Encinitas: Our History and People

to be canceled: weddings, graduations, funerals
and family reunions have either been canceled,
postponed or have severely limited attendance.
Pharmaceutical companies fast-track testing kits
to offer the public.
Covid-19 testing becomes required prior to
any medical procedure and international flights,
with many countries restricting admission from
the United States due to the highest case levels
in the world by the end of 2020. Schools conduct
classes online, and sports events hold
games but with no audience. All meetings are
now conducted via webinars and/or Zoom set
up on computers, iPads, or smart phones.
School hours are extremely limited on campus,
as most lessons are conducted online.
Late in 2020, several pharmaceutical companies
tout the effectiveness of their vaccine and
push for approval for mass inoculations as the
cases are increasing and the death toll rises.
Thanksgiving is mandated as having no more
than three households in attendance by the state
of California. Restaurant restrictions are eased to
allow outdoor dining only. The Encinitas Fall
Street Fair and Holiday Parade are canceled. By
December 14, the first inoculation was administered
to a health care provider in New York.
To be continued....”
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Airports became ghost towns as air
travel, both domestic and
international, was severely curtailed.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAPHNE FLETCHER.
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