Coronavirus

[IamNY]

Found this one interesting. I was thinking about the people who have gotten COVID, survived it, and have developed the antibodies naturally. Looks like the Delta variant is so easily spread that many of the un vaccinated with help with getting closer to heard immunity. Me, I would rather be vaccinated, but it looks like herd immunity may happen with or without it:

Delta Variant Could Push U.S. Covid Immunity To 85%, Says Former FDA Head

Though it "could be a little worse," the physician predicted Covid will effectively act as a "second circulating flu" this winter.

www.forbes.com

 

[gallantca]

Found this one interesting. I was thinking about the people who have gotten COVID, survived it, and have developed the antibodies naturally. Looks like the Delta variant is so easily spread that many of the un vaccinated with help with getting closer to heard immunity. Me, I would rather be vaccinated, but it looks like herd immunity may happen with or without it:

Delta Variant Could Push U.S. Covid Immunity To 85%, Says Former FDA Head

Though it "could be a little worse," the physician predicted Covid will effectively act as a "second circulating flu" this winter.

www.forbes.com

I wonder how this will work.

Something like 58% of Americans are double vaccinated. To get to 85% you need another 27%

If 27% needs to catch it to get to herd immunity, how many people die in the process ?

Currently the 600,000 that died were after 10% of the population caught it. What would 27% of Americans catching it look like ?

I know, I know,... of the 27% some have already caught it. But science tells us the antibodies are there for months, not forever.

They do believe 99% of the people that will die moving forward will be unvaccinated. Too bad something so preventable will happen.

 

[IamNY]

I wonder how this will work.

Something like 58% of Americans are double vaccinated. To get to 85% you need another 27%

If 27% needs to catch it to get to herd immunity, how many people die in the process ?

Currently the 600,000 that died were after 10% of the population caught it. What would 27% of Americans catching it look like ?

I know, I know,... of the 27% some have already caught it. But science tells us the antibodies are there for months, not forever.

They do believe 99% of the people that will die moving forward will be unvaccinated. Too bad something so preventable will happen.

First and foremost, I didn't interview Dr. Gotlieb, I just posted something that I thought was interesting. There are people out there that will not get vaccinated and will get COVID. These are the folks that will as you say "die in the process". that's their choice.

"Currently the 600,000 that died were after 10% of the population caught it. What would 27% of Americans catching it look like ?" I don't know, I didn't interview Dr. Gotlieb.

Dr. Gotlieb expressed his opinion and it was uplifting, unlike the crap from the media trying to scare the shit out of you on a daily basis. At least it was some positive news.

Dr. Gotlieb can be reached on The Twitter, maybe you can ask him your questions there:

https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

 

[cloudsurf]

According to reputable news agencies like ABC and BBC only about 50% of American`s over 12 are double vaccinated.
25 to 30 % say that they don`t plan to get vaccinated. Herd immunity will be a long process in the States.

 

[sene5hos]

They do believe 99% of the people that will die moving forward will be unvaccinated. Too bad something so preventable will happen.

Yes I put info on vaccine's thread.

 

[IamNY]

Border restrictions, at least for Canadians are starting to ease up a little with more reopening plans in the coming weeks:

As Canada border crossing restrictions ease for some, Trudeau says more reopening plans expected in 'coming weeks'

Canadian citizens and residents who have had a full dose of a coronavirus vaccine can skip a 14-day quarantine in place since March 2020.

www.usatoday.com

 

[gallantca]

Border restrictions, at least for Canadians are starting to ease up a little with more reopening plans in the coming weeks:

As Canada border crossing restrictions ease for some, Trudeau says more reopening plans expected in 'coming weeks'

Canadian citizens and residents who have had a full dose of a coronavirus vaccine can skip a 14-day quarantine in place since March 2020.

www.usatoday.com

He has said several time that the 75% double dose is his metric for the US border.

Yesterday he was talking "weeks"

 

[IamNY]

He has said several time that the 75% double dose is his metric for the US border.

Yesterday he was talking "weeks"

Article was more about easing the restrictions for Canadian travelers. But I get it, cue up the Debbie Downer music, always negative.

 

[gallantca]

Article was more about easing the restrictions for Canadian travelers. But I get it, cue up the Debbie Downer music, always negative.

Please explain how saying it's a question of weeks is a downer.

 

[sene5hos]

The Lambda COVID-19 variant: What do we know about it?

A recently designated COVID-19 variant of interest by the World Health Organization is coming under scrutiny as more cases are being detected in multiple countries, and amid concerns that it carries mutations that could potentially make it more resistant to antibodies.

www.ctvnews.ca

A recently designated COVID-19 variant of interest by the World Health Organization is coming under scrutiny as more cases are being detected in multiple countries, and amid concerns that it carries mutations that could potentially make it more resistant to neutralizing antibodies.

