Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #88

[SouthAussie]

BBM:


Omg I didn’t even think about that..

Yes, I alluded to this the other day. A benefit of Australia - and NZ, and others - trying to stay healthy is vaccination should be quicker, smoother, and more rapidly effective (I have read about this issue before).

However, I know that part of our covid vaccination plan includes skilling up more people to administer vaccines. Perhaps med students, and others, can achieve a 'trained vaccination giver certificate'.
This is something that other countries can do as well.


The Australian Government is responsible for:
specifying minimum training requirements for the immunisation workforce and providing guidance on appropriate workforces for the various phases of the immunisation program

State and Territory Governments are each responsible for:
ensuring appropriately qualified and trained workforce to support delivery of its jurisdictional implementation plan, in collaboration with relevant peak bodies and training providers
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/def.../australian-covid-19-vaccination-policy_1.pdf

 

[24Roses]

Iowa numbers today: As of 10:00-11:00 a.m., we had 2,239 new "confirmed" cases for a total of 225,783 confirmed cases of which
130,007 are recovering (+2,654). 11 more were reported to have passed for a total of 2,360. There are 93,416 active positive cases according to KWWL. 127 were hospitalized in the last 24 hrs. for a total of 1,221 (-5). Nov. 28: Iowa reports 2,239 new cases, 11 additional deaths
access Daily case totals updated at 11:00 a.m.

 

[margarita25]

Eta / more sighs / “the most Americans hospitalized since the beginning of the pandemic...”

And that is the major problem with having an unhealthy population when and as the vaccine arrives.

Dr Jeff Smith, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre: "The biggest challenge is that the vaccines are becoming available right at the time that we are experiencing another surge. So the nurses who would commonly be the ones to administer the vaccines are needed at the bedside to care for covid patients. As well as non-covid patients."

Also from the newscast, next week up to 25% of hospitals (nationwide) could be understaffed.

BBM:
Omg I didn’t even think about that..
(eta: Duh. Wow...)

Yes, I alluded to this the other day. A benefit of Australia - and NZ, and others - trying to stay healthy is vaccination should be quicker, smoother, and more rapidly effective (I have read about this issue before).

However, I know that part of our covid vaccination plan includes skilling up more people to administer vaccines. Perhaps med students, and others, can achieve a 'trained vaccination giver certificate'.
This is something that other countries can do as well.


The Australian Government is responsible for:
specifying minimum training requirements for the immunisation workforce and providing guidance on appropriate workforces for the various phases of the immunisation program

State and Territory Governments are each responsible for:
ensuring appropriately qualified and trained workforce to support delivery of its jurisdictional implementation plan, in collaboration with relevant peak bodies and training providers
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/def.../australian-covid-19-vaccination-policy_1.pdf

Ok, I’m just now hearing Dr. Jeff Smith speak about this on the NBC video I posted - I’m behind you lol..how does that happen? I’m the one who posted it haha...Typical Australia, always ahead of the game

Man, every news broadcast is rough, but that intro is rough...Reminds me of Wuhan...

 

[LadyL]

Hidden in a pandemic: Elderly in nursing homes are dying from isolation

 

[SouthAussie]

Ok, I’m just now hearing Dr. Jeff Smith speak about this on the NBC video I posted - I’m behind you lol..how does that happen? I’m the one who posted it haha...Typical Australia, always ahead of the game

We get NBC News on one of our channels (Ch72) once a day, sometimes I get to listen.

 

[weepingangel]

Report: COVID-19 exposure has sidelined all of Denver's QBs for Sunday

Jeff Driskel’s positive COVID-19 test has sidelined the entire Broncos quarterback room.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles have all been deemed close contacts and are ineligible to play against the Saints on Sunday afternoon. None of the quarterbacks were wearing masks when they came in contact with Driskel.

As of 6:45 Saturday night, the game was still on as scheduled. Schefter also reported the Broncos wouldn’t forfeit, so they’re going to have to get creative, but don’t expect 60-year-old John Elway to come down from the general manager’s booth.

 

[IceIce9]

Broncos quarterbacks -- Lock, Rypien, Bortles -- ruled out for game

I am rooting for Elway. Or sign Peyton Manning for one game

 

[LadyL]

Opinion | You thought a lack of toilet paper was bad. Wait until there's a lack of ICU nurses.

 

[margarita25]

Opinion | You thought a lack of toilet paper was bad. Wait until there's a lack of ICU nurses.

This is exactly what Doc T and others have been warning about since day 1, over and over Doc T talking about the need to protect and not overwhelm our health systems...

