Coronavirus

[IamNY]

COVID cases are definitely on the rise. I really wish I knew what could be done at this point.

NYC COVID-19 cases, alert level rise

New York City's COVID-19 alert level has been upgraded to "medium." According to the state's health department, citing data as of April 29, there have been more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people in the city over the last seven days.

www.foxnews.com

 

[gaby]

BREAKING NEWS....BOILEAU va annoncer demain la FIN du port du masque DANS LES LIEUX PUBLICS le 14 MAI.....partant de là ça deviendra un choix personnel.....MAIS va demeurer obligatoire dans les transports publics et hôpitaux...c'est bien comme ça.

 

[wetnose]

Yep, Alberta stats tell the story of 3x vaxxed vs 2x vaxxed. For older age groups, it can be about 4x as much. See Table 5 (ICU) and Table 8 (deaths).

https://www.alberta.ca/stats/covid-19-alberta-statistics.htm#vaccine-outcomes

 

[IamNY]

Do as I say not as I do:

Journalists from multiple news outlets test positive after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend

Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming a superspreader — and now the cases are rolling in.

www.cnn.com

 

[sene5hos]

Johns Hopkins count shows US could soon hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths

According to numbers from Johns Hopkins University, which were at just under 1 million all-time COVID-19 deaths by late Wednesday, the country could soon surpass the grim 1 million mark by their count.

www.turnto23.com

Official numbers from Johns Hopkins University showed that the all-time COVID-19 death count for the United States had arrived at just under the 1 million mark on Wednesday, and confirmed cases for infections stood at over 81,000,000.

The grim number of deaths is a reminder that the country is still fighting the spread of the deadly virus.
According to a count by Johns Hopkins, 66.62% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated.

 

[sene5hos]

Update:
Yesterday US = 1,929 dead

 

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Do as I say not as I do:

Journalists from multiple news outlets test positive after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend

Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming a superspreader — and now the cases are rolling in.

www.cnn.com

I don't get what idea you are trying to push. Everybody knows that even being triple shots vaccinated, no one is 1000% protected against catching the virus COVID. The big difference is that being vaccinated you are 95% protected against serious illness needing to be hospitalized. Trying to divert the discussion focus is totally of bad faith and will not help in anyway to improve the health situation. Previously you post that the situation is going in the wrong direction in NY and ask what could be done. I would suggest to stay honest and addressing the real problem would be a good beginning. We all know the recent wave is due to unvaccinated people who made bad choices and vulnerable people on which vaccination is not very efficient because diverse co-morbidity factors, mainly being over 60. A journalist, fully vaccinated, testing positive to COVID, with none or small symptoms, is not a big deal. I do not get what is your agenda posting about it, and staying silent about GOP meetings full of anti-vax and/or not vaccinated people.

 

[Mistral]

Do as I say not as I do:

Were they not following local, state or federal guidelines at the WH Correspondents Dinner?

 

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Were they not following local, state or federal guidelines at the WH Correspondents Dinner?

Yes, they were all vaccinated with the third shot.

 

[Like_It_Hot]

The seven-day average was 568. There is a lot of delayed reporting, so there are one-day spikes such as yesterday.

Nor really. There is a rise now in US. It is normal that a specific day numbers are over 7 days average. When the cases are going down it is the opposite. This is a simple mathematic fact.

 

[IamNY]

I don't get what idea you are trying to push. Everybody knows that even being triple shots vaccinated, no one is 1000% protected against catching the virus COVID. The big difference is that being vaccinated you are 95% protected against serious illness needing to be hospitalized. Trying to divert the discussion focus is totally of bad faith and will not help in anyway to improve the health situation. Previously you post that the situation is going in the wrong direction in NY and ask what could be done. I would suggest to stay honest and addressing the real problem would be a good beginning. We all know the recent wave is due to unvaccinated people who made bad choices and vulnerable people on which vaccination is not very efficient because diverse co-morbidity factors, mainly being over 60. A journalist, fully vaccinated, testing positive to COVID, with none or small symptoms, is not a big deal. I do not get what is your agenda posting about it, and staying silent about GOP meetings full of anti-vax and/or not vaccinated people.

