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In reply to the discussion: Notre Dame v Florida State [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,914 posts)Except for a few hundred schools in various states that sported a number of COVID-19 infections in their unmasked and unvaccinated corridors, forcing them to go virtual for some set time period, as far as I know, little is "shut down".
Stores and businesses and restaurants are open, sports are still going on, some large concerts had their event-handlers decide not to bother but others have gone ahead.
From what was recently reported - the latest Marvel Comics film - "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" had a record-breaking opening this past weekend - https://www.npr.org/2021/09/06/1034594239/marvels-shang-chi-smashes-labor-day-box-office-records-with-71-4-million-debut
Point being that at least in areas with high vaccination rates, even with rising cases, they are not yet overwhelming the hospitals like they did last year. That sad honor goes to the unvaccinated red states, particularly in their rural areas that neither have the facilities nor the staff to handle the sick.
And note that deaths ALWAYS lag the case counts. So eventually the deaths will come. Particularly among the younger demographics and children, many of the latter being ineligible to get vaccinated, which is the saddest thing of all.
The main issue I have is the framing of this as an "all or nothing" approach rather than just agreeing to agree on going with common sense precautions.