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Has anyone else heard or read about a new strain of COVID found in Texas that is resistant to all current antibodies (acquired naturally or via vaccine)?
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In addition, if one is using O Life for booking of excursions they must be booked at least 14 days before sailing and are not cancellable afterwards.
They might be exchangeable but not cancellable.
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7 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said:
If you have shingles, direct contact with the fluid from your rash blisters can spread VZV to "people who have never had chickenpox or never received the chickenpox vaccine. If they get infected, they will develop chickenpox, not shingles. They could then develop shingles later in life."
Thank you for adding that further detail.
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3 minutes ago, TrulyBlonde said:
My neighbor and her family all caught Covid. A month later she had the shingles. The shingles was worse than the Covid she told me. Excruciating pain, apparently.
All true but the important difference is that shingles are not deadly - COVID, OTOH, has been deadly to millions of people all over the world.
Best not to get either.
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9 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:
Our Deacon, who was unable to preach yesterday because he has shingles, would be glad to hear that.
Well, he may have it but he didn't catch it:
Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later, the virus may reactivate as shingles.
I feel sorry for him as shingles can be very painful.
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4 hours ago, Erndog72 said:
I am much more concerned with catching shingles
Good news - you have one less thing to worry about as one does not "catch shingles" 😀
Everyone behaving as you did without vaccination is playing Russian roulette. Lots of people are getting COVID with 70,000 new cases every single day.
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2 hours ago, pinotlover said:
I’m fully vaccinated also. However, I’d like to see some actual statistical evidence on the actual need and timeline for the booster. I’d particularly like to see it come from a third party with no monetary stake in the report. For me, it’s just a bit too convenient for the pharmaceuticals to be so quickly announcing that we need to continue spending billions more for their products into perpetuity.
This is not coming out of thin air. Our current vaccines are quite effective against the original and the UK strain, However, they are less effective against the S African and maybe Brazilian ones - hence the need for a booster (with protection against those strains).
Likewise, don't we get flu shots annually?
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1 hour ago, Tranquility Base said:
Moderna plans to have their 3rd dose booster shot available by the fall.
Source: CBS news.
Great - that would be just in time for us as we had our second shot in Feb.
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14 minutes ago, TrulyBlonde said:
As usual Paul, you do not know what I did for mine. I also paid her because I felt those wages were important. I am a nice woman and it may be time you realized that. However, she has a choice to get vaccinated and I have a choice to protect our health in our home.
I hope you can convince yours to get the vaccine. What will you do if they do not?
I also will not take a cruise unless all are fully vaccinated. My own daughter had Covid and has immunity now. She does not want the vaccine and if it comes to push come to shove, she also will not be in our home. Tough love, but Mom plans on living a long and healthy life.
If you paid her despite no service then it's good on you.
However, none of your postings on this subject indicate this.
I never said or implied that you are not a good person - we just have major political point of view differences.
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9 hours ago, TrulyBlonde said:
She came this morning and I asked her if she got the vaccine. I told her we pay her a lot of money and our health is very important. I also said I am sure I can find someone to work here for $35 an hour. She told me that she will not get it and I can look for someone else. Today will be her last day!
We found a different solution to the same issue.
We have used the same cleaning company (Latinas) for over 30 years with great satisfaction. With Covid we decided to stay home and keep others away as well.
We offered them 50% of their regular fee without service.
Why? Because
1) Covid was not of their doing
2) Most of the women had children and families that relied on their income
3) The amount we have paid over the last year had zero impact on our lives but I suspect it made some difference to them.
4) They need that money more than we do.
When things "normalize" we will resume services as before.
Win/win
As always, YMMV
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Goood news on you beating cancer - stay strong and as positive as you are about your future 😀
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1 hour ago, njhorseman said:
FDR has already stated in the cruising resumption plan he filed with the CDC last week that all NCLH adult passengers and crew will have to be vaccinated.
Do you really think that will deter the antivaxers from claiming discrimination and being denied their personal freedom?
We see it happening all over the country in certain areas.
Will FDR have legal standing in denying them boarding?
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1 hour ago, pinotlover said:
Oceania along with several other lines have said their passengers and crew will be fully vaccinated!!!!
I don’t think O is willing to open itself to lawsuits by those who are not vaccinated but wish to cruise.
As we know, they will claim discrimination and limiting their free choice and personal liberties.
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2 hours ago, CintiPam said:
My view of this Oceania board is that it truly has deteriorated since the pandemic began in the USA, with a lot of useless political vitriol as people harp endlessly on topics which require clairvoyant powers.
+1
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29 minutes ago, LHT28 said:
Do cruise lines still require this dress code ??
I understand that Silversea still does.
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3 hours ago, clo said:
Curious why you put "awards" there. J isn't limited to awards.
I believe that J (and U) are award categories (with AA anyway). Full fare or discounted business class tickets fall into different buckets.
Below are award ticket buckets only - not paid tickets . This is from ExpertFlyer:
https://www.expertflyer.com/sessionlessClassList.do
American Airlines (AA) F First - AAnytime Award (for 3-cabin flights only) Z First - MileSAAver Award (for 3-cabin flights only) A First - upgrade using Miles/SWU or restricted purchase of First class on 3-cabin flights only J Business - AAnytime Award (Including 2-cabin Domestic First) U Business - MileSAAver Award (Including 2-cabin Domestic First) C Business - Upgrade from Coach using Miles/SWU. Includes 2-Cabin First domestic upgrades W Premium Economy - AAnytime Award X Premium Economy - MileSAAver Award Y Coach - AAnytime Award E Coach - Employee Travel and Confirmed Flight Changes T Coach - MileSAAver Award
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22 minutes ago, cruiseaholic78 said:
Sorry have to ask, as an European just gone thru thus thread again but for the life of me can’t work out the J or even F on Japan Airlines (JL). I guess it could be premium economy or business or possibly preferred seat numbers. As this seems to be quite clear for Americans, please enlighten me.
Rosalyn
J is one of the classification buckets for business class tickets (awards); F stands for First class.
Some airlines (UA) classify business awards as I but J is still a universal term for frequent flyers to indicate business class.
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1 hour ago, TrulyBlonde said:
Maybe they can attach it to our voter ID card.
Do you have one of those and is it required for you to vote?
I ask because I don’t have one and I have no trouble voting as I am a registered voter.
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2 hours ago, Paulchili said:
Most of their flights are much shorter in Oceania and. Australia - lie flat seats are not essential.
...and Melanesia
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2 hours ago, Classiccruiser777 said:
Oceania just agreed to provide us with a full cash refund.Good to know.
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1 hour ago, clo said:
Wow. I'm shocked.
Most of their flights are much shorter in Oceania and. Australia - lie flat seats are not essential.
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12 minutes ago, cayman09 said:
Fiji Airlines has a SFO - SYD via Fiji for a lower rate than most for February. Has anyone had experience with them?
No flat lie-down seats in business class - a deal breaker for me.
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We had 4 O cruises scheduled for 2020 and all were cancelled by O.
This is exactly why I chose to get cash refunds on all 4 to avoid the FCC “mess”
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15 minutes ago, the mice said:
Thanks for that info. I have some articles explaining how to find JL seats bookmarked using other Oneworld carrier websites.
You are welcome. Good luck!
When will things start back up?
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I hope they have isolated that person in time before it can spread.