Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #94

[weepingangel]

Hospital Employees Gather Across California to Protest Bonus Pay Disappointment
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Health care workers—unhappy with the lack of compensation for their sacrifices during the ongoing pandemic—gathered in Anaheim March 24 to protest Kaiser Permanente’s lower-than-expected annual performance payouts.

The rally was among 29 held at health care company Kaiser Permanente facilities statewide.

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West said the bonus pay they received was 15 percent less than expected.

Hospital executives reduced employee bonuses overall because workers failed to meet pre-pandemic attendance goals, said union spokesperson Renée Saldaña.

 

[nightowl1975]

Hospital Employees Gather Across California to Protest Bonus

Hospital executives reduced employee bonuses overall because workers failed to meet pre-pandemic attendance goals, said union spokesperson Renée Saldaña.

Yet we’ve been told for over a year that we cannot work with symptoms of covid (for good reason). This is completely absurd!!

 

[10ofRods]

San Diego Teachers to Provide In-Person Instruction to Migrant Children before Public School Students

All this time, teachers, unions, and administrators of schools in California (and in other states as well) have insisted that in-person schooling is far too dangerous to contemplate. Yet...

I don’t get it it. At all.

If I had children in this district who hadn’t seen the inside of a classroom in over a year, yet the teachers clearly have no problem educating these unaccompanied minors in person, I just don’t know what I would do.

The article merely says that the Federal government has given a contract to SD School Districts - not that teachers are actually doing it. "Teachers have the opportunity to do it." School districts love that federal money and often get it without actually accomplishing the task efficiently or at all. Colleges do this too (we have a program for students getting out of juvenile jails and prisons - we get federal funding to offer it, but not one student has been able to enroll - there are so many Catch-22's in it; and yes, part of it involves teaching inside of the juvenile prison system - when I was in charge of the program, I found exactly 1 person who would do it, and she was very unlikely to get employment anywhere else...in the end, she lasted about 3 weeks).

There are all kinds of federal programs for minor immigrants, for juvenile delinquents, for legal immigrants with special needs, for all kinds of special needs kids, on and on - schools compete for the money. And there's even money from foreign governments for these kinds of things (China spends money that ends up in the pockets of American universities, in order to support Chinese student services abroad, etc).

At any rate, the SD Teachers Union is still strong against indoor learning (and in fact, I'm part of a task force that's studying outdoor learning for Fall - it's going very, very slowly and although some teachers really want to do that, that's because we're being gradually forced back into classrooms and some people really, really don't want to be indoors with asymptomatic carriers, regardless of their own vaccine status - it's too soon, they say).

 

[ilovewings]

NoCookies | The Australian

How Covid-19 jumps from humans to animals- worrying scientists

A very interesting video indeed--- very eye opening and scary!

 

[nightowl1975]

The article merely says that the Federal government has given a contract to SD School Districts - not that teachers are actually doing it. "Teachers have the opportunity to do it." School districts love that federal money and often get it without actually accomplishing the task efficiently or at all. Colleges do this too (we have a program for students getting out of juvenile jails and prisons - we get federal funding to offer it, but not one student has been able to enroll - there are so many Catch-22's in it; and yes, part of it involves teaching inside of the juvenile prison system - when I was in charge of the program, I found exactly 1 person who would do it, and she was very unlikely to get employment anywhere else...in the end, she lasted about 3 weeks).

There are all kinds of federal programs for minor immigrants, for juvenile delinquents, for legal immigrants with special needs, for all kinds of special needs kids, on and on - schools compete for the money. And there's even money from foreign governments for these kinds of things (China spends money that ends up in the pockets of American universities, in order to support Chinese student services abroad, etc).

At any rate, the SD Teachers Union is still strong against indoor learning (and in fact, I'm part of a task force that's studying outdoor learning for Fall - it's going very, very slowly and although some teachers really want to do that, that's because we're being gradually forced back into classrooms and some people really, really don't want to be indoors with asymptomatic carriers, regardless of their own vaccine status - it's too soon, they say).

One, they very much are teaching migrant children in person.

Jen Psaki stands by San Diego schools' decision to provide in-person teaching for migrants | Daily Mail Online

Two, covid isn’t going away. So for those who still believe they are unable to teach in person regardless of having a vaccine with near 100% success at preventing death or severe illness, IMO, they need to find a new profession. That’s just absurd.

