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the good thing over looked by most of the reporting on the variants, is the fact that all the vaccines seem to lessen the effects of whichever strain of the virus. IOW, if you have gotten a vaccine, you won't be admitted to the hospital.At this point covid be comes con-crudfrom todays' NYtimes quoted because it's behind a paywallYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
As for it not being a problem as long as people don't die, I think it's still a big problem. We have been considering this a binary event, either you live or die. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Many people that recovered or didn't even suffer any symptoms initially, have fallout from covid weeks or months down the road. We have to consider the long term effects. That has yet to be determined for people that have been vaccinated and get infected.Another problem with only preventing serious illness is that people still get infected. Thus the virus still has a playground and tension to mutate. Sooner or later, there can be a mutation which will be much worse than what we have now where the vaccine may not be effective. As long as the virus is spreading, even if people don't get hospitalized, that will be a danger.
Just to be crystal clear i did NOT say "it not being a problem as long as people don't die," I said "if you have gotten a vaccine, you won't be admitted to the hospital."Getting any type of virus/flu/covid is not good & can lead to mutation of the virus. It totally would be great if everyone in the world would agree to eradicate the covid, like was done with polo etc.
I'm hearing rumblings from panelists that are being asked to record video presentations for a virtual Comic-Con. What this means:* CCI is planning for virtual Comic-Con; or at least they're planning for a hybrid type of SDCCI with online panels and perhaps in-person events OR* CCI is hedging their bets: planning for the possibility of a virtual Comic-Con while also planning for in-person Con<snip>It's nice to know that CCI is at the least preparing for different possibilities :-\
To all the CPAs and tax attorneys, can CCI rollover the tickets to next year?
The spouse says there's no reason they'd need to refund the money, they can let it sit there as deferred revenue. And he questions why they'd want to do refunds when they don't have funds coming in and need the money. So yes, they could roll over the badges to 2022.
Still lots of hurdles to overcome.Yes, by June everyone who wants a vaccine may be able to get one. However, what percent will refuse? Will the percent that do get it be high enough to consider it herd immunity? What about international attendees? Not every country is moving at the same pace. Best case, maybe they would be allowed to attend with proof of being vaccinated. But if CCI requires a vaccine, will there be a group that takes them to court over that requirement? Do they have systems in place to police any new policies? Will there be enforcement or just a "honor system"? How long are vaccines effective? if you were vaccinated in January, are you still safe in July? There's no way to know that for sure without tracking results. What if there are new variants? What about people who still refuse to wear masks?There are just so many unknowns at this point that it's hard to imagine SDCC going forward this year without significant constraints. I think we're looking at a hybrid con or a virtual con. I'm trying to hold out hope. I really do think some cons will come back this year, but SDCC with its size and scope feels like a really tough one to pull off. I hope I'm wrong.