Covid-19

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 

[JCon]

2 minutes ago, Stretch said:

Although dashboard has been updated. Looks like 133 new cases, 8.7% provincial TPR, 8 deaths.

That's weird. Thanks!

[bustamente]

29 new cases in the Winnipeg area

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-20-world-vaccine-doses-administered-1.5891465

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Canada has fallen behind other developed nations in the number of shots administered per capita as supply disruptions derail planned vaccinations.

According to data collated by the University of Oxford-based Our World in Data, Canada now ranks 20th globally, well behind allies like the United States and the United Kingdom but also middle-income countries like Poland and Serbia.

Canada's vaccination effort has also been outpaced so far by those in Bahrain, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the United Arab Emirates, among others.

While a laggard compared to many other wealthy nations, Canada has administered more shots per capita than G7 partners like France and Japan.

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://globalnews.ca/video/7605965/ottawa-nurse-reacts-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus-post-vaccine

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/j-j-one-dose-shot-prevents-covid-19-but-less-than-some-others-1.5287440

Edited January 29, 2021 by FrostyWinnipeg

[Tracker]

The Chinese government has announced that they have developed an almost-instant, 100% accurate swab test for COVID. The bad news is that its a anal swab. The really bad news is that it has to reach the back of your throat.

[iHeart]

I hope the latter is just a joke

 

 

[Tracker]

Johnson & Johnson 1-Dose Shot Prevents COVID-19, But Less Than Some Others

Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses.

J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and much more protective — 85% — against the most serious symptoms.

There was some geographic variation. The vaccine worked better in the U.S. — 72% effective against moderate to severe COVID-19 – compared to 57% in South Africa, where it was up against an easier-to-spread mutated virus.

“Gambling on one dose was certainly worthwhile,” Dr. Mathai Mammen, global research chief for J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit, told The Associated Press.

With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare of getting people to return for boosters.

But with some other competing vaccines shown to be 95% effective after two doses, at question is whether somewhat less protection is an acceptable tradeoff to get more shots in arms quickly.

The company said within a week, it will file an application for emergency use in the U.S., and then abroad. It expects to supply 100 million doses to the U.S. by June, and expects to have some ready to ship as soon as authorities give the green light.

(Not sure who is going to fall all over themselves to order this stuff)

[FrostyWinnipeg]

16 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Johnson & Johnson 1-Dose Shot Prevents COVID-19, But Less Than Some Others

Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses.

J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and much more protective — 85% — against the most serious symptoms.

There was some geographic variation. The vaccine worked better in the U.S. — 72% effective against moderate to severe COVID-19 – compared to 57% in South Africa, where it was up against an easier-to-spread mutated virus.

“Gambling on one dose was certainly worthwhile,” Dr. Mathai Mammen, global research chief for J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit, told The Associated Press.

With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare of getting people to return for boosters.

But with some other competing vaccines shown to be 95% effective after two doses, at question is whether somewhat less protection is an acceptable tradeoff to get more shots in arms quickly.

The company said within a week, it will file an application for emergency use in the U.S., and then abroad. It expects to supply 100 million doses to the U.S. by June, and expects to have some ready to ship as soon as authorities give the green light.

(Not sure who is going to fall all over themselves to order this stuff)

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18 minutes ago, iHeart said:

I hope the latter is just a joke

 

 

81? North went wacko again

Edited January 29, 2021 by FrostyWinnipeg

[bustamente]

Under 5 tpr in the Winnipeg area, haven't seen that in the longest of time

NEW Last updated: January 29, 2021

Public health officials advise three additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today, including:

• A female in her 30s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region; and
• A female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care Home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.5 per cent provincially and 4.9 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 157 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, five cases have been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 152 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 29,280.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:

• nine cases in Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 81 cases in the Northern health region;
• 24 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 14 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 29 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

• 3,490 active cases and 24,967 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 122 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 150 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 272 hospitalizations;
• there are 29 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 10 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 39 ICU patients; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 823. Due to a data correction, one death that had been reported earlier has been removed.

Laboratory testing numbers show 2,176 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 473,801. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

[JCon]

Madness.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

Madness.

[Noeller]

******* Kenney...he won't be satisfied until he's killed as many people as possible. Earlier this week, the health minister (an idiot in his own right) came out and told us about the new variants that have been found in community transmission.......sooooooooo, the answer is to open up restaurants and gyms?? GTFO....

[Tracker]

Whatthehell....there are lots of spare people in Alberta. Nobody is really gonna miss a few thousands. Talk about doubling down.

[iHeart]

 

 

[Noeller]

AB rolled out a "Phased In" reduction of health restrictions, based on hospitalization numbers. If we sit at under 600 hospitalizations for 3 weeks, we'll reduce a bit. If we hit 450 for 3 weeks, we'll reduce a bit more, then 300 and so on and so forth. At each benchmark, it would have to remain consistent or lower for 3 weeks. It's not the worst idea ever...at least there's some kind of plan. But you'll never get me into a restaurant on February 8th (tentative plan), I'll tell you what.....

[FrostyWinnipeg]

52 minutes ago, iHeart said:

 

 

Delay it another year I say.

[iHeart]

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Delay it another year I say.

so they would go back to what they used to do having the summer and winter olympics in the same year....why did they introduce the two year gap?

[TrueBlue4ever]

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Delay it another year I say.

IOCchas already declared that if Olympics get put off again this summer they will simply be cancelled. Japan would be out billions of dollars with nothing to show for it. 

14 minutes ago, iHeart said:

so they would go back to what they used to do having the summer and winter olympics in the same year....why did they introduce the two year gap?

Money. Winter Olympics were getting big enough to have their own stage, and so broadcast rights could get split up rather than shared for one calendar year of Olympics per network. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

17 minutes ago, iHeart said:

so they would go back to what they used to do having the summer and winter olympics in the same year....why did they introduce the two year gap?

They can push the winter back a year too.

[iHeart]

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Saturday’s cases include:

•    26 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
•    69 cases in the Northern health region
•    14 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
•    10 cases in the Southern Health region
•    47 cases in the Winnipeg health region (+18 from yesterday)

Laboratory testing numbers show 1,946 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 475,748.

Edited January 30, 2021 by FrostyWinnipeg

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2021-01-29 at 3:07 PM, JCon said:

Madness.

Kenney is so close to a revolt in his caucus. He's doing this for self preservation. I think he would have been out as Premier had he done nothing & stayed the course. More & more restaurants in rural Alberta are defying the law by opening. Gyms are opening up defying the law. His own MLA's are criticizing the government's restrictions. More Albertans are becoming disenchanted.

Kenney's walking a thin line politically. He can't control his MLA's the way Trudeau does his because of his low approval rating. I firmly believe he has lost the province. We'll have an NDP government again in 2 years. Unhappy more "progressive" conservative voters will either split & vote NDP. More right wing conservatives will be looking at Western separation. So, Kenney's base is shrinking.

Living here, he has become a laughing stock as a leader. People hate Kenney. A once friendly media has turned on him. Only a small percentage of Albertans still think he is doing a good job. I think his approval rating as a leader is in the high 20% & still dropping. Kenney may not make it to the next election. Enough people want restrictions lifted. He is too weak to stand up to them. 

 

Edited January 31, 2021 by SpeedFlex27

[Noeller]

Kenney keeping the restrictions was the first sensible thing he's done. Reopening WAY too soon is yet another egregious mistake. We'll see the numbers just go right back up....