lilmc
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- Dec 11, 2017
That’s my big concern. I was vaccinated back in Jan/Feb with Pfizer. I’m suppose to be at Disney next week, but I’m afraid. I wish I could get a booster now
The pharmacies don’t ask too many questions
That’s my big concern. I was vaccinated back in Jan/Feb with Pfizer. I’m suppose to be at Disney next week, but I’m afraid. I wish I could get a booster now
When were they vaccinated? I wonder if this vaccine is only good for a short time.
Oh good god no! Just a general thing-mainly because weve usually gone during hurricane season. Though this does bring up a question/ point about renting a car-someone could easily be asymptomatic and think they are fine when they go to get the car.You’re not suggesting getting on a train or a bus while infectious, I hope?!
Last night I rescheduled my trip for early September to early November. Even if I'm fully vaccinated and wearing a KN95 mask there's just too much risk right now even for a short trip. There's a University of Florida study projecting this wave to calm down by the time we get to November and December if there isn't a new variant taking over. Hopefully they are right.
I'd be careful about being too confident about masks. I'm 100% pro mask. I think we should all be wearing them inside and out. (Again, no fighting, just my opinion.) But.... while they certainly help (or so the scientists tell us, and I believe them), they aren't a guarantee. And the problem is that Delta is so much more contagious.
I think about it like this (again, I'm not an expert, so don't trust me! I'm just telling you how I think about it based on what I've read and heard):
Imagine that you're going on Splash Mountain. You have a sensitive cell phone in your pocket, and you don't want it to get wet and ruined.
If you have a disposable plastic poncho with you, you'd probably throw it on. Some nice protection against the water. Is that a guarantee that the phone makes it through OK? No, especially if you just tossed it on haphazardly. But it's still a pretty good help. And if you're very careful and fit it properly and tuck it in all the right places, then even better.
That's how I imagine it before. Any mask is a big help, a really good, properly fitted mask puts in you good shape.
But with Delta, we're not going down Splash Mountain anymore. Instead, we're spending 4 hours outside in tropical rain downpours. The intensity of the exposure is just a whole lot stronger. With nothing, I'm a sitting duck (see current wave of infections). But does my disposable poncho work? Surely it's much, much better than nothing. And again, if it's all tucked in and fitted correctly, much better yet. But hour after hour of strong rain? Well... I'm not so confident. Any mistake on my part, any little seam or whatever, and pretty soon, water is leaking in, my clothes are starting to get sopping and my phone is at risk.
That's how I imagine Delta. Just way more intense and much harder to keep at bay.
I like the "layered defense" idea. Now imagine that in addition to the poncho, you have water resistant track pants on with a zippered pocket. That's being vaccinated. Not waterproof. Not a guarantee. But one more solid level of protection. So when I'm out and about, I'm in the best N95 or K95 mask I can get, I fit it as well as a possibly can, I stay outside when I can, and I'm vaccinated. That's layering my safety. I've got the poncho on, tucked in as well as I can get it, and my phone is in my zippered, water resistant track pants pocket.
With all of that, is it OK to go Disneying? I really want to go to the parks, but I really don't want to "toast the phone" (i.e. catch Covid).
How much risk is too much and how do we handle it? Who knows. That's what we're all here undecided about. I don't know either.
What I do feel confident saying is that the only way to guarantee that you'll be safe is to stay out of the parks. Any other choice involves some degree of risk. Then again, so does getting out of bed in the morning.
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Thats the problem. With counties not reporting anymore, it's difficult. Some counties may be behind and others may be ahead of the projected peak. The good news is there was a huge boost in vaccinations in Florida once businesses started to require it. I can only hope more and more people get vaccinated and wear masks.I had been reading up as well. Funny, one study actually quoted the 17th. The hard part is. Trying to figure out what data to look at since it’s all reported a little wonky. Something for all of us with trips to look at!
However, my husband landed in the ICU in respiratory distress in April 2019 from some random pre-Covid 19 virus so he is considered high risk for complications. And that’s what keeps me up at night. He also travels for work. A lot. So I’m not sure if WDW is any worse than Texas where he just was for a week.
This morning I woke up thinking that the monoclonal antibody treatment might be the game changer for us. Just knowing that there is something that decreases his chances of landing in the ICU should he have a break through case makes me feel a little less anxious. I’m going to do some more research in the next few days on how readily available it is in our area.
I'm probably straying from the thread rules, but I think your research is very important. I have a good friend who is a Dr of Pharmacy at Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center and I specifically asked her about the news of a high ranking govt official getting that monoclonal antibody treatment despite no symptoms. She said that it's approved as treatment for use in patients with risk (so that's your husband), but it's not going to be readily available to all. It's probably a good thing to learn about, regardless of WDW plans.
We just hastily scheduled a trip for next month (due to some hoppers that expire that we didn't realize had), but I believe we won't be going. A friend with kids heading back to school on Monday reached out today about how she felt like Covid was just "closing in on them" because of how many people are dealing with it that she knows.
As for our hoppers, perhaps I'll call WDW and ask if the expiration can be extended.
Well, today is the day I've been dreading, 31 days before my trip. I have to make a decision today or my DVC points will going into holding and risk going unused. I never thought we'd be here when the trip was booked and I'm so depressed. I'm encouraged by everyone's most recent reports of very low crowds, but the likelihood of crowds staying that low a month from now seem unlikely. How can we keep doing this