 

[LadyL]

A decline in testing may be masking the spread of the virus in some states.

 

[nightowl1975]

A decline in testing may be masking the spread of the virus in some states.

I’ve always believed we should pay far more attention to hospitalization rates more than positivity rates. Regardless of how many (or how few) tests we do, the hospital rates will tell us if things are relatively under control or not. Of course, there is a lag in illness onset and the need for hospitalization, so it’s not a perfect solution. But as long as our hospital rates are declining or steady, we know things aren’t completely out of hand.

 

[10ofRods]

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DBM

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Almost 30,000 in NSW fully vaccinated against COVID-19, no new cases

"For the first time, NSW Health today released the number of vaccinations that have been administered since the roll-out began on February 22.

There have been 124,345 jabs given in total, with more than 94,500 people receiving their first dose and almost 29,800 people receiving both doses"



Got a txt from my Drs last week, saying they'll be getting the vaccine in about three weeks and will let patients know when they're available.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I'm a bit concerned after reading about a funeral in Mackay, in Queensland.
It was attended by about 800 people

Pics do show people wearing masks though.

 

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[margarita25]

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[Inthedetails]

B117 is the UK variant. Highly contagious. It is the variant we see most here in Australia ... likely because many of our returning travellers are coming in from the UK. Fortunately, they all go right into hotel quarantine.

The incidence of returning travellers testing positive for covid is quite high here, despite them being required to have a negative covid test within 3 days prior to boarding the flight to Australia.
Not sure what that means - they caught the virus in that possible 3-day window, that the virus developed during the long flight back?

The virus and all its variant friends love when humans travel - gives them a free ride to spread far and wide.

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

Hospital Employees Gather Across California to Protest Bonus Pay Disappointment
more at link
Health care workers—unhappy with the lack of compensation for their sacrifices during the ongoing pandemic—gathered in Anaheim March 24 to protest Kaiser Permanente’s lower-than-expected annual performance payouts.

The rally was among 29 held at health care company Kaiser Permanente facilities statewide.

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West said the bonus pay they received was 15 percent less than expected.

Hospital executives reduced employee bonuses overall because workers failed to meet pre-pandemic attendance goals, said union spokesperson Renée Saldaña.

OMG.

We want to keep the good people in healthcare! Pay them! Of all years, pay them!

jmo

 

[GRT]

The ages of eligibility are dropping constantly. I do know younger folks who have been able to get to appointments others missed, and feel that is soooo much better than losing the vaccine....

In Kansas this week, they opened it up to anyone over 16, which is how I got my appointment to get the J&J shot later this morning. There are still a lot of older folks that need to get vaccinated, but I wonder if there isn't some resistance, and maybe that's playing a role in younger people being eligible.

Kansas was running far behind early on, but they've made considerable strides to get the vaccine out now. No one seems to have a choice which one they get, however. The clinits get different shipments every week.

 

[MimosaMornings]

I'm a bit concerned after reading about a funeral in Mackay, in Queensland.
It was attended by about 800 people

Pics do show people wearing masks though.

800 people? Was it a famous person?
Was it held at an arena or large sports stadium to accommodate that huge crowd?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

A local identity, I think.

I don't live in the area and had never heard of the lady but it seems she made a great many friends and also had a lot of descendents.

Behind a paywall. Big farewell to Mackay’s ‘irreplaceable queen’ Nana Ramsamy

"Nolear Ramsamy, affectionately known as Nana Ramsamy, passed away at the age of 103.

About 800 people filled the hall of the MECC to pay their respects to Nana Ramsamy, a testament to the lives she touched in the community.

“She had 12 children, 42 grandchildren, 104 great-grandchildren, 63 great-great-grandchildren and six great-great-great-grandchildren,” she said.

I looked it up, it was held at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre.

800 people? Was it a famous person?
Was it held at an arena or large sports stadium to accommodate that huge crowd?

 

[dmac55]

"FEMA will begin accepting applications for Funeral Assistance on Monday, April 12, 2021."
(Details are within link)

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance | FEMA.gov
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance | FEMA.gov

 

[ilovewings]

The virus and all its variant friends love when humans travel - gives them a free ride to spread far and wide.

jmo

Delete

 

[ilovewings]

The virus and all its variant friends love when humans travel - gives them a free ride to spread far and wide.

jmo

Ain't that the truth!!!!!