We are in such deep, trouble. There aren’t even words. Jmo.

 

[Colorado303]

Just in: Colorado Governor Polis and his husband both tested positive for COVID. Both asymptomatic and feeling fine so far.

Gov. Polis, partner test positive for COVID | 9news.com

 

[margarita25]

Just in: Colorado Governor Polis and his husband both tested positive for COVID. Both asymptomatic and feeling fine so far.

Gov. Polis, partner test positive for COVID | 9news.com

Oh no...

Hopefully he and his partner will continue to be asymptomatic and be okay.

—

Eta:
From above:

“Polis had been quarantining since Wednesday after being exposed to someone else who had tested positive.”

[...]

“DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and his partner, Marlon Reis, have both tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on the governor's Facebook page Saturday night.“

[...]

“Wednesday night, the governor's office released a statement announcing Polis was in quarantine after being exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.

A test that day came back negative, but the release said he would be tested again in the coming days.“

 

[LadyL]

Canada surpasses 360K coronavirus cases as Quebec, Alberta break daily infection records

 

[LadyL]

Boy under age of 10 becomes Manitoba's youngest COVID-19 victim, 487 new cases reported

 

[margarita25]

Canada surpasses 360K coronavirus cases as Quebec, Alberta break daily infection records

Nooooooo...

Canada....what happened...you guys were doing so well, and have really had it together...

Seriously, I’m interested in what the heck happened....It’s been so crazy here in the States, and I haven’t kept up with Canada, but have been meaning to, as you know I was very interested and still am interested in other countries as well, and was watching Global News Canada daily in the early days and posting videos...

Gosh, I hope you guys can put out the fires.

Keep caring, keep fighting
(waving Canadian flag)

@LadyL , pls keep us updated on the Ontario “nosocomial situation”...

Boy under age of 10 becomes Manitoba's youngest COVID-19 victim, 487 new cases reported

Yeah, I’m not liking these numbers out of Manitoba...sounds all too familiar...

“The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14.2% provincially and 13.9% in Winnipeg, both down from Friday’s numbers. As of 9:30 a.m., Saturday, 487 new cases of the virus have been identified and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 16,118. The vast majority of the new cases – 307 – come from Winnipeg while there were 104 new cases in Southern Health, 38 in Northern, 23 in Interlake-Eastern and 15 in Prairie Mountain Health region.

There are currently 9,024 active cases including 6,537 from Winnipeg while 6,804 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. There are a pandemic-high 327 people in hospital with 44 people in intensive care.“

 

[mickey2942]

Interesting information about Canada. I thought that they had a strict 2 week quarantine protocol for people who have been traveling. So much for that plan.

 

[margarita25]

Boy under age of 10 becomes Manitoba's youngest COVID-19 victim, 487 new cases reported

“Officials had no further information on the death.”

I wonder if he developed MIS-C, or perhaps had an underlying health condition?

 

[ColyH]

Report: COVID-19 exposure has sidelined all of Denver's QBs for Sunday

Jeff Driskel’s positive COVID-19 test has sidelined the entire Broncos quarterback room.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles have all been deemed close contacts and are ineligible to play against the Saints on Sunday afternoon. None of the quarterbacks were wearing masks when they came in contact with Driskel.

As of 6:45 Saturday night, the game was still on as scheduled. Schefter also reported the Broncos wouldn’t forfeit, so they’re going to have to get creative, but don’t expect 60-year-old John Elway to come down from the general manager’s booth.

I question the validity of this report. It would mean the Broncos had quarterbacks to began with and from the games I've seen they have none.

 

[weepingangel]

Yikes. Speedy recovery to them.

Also from that link
Task force aims to get students back in classrooms by January | 9news.com

Just in: Colorado Governor Polis and his husband both tested positive for COVID. Both asymptomatic and feeling fine so far.

Gov. Polis, partner test positive for COVID | 9news.com

 

[anneg]

Interesting information about Canada. I thought that they had a strict 2 week quarantine protocol for people who have been traveling. So much for that plan.

Don't they still have the quarantine for travelers?

 

[SouthAussie]

They say Canada is spiking due to this ...


They say Thanksgiving on October 12th may have contributed to the case increase, but because the current trend was well established before Thanksgiving, officials aren't singling it out as the cause.

"The more important point is that the current increase is being driven in part by social gatherings of all kinds, including private/family gatherings," Buick says, "And we are urgently asking people to reduce gatherings and all social/non-essential contacts."

Should I fly home for Thanksgiving? COVID fact-check Canada | wusa9.com