Anyone have any updates on UR's plan to have any fans in attendance? I know STH received a survey about a month ago on whether they would attend or not but haven't heard any follow up since.
Fans at the Robins Center
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Show your vaccine administered card and you can attend 
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Huge news for the world, I saw a scientist on the news this morning. Science community thought 70% would be super, initial results coming back with 90% effective - though a fairly small sample size, but significant. Hopefully the rest of the data coming backs up the initial results.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the catastrophic outbreak under control.
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Huge news for the world, I saw a scientist on the news this morning. Science community thought 70% would be super, initial results coming back with 90% effective - though a fairly small sample size, but significant. Hopefully the rest of the data coming backs up the initial results.
Promotion for the first A-10 game of the schedule: All tickets $75, but they include a vaccination at the door.
Would be a sellout against fordham.
It would really suck for the seniors to not have fans to play for this season...
If this happens, I believe the character of the players will mean more than ever.
This is outstanding news.Show your vaccine administered card and you can attend
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the catastrophic outbreak under control.
Huge news for the world, I saw a scientist on the news this morning. Science community thought 70% would be super, initial results coming back with 90% effective - though a fairly small sample size, but significant. Hopefully the rest of the data coming backs up the initial results.
I've had people tell me they won't get a vaccine for a long time. we don't know the long term effects.
but if you tell me I can go back to normal attending games and everything else with no mask if I get the shot, I'll be first in line upon approval.
but if you tell me I can go back to normal attending games and everything else with no mask if I get the shot, I'll be first in line upon approval.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"I know that we're definitely exploring it. We're trying to hear from all angles. Va's current regulations allow you to have 1000 fans. We need to make sure we have our players families there, and I think 1000 fans, but I'm not positive" - Chris Mooney on fans being allowed.</p>— Austin (@AustinDaisey11) <a href="">November 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sman, I hear you - I know Pfizer employees that say they will not take it. I am waiting for the media tide to turn and think it already has. I am guessing that you and all your friends and family have fully vetted that rotating flu vaccine you get every year, and are well aware of the long term safety data?
The good news/bad news is that I would guess we will all (other than front line workers and high risk population) have at least another 3 months of safety data prior to having it available. Likely will have a couple more available by that time as well.
The good news/bad news is that I would guess we will all (other than front line workers and high risk population) have at least another 3 months of safety data prior to having it available. Likely will have a couple more available by that time as well.
What would really suck would be if we can't have fans but our away opponents can.
That could definitely happen for OOC games. You can see the number of fans at football games varies significantly. I would think the A10 would set a cap for in conference games.
You can sound confident now, but if the near term numbers continue to trend in the current direction, I really don't see how you will be able to justify having 1,000 fans in an indoor arena. Vaccine emergency approval AND distribution to masses is still going to take some time despite my optimism on the Pfizer news. Short term hope is that ramped up testing can curb things quite a bit.
The 1000, in Virginia, will include everyone in the building. Teams, staff, officials, etc. Once you account for those numbers and families, I wouldn’t count on many fans (if any) being allowed in the building. And the school has to consider student attendance in that equation too.
You can sound confident now, but if the near term numbers continue to trend in the current direction, I really don't see how you will be able to justify having 1,000 fans in an indoor arena. Vaccine emergency approval AND distribution to masses is still going to take some time despite my optimism on the Pfizer news. Short term hope is that ramped up testing can curb things quite a bit.
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Exactly. UR has taken enormous precautions with COVID and it has paid off handsomely. I just don't see them going against those precautions, especially with the numbers rising as they are right now. Frankly, I am expecting more restrictions but in place over the winter not less.
The news on the vaccine front this week is extremely positive though. Gives us all some hope that their is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Exactly. UR has taken enormous precautions with COVID and it has paid off handsomely. I just don't see them going against those precautions, especially with the numbers rising as they are right now. Frankly, I am expecting more restrictions but in place over the winter not less.
The news on the vaccine front this week is extremely positive though. Gives us all some hope that their is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Exactly. UR has taken enormous precautions with COVID and it has paid off handsomely. I just don't see them going against those precautions, especially with the numbers rising as they are right now. Frankly, I am expecting more restrictions but in place over the winter not less.
The news on the vaccine front this week is extremely positive though. Gives us all some hope that their is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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I agree the news this week has been very positive about COVID-19. Moderna is about to come out with similar news about their vaccine.
K, apparently their are several vaccine makers, Moderna being one, who basically operate off the same premises as the Pfizer vaccine. So, the Pfizer vaccine working is not only good news for their vaccine but all of the other vaccines that have attacked COVID from a similar angle.
I'm not a vaccine expert but I do follow them many of them on social media, FYI. The public health experts have been nothing but doom and gloom since this pandemic started. They were really excited and optimistic about this news though.
Vaccine isn't going to help us in time for college hoops season though
I'm not a vaccine expert but I do follow them many of them on social media, FYI. The public health experts have been nothing but doom and gloom since this pandemic started. They were really excited and optimistic about this news though.
Vaccine isn't going to help us in time for college hoops season though
I think we should pack the RC and then have everyone flood the court after our first win, just like Notre Dame did last weekend in football. What could go wrong?
K, apparently their are several vaccine makers, Moderna being one, who basically operate off the same premises as the Pfizer vaccine. So, the Pfizer vaccine working is not only good news for their vaccine but all of the other vaccines that have attacked COVID from a similar angle.
I'm not a vaccine expert but I do follow them many of them on social media, FYI. The public health experts have been nothing but doom and gloom since this pandemic started. They were really excited and optimistic about this news though.
Vaccine isn't going to help us in time for college hoops season though
I'm not a vaccine expert but I do follow them many of them on social media, FYI. The public health experts have been nothing but doom and gloom since this pandemic started. They were really excited and optimistic about this news though.
maybe you should do some research on the "public health experts". They are part of the panic porn culture and not surprisingly they have a financial stake in the vaccine world.
Do some research on Scott Geottleib......Been on CBS/CNBC for 8 months and not once have they stated he is on the board of Pfizer....
Zeke Emmanuel, now on the Senile Joe's Task force, has been going on TV spouting porn while at the same time consulting businesses on how to manage this.
Look most of DC--they are not the solution they are part of the problem.
That all being said, whether there is 1 fan or 1000, looking forward to opening night in 10 days.
I agree the news this week has been very positive about COVID-19. Moderna is about to come out with similar news about their vaccine.
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And all this great news comes out on November 9th... how ironic, lol.
3 officials, 2 ten man rosters, 2 head coaches should do it...
VCU is already like YES! Our sellout streak can continue when we sell 25 tickets to every game!
And here I thought the new order changed the certificate of occupancy of all buildings in the state to 25 at all times...
That was going to change a lot of things.
AD just sent out an email...with the new limit of 250, they’re going to open the season without fans. Only guests of coaches/players.
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Update On Spider Basketball Attendance For Start Of The Season - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. – With the health and safety of the campus remaining the University's primary concern, and with the on-going assessment of COVID-19 conditions by University
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This sucks of course, but it's the right move in order to have any season at all. We're fortunate that things in Virginia aren't as bad as they are in most other states, but we're heading that way. Scaling back hopefully buys us a little more time and reduces the rush of hospitals filling up the way they are elsewhere.
It’s sad that an exponential as opposed to a linear increase (and yes I read that somewhere) in the pandemic rate is causing people to change their minds. This could have so easily been handled with proper leadership.
