We are all concerned about the question of who will be able to see football games when the season starts and of course we are already seeing what is happening with college and pro games. So I have an idea about high school games to throw out for discussion. It is either a semi-logical idea that could be considered or it is just plain stupid and you guys will not hurt my feelings if you say so.
Think about those thermometers that doctors are using now in their offices where they just shine a light or something on your forehead and take your temperature that way. It doesn't involve touching and it is done in a manner of a micro-second and they consider it good enough or accurate enough to let you in.
So would it be possible to have 5 or 6 medical professionals (paid of course by the school) on duty at each game and they would check temperatures as you approach the gate, even before you paid your admission. If you tested OK, you would be considered safe to attend the game but it you showed a possible high temperature, you might be asked to step aside for some questions or further testing and maybe denied access if it looked like you might have COVID.
The benefit to this would be that the schools should get close to their normal attendance and therefore not lose the megatons of money that they stand to lose if they have to severely limit attendance. Also it would make for a safer environment at the games. The drawback of course would be the extra expense of paying the people.
Of course such an idea would have to be statewide and maybe even mandated by the governor as part of the overall protection policies. You couldn't have it at some schools and not at others and it would have to be highly publicized instead of springing it on people unexpectedly.
So what do you guys think? Genius? or Should I stuff my mask down my own throat so I can't talk any more? Or maybe somewhere in between?
Think about those thermometers that doctors are using now in their offices where they just shine a light or something on your forehead and take your temperature that way. It doesn't involve touching and it is done in a manner of a micro-second and they consider it good enough or accurate enough to let you in.
So would it be possible to have 5 or 6 medical professionals (paid of course by the school) on duty at each game and they would check temperatures as you approach the gate, even before you paid your admission. If you tested OK, you would be considered safe to attend the game but it you showed a possible high temperature, you might be asked to step aside for some questions or further testing and maybe denied access if it looked like you might have COVID.
The benefit to this would be that the schools should get close to their normal attendance and therefore not lose the megatons of money that they stand to lose if they have to severely limit attendance. Also it would make for a safer environment at the games. The drawback of course would be the extra expense of paying the people.
Of course such an idea would have to be statewide and maybe even mandated by the governor as part of the overall protection policies. You couldn't have it at some schools and not at others and it would have to be highly publicized instead of springing it on people unexpectedly.
So what do you guys think? Genius? or Should I stuff my mask down my own throat so I can't talk any more? Or maybe somewhere in between?