That was quite the reply. Useless, ongoing, political, and childish. Dr. Fauci is the only one who did as he says. The rest are all hypocrites. And you are a supporter of this do as I say not as I do narrative.

 

[IamNY]

Were they not following local, state or federal guidelines at the WH Correspondents Dinner?

Not the point at all. But a nice attempt.

 

[Mistral]

Not the point at all. But a nice attempt.

It's all tied to the official guidance in place at any given point in time. When people said earlier not to assemble in crowds, that was at that time, not forever obviously. Now it's 2022 and most people are vaccinated. Do you have evidence that two weeks ago, someone said not to assemble in crowds but went to the event?

 

[IamNY]

It's all tied to the official guidance in place at any given point in time. When people said earlier not to assemble in crowds, that was at that time, not forever obviously. Now it's 2022 and most people are vaccinated. Do you have evidence that two weeks ago, someone said not to assemble in crowds but went to the event?

Dr. Fauci, which was the point of my initial post even though you continue to try to spin it in another direction. So now it's ok to gather in large groups indoors? I wish you would make up your mind and follow the science and not your political agenda.

Fauci reportedly frustrated about optics of White House Correspondents' Dinner

The NIAID director announced he was not attending the WHCD but was later caught maskless at a pre-party ahead of the event.

www.foxnews.com

 

[IamNY]

NY's governor Hochul, a democrat, has tested positive for COVID.

NY Gov. Hochul tests positive for COVID-19: ‘I’m asymptomatic’

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted Sunday that she "tested positive for COVID-19."

www.foxnews.com

 

[Like_It_Hot]

Nothing interesting to post than naming individual? What is the point? Should we name the 1 million who died?

Here is an other one who got COVID. So what?

Bruins will be without Charlie McAvoy for Game 4 and perhaps beyond. COVID has returned to the Bruins — and at the worst possible time — with Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy ruled out of Sunday’s Game 4 at TD Garden by way of his landing in the league’s COVID protocol.​

 

[IamNY]

Nothing interesting to post than naming individual? What is the point? Should we name the 1 million who died?

I didn't start this crap, I'm just joining in. That's my point. Yes, we should name the millions that have died, that's what many of you don't understand. Everyone that has died from this nasty disease has families, friends, and loved ones, regardless of your political affiliation. Understand that and you may finally start to get the big picture.

 

[sene5hos]

L'ancien animateur de radio André Arthur est décédé

L'ancien député, polémiste et éminente figure de la radio québécoise, André Arthur, est décédé dimanche 8 mai après plusieurs jours d’hospitalisation.

www.journaldequebec.com

L’ex-animateur de radio André Arthur est décédé dimanche à l’âge de 78 ans.

La nouvelle a été confirmée en fin de soirée, dimanche, sur son compte Twitter.
Des proches de la famille nous ont aussi transmis l’information.
Il avait annoncé quelques jours auparavant, être atteint de la COVID. La « banale grippe chinoise », avait-il mentionné sur les réseaux sociaux.

 

[gaby]

Et oui....encore la preuve qu'il ne faut pas prendre ce virus à la légère...et que malheureusement oui on peut en mourir.....

 

[Mistral]

Dr. Fauci, which was the point of my initial post even though you continue to try to spin it in another direction. So now it's ok to gather in large groups indoors? I wish you would make up your mind and follow the science and not your political agenda.

You posted "Do as I say not as I do"... implying some people (presumably the government or just Dems) were telling people to do one thing while doing something different themselves. Not much to spin there. But there is no prohibition on vaccinated people gathering in large groups, that I can find. In case you didn't realize, yes the guidance has changed over time. These are facts, not my political agenda. Please keep up with these developments which are based on science, before you make baseless statements.