Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[dreday3]

Yep.

Thanks! I reserved a car there and now will cancel the other one. This will be easier.

 

[Lilofan]

You can also rent a car at the Car Care Center near the Magic Kingdom, Shades of Green, and the Dolphin.

Good call!

 

[dreday3]

You need some drinks at the Dahlia Lounge!

Oh you can be sure that will be happening!

 

[Club34]

Early in the pandemic, when we had no vaccines or therapeutics, doctors had a kitchen sink approach to COVID. They threw in every reasonable treatment in their arsenal to see what worked. This is how corticosteroids and monoclonal antibodies became standards of care. Some leads that initially seemed promising or had a reasonable theory behind trying, like high dose NSAIDs, interferons, antivirals, hydroxychloroquine, fluvoxamine, and ivermectin, failed in well-designed studies. It's not like these patients were denied standard of care treatment, though, simply because there was no standard of care at the time. So, were they "guinea pigs"? I guess that depends on your definition, or whether you think volunteering for a trial is a good or bad thing.

I hope that we develop better treatments going forward. Corticosteroids and monoclonal antibodies are useful tools, but their benefits aren't game-changers either. The former is only useful on hospitalized patients who are already very sick, and the latter is very expensive, has a rather narrow clinical indication, and is difficult to scale up for everyone who might benefit (despite what a certain governor likes to tout). The Holy Grail will be a well-tolerated oral antiviral medication that can stop an infection in its tracks.

Are there instances of this oral antiviral medication that can stop an infection in its tracks that science can learn from or borrow from?

 

[Andrew C]

Everyone else going on the trip is pretty much full steam ahead.

I have to be honest, I worry about what others would think of us going. My parents are very for it. My dad is 82 and in a very "you only live once" stage!

We would be wearing masks, we don't really watch fireworks so don't plan on standing in those crowds.

Ugh. Florida.

I’m going in September. Will follow the rules.

 

[Disney Experience]

Are there instances of this oral antiviral medication that can stop an infection in its tracks that science can learn from or borrow from?

Pfizer is working on an oral treatment.

An Oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitor Clinical Candidate for the Treatment of COVID-19

The worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become an established global pandemic. Alongside vaccines, antiviral therapeutics are an important part of the healthcare response to counter the ongoing...

www.medrxiv.org

 

[Patcheslee]

Okay! So I reserved a car for our check-out date! But there were none at the Airport so I had to get it at the Rosen Center? 9840 International Drive. I can uber there!

Hopefully this is an unnecessary step, but I feel better having it.

Maybe check with Enterprise, they have kiosks so you don't have to wait for a counter agent. Popped in Drivers License and credit card I used to book, printed slip and took to the garage agent. And you get to pick your vehicle in the garage(I honestly did not know this, it was like car shopping for a week , Budget was our previous rentals and they assign the vehicle)

 

[dreday3]

Maybe check with Enterprise, they have kiosks so you don't have to wait for a counter agent. Popped in Drivers License and credit card I used to book, printed slip and took to the garage agent. And you get to pick your vehicle in the garage(I honestly did not know this, it was like car shopping for a week , Budget was our previous rentals and they assign the vehicle)

Yes, I ended up with Enterprise!

 

[sullyinMT]

Are there instances of this oral antiviral medication that can stop an infection in its tracks that science can learn from or borrow from?

The theory is there, it’s not as though antivirals are new (please don’t read that as an attack - tone is difficult online). Tamiflu and, more recently, Xofluza for influenza. Modern HIV treatments are potent oral anti- or retrovirals. There are a handful of injections (not infusions which are more time-consuming and costly) for hepatitis infections (B & C).

Interferons act to inhibit viral replication, lessening the length of time one is infected. But they don’t work equally as well on all viruses, and minimal of any affect has been shown with CoV-2.

So, yes, there is hope in theory that the proper direct-acting antiviral can be discovered.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Pfizer is working on an oral treatment.

An Oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitor Clinical Candidate for the Treatment of COVID-19

The worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become an established global pandemic. Alongside vaccines, antiviral therapeutics are an important part of the healthcare response to counter the ongoing...

www.medrxiv.org

And nasal...

Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine effective in animal studies

A nasal spray of a COVID-19 vaccine protected hamsters and monkeys against serious disease and reduced the amount of virus in the nose.

www.nih.gov

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Canada is now over 75% of 12+ with both doses.

Over 83% with at least one.

 

[Rescue Ranger]

Is it planned for the Citizens of Hollywood(& Mainstreet) to return or are they sadly in the archives? I hope not because they added SO much to the park's atmosphere and enjoyment.

 

[iowamomof4]

I’d love to know who has gone to WDW since the Delta surge, and who came back fine or tested positive.

We’re still scheduled to go on Friday until Tuesday morning. A lot of things we are doing mitigate risk (driving up, staying in a cabin, going to MK for Boo Bash rather than more crowded daytime.)

But it does feel a bit foolish. The more people you come near in a day, the more chances you have to catch it. Going to WDW puts your chances much higher just because of the sheer number of people with whom you cross paths.

If the parks are too much, the backup plan will be resort time and nice dinners. It’s a short trip and either way, a break from life.

My family visited 8/3-8/12. Dh48, myself, ds14, dd12. All vaccinated with Pfizer earlier this year. We cancelled our Oga's reservations, but kept a few others. No COVID in our group. I actually tested with an at-home Abbott test 3 nights after we returned because I was struggling to get enough sleep and feel normal. My test was negative.

 

[DCBaker]

Orange County Public Schools has announced a new mask mandate -

 

[MisterPenguin]

Vaccines prevented fewer infections as Delta emerged, federal researchers find.

A study that followed essential workers in six states found that vaccine protection dropped from 91 percent to 66 percent, still a “really high number,” one scientist said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Tony the Tigger]

My family visited 8/3-8/12. Dh48, myself, ds14, dd12. All vaccinated with Pfizer earlier this year. We cancelled our Oga's reservations, but kept a few others. No COVID in our group. I actually tested with an at-home Abbott test 3 nights after we returned because I was struggling to get enough sleep and feel normal. My test was negative.

Thanks!

I’ve never been to Oga’s but I do have a reservation. Is there a reason you nixed that one?

 

[iowamomof4]

Thanks!

I’ve never been to Oga’s but I do have a reservation. Is there a reason you nixed that one?

It's a bar, so they "seat" you (mostly standing tables) with other groups and it's crowded. Just didn't seem like a safe enough environment to me.

 

[Nubs70]

I’d love to know who has gone to WDW since the Delta surge, and who came back fine or tested positive.

We’re still scheduled to go on Friday until Tuesday morning. A lot of things we are doing mitigate risk (driving up, staying in a cabin, going to MK for Boo Bash rather than more crowded daytime.)

But it does feel a bit foolish. The more people you come near in a day, the more chances you have to catch it. Going to WDW puts your chances much higher just because of the sheer number of people with whom you cross paths.

If the parks are too much, the backup plan will be resort time and nice dinners. It’s a short trip and either way, a break from life.

Flew to MCO late March. Uber to the swan. 6 days in park. Uber back to MCO Flew home. No Rona.

Flew to DEN. Rental car. 3 days Estes Park. 2 days Colorado Springs. 3 Days Keystone. White water rafting, zip lining, Drove up Pikes Peak (just about pooped myself), ate at numerous packed restaurants even a drink at The Stanley. Flew home. No Rona.

 

[CLEtoWDW]

Hi! How's that going for you? Granted, it's been a little more than a week.(August 16th when you posted)
Ready to pick up?

Well Florida has peaked as cases have leveled off. So the decline is coming and within a month case counts will be far lower.

 

[DisneyCane]

My family visited 8/3-8/12. Dh48, myself, ds14, dd12. All vaccinated with Pfizer earlier this year. We cancelled our Oga's reservations, but kept a few others. No COVID in our group. I actually tested with an at-home Abbott test 3 nights after we returned because I was struggling to get enough sleep and feel normal. My test was negative.

If the at home test you are talking about is the Binax Now test, it is only specified for symptomatic cases. If you were asymptomatic but infected, it would be pretty likely to give you a negative result.