Anyone concerned about the Coronavirus in WDW ?

[kiddo76]

That almost doesn't make sense. So if you booked before all of this started and are now worried, you're out of luck. I guess they just want people to continue to book flights and not let the virus panic keep them from traveling.

Bingo

 

[DLgal]

Not quite. Only new bookings

"Due to evolving coronavirus concerns, we are suspending change and cancel fees for all new flight bookings made between February 27, 2020 and March 11, 2020 for travel through June 1, 2020."

https://www.jetblue.com/travel-alerts

I'll bet they backtrack on that and allow anyone booked to fly between now and June 1 the option. They are going to catch PR flack for the way they are implementing this if other airlines jump in and allow waivers of fees.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Bingo

Also suggests they are already seeing a significant decrease in bookings as a result of the latest news. I know I've seen one person on the Disboards mention they cancelled their WDW trip due to concerns about the virus. Makes me wonder how many more there might be.

 

[maxiesmom]

Did you all see where our government said if they come up with a vaccine it may not be affordable?? Lovely.

Wondering how the various health insurance companies will handle it.

 

[kiddo76]

I'll bet they backtrack on that and allow anyone booked to fly between now and June 1 the option. They are going to catch PR flack for the way they are implementing this if other airlines jump in and allow waivers of fees.

Who knows what airlines will do. This new JetBlue policy isn't really any different than SW's normal policy. Are any other airlines at this time waiving fees for flights to non affected areas?

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

I'm definitely holding off on booking any non-refundable aspects of my October trip (flights, MNSSHP tickets, etc) for the time being. But my bigger concern at this point is our cruise in April, but since that is already paid in full and non-refundable, I'm just in waiting mode at this point to see if/when the cruise lines and/or airlines react.

 

[RangerPooh]

Did you all see where our government said if they come up with a vaccine it may not be affordable?? Lovely.

Not sure if I saw that one, but did see one article that mentioned even though they are currently working on a vaccine, it might not be ready for a year-1.5 years.

 

[skyblue17]

Did you all see where our government said if they come up with a vaccine it may not be affordable?? Lovely.

Wondering how the various health insurance companies will handle it.

Yeah, and that makes no sense. If it's an issue of a high communicable disease where it might be unknown that you are a carrier, cost should not be a factor at all.

 

[pal6860]

I understand but you should still quarantine at home at this point and call. Not go straight to the hospital. They will check on you and you can go to the dr but they will prepare the office/hospital so that the risk of you infecting someone else is low to nothing. If this is what you were trying to say, ignore it but it wasn’t very clear.

Quarantine is the safest thing to do, yes. From a public health standpoint, however, not enough people who should do this, will.

When you implied that going to the hospital was the wrong thing to do (and I completely understand your valid point) I had to disagree in part, hence the post. It is important to obtain a diagnosis where COVID 19 is involved.

In the end though, I think we’re both saying the same thing. If you have simple symptoms, use common precautionary measures (hand washing, etc). If you have a fever, go to the hospital (or call a hotline, etc). Whatever you do, if you have a fever, do your best to stay out of public crowded spaces.

COVID 19 is not the “flu.” From a pure virulent/mortality standpoint, it is potentially worse. Some say more people have died from influenza. This is absolutely true, but can be misleading. This is pure speculation, but if you poll physicians, I would guess the vast majority of them (all of whom have had the flu shot) would say they are more concerned of a COVID 19 patient than a patient with influenza. They are BOTH very serious and potentially deadly. But they are not the same.

 

[tvguy]

Quarantine is the safest thing to do, yes. From a public health standpoint, however, not enough people who should do this, will.

When you implied that going to the hospital was the wrong thing to do (and I completely understand your valid point) I had to disagree in part, hence the post. It is important to obtain a diagnosis where COVID 19 is involved.

In the end though, I think we’re both saying the same thing. If you have simple symptoms, use common precautionary measures (hand washing, etc). If you have a fever, go to the hospital (or call a hotline, etc). Whatever you do, if you have a fever, do your best to stay out of public crowded spaces.

COVID 19 is not the “flu.” From a pure virulent/mortality standpoint, it is potentially worse. Some say more people have died from influenza. This is absolutely true, but can be misleading. This is pure speculation, but if you poll physicians, I would guess the vast majority of them (all of whom have had the flu shot) would say they are more concerned of a COVID 19 patient than a patient with influenza. They are BOTH very serious and potentially deadly. But they are not the same.

Yes, the flu and coronavirus are different
But NO, the flu is a much bigger concern to health officials, at least as of yesterday. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

 

[kiddo76]

Yes, the flu and coronavirus are different
But NO, the flu is a much bigger concern to health officials, at least as of yesterday. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

Yes, when people compare COVID with the flu, it's not to down play the risk of COVID, but to underscore the seriousness of the flu. Individuals don't need to take extra precautions over COVID, because those precautions should already be practiced to prevent the spread of the flu.

 

[buttersnix]

Quarantine is the safest thing to do, yes. From a public health standpoint, however, not enough people who should do this, will.

When you implied that going to the hospital was the wrong thing to do (and I completely understand your valid point) I had to disagree in part, hence the post. It is important to obtain a diagnosis where COVID 19 is involved.

