - loss of smell and a cough well down the pecking order for symptoms
oceanbreeze77
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and hopefully distancing
Christ your admission and hospitalisation figures are higher than the uk as a whole - we have 5500 in hospital with covid right now with 800 admission yesterday (but actually total in hospital only risen by 10 so being matched almost by discharges)
I can’t see that happening again. But it’ll be rough enough on CMs for masks alone.
dolbyman
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I can say skytrains between Surrey and Vancouver still have 80%+ mask usage .. I am positively surprised here.
At least during rush hour, haven't used public transit much after these .. cloud be a free for all.
And as soon as the mask mandate was lifted July 1st, I have seen transit police again. I guess they went to hiding when the whole thing started.
I am looking more pessimistic towards our late September WDW vacation now, so far we have only put our deposit in (and rebooked the flights)
Virtual Toad
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Masks mandated in Miami-Dade facilities, urged in large crowds and enclosed spaces
Miami-Dade County is requiring masks to be worn by employees and visitors inside all county facilities — vaccinated or not — and residents are strongly recommended to wear masks in large crowds or enclosed spaces, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced.
www.local10.com
Mark52479
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It seems this is what the counties will do here in Florida. Any town property masks must be worn. Since the town owns those properties they are allowed to do that.Masks mandated in Miami-Dade facilities, urged in large crowds and enclosed spaces
Miami-Dade County is requiring masks to be worn by employees and visitors inside all county facilities — vaccinated or not — and residents are strongly recommended to wear masks in large crowds or enclosed spaces, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced.
All other places of business its recommendation only.
Disney Experience
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The cvs nearby has a drive theough . Two lanes for drive through only the inner one can be used for covid testing ( But it can be used for regular Rx too).
There was a super long line of cars for that one( never seen it like that.) The other lane was empty. Seems a lot of testing is going on.
Virtual Toad
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We’re especially concerned about schools which would fall under that distinction (at least public schools). But no announcements yet.
Mark52479
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If I had to guess, most schools here will do masks optional.
I think they know they are going to get blowback from the Gov so they will do mask optional. As of now that is what they are doing here in South Florida.
Bob Harlem
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Orange County, FL briefing live stream/video (will start any moment):
Virtual Toad
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Same here in the Tampa Bay Area. So far at least.
Kman
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Agree with you. In Ontario, things are very stable and remaining that way and our vaccinations, like the rest of Canada, are quite high and still growing significantly each day although they have slowed down in the past few weeks. That makes sense to me. We have about 19% of the population age 12+ who haven't been vaccinated however there are still thousands of first doses being administered each day so they are now targeting unvaccinated folks. We are still wearing masks in all public areas which I am good with until vaccinations get up to 70-80% FULLY vaxxed. I'm hopeful we will reach this by fall.
As for our trip, per my post a little while ago, we are growing pessimistic about our trip in November. I'm still hoping but not sure. I refuse to buy park tickets at this point which means we can't book parks (at least the way I understand it). Not sure if that will hurt us if we do end up going but I suppose we will have a decision to make at that time. We were only planning a 4-day trip anyways with the rest at the beach. If we have to cancel so be it I guess. Sucks but it is what it is!
Honestly, the "at least one dose" numbers are misleading. So many patients don't come back for that second shot. It doesn't say how long ago that one dose was and most likely even lumps in people who got a single dose back in February. The only relevant number as far as it relates to the positivity rate would be % that are at least 2 weeks out from the 2nd dose, or 2 weeks after the one and done J&J. The list of patients I have that think one is enough is so much longer than it should be. Those people are not truly protected, and their one shot skews the interpretation of data like this.
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