DisneyCane
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In this case it will be purchased by governments so there won't be much opportunity for gouging. The flu shot is free with most insurance plans in the US that I'm familiar with. I'd expect this to be similar.
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News Expect closure of Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland to impact Walt Disney World
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I would hope so if not I work out and friends with some local pharmacists at the local gym so I'm sure they can help me.
I put quotes on ‘numbers’ because I think the numbers are the key to this all and they are, frankly, a mess. Different reporting methods, lack of test access, interpretation colored by political or economic messaging... something has always felt ‘off’ about the numbers and still does. If you don’t necessarily believe China’s infection numbers, then how can you believe their mortality numbers? How long do we need to let an instance of infection play out before marking it recovered? Do we count deaths from co-morbidity against the virus?
Once it all comes out and we have some real science to go by, I hope you are right. For now I hope experts better versed in these things then us are getting the data they need to further guide our response. I don’t think the right path is obvious yet.
The thing that I think rightfully concerns many is the speed of transmission if unchecked. In Wuhan, it appears the local healthcare system was completely overwhelmed. The numbers in uncontrolled areas in South Korea, Italy, and the cruise ship seem to correlate. How many hospital beds do we have in Central Florida? Maybe 5000? How many ventilators? Even if the overall mortality of this is low, but it can spread like wildfire, can we risk letting it do that before it overwhelms us with numbers?
To keep this from veering too far off topic, it’s my personal but unqualified opinion we are going to see The Orlando and Anaheim parks closed due to this at some point, it’s just a matter of when. The question if they should or not will be moot. I sincerely hope I’m proved wrong.
If the feds recommend vaccination, then the ACA mandates no cost sharing (co-pays or deductibles).
lazyboy97o
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If they are in your area or you are visiting Walt Disney World, Publix will give you a $10 gift card.
trainplane3
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Where I work, insurance isn't even required. My company gives us prescription cards whether or not we use their insurance and they send out reminders every fall that there's a free flu shot per card. They also bring a third-party into the offices all around my city and anywhere they have a large-ish presence to do a free flu shot clinic for their employees.
So you could really get one shot at work and give a family member your card to go to a certain pharmacy company to get their shots.
I'd think they may treat this differently because it's new but who knows.
scottieRoss
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@DisneyCane ,
Just in case you wanted to deal with facts as opposed to opinions, there have been more deaths from Covid-19 then from SARS and MERS combined.
MERS had 2494 people get the infection. 858 people died.
SARS had 8098 people get infected, 774 people died.
COVID-19 as of March 1
86,992 persons infected
2,976 deaths so far
34,111 persons currently being treated in mild condition
an additional 7,568 currently in serious or critical condition
42,334 have recovered
COVID-19 is much worse than SARS or MERS combined.
Just in case you wanted to deal with facts as opposed to opinions, there have been more deaths from Covid-19 then from SARS and MERS combined.
MERS had 2494 people get the infection. 858 people died.
SARS had 8098 people get infected, 774 people died.
COVID-19 as of March 1
86,992 persons infected
2,976 deaths so far
34,111 persons currently being treated in mild condition
an additional 7,568 currently in serious or critical condition
42,334 have recovered
COVID-19 is much worse than SARS or MERS combined.
Horizons '83
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I wouldn’t say worse than SARS. It’s death rate was 10% upon infected whereas corona’s death rate is around 3.5%. I would say Corona has spread much faster and aggressive then the 2 combined for sure but not as deadly.
RobWDW1971
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And 650,000 people around the world can die in one year due to flu related illnesses - so using your logic, influenza is worse than all of those combined times a hundred.
"Influenza is a highly infectious disease that usually strikes during the winter season. Globally, it causes an estimated one billion cases of influenza, resulting in 290,000 to 650,000 deaths per year"
I hear foot tap the other person like dancers do is the in thing now
One way to meet the opposite sex you have your eye on..minus the elbow bump is a friendly backside to backside bump. Good way to break the ice, it could turn ugly but what the heck..
Genie_naughty_whispers
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Ironically, this has spread rapidly in a corner of the world that don’t handshake often and instead bow.
Josh Hendy
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If it's spreading or contagious in a warm climate like HK, what does that say about the hope or expectation that the virus will go away when warm weather hits the northern hemisphere? March in HK is approximately like May in NYC.
SourcererMark79
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Been following your comments. 18 months ago I couldn't justify coughing up 1000s to buy into the pension plan. I'm afraid to look at myFRS statement.
Reported to HR.
I'm fortunate I was able to enter into the DROP when I did. Before changes were made to the interest rate on your invested monthly retirement and before they came up with the formula to calculate the annual COLA. My payments earned 6.5% per annum and I get a 3% COLA every July. I really feel for y'all who have not only been impacted by market fluctuations, but also changes to the FRS itself. And even more importantly, the lack of a raise for what, nearly 10 years?
Donald Razorduck
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Publix gives me a ten dollar gift card if I choose to get it there. I can have a Sub. Nothing is free, but that promotion makes it better than free if you want one. Boo boo safety net and an excellent sub can be in one's future.
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JoeCamel
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I collected on that this year....
Back to almost subject;
What do you think the impact will be from reduced people at the screens to TWDC? If people chose not to attend the movies that hurts the chain and TWDC the same? They both get 50% under most current arrangements? If China is shut how many screens go dark there?
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