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Post by Tom on Mar 13, 2021 9:42:05 GMT -5
On the other hand, at least it's a move in the right direction.
I thought it was going to be a while yet before families were allowed as the school tried to keep the campus as a bubble. Whether or not you agree with policies the school is using, HC is moving faster than I thought they would
It will be interesting to see what attendance looks like. Although I suspect many guests will ignore the rules, out of state fans still are required to quarantine, produce a negative test, or be fully vaccinated to enter the state
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Post by Tom on Mar 13, 2021 9:50:56 GMT -5
This is rediculos students don’t go to all games the collage shafted general public again hopefully the fall we will be back at fitton field Ignoring men and women for others for a moment, just remember Josh that you're in better shape than most of us. With some effort, I'll bet you could get into some games. Based on your job at the basketball games and your general presence on campus, you absolutely have friends who know players that live too far away for their parents to attend most games. There are players and coaches that will not use their allotment of guest tickets for every game. It will take some work, but unlike the rest of us, you have a legitimate chance of succeeding at this
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 13, 2021 10:34:00 GMT -5
Buy a bunch of whistles and carry them openly--go to the gate and confidently tell the attendant that the referees forgot their whistles and that you were dispatched to get them. You'll be let in (who would make up such a preposterous story?) and can then fade into obscurity in the stands or sidelines
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 13, 2021 10:57:14 GMT -5
The policy does say this: Not unreasonable, given that some HC students are being less than diligent about masks and social distancing. The number of positive cases among HC students over the past seven days (through March 12) is 23, the highest it has been. (Seventeen positives the week before, so the rate is accelerating.) A month ago, for the seven days ending February 13th, there were eight positive student cases. These are disappointing values, the trend is not favorable, and, IMO, if positives continue at this rate, this poses a real threat to the athletic teams continuing to compete this spring. The positive test rate for the city of Worcester for the 14 day period ending March 9 is 1.3 percent; two months ago it was 8.44 percent. As Worcester improves, HC deteriorates. But of course, there are those who know better epidemiologically about risk and exposure. Is there evidence of Covid transmission (significant or otherwise) amongst the socially distanced outdoor fans during the FBS and NFL football games this past season? I understand there were theoretical predictions/superstitions of transmission but the science seems to have gone the other way. There once were theoretical predictions/superstitions regarding grocery store items/FedEx packages and Covid transmission but the science seems to have gone the other way. The concern is not so much about transmission between fans sitting in the stands, but from the fraternizing before and after games. (See the absolute prohibition against tailgating.) The principal concern, IMO, is that the UK variant has possibly/probably taken hold at HC. This is not welcome news. In a teleconference about a week ago of the PL presidents, the President of Boston University said that genomic testing of BU's positives revealed that 50 percent of the infections were the UK variant. The Superintendent of Annapolis said that the USNA was seeing a similar percentage. The other PL schools, except perhaps USMA, do not do genomic testing of positive samples. (Genomic testing of samples costs money, and HC is already spending about $9 million this year on molecular (PCR) testing, at no charge to students or staff. Boston U. runs its own COVID testing lab through its medical school, and DOD has nearly unlimited resources for such stuff.) As you are probably aware, the UK variant is significantly more contagious than the 'original' virus of a year ago. This variant is 35 to 45 percent more contagious, and more serious as well. From an article 30 days ago, www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/13/world/covid-19-coronavirus
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Post by hcpride on Mar 13, 2021 11:01:16 GMT -5
/\ I’ll take that as a ‘no’.
During the gloved shopping and FedEx package scrubbing episodes it took a while for some to get to ‘no’.
Ditto k-12 in-person education.
One suspects a similar pattern regarding the fully vaccinated and Covid transmission.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 13, 2021 11:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Mar 13, 2021 14:52:17 GMT -5
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Post by joshua1 on Mar 13, 2021 15:17:59 GMT -5
This is rediculos students don’t go to all games the collage shafted general public again hopefully the fall we will be back at fitton field Ignoring men and women for others for a moment, just remember Josh that you're in better shape than most of us. With some effort, I'll bet you could get into some games. Based on your job at the basketball games and your general presence on campus, you absolutely have friends who know players that live too far away for their parents to attend most games. There are players and coaches that will not use their allotment of guest tickets for every game. It will take some work, but unlike the rest of us, you have a legitimate chance of succeeding at this I would love to be at a game
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Post by joshua1 on Mar 13, 2021 15:19:11 GMT -5
I hope the students will go to more games that’s all I’m saying you should support your teams on campus
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Post by joshua1 on Mar 13, 2021 15:21:39 GMT -5
Hopefully we are all back in the fall at fitton field watching what we all love to watch on beautiful Saturday fall afternoons college football.
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