Profile for PrelfordJase

HogansHero said: "Several of your premises are wrong but we are not wholly in disagreement.

Control and compliance are big IF's in your point. We have 2/3 of the country labelled persona non gratain New York. It is going to take a LOT of leadership change to fix that and we are 4 months away from even starting that process. I have been saying all along that the issue is not a vaccine per se but effective treatments. We are not that close that that either and i

HogansHero said: "We will not have Broadway again until covid is in the rear view mirror. We will not have Broadway with social distancing. We will not have Broadway with (mandatory) masks. We will not need theatres designed for covid. What we will need is a critical mass of audiences that will return, and for many shows that means tourists. Movie theatres can function without any of these things. So step one is for the state to announce that it is safe and step two is for the market

Fosse76 said: Those so-called claims were merely speculation. It isn't rocket science. The resurgence in Brooklyn and Queens demonstrates that it just isn't safe. And it will take at least a year after a vaccine is developed for it to be effectively safe for such gatherings. It's basic virology.

The increased case counts in Brooklyn and Queens tell you absolutely nothing about the safety of live theater with masked audiences and other proper health p