Walt Disney World Resort Update for August 24-30, 2021 by Alan S. Dalinka
Walt Disney World Resort Update for August 24–30, 2021
Writer’s Note & News (Combined)
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals. Florida continues to be among the leaders in the counts of new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations spurred by the Delta Variant. The number of young people becoming seriously ill and requiring hospitalization continues to be significant as well.
Orlando Sentinel also reported last night that Disney reached an agreement with unions representing its workers requiring all on-site employees to