Don't worry, we'll load the passengers on school buses, instead. Oh, wait ... well, how about on flatbeds then? Oh, wait …
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or maybe cargo ships?
TSA Has a HUGE Problem—and Time Is Running Out
The Transportation Security Administration is dealing with a huge problem, one that could make Thanksgiving travel a nightmare.
While officials are hopeful that the problem will be dealt with in time for the busy holiday travel season, there’s no guarantee of that, and airports could face a huge shortage in the number of available screeners.
Currently, just 60 percent of TSA employees — including screeners — are fully vaccinated.
The deadline to be fully inoculated is November 22. But the deadline to begin receiving the Moderna shot has already passed. That’s because two shots are needed to be fully vaccinated. The shots must be about a month apart, and full immunity doesn’t kick in for another two weeks after that.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske says the last possible date to receive the Pfizer vaccine is October 18.
In order to meet that deadline, the last possible date for receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine is October 18, while the latest possible date for the first dose of Moderna was October 11. The Pfizer vaccine requires a three-week waiting period in between first and second doses. Moderna requires a four-week wait. The last possible date to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is November 8, two weeks before the November 22 deadline.
Pekoske said he is “very hopeful” that the agency’s employees can meet the deadline and that there will not be worker shortages.
Yeah, right. I was planning on traveling to Colorado around Christmas to see Pal Nancy and the girls, but we did all meet this summer, and with airfares predicted to “skyrocket”, and now this, I think I’ll defer. Bummer.