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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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{{incomplete|Created by an NP-SOFT UNVACCINATED MOVIEGOER. Events and people in the comic need to be explained more in detail. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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This comic is another in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}, specifically regarding the [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccine]].
  
This comic is another in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}, specifically regarding the [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccine]].
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The comic shows a timeline of a multitude of (presumably) friends and acquaintances getting two doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.  Due to the recommended delay between shots, as well as the few weeks needed to build antibodies after the second shot, planning get-togethers become complicated by who is free to meet, or not yet.
 
 
The comic shows a timeline of a multitude of (presumably) friends and acquaintances getting two doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.  Due to the recommended delay between shots, as well as the few weeks needed to build antibodies after the second shot, planning get-togethers becomes complicated by who is free to meet, or not yet.
 
  
 
The diagram is some form of Scheduling Diagram, maybe akin to a {{w|Gantt chart}}, which helps to coordinate the status of several individual 'processes' (personal vaccination schedules) and demonstrate where dependent activities (meet-ups) are mutually possible.
 
The diagram is some form of Scheduling Diagram, maybe akin to a {{w|Gantt chart}}, which helps to coordinate the status of several individual 'processes' (personal vaccination schedules) and demonstrate where dependent activities (meet-ups) are mutually possible.
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In this case though, {{w|Critical Path}} dependencies seem trivial enough. Events (vertical lozenges across the dot-marked timelines of those included) are as trivial to validate as possible for those selected to attend. Fixed events in time can be scanned to show all those allowed to participate at that moment. Movable events can be rescheduled until (enough of) those hoped to be included are 'valid'. Complications may arise for those whose presence relies upon [[2441|the status of others]] potentially attending, or the need to maintain time between two events (in either order) with part-shared attendees as a precautionary 'cool-down' isolation. It is not obvious that either of these issues factor in, any more than basic scheduling conflicts would.
 
In this case though, {{w|Critical Path}} dependencies seem trivial enough. Events (vertical lozenges across the dot-marked timelines of those included) are as trivial to validate as possible for those selected to attend. Fixed events in time can be scanned to show all those allowed to participate at that moment. Movable events can be rescheduled until (enough of) those hoped to be included are 'valid'. Complications may arise for those whose presence relies upon [[2441|the status of others]] potentially attending, or the need to maintain time between two events (in either order) with part-shared attendees as a precautionary 'cool-down' isolation. It is not obvious that either of these issues factor in, any more than basic scheduling conflicts would.
  
The third person is scheduled for a movie before being fully vaccinated may be a direct reference to [[2441: IMDb Vaccines]], discussing the number of people that needs to be vaccinated to record a particular scene. Other than each line's identifying portrait (which are not of the Throne Room characters) no explicit age/vulnerability information is given to justify this, presumably the chart's users are aware of the specifics.
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The third person is scheduled for a movie before being fully vaccinated may be a direct reference to [[2441: IMDb Vaccines]], discussing the number of people that need to be vaccinated to record a particular scene. Other than each line's identifying portrait (which are not of the Throne Room characters) no explicit age/vulnerability information is given to justify this, presumably the chart's users are aware of the specifics.
  
 
The third person in the table is included in a movie viewing (for which masks could be worn) shortly after their second immunization, but not included in the dinner group until the full benefit of the vaccine takes hold.  CDC guidelines permit vaccinated individuals to visit inside a home or private setting without a mask with one household of unvaccinated people who are not at risk for severe illness. Therefore the movie gathering conforms to CDC recommendations provided that the single unvaccinated person is not at increased risk of severe illness and the movie is in a home or private setting.
 