The newly labelled Lambda variant, or C.37, was first detected as early as last August 2020 in Peru and was being monitored as an alert for some time prior to its new designation. As of mid-June, the variant had been detected in 29 countries or territories with a particularly high prevalence in South America.

“Lambda has been associated with substantive rates of community transmission in multiple countries, with rising prevalence over time concurrent with increased COVID-19 incidence,” the global health agency wrote in its Weekly Epidemiological Update published on June 15.

“Lambda carries a number of mutations with suspected phenotypic implications, such as a potential increased transmissibility or possible increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies.”

The one and only way to stop these new variants is through vaccination.

 

[IamNY]

Like Lambda Lambda Lambda and the Omega Moo's?

 

[cloudsurf]

New studies from Israel are showing that the double dose of Pfizer vaccine is only 65% effective at stopping the Delta variant but 95% effective against hospitalization and death. Don`t throw away your masks yet.

 

[Like_It_Hot]

The vaccination progress in Quebec as of today, last numbers. Less than 12 years old, still not eligibled to vaccination.
Hope they could be within a few months.

 

[sene5hos]

Indonesia has seen a rapid increase in the number of new COVID infections.
Indonesia's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 31,189 new COVID infections and 728 deaths on Tuesday, both record daily increases.

The delta variant has rapidly pushed up case numbers in Indonesia, leaving hospitals in a critical state and facing a shortage of oxygen to treat COVID patients.

That’s why Jakarta has imposed a strict lockdown on its major islands of Java and Bali.

 

[gaby]

Pour combattre le Delta variant et autres variants à se développer à travers le monde et comme ils sont très contagieux Pfizer nous annonce qu'il travaille sur un autre vaccin pour les combattre....if it's what we will need....pour moi et en fonction de mon âge je
n'hésiterais pas à y recourir....aucune risque à prendre.

 

[gallantca]

Pour combattre le Delta variant et autres variants à se développer à travers le monde et comme ils sont très contagieux Pfizer nous annonce qu'il travaille sur un autre vaccin pour les combattre....if it's what we will need....pour moi et en fonction de mon âge je
n'hésiterais pas à y recourir....aucune risque à prendre.

The big question is if Pfizer manufacturing should be focused towards a third shot for us or a first/second shot for the rest of the world. My vote is the rest of the world and 100% for selfish purposes.

 

[gaby]

QUÉBEC.....aujourd'hui la distanciation passe de 2 mètres à 1 mètre....bonne nouvelle enfin...anyway de mois en moins de personnes respectaient le 2 mètres.....la vie reprend tranquillement sa normalité .

 

[sene5hos]

After Fivefold Jump In Covid Cases, Netherlands Is Ruing Nightlife Reopening

The country has reversed course on its reopening after cases surged to their highest levels of the year.

www.forbes.com

Just weeks after lifting nearly all its pandemic restrictions, the Netherlands is battling one of the biggest increases in coronavirus cases in the world, forcing it to reverse course and demonstrating the challenge of reopening amid an ever-changing pandemic.

Nearly 52,000 people in the Netherlands tested positive for Covid-19 over the past week, a more than 500% increase from the week prior, according to Dutch government data released Tuesday.

With the more infectious delta variant becoming increasingly prevalent, new infections have soared more than 1,130% in the last 14 days, according to a tracker run by The New York Times, the fourth-largest increase in the world over that period behind just Malta, the British Virgin Islands and Laos.

 

[gallantca]

Look at this site

COVID-19 Weekly Trends by Country - Worldometer

New cases and deaths in the last 7 days vs. the preceding week. Absolute and percentage change, weekly cases and deaths per million people in every country in the world

www.worldometers.info

Sort by weekly change (5th column).

We should and can learn from others.

 

[gaby]

QUÉBEC joue à la LOTTO avec la COVID-19.....s'inspirant de ce qui se fait ailleurs QUÉBEC emboîte le pas.

Du 1er Août jusqu'au 27 Août 150,000 sera attribué chaque semaine aux adultes ayant recu 1 dose et s'étant inscrits sur le portail.

Le 3 Septembre 1 million pour les 2 doses..

Les 12-17 ans ne sont pas en reste..16 jeunes pourront recevoir jusqu'à 20,000 en bourse d'études le 3 Septembre.

Évidemment l'on peut se questionner sur l'efficacité d'une telle stratégie...... MAIS POURQUOI PAS ....rien à perdre.....tout à gagner....de l'argent et surtout l'immunité....lol......et quand on connaît l'appétit insatiable des Québécois pour les loteries c'est une win win

situation....et moi qui ne participe presque jamais à ces tirages.....et bien oui je vais tenter ma chance........