We're having a surge in FL. Local governments are discussing mask mandates again, even for the vaccinated. Close to 100% of the new cases are unvaccinated folks. I sure hope this segment of the population has a collective change of heart.
Did FL ever have a mask mandate? I guess maybe in local areas by the way you worded it. But yeah, FL is one of the worst states with new cases now.
Not worse than Missouri unless Arkansas has surpassed us. It's still getting worse in elderly care facilities. 99% of overall new infections are unvaccinated. And now, we have another new strain. Hurray for personal freedoms!
Yeah, "one of the worst" I didn't look into who is the worst, but FL has been on the list of worst states recently.
Also, TBH, I'm not entirely sure there is going to be lockdowns again. I'm not 100% on that thought, but I do feel like things will have to get a lot worse than it currently is before they start imposing restrictions again. I think people will really uproar if they have to again. The reality is, covid isn't going anywhere and we have to live with it.
Having said that, two tours recently got rescheduled. Deftones/Gojira and Nightwish all got pushed back to 2022 over the past few days. That is concerning and could be a sign that restrictions could come back. Or it could be that those tours featured foreign bands that may have issues touring the US. I'm not sure as neither gave much details on why they are being rescheduled, but I just am very iffy if restrictions at this point will make any sense when we have proven vaccines that work. When you read things like 99% of deaths are from unvaccinated people when anyone can easily get a vaccine. It's just on the individual at this point, so I'm not sold on the idea of hurting business' to protect people who choose to not be protected.
I just saw that In Flames had to drop from the Megadeth tour due to "International Visa Issues" so Hatebreed is the replacement.
Could be that Gojira and Nightwish are also having "international visa issues" as well preventing them from touring elsewhere. Nightwish also had to reschedule their Latin American dates as well.
Lamb of God was the only one to give an actual reason for In Flames dropping. The others don't even mention anything at all, only saying "we will be back, sorry for the reschedule"
This article has an interesting figure with more than a "yes" or "no" response for the question: "Have you personally received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or not? As you may know, an FDA-authorized vaccine for COVID-19 is now available for free to all adults in the U.S. Do you think you will…?"
Demographic patterns in vaccine uptake and intentions are similar to those measured in previous surveys, with large majorities of older adults, those with serious health conditions, college graduates, and Democrats saying they have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Black and Hispanic adults along with younger adults remain somewhat more likely than their counterparts to say they will “wait and see” before getting vaccinated, while Republicans, rural residents, and White Evangelical Christians continue to be disproportionately more likely to say they will definitely not get vaccinated.
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-june-2021/There are 5 different responses to this question.
- I already got it
- As soon as possible
- wait and see
- Only if required
- Definitely not
It would be interesting to know out of those vaccinated, how many got it because it was required? If these people were not required to get the vaccine, would they have been in the "Wait and See" or the "Definitely Not" response group?
That data would add to the overall perspective of those that are unvaccinated.
And I noticed that by using the term Unvaccinated, you are lumping 3 groups of people into one label. From what I quoted above, these 3 groups are not all the same either. It's why I asked if people were not required to take the vaccine, where would they be lumped. Wouldn't that change the demographics for the identity of these 3 groups, as it becomes 2? Those who will "wait and see" and those who are "definitely not".