In the end though, I think we’re both saying the same thing. If you have simple symptoms, use common precautionary measures (hand washing, etc). If you have a fever, go to the hospital (or call a hotline, etc). Whatever you do, if you have a fever, do your best to stay out of public crowded spaces.

COVID 19 is not the “flu.” From a pure virulent/mortality standpoint, it is potentially worse. Some say more people have died from influenza. This is absolutely true, but can be misleading. This is pure speculation, but if you poll physicians, I would guess the vast majority of them (all of whom have had the flu shot) would say they are more concerned of a COVID 19 patient than a patient with influenza. They are BOTH very serious and potentially deadly. But they are not the same.

yes I know it’s not the flu. No vaccine, no immunity. Hence why mitigating the spread is about the most important thing we can do. And wash our hands, although that falls into the same category

 

[DopeyDame]

Quarantine is the safest thing to do, yes. From a public health standpoint, however, not enough people who should do this, will.

When you implied that going to the hospital was the wrong thing to do (and I completely understand your valid point) I had to disagree in part, hence the post. It is important to obtain a diagnosis where COVID 19 is involved.

In the end though, I think we’re both saying the same thing. If you have simple symptoms, use common precautionary measures (hand washing, etc). If you have a fever, go to the hospital (or call a hotline, etc). Whatever you do, if you have a fever, do your best to stay out of public crowded spaces.

COVID 19 is not the “flu.” From a pure virulent/mortality standpoint, it is potentially worse. Some say more people have died from influenza. This is absolutely true, but can be misleading. This is pure speculation, but if you poll physicians, I would guess the vast majority of them (all of whom have had the flu shot) would say they are more concerned of a COVID 19 patient than a patient with influenza. They are BOTH very serious and potentially deadly. But they are not the same.

I really don't think you guys are saying the same thing. A few people have been trying to point this out to you, but the recommendations from everything official I've seen (and from what makes sense to me) is to NOT go directly to the doctor or hospital if you have a fever. Going to a hospital without calling first is a terrible idea with something like this. Call your doctors office or your local health agency. They will tell you where to go and how to get there that protects the other patients and the medical staff. Even with the regular flu our local hospital has different procedures for people suspected of having the flu. They don't want you sitting around the waiting room infecting everyone else.

Obviously if you are in the midst of an emergency (ie, you can't breathe) then call 9-1-1.

 

[buttersnix]

I really don't think you guys are saying the same thing. A few people have been trying to point this out to you, but the recommendations from everything official I've seen (and from what makes sense to me) is to NOT go directly to the doctor or hospital if you have a fever. Going to a hospital without calling first is a terrible idea with something like this. Call your doctors office or your local health agency. They will tell you where to go and how to get there that protects the other patients and the medical staff. Even with the regular flu our local hospital has different procedures for people suspected of having the flu. They don't want you sitting around the waiting room infecting everyone else.

Obviously if you are in the midst of an emergency (ie, you can't breathe) then call 9-1-1.

Yes this exactly! I’m not saying it’s not serious, I’m saying it’s so serious don’t go to a public hospital doctor office! Unless, like you said, you are in an emergency. Not only do you infect others but you take healthcare workers out of commission for a few weeks.

 

[DLgal]

Did you all see where our government said if they come up with a vaccine it may not be affordable?? Lovely.

Wondering how the various health insurance companies will handle it.

Probably only cover it for elderly and high risk people.

 

[pal6860]

Yes, the flu and coronavirus are different
But NO, the flu is a much bigger concern to health officials, at least as of yesterday. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

Thank you for the link. As the article states, the flu is showing much more of an impact than COVID 19 in America. As stated in my post, this is completely true. This is true because influenza is already pandemic, and has been for years. Since I am no expert on epidemiology, and this is not the place to expound, I want to lastly emphasize that influenza has bigger numbers simply because it is literally everywhere. But COVID 19 is thought to be more virulent, and thought to have a higher mortality rate than influenza. Just trying to relay more objective information, rather than emotional.

Maybe we are getting too much into semantics. I won’t let this disrupt my travel plans to my favorite magical place on earth. I’m more attuned to this since the CDC made their statement 2 days ago, and have been following the news maybe too closely (especially about the cast members being quarantined due to their travel to Italy). We are leaving for WDW tomorrow, hence the concern. And we plan to have a great magical time, but will be extra cautious where possible.

 

[pal6860]

Yes this exactly! I’m not saying it’s not serious, I’m saying it’s so serious don’t go to a public hospital doctor office! Unless, like you said, you are in an emergency. Not only do you infect others but you take healthcare workers out of commission for a few weeks.

That’s a fair assessment. I agree with you. Maybe we are arguing different points. I hear you. Better to call a hotline number than risk getting others infected. A diagnosis is very important where COVID 19 is involved. Hopefully that hotline number/doctors’ office/hospital will provide that for us.

 

[Angeliki19]

I’m due to head to northern Italy in late May. I am curious for other opinions.
If this continues or gets worse over there, at what point would you consider changing destinations?

Mid April?

I am due to go in June! So upsetting... not sure what to do as my trip is non-refundable.

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I am due to go in June! So upsetting... not sure what to do as my trip is non-refundable.

We have time. Don’t stress till May. Hopefully it’s like the normal flu and will die down as it gets warmer.

 

[erc]

I worked in the epicentre of the SARS outbreak in Toronto. Lots of non- travellers contracted SARS and died.

Sorry, I was being US-centric.