Thursday 23 December 2021

This Idea of a Vax-Status to Travel By Air?

 The White House is studying the idea that for all internal flights in the US.....you could not board unless you had a vax-status.

Odds of this order being issued?  I'd give a 30-percent chance of occurring.  So several observations:

1.  Even if you were quintupled-vaxed (five times).....it simply doesn't mean that you are 100-percent immune to Covid.  No one will sign their name to any statement like that.  So if you forced this order....vaxed-up people would show up....board a plane legally, and still pass the Covid virus around on the plane.  

To be honest, I'd have ten times the fear of Omikron being 'stashed' on the plane after a flight, and I'd be less than thrilled to board the flight leaving.

2.  Fake vaccination slips showing up?  More than likely, but this would just invite more cops to stand by and detain you at the airport.  Some might even accuse you of having a fake vax-slip, when you have a legit vax-slip.  

3.  I would suspect that even vaxed-up people would stand there for a minute....do some critical thinking, and ask the question....if this is so bad for people....isn't this the same for getting into a taxi, riding the subway, or entering a city bus?  

On fear status, I could see this quickly flipping public opinion and asking why schools are open....why you allow unvaxed-people into grocery stores, topless bars, and NFL stadiums?

4.  Finally, it just seems logical....the next step is to limit people coming to talk with President Biden....that only vaxed-up folks should be allowed into the White House, and that non-vax folks should be kept at the gate.  

My suggestion...if it's this bad to make a vax-status and forbid air travel....maybe it's time to just give up flying in general (crashing modern air-travel) and turn airports into Blockbuster 'fronts'?  

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