Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #94

[musicaljoke]

a memory came up on my FB
one year ago Canada had 81 deaths in the entire country
now we're at 2,794,421

That's the death number for the whole world, not for Canada.

Just in case anyone is confused. But yeah. It's a horrible statistic.

 

[musicaljoke]

What a novel idea - letting people make their own decisions on the best way to protect themselves. All states need to open up. MOO

How'd that work out for Texas?

48,000 deaths!!!

That's the entire populations of two cities the size of the one I grew up in.

No thanks. I know that there is a better way.

 

[LadyL]

Covid-19 PPE litter is killing wildlife - CNN

 

[LadyL]

That's the death number for the whole world, not for Canada.

Just in case anyone is confused. But yeah. It's a horrible statistic.

oops darn too late to edit
I thought that number seemed high lol
so apparently it's 'only' 22,900 total deaths

 

[musicaljoke]

oops darn too late to edit
I thought that number seemed high lol
so apparently it's 'only' 22,900 total deaths

It's crazy to see this number and keep reading comments from people apparently have no concern or compassion whatsoever.

 

[margarita25]

It's crazy to see this number and keep reading comments from people apparently have no concern or compassion whatsoever.

(Isn’t it the WEIRDEST thing??? That’s what I’ve seen here in the States!!!)

eta: @musicaljoke, I say “weird“ because that’s one thing that has really surprised me though all of this. Of course there are people who DO care, but the number who don’t, it’s mind boggling to me. And it is a VERY SAD REFLECTION.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

It’s sooo weird, nhm, I used to watch cooking shows every single day before the pandemic, Top Chef, Master Chef, and restaurant shows like Diners, Drive Ins and Dives & Beat Bobby Flay - however, I haven’t been able to watch a single one since the pandemic, because it reminds me in a sad way of how life used to be...

ahhh...the Pollyanna in me, made me see what life COULD be....in our newly isolated existence,

 

[margarita25]

ahhh...the Pollyanna in me, made me see what life COULD be....in our newly isolated existence,

I like your approach better

 

[nhmemorymaker]

This article is very disheartening. The vaccines are being touted as 100% effective in preventing hospitalization or death from symptoms. How is this happening (especially the hospitalized person in article)? Scientists aren’t just racing against the virus/variants. They’re also racing upstream against IMO misinformation. A year in and I’m still hearing ridiculousness every day. Maybe we are just past the good ol days when Americans had the desire or determination to stand together as one. I’m tired of division. I’m tired of conspiracy theories. I’m tired of relationships being torn asunder over political disagreements. And mostly I’m tired of watching people get sick every bleepin day. I’d scream but I’m too exhausted.

oh WildOrchid... you speak for so many of us..... so tired as well.......

 

[nhmemorymaker]

a memory came up on my FB
one year ago Canada had 81 deaths in the entire country
now we're at 2,794,421

oh yeah... memories pop up on my facebook as welll... FLORIDA...
I remember when there was one case in our county, last March... and we were all afraid.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

What a novel idea - letting people make their own decisions on the best way to protect themselves. All states need to open up. MOO

Like Michigan.

 

[musicaljoke]

(Isn’t it the WEIRDEST thing??? That’s what I’ve seen here in the States!!!)

eta: @musicaljoke, I say “weird“ because that’s one thing that has really surprised me though all of this. Of course there are people who DO care, but the number who don’t, it’s mind boggling to me. And it is a VERY SAD REFLECTION.

Here's an interesting read:

Coping with ‘Death Awareness’ in the COVID-19 Era

In Charles Dickens’s much beloved novella A Christmas Carol, the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge is unmoved when the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present show him how his cruelty and selfishness have harmed others. Only when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come brings Scrooge face-to-face with his own impermanence in the form of his tombstone does the old miser begin to show benevolence and compassion toward others.

But our reactions to this heightened sense of mortality can be dizzyingly inconsistent. We’ve seen amazing examples of people stepping up to help others during the pandemic: from a 99-year-old army veteran who raised $33 million for the U.K.’s National Health Service by walking laps in his garden to a royal milliner who started making face shields for hospital workers.

On the other hand, we have also seen people stockpiling guns, hoarding canned food and toilet paper, and putting others at risk by defying science.

... rest of the story at the link

 

[SoCalDavidS]

Think Vaccine Passports are a good idea which will help us get back to normal? Guess again. This is America after all.

Vaccine passports have been met with pushback in some states across the U.S. On Tuesday in Ohio, two Republican state lawmakers moved forward to introduce legislation prohibiting their use.

