How is the corona virus affecting you?

[The Velvet Curtain]

That's pretty much how my parents feel but with Spain the locator form can't be done until 48 hrs before travel (assuming I paid any attention to my mother on Sunday night my time )

The Greece one you can do any time, the UK one you can only do 48 hours in advance, that's a pain because it's not easy to fill, and there isn't an option to pre- fill it and save to submit later. As I said, it will never be checked anyway.

 

[caseydog]

My parents experience was different.
On Sunday, they are flying for a second time since covid and they have had to get paper copies of vaccination certificates, will have had to had various covid tests done each way and have already had their return flight changed twice... they are understandably anxious.

People have gotten into fist fights of having to wear a mask here. Proof of vaccination requirements would lead to civil war.

CD

 

[caseydog]

Mentioning proof of vaccination...that's another area that shows how disjointed things can be here, because we prefer to delegate as much as possible.

There's no federal digital vaccine record. We get big paper ones that we carry around (easy to counterfeit, but that's another story). The feds have left it up to the states to do that.

My state isn't doing that (yet). They're leaving it up to the vaccine provider to manage. That means my wife, who got her shots at CVS, has a digital record, while I, who got mine at Kroger, do not.

I'm hoping Kroger comes around soon and rolls something out for a digital record. Otherwise, I'm stuck with some dog-eared piece of paper that some places may not even accept as proof.

Latest counts: my state is 47.99% fully vacc'd, my county is 38.05%. It took weeks and weeks and still more weeks to get from 36% to 37%, while 37% to 38% took just two weeks. I'm attributing that to the bump from getting the Pfizer vaccine fully approved.

Bill Gates knows who's been vaccinated. It's part of the programing in the nano-chip.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

One of the local theaters (as in plays, not movies) just announced (from their press release):

"...we will require audience members to wear masks and provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test certification for indoor productions beginning this fall."

They also stated in that release that they're making this announcement along with several other area performance venues.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Many professions are getting mandated Covid-19 vaccinations here in Australia.
Lots of companies are folowing suite and insisting all employees are vaccinated by a specfic date (exceptions being made for medical reasons).

Here they are basically saying the restrictions won't be eased (not lifted only eased) until at least 70% (or 80%) of the eligible adult population are double vaccinated.

Vaccination of school children aged 12yrs and over has been started so that they can return to classroom teaching. Priority going to exam year students and exams have been delayed.

 

[caseydog]

Many professions are getting mandated Covid-19 vaccinations here in Australia.
Lots of companies are folowing suite and insisting all employees are vaccinated by a specfic date (exceptions being made for medical reasons).

Here they are basically saying the restrictions won't be eased (not lifted only eased) until at least 70% (or 80%) of the eligible adult population are double vaccinated.

Vaccination of school children aged 12yrs and over has been started so that they can return to classroom teaching. Priority going to exam year students and exams have been delayed.

Some corporations here are showing some courage and mandating vaccinations. They are facing opposition from some political factions, and being challenged in courts by those factions. But, it is a battle of loudmouth politicians vs big business and free enterprise, so it is very interesting to watch. Both sides are powerful in the US.

Right now, it looks like the rights of private businesses may prevail. Hey, if you want to keep your job at a company that has a dress code, you have to abide by that dress code. Same with restaurants -- no shirt, no shoes, no service. Well, no vaccination, no mask, no service. That's how it should be.

CD

 

[garlichead]

There's been some talk about herd immunity lately. I found this interesting.

COVID-19 herd immunity? It's not going to happen, so what next?

 

[JAS_OH1]

My parents experience was different.
On Sunday, they are flying for a second time since covid and they have had to get paper copies of vaccination certificates, will have had to had various covid tests done each way and have already had their return flight changed twice... they are understandably anxious.

He wasn't flying out of the country.

 

[Timenspace]

There's been some talk about herd immunity lately. I found this interesting.

COVID-19 herd immunity? It's not going to happen, so what next?

Few days ago I subscribed to this exact website.
Interesting stuff.
Yep, living with the virus...

 

[flyinglentris]

COVID 19 just got me a $50 gift card. The state of California awarded this to me for having recently had the Moderna (2-shot) vaccination. Since I was alerted to this after having gotten the shot, I can't consider it a motivation for me to get the shot, but instead, possibly, by word of mouth, motivation for others.

 

[caseydog]

COVID 19 just got me a $50 gift card. The state of California awarded this to me for having recently had the Moderna (2-shot) vaccination. Since I was alerted to this after having gotten the shot, I can't consider it a motivation for me to get the shot, but instead, possibly, by word of mouth, motivation for others.

That's the whole point, you get the gift card AFTER you get the vaccines. You didn't need the bribe, but if it works for people who have been sitting on the fence, for whatever reason, it's a good deal.

As for "word of mouth," tell everyone you know about the free gift card you got.

CD

 

[caseydog]

BTW, my round trip flight to Houston and Back last week went very well. The airport was somewhat busy, but not crowded. I bought a seat upgrade to Economy Plus (more seat leg room) and had my own row, both ways. Somebody was sitting behind my assigned seat, so I moved over a seat so I could lean my seat back and not bother anyone behind me.

No beverage service outside of First Class, but the flight is less than an hour in length.

Nobody put up any fuss on my flights.

CD

 

[Windigo]

From September 20th on a vaccination pass will be mandatory here for entry to cultural venues and the restaurant & hotel branche plus nightclubs and any kind of sport or event.

Our national vaccination percentage is hoovering around 85% and that's not enough, so our government has decided to use these measures to provide an incentive for those who are vaccine hesitant.

Our government has also 'done research' that 'proves' booster shots are unnecessary for those who are immunocompromised, which is interesting as they are once again the only country not doing something the other Western nations have deemed necessary. I feel unsure about what to think, and somewhat uncomfortable as I am mildly immunocompromised.

 

[karadekoolaid]

As can only be expected in a country run by a twerp, less than 20% of the population has been vaccinated. A lot of us have had the first dose, but the second - no idea when it will arrive.
We´ve also got this crazy system of "one week on, one week off" - one week, everything can open, the next week, only essential services are available.
Basically, we´ve been in semi-solitary confinement for over a year and a half. I hate wearing a bloomin´mask - I find it exceedingly uncomfortable - but I ALWAYS wear one when I go out. Always.

 

[caseydog]

An unvaccinated married couple in California died two weeks apart of Covid. They left behind 5 children -- one was a newborn baby delivered while the mother was intubated. The mother never got to see her baby. The father only got to see photos before he died.

CD