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We try our bestI'm not sure if actual Germans are like German Americans, but other than the bar, most are pretty good avoiding people, friends, and their family.
Northshore is 1-2 months away from getting spanked hard by the virusAnyone have the skinny on mask usage in rural Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes? Thinking Amite, Monpelier, and points west.
The family has been itching to get out of the house. My wife saw an ad for the Cajun Country Corn Maze online (Facebook, I'm sure). It's about 8 miles west of Montpelier in St. Helena Parish.
So we drive (from the West Bank of Jefferson Parish) an hour and half up there. We finally make it, and we can see from our car the crowd for the maze and other activities. No one in masks. Yes, outdoors, and maybe not as dense as a Mardi Gras parade crowd ... but pretty darn dense.
Not a mask in sight.
So, after driving all that way, we don't even get out of the car. A quick poll of the family reveals that no one feels comfortable going to the corn maze, so we turn around in their parking lot and leave.
We make our way back to I-55 and drive to Hammond, planning to eat at Carreta's not too far from SLU. They have outdoor seating, but a little too dense, and no one really in a mask. People parking and walking to all the other nearby restaurants ... no one in masks. No one in masks. No one in masks.
Welp. Scratch Carreta's. Ended up eating in our car at a Sonic a few blocks north of Hwy 190 in Hammond (close to Target, Best Buy, etc.). Actually stopped at that Best Buy to shop a bit -- hardcore on the mask requirements, everyone in masks, no issues.
So ... what's the deal up there? Everyone's "back to normal" at restaurants in Hammond? The rural parts of Tangipahoa and St. Helena just aren't doing COVID?
God, I pray that these vaccines work and arrive quickly. We really need it. Too bad we can't make a vaccine that cures stupidity and selfishness.Anyone have the skinny on mask usage in rural Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes? Thinking Amite, Monpelier, and points west.
The family has been itching to get out of the house. My wife saw an ad for the Cajun Country Corn Maze online (Facebook, I'm sure). It's about 8 miles west of Montpelier in St. Helena Parish.
So we drive (from the West Bank of Jefferson Parish) an hour and half up there. We finally make it, and we can see from our car the crowd for the maze and other activities. No one in masks. Yes, outdoors, and maybe not as dense as a Mardi Gras parade crowd ... but pretty darn dense.
Not a mask in sight.
So, after driving all that way, we don't even get out of the car. A quick poll of the family reveals that no one feels comfortable going to the corn maze, so we turn around in their parking lot and leave.
We make our way back to I-55 and drive to Hammond, planning to eat at Carreta's not too far from SLU. They have outdoor seating, but a little too dense, and no one really in a mask. People parking and walking to all the other nearby restaurants ... no one in masks. No one in masks. No one in masks.
Welp. Scratch Carreta's. Ended up eating in our car at a Sonic a few blocks north of Hwy 190 in Hammond (close to Target, Best Buy, etc.). Actually stopped at that Best Buy to shop a bit -- hardcore on the mask requirements, everyone in masks, no issues.
So ... what's the deal up there? Everyone's "back to normal" at restaurants in Hammond? The rural parts of Tangipahoa and St. Helena just aren't doing COVID?
Pfizer is saying they are going to apply for emergency approval the third week in november. Hopefully they arent just manipulating their stock, if its true its great news. Im sure it wont be widely available until the spring, but its good news and there is light at the end of the tunnel finallyGod, I pray that these vaccines work and arrive quickly. We really need it. Too bad we can't make a vaccine that cures stupidity and selfishness.
Do we have any confirmation from other countries about the effectiveness of the vaccines that they've started using?Pfizer is saying they are going to apply for emergency approval the third week in november. Hopefully they arent just manipulating their stock, if its true its great news. Im sure it wont be widely available until the spring, but its good news and there is light at the end of the tunnel finally
Moderna/oxford also looks very promising, they are just a few weeks behind Pfizer in the testing phase was what I saw reported. The vaccines appear to be effective but lets give it another (long) monthDo we have any confirmation from other countries about the effectiveness of the vaccines that they've started using?
Anecdotally ... some portion of people at least in the Mandeville-Madisonville area haven't been taking it seriously since the get-go. Really curious why they haven't had a "famous", news-making outbreak in St. Tammany Parish yet. Maybe they've managed to keep their COVID issues (if any?) on the down-low?Northshore is 1-2 months away from getting spanked hard by the virus
I was 100% thinking of my dad when I said all that.We try our best
1) They have.Anecdotally ... some portion of people at least in the Mandeville-Madisonville area haven't been taking it seriously since the get-go. Really curious why they haven't had a "famous", news-making outbreak in St. Tammany Parish yet. Maybe they've managed to keep their COVID issues (if any?) on the down-low?
God, I pray that these vaccines work and arrive quickly. We really need it. Too bad we can't make a vaccine that cures stupidity and selfishness.
Pfizer should have efficacy data (does their vaccine work) by the end of October. The FDA put in some more guidelines regarding manufacturing data and safety data that they need to provide to the FDA before approval. This data can't be ready until around the third week of November. If the efficacy data is available, I suspect Pfizer will announce this, probably in the next two weeks. I saw something in the last day that they anticipate having 100 million doses ready before the end of the year. The US government has a contract for the first 100 million doses.Pfizer is saying they are going to apply for emergency approval the third week in november. Hopefully they arent just manipulating their stock, if its true its great news. Im sure it wont be widely available until the spring, but its good news and there is light at the end of the tunnel finally
'You' may quit on the pandemic, but that pandemic will never quit on you.1) They have.
2) most have been fortunate enough to work from home, no public transportation and the number of people per household is far less than minority areas.
3) No way they make it 2 months.
Most of the South outside of cities have quit the pandemic but its coming and coming fast.
'You' may quit on the pandemic, but that pandemic will never quit on you.