Representatives Al Cutrona and Mike Loychik said they are working to co-sponsor legislation to prohibit entities from requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to allow people access into an area or establishment.

"Ohioans are encouraged to take the COVID-19 vaccine for the health and well-being of themselves and others," Cutrona said in a statement on Tuesday. "However, a vaccine should not be mandated or required by our government for our people to integrate back to a sense of normalcy. We've had restrictions on our freedoms for over a year and more restrictions or mandates are not the answer to every issue related to COVID-19."

The statement comes amid growing buzz for the use of vaccine passports, a form of digital documentation that would allow Americans to show they have been inoculated against the coronavirus.

Vaccine Passports Dealt Another Blow as Ohio Lawmakers Push Bill Against Them

 

[Lilibet]

DBM—already addressed.

 

[GRT]

Nations did not have to rely on 20:20 and they did have sets of rules to go by. The US had an excellent National Strategy for Pandemic Response. In fact, it was considered one of the world's best.

It was/is titled, "Playbook for Early Response to High Consequence Disease, Threats and Biological Incidents"

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6819268/Pandemic-Playbook.pdf

America had the world's best pandemic response plan. Why did it fail?

But, at a critical time, the US leadership chose not to follow its own playbook. People, including political leaders, could not sort science from fantasy, expert from conspiracy.

Nigeria had a Pandemic Response and enacted it immediately. Although their population is huge, they have had 10 deaths per million. The US has had 1700 deaths per million.

I feel so frustrated and sad for those who died so needlessly. It is a great grief.

Thanks for that link! That's the first time I've gotten a chance to read through that booklet. It has some good advice, but I didn't find anything that would allow an expansion of quarantine rules--except for the US forces abroad--or would allow (or even advocate) an expansion of federal response, such as a national mask mandate.

It poses some thoughtful questions and it suggests our agencies coordinate and work together in the best interest of the American people. It notes the issues we have with state responsibilities, which has been a hurdle from the start and still is.

There's evidence that we may see a fourth surge with states opening up before they should. The problem is that even though we have a new Administration, they don't have any more federal power than the old Administration had. Their hands are likewise tied.

That was my point in saying hindsight is really 20:20. What we need is in-depth analysis and rule changes here in the States. We need to analyze where we did good and where we failed.

Moreover--JMOO--we need to assess the global risk to humanity from allowing (and promoting) research that makes viruses more dangerous. It doesn't really matter to me where this specific virus came from. What matters to me is how deadly covid has been and how the world can take steps to reduce the risk of even deadlier viruses being accidentally unleashed.

Obviously, we can't control nature, and viruses will jump from animals to humans at different points. But, we can control our own actions, and we can stand together against research that could very well wipe out humanity. To me, that is eons more important than anything else.

 

[GRT]

At this point, I think we could really use a unified public service campaign that advocates personal responsibility and caution. All these lifted restrictions could very well backfire. I get it that states want to reopen, so the government needs to get the message to the people that they should still take precautions.

COVID cases rise nationwide as doctors fear a fourth wave

 

[sds71]

[URL='https://www.fox5dc.com/news/pfizer-says-its-vaccine-is-safe-and-effective-in-kids-age-12-15']Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
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Pfizer-BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Results of Pivotal COVID-19 Vaccine Study in Adolescents | pfpfizeruscom

 

[Lilibet]

At this point, I think we could really use a unified public service campaign that advocates personal responsibility and caution. All these lifted restrictions could very well backfire. I get it that states want to reopen, so the government needs to get the message to the people that they should still take precautions.

COVID cases rise nationwide as doctors fear a fourth wave

I agree. I’ve been wishing there were public service campaigns for a year. Here in Oregon they’re finally happening. We see this humorous PSA several times each evening. It’s a weirdly Oregonian PSA. I guess they’re doing the soft sell/thank y0u. I’m not sure it will be effective with the anti-mask audience who will probably mock it. But nothing seems to impact the rebels’ way of thinking anyway.

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[Inthedetails]

A third national lockdown seems likely in France as hospitals are overwhelmed.

"President Emmanuel Macron will address the country at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and is expected to announce new restrictions, possibly bringing in a third national lockdown, which he has long tried to avoid.

France on Tuesday reported more than 5,000 people in intensive care units for the first time since last April, with bed shortages in hospitals in the most affected areas becoming acute. And the slow vaccine rollout has not prevented an outburst of infections, as an average of about 37,000 daily new cases have been reported over the past week."

 

[GRT]

Yay! I'm scheduled for the J&J vaccine this coming Friday morning.

It'll be one and done for me. I'm sooooo ready!