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  1. Although much is unknown about what the state of COVID will be in the late spring and summer, one thing is certain: most schools will not allow a large group of out-of-town young adults to rehearse or sleep in their gym. Hard stop. Many schools aren't even allowing in-district activities to take place. Anyone who thinks that this summer can happen, even in a modified form, is dreaming. I absolutely love Drum Corps I'm on also on a school board. I would not support or allow any drum corps to use our facilities. The risk, although much less than the past year, is still too high.
    4 points
  2. I am not an epidemiologist either but I thought herd immunity would be when 80% of adults were immunized. I base this on an interview I heard on CNN at lunchtime today where they hoped that by the end of summer 80% of adults would be immunized and a good portion of high school students would be vaccinated by the fall which would make a normal reopening of school a possibility. Of course that could change by this evening.
    2 points
  3. I was able to just click the "x" on the subscription pop-up window to access the article.
    2 points
  4. given the conditions on the ground, here's the outside the box option people should consider... with the goalposts continuing to be pushed back, it's ####### stupid to try. while in the minds of many in drum corps risk is worth it even if execution is lacking, it's not usually with the risk of serious illness or death for not just the performers, staff, volunteers and even spectators. to add to it, thinking back to the 30 page manifesto on what the protocols are that corps have to follow...who's gonna pay for all that? DCI isn't a major league sports franchise with trillions in endorsement deals to help pay for the testing, extra vehicles, housing etc addons Covid requires. Having to shut down last year showed how stupid they were about financials before hell broke loose.
    2 points
  5. I was actually surprised that I was able to access the article. I don't understand how most times it doesn't work and then the odd time it does.
    1 point
  6. No "x" on popup showing on laptop but it worked on my iPhone! I can even listen to the article on phone. Thx!
    1 point
  7. Sorry I missed that point. Article has possible 150 million people will have at least 1 dose by end of March (aka 6 weeks). (So over 40% of US by that time) Also assuming the number of people who have had Covid is 4 to 10 times higher than thought because only 10-25% of cases are actually detected. And the 70% drop in cases is comparison to “6 weeks ago” which would be the holiday spike by my counting. IOW comparing to spike (term is anomaly?) and not average numbers. (Not good statistics from my ancient classes). Hope this is true but rolling my eyes at the two assumptions and comparison at the end.
    1 point
  8. Sorry about that. I don't have a subscription either but it let me read the whole thing. Lots of good science. This sentence summarizes my hope for the saving of the 2021 bridge tour: "At the current trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life."
    1 point
  9. I could read it and contradictory to me. Says we could reach heard immunity in two months and infections are way down. Thought herd immunity was achieved when a large percentage of people had caught or exposed to an illness. How can a large percentage catch it in next two months if infections are down. Not to mention sounds like comparing infection count today compared to the holiday spikes:
    1 point
  10. This is a very interesting article - and encouraging as well. Makes the summer "bridge tour" sound more and more feasible and likely, in my opinion. https://www.wsj.com/articles/well-have-herd-immunity-by-april-11613669731
    1 point
  11. I am not confident the "checkbooks" are going to be able to find corps places to stay all summer when this is over... unfortunately, I think 2021 is going to be a year where a lot of people are going to need to decide whether they will donate money to something that may not exist in 2022...
    1 point
  12. I recently read that Covid 19 most likely will be endemic. Meaning like the flu we may have to take a vaccine every year. Unfortunately Covid 19 is more contagious than your average flu especially these new strains. Masks are probably hear to stay for maybe as long as possible. I've visited Asia a few time in the 2000's and a lot of people back then wore masks because of SARS. That's probably why this thing has not hit them as hard as here. They know what to do and it's always their way of thinking.
    1 point
  13. This is Ronny's sister. That video was taken in 2019 during the DCI championships. Ronny slipped and fell on his back n the bathroom of the hotel he was staying at in Indiana and was even in the hospital, but even in all his pain, he wanted to be there no matter what to see 'his kids'. He is the red dot (probably wearing USC shirt) and shouting "BLUE DEVILS!" They all knew he had fallen and were happy to see him. They were either pointing or giving the #1 sign because they had just won, again.
    1 point
  14. realism isn't always sunshine and unicorns
    1 point
  15. I'm really disappointed with people using the term "negative" regarding opinions based on everything that has happened during this pandemic. How about this, turn off the human condition regarding illness and death and then we might not be so "negative." I guarantee you that there are more people on this forum affected by what is/has been going on than are indicating so. Will the half-million mark of deaths in the US as a result of this convince others? Oh my, I'm being negative.
    1 point
  16. By chance did you notice the attached article is from March 22, 2020?
    1 point
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