Delta Variant and Broadway — Page 2

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's taking an "oh well, their problem" approach to those who are refusing to get vaccinated. It sounds callous, but this whole nightmare has been frustrating and scary enough without having to stop the world again because of these fools.

This idiotic statement doesn't help, but not surprising from the Criminal Cheeto.

"it was only a matter of time until Donald Trump converted the debate over covid-19 vaccines into an occasion for his supporters to show their loyalty to him — and even worse, to the “big lie” that his 2020 loss was illegitimate.

“People are refusing to take the Vaccine because they don’t trust his Administration,” the former president said in a statement Sunday, referring to President Biden. “They don’t trust the Election results, and they certainly don’t trust the Fake News.”

There you have it: Trump is telling his supporters that they are correct not to trust the federal government on vaccines, because this sentiment should flow naturally from their suspicion that the election was stolen from him. Expressing the former has been magically transformed into a way to show fealty to the latter."

Unsure if you need a subscription to read the full WaPo column. But the point is, Criminal Cheeto will continue to encourage death by covid.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/19/vile-new-trump-gop-claim-about-vaccines-suggests-trouble-ahead/

I hope his vaccination he received privately back in January comes up. He could have had all his white trash supporters trust the vaccine more if he did that publicly, like my guy Joey Robinette.

Of course he didn't.

Worth pointing out that the UK government just announced 60% of people in hospital are double jabbed.

Vaccines certainly help, but the whole 'I've been vaccinated I'm ok' attitude isn't right. It's like those early in pandemic who said they'd had it so rules didn't apply. They might help avoid hospitalisation and certainly seems to be helping avoid death, but they aren't a silver bullet. The USA seems to always been a few weeks behind Europe in the pandemic so I'd assume the delta variant will continue to surge there in coming weeks.

I think we are at the point where we either plow ahead and see what happens opening everything up (like uk government is doing, we are all an experiment effectively now), or restrictions remain for much longer.

Anecdotally i know people with delta variant who have had Pfizer and astrazenica jabs and doesn't seem to be difference in getting it or not

Updated On: 7/19/21 at 01:53 PM

Princeton2 said: "Worth pointing out that the UK government just announced 60% of people in hospital are double jabbed.

Where did you see this? I am only finding information about how the vaccines are effective against hospitalization.

Jordan, do you have a link to share? I believe you, but my research skills must really be off today...

Thanks, kade.ivy but even that article isn't saying that fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized with Delta. I know the UK is not LA, so I take Jordan's word re: the AstraZenica vaccine. And I agree with you and what others have said. This is truly a problem for the unvaccinated. I'm read to mask up again if and when I'm asked, but in the meantime I'll rest assured that I'm protected.

Jordan Levinson, if you referring to this then please include the fact that Fauci also says “You are highly protected against severe disease if you are vaccinated, whereas if you are unvaccinated, you have a reasonable chance of getting into trouble,” said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Shots provide far stronger protection against clinically apparent illness than against infection, he said." This is clearly another plea to get the unvaccinated vaccinated, NOT to infuse fear into the vaccinated.

I agree that the CDC needs to reassess it's guidelines. The push to instill confidence in the vaccines seems to have its consequences. However, I do not believe that a March 2020 scenario is remotely possible. Roughly half the U.S. population has a vaccine and they are readily available to anyone for free. ACL2006 is right, this is a losing battle among people unwilling to get vaccinated. Terrible that socially we all have to pay the price

BroadwayRox3588 said: "Jordan Levinson said: "Suddenly the thought of B'way reopening at 100% capacityin 2021 seems highly unlikely."

So...should I cancel my flight now? "

Yes. Go ahead. Thousands of people will continue to be unemployed and the cultural backbone of NYC— and NYS— will cease to exist because of people in Arkansas and Missouri who are stupid and selfish and have been duped.


Good lord. Levinson’s been peddling this doom for months, and you seem to be stick doom scrolling, too. I don’t know what to tell you.


Broadway is not some frivolous whim. It’s people’s livelihoods. If the tools are there for their livelihoods to continue, it will continue. It will be weird and difficult, but it will continue.


The two of you— STOP.

Stop being so dramatic. Jesus Christ.

In this country where every single person has had every opportunity to be vaccinated the pandemic IS and WILL be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. And I have no sympathy for those people, who are not medically compromised, that get Covid-none whatsoever. They are stupid and selfish. I do not fear them because I am vaccinated but I have no respect for their sense of values. I don't believe Fox has told people not to get vaccinated. At least, I have not heard them say that. They have said that people should have a choice. I think that is nonsense and idiotic. How can anyone say you should have the right to make others sick and die. It's utter nonsense.

All people should be vaccinated and I look forward to attending a Broadway show without wearing a mask. And I will.