The third person in the table is included in a movie viewing (for which masks could be worn) shortly after their second immunization, but not included in the dinner group until the full benefit of the vaccine takes hold.  CDC guidelines permit vaccinated individuals to visit inside a home or private setting without a mask with one household of unvaccinated people who are not at risk for severe illness. Therefore the movie gathering conforms to CDC recommendations provided that the single unvaccinated person is not at increased risk of severe illness and the movie is in a home or private setting.
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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[From top to bottom, eleven people are standing on the left side of the image: Danish, Cueball #1, Hairbun #1, Black Hat, Ponytail, Hairbun #2, White Hat, Hairy, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan, with even-numbered characters standing slightly further to the left. Each character’s first and second doses of the vaccine are labeled ① and ②, respectively. The time before each character’s first dose is drawn with a grey solid line; the time between their first dose and after they are fully vaccinated (two weeks after their second dose) is drawn with a grey dashed line; the time after they are fully vaccinated is drawn with a black solid line. Black Hat, Hairbun #2, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan have all received their first doses before the comic’s time frame. Social activities are drawn with an ellipse around the top and bottom members, and each participating character is identified with a large filled-in circle on their timeline. The ellipses are labeled :]
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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:[From top to bottom, eleven people are standing on the left side of the image: Danish, Cueball #1, Hairbun, Black Hat, Ponytail, Science Girl, White Hat, Hairy, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan, with even-numbered characters standing slightly further to the left. Each character’s first and second doses of the vaccine are labeled ① and ②, respectively. The time before each character’s first dose is drawn with a grey solid line; the time between their first dose and after they are fully vaccinated (two weeks after their second dose) is drawn with a grey dashed line; the time after they are fully vaccinated is drawn with a black solid line. Black Hat, Science Girl, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan have all received their first doses before the comic’s time frame. Social activities are drawn with an ellipse around the top and bottom members, and each participating character is identified with a large filled-in circle on their timeline. The ellipses are labeled :]
 
: DINNER  GAMES  MOVIE  BIRTHDAY  DINNER  CABIN
 
: DINNER  GAMES  MOVIE  BIRTHDAY  DINNER  CABIN
  
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* Black Hat receives his second dose;
 
* Black Hat receives his second dose;
 
* Blondie is fully vaccinated;
 
* Blondie is fully vaccinated;
* Hairbun #2 receives her second dose;
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* Science Girl receives her second dose;
 
* Cueball #2 receives his second dose;
 
* Cueball #2 receives his second dose;
 
* Megan receives her second dose;
 
* Megan receives her second dose;
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* Danish receives her second dose;
 
* Danish receives her second dose;
 
* Cueball #1 receives his second dose;
 
* Cueball #1 receives his second dose;
* Hairbun #2 is fully vaccinated;
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* Science Girl is fully vaccinated;
 
* Cueball #2 is fully vaccinated;
 
* Cueball #2 is fully vaccinated;
 
* Megan is fully vaccinated;
 
* Megan is fully vaccinated;
 
* Hairy receives his second dose;
 
* Hairy receives his second dose;
 
* White Hat receives his second dose;
 
* White Hat receives his second dose;
* Hairbun #2, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan play games;
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* Science Girl, Blondie, Cueball #2, and Megan play games;
 
* Ponytail is fully vaccinated;
 
* Ponytail is fully vaccinated;
 
* Hairbun receives her second dose;
 
* Hairbun receives her second dose;
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* Hairbun is fully vaccinated;
 
* Hairbun is fully vaccinated;
 
* Hairbun and Blondie go to dinner;
 
* Hairbun and Blondie go to dinner;
* Black Hat, Hairbun #2, White Hat, Hairy, and Cueball #2 go to a cabin.
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* Black Hat, Science Girl, White Hat, Hairy, and Cueball #2 go to a cabin.
  
 
:[Caption below the panel:]
 
:[Caption below the panel:]
 
:Post-Vaccine Social Scheduling
 
:Post-Vaccine Social Scheduling
 
==Trivia==
 
* It seems that Hairbun doesn't wait the 2 weeks after her 2nd vaccine before going to the movies.
 
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
 
[[Category: COVID-19]]
 
[[Category: COVID-19]]
 
[[Category: COVID-19 vaccine]]
 
[[Category: COVID-19 vaccine]]
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[[Category: Comics featuring Hairbun]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Hairbun]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Blondie]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Blondie]]
[[Category: Comics featuring Hairbun]]
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[[Category: Comics featuring Science Girl]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring White Hat]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring White Hat]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Danish]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Danish]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Black Hat]]
 
[[Category: Comics featuring Black Hat]]

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