Yeah. Really at this point, it is about giving the younglings the opportunity to be vaccinated and then put ourselves in a position where we will not overwhelm hospitals moving forward (even during the delta surge, hospitals fared a lot better than the winter surge). Once those two items are locked in, probably by spring at the latest...what is the next excuse?
I certainly don't, just pointing out the absurdity of their arguments.
The majority of the anti vax people have the belief that they will not get covid in the first place or that if they do, it's no big deal. That is why many of them aren't taking the vaccine as they think it's unnecessary in the first place. I'm not saying I agree with them at all, heck I've already gotten my booster.
No. And it's not agreeable. Not even remotely.
But they're not though.
Masks should absolutely not be the new norm. They are not comfortable for many to wear and they reduce the enjoyment level of things like going to a theme park.
Seriously. I wear mine for my own psychological benefit, but my maskless summer 2020 was glorious. Can’t wait for those time again.
Only thing I can think of is that the latest DOH/CDC report that's due to come out this afternoon will push Orange County down to the moderate level of transmission, which might give them the justification to lift the mandate?
Mobile order was problematic on our trip, too.Just my random thoughts on this past October trip.
Masks really are the least of the issues due to Covid that affected this trip - at least to us. It was hot/humid while we were there, but still didn't really cause any aggravation for us.
What was noticeable was lack of merchandise due to pandemic (for a lot of stuff, we were told supply issues), lack of the wine I like (I fully understand that may only be a concern to me) - again, supply issues, and for me, it really was kind of weird to only be able to take a picture with Mickey while he's standing 6 or more feet behind me.
Also, a lot of restaurants still have reduced menu options.
And we had horrid bus service. Not sure if it's pandemic related, but waits were 30 or more minutes every time we left a park. It was bad.
And darn it, I miss real menus!
And it was weird to have to take out our own trash. Maybe just give the rooms bigger trash cans at this point if it's going to continue?
Also, mobile ordering. I didn't know I should click "prepare my order" 30 minutes before we were ready to eat...a lot of time waiting for food because we didn't know how long the wait would be. 40 minutes for our corn dog nugget order. I wish they would go back to giving the option - wait in line or mobile order.
So when they drop masks, I hope people who were staying away due to pandemic issues realize those issues will still be there.
With all that said, we still enjoyed ourselves!
I'll be going in April (four-time postponed trim) for the first time since May 2019 (for myself) and Feb 2019 (for the family). What I really want before April is my 4-year old fully vaxxed. My 11 year old will be by Christmas; as long as my four year old can get his first shot by mid-March, we'll be cool.
There are 8 states in the US where the rates are climbing. That's what's driving the uptick. Hopefully once the delta passes through them the numbers will plateau or drop back off.
There's also this piece of news this AM. If Phizer's and Merk's pill are authorized by say January, we'll have two pills to treat COVID and all but stop hospitalizations and deaths, vaccines for everyone above 5 years of age, and by early 2022 we'll have well over 201M people fully vaccinated. There should be NO reason to have any covid measures say after March at the earliest. All that SHOULD put life back to as close to normal as we can get it pre pandemic.
Pfizer's Covid antiviral pill may cut severe illness by 89 percent
The drugmaker said its studies of the pill were so successful that it stopped clinical trials early.www.nbcnews.com
It's because cast members can prove vaccination status.
