Airports Are Packed Today

fmdog44

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CBS just came on 11/22/20 and showed the Tulsa, Oklahoma packed with people. This with one American dying every 17 seconds. The local news showed a woman at our airport saying "I don't care, I must see my babies". Sad and stupid.
 

It all seems so insane, but just what did we really think would happen for the holidays? No matter what is reported, or what Dr. Fauci says, there are those in America that absolutely refuse to be told what to do and/or just don't think the virus is real. This "airport" thing is going to happen for Christmas as well.

It appears that the only thing that will slow down the spread of this virus is the upcoming vaccine. Then, there will be those that will refuse to get the vaccine and the "catch the virus" and death toll will just keep going up.
 
ClassicRockr said:
It all seems so insane, but just what did we really think would happen for the holidays? No matter what is reported, or what Dr. Fauci says, there are those in America that absolutely refuse to be told what to do and/or just don't think the virus is real. This "airport" thing is going to happen for Christmas as well.

It appears that the only thing that will slow down the spread of this virus is the upcoming vaccine. Then, there will be those that will refuse to get the vaccine and the "catch the virus" and death toll will just keep going up.
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Well, then it won't matter. Those who get the vaccine will be protected from those who don't, so the only deaths should be those who don't get the vaccine.
Right?
 
People are getting frustrated with this major interruption to their routines. Airports, all over the country will be packed, this week, and again over the Christmas holiday. There will be a spike in mid December, and probably an even larger one in mid January. Hospitals will begin to overflow, and the numbers of those infected and deaths will quite possibly double, from today's numbers, before any vaccines are available to start driving the numbers down.
 
I wanted to fly to Louisiana to spend Thanksgiving with my sister but we decided against it. Too much risk for me and them also. The three of us have underlying medical conditions that could come into play. I don't even want them to drive here. We will talk on the phone as we usually do every week and thank God for our blessings! We miss going to church but we can watch services online and I am thankful for that.
 
ClassicRockr said:
It all seems so insane, but just what did we really think would happen for the holidays? No matter what is reported, or what Dr. Fauci says, there are those in America that absolutely refuse to be told what to do and/or just don't think the virus is real. This "airport" thing is going to happen for Christmas as well.

It appears that the only thing that will slow down the spread of this virus is the upcoming vaccine. Then, there will be those that will refuse to get the vaccine and the "catch the virus" and death toll will just keep going up.
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Unfortunately, you've hit it right on the nose, Classic. I realized this right at the beginning; the only light at the end of the tunnel will be the vaccine, at least for those who get it (get the vaccine, that is). And the rest will continue spreading it and dying.
 
Don't hold out hopes for herd immunity from true infection or vaccines. I'd hoped for natural herd immunity but we're seeing new cases locally in people who had it in March and April. Since infections confer stronger antibodies than do vaccines, I don't think there's an end in sight to this. I'm so depressed right now.
 
StarSong said:
That's pretty scary, @AnnieA. o_O
(Being in the health care field you have insider info, so I take your posts very seriously. )
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It is scary. :( There are five reinfected in a local nursing home and a nurse practitioner friend in a local clinic is starting to see reinfections as well. I imagine it's happening most places but I suspect it won't be publicized until after Christmas in order to keep people motivated to adhere to holiday safety precautions. There's also a possibility we may not see it reported officially until after vaccinated people start losing immunity.

I didn't realize until now how high my hopes were for herd immunity though intellectually I've known all along that milder viruses in the coronavirus family circulate frequently. I guess part of my hopes were based on SARS 2002 and MERS (both coronaviruses) being contained, and that this soon would be as well. But Covid-19 is much more highly communicable than SARS or MERS.
 
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AnnieA said:
It is scary. :( There are five reinfected in a local nursing home and a nurse practitioner friend in a local clinic is starting to see reinfections as well. I imagine it's happening most places but I suspect it won't be publicized until after Christmas in order to keep people motivated to adhere to holiday safety precautions. There's also a possibility we may not see it reported until after vaccinated people start losing immunity.

I didn't realize until now how high my hopes were for herd immunity though intellectually I've known all along that milder viruses in the coronavirus family circulate frequently. I guess part of my hopes were based on SARS 2002 and MERS (both coronaviruses) being contained, and that this soon would be as well. But Covid-19 is much more highly communicable than SARS or MERS.
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I think COVID-19 is so widespread in good part because it's contagious before people start showing symptoms - if indeed they ever do.
 
Jules said:
No. The vaccine will not be 100% effective.
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Exactly. And vaccines stimulate less antibodies as age increases. The obese also have poorer response to vaccines.

It also appears that some previously infected individuals are losing protective antibodies within months. That may prove true for the vaccine as well. All we can know at this point about fast tracked vaccines is that they are stimulating antibodies and that there aren't immediate harmful side effects. We won't know how long it protects or long-term side effects until they're rolled out.
 
AnnieA said:
It also appears that some previously infected individuals are losing protective antibodies within months. That may prove true for the vaccine as well. All we can know at this point about fast tracked vaccines is that they are stimulating antibodies and that there aren't immediate harmful side effects. We won't know how long it protects or long-term side effects until they're rolled out.
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You stated it in a nutshell, @AnnieA.
 
STUPIDITY: Despite years of clinical proof smoking is deadly in many ways people still start smoking while others refuse to quit. Why despite everyone knowing obesity kills do the numbers of obese people continue to grow? Why so people text while driving? STUPIDITY
 

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