Will it still be safe to go to Florida (not Disney) this winter

[Anonymous]

I was just at Disney last week for five days and didn’t get sick. I’m headed back in a couple months. Wish me luck. So scared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the lack of vaccine mandates in the state, would it still be ok to visit south or central FL this winter? Or are cases of whatever already exploding?[mastodon]

If you’re black, don’t play loud music in your car.

[Anonymous]

Mid 50s and my titers for MMR and TDP show that I'm still immune, so if you were vaccinated as a kid, there's a good chance you are fine to go to FL

[Anonymous]

No.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as it's been less than 6 months since you were vaccinated against Covid and flu, and no one in your party is immuno-depressed, I think it's fine. Bring masks, avoid super crowded places, normal precautions.

So why go to Florida then? It’s all about theme parks.

Sigh...Fl PP here. Not true. Plenty of non-theme park places and natural attractions.

[Anonymous]

I trust my own vaccines but you do you.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get it. If you think vaccines work, wouldn’t you just get the vaccine and be comfortable going wherever?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. You should be terrified and stay far away. People are dropping dead in droves down there

+1. I wouldn't leave my house now OP. You can't be too careful.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what FL did is beyond moronic but FYA Europe has had very lax vaccine requirements for a while (fun fact, a lot of the OG anti vax movement was inspired by Europe’s significantly less strict vax requirements).

So if you’ve been to Disney or anywhere else with Europeans in the past, you’ve already been exposed to unvaccinated people.

maybe that explains why the last two years I get covid on international trips but not domestic (not disney). Both involve planes and crowds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the lack of vaccine mandates in the state, would it still be ok to visit south or central FL this winter? Or are cases of whatever already exploding?[mastodon]

Are you really this uneducated?

Florida PP here-I don't think it's an uneducated thing to ask. It should be asked and discussed.

Yes, it's uneducated.

First - changing a policy that eliminates vaccines mandates in schools doesn't magically mean that the population becomes unvaccinated, or that cases are "exploding." It might mean that slightly fewer people vaccinate their children in the future.

Next, many, many people in the US are already potentially unvaccinated - international travelers, all of the people who sneak in across the border, etc.

Finally, unless the person is immunocompromised, in cancer treatment, etc., their own vaccine status is what they need to worry about. If they are immunocompromised, travel probably isn't wise, no matter where they want to go.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as it's been less than 6 months since you were vaccinated against Covid and flu, and no one in your party is immuno-depressed, I think it's fine. Bring masks, avoid super crowded places, normal precautions.

In 2024, only 40% of US residents were vaccinated against the flu and only 8% of adults had received the latest COVID booster. Did this dictate your behavior a year ago? If you care about these, get your own vaccines and move on with life.

The concern is less with flu and covid but more for things like measles, diphtheria, polio etc.

Then for these, you receive your own vaccinations...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. You should be terrified and stay far away. People are dropping dead in droves down there

They have all already died, haven't they? If not, what's the fuss about?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. You should be terrified and stay far away. People are dropping dead in droves down there

They have all already died, haven't they? If not, what's the fuss about?

People in Florida who are bigots and/or uneducated have evolved to the point where their savage children may transmit Ebola virus to you so the best course of action is to stay inside your city condo with an N95 mask on with MSNBC on in the background.
It’s the only way to stay safe.

[Anonymous]

We had vaccine mandates until very recently so the majority of school dcs are absolutely vaccinated and it's not a concern. If you mean flu/covid, that's a crap shoot anyway.