Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #95

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New COVID Variant Found For The First Time In Colorado In Mesa County

“A coronavirus variant that was first identified in India has been discovered in Colorado for the first time.

State epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy told reporters in a press briefing Thursday that five cases of the B1617.2 strain had been identified in Mesa County. None of the people had a recent travel history.”

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Colorado’s first cases of COVID-19 variant found in India identified in Mesa County – The Denver Post
May 6, 2021

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Brazil, India COVID-19 variants detected in Montana
May 8, 2021

“An updated DPHHS document shows Montana has confirmed cases of the P.1 and B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variants in the state, also known as the Brazil and India variants.

The document, updated Friday, shows a total of 188 variant cases, with 175 being categorized as a “variant of concern.””

https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/pub.../2019-nCoV/Reports/VariantWebUpdate050721.pdf

 

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[Inthedetails]

"Variant COVID-19 infections skyrocketed following spring break in Florida and there have been more than 10,000 variant cases reported throughout the state, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported based on data from the Florida Department of Health."

"Florida is home to the most variant COVID-19 cases in the country."

Florida reports more than 10,000 COVID-19 variant cases, surge after spring break

 

[Cool Cats]

Oregon church won't close after COVID-19 outbreak infected 74 members, pastor says

Returning to the pulpit after a COVID-19 outbreak infected him, his wife and 72 members of their congregation, the senior pastor of an Oregon church said Sunday that he will not kowtow to pressure to close the doors to the house of worship.

Pastor Scott Erickson of the Peoples Church in Salem, Oregon, began his Mother's Day sermon by addressing the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in his church and throughout the state.

“In the last several days, it is apparent that voices in our community and region want the church of Jesus Christ to be quiet and to be closed," Erickson told those in attendance at the church and others watching a livestream online broadcast. “Not us, not here, not now. That’s not what we’re doing."

Erickson spoke little about the bouts with COVID-19 that he and his wife endured.

On April 18, an assistant pastor at the church announced that Erickson and his wife, Bonnie, were hospitalized after COVID-19 diagnoses and that the pastor had developed pneumonia in his left lung.

Sunday marked Erickson's return to in-person services since the diagnosis.

 

[SouthAussie]

In the first survey of Australian attitudes to a jab mandate, 73 per cent of respondents agreed the government should make it compulsory for work, travel and study.

“A lot of people who are hesitant would approve of the government making a vaccine a requirement to go to work or study."

Poll finds Aussies in favour of a COVID vaccine passport

 

[MimosaMornings]

Yes.

That is horrible. I can’t imagine making the deliberate decision to go visit my father knowing I had Covid and he would most likely get it from me and die at his age.

 

[SouthAussie]

Even as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 ravages India, doctors are now reporting a rash of cases involving a rare infection - also called the "black fungus" - among recovering and recovered Covid-19 patients.

Doctors believe mucormycosis, which has an overall mortality rate of 50%, may be being triggered by the use of steroids, a life-saving treatment for severe and critically ill Covid-19 patients.

Steroids reduce inflammation in the lungs for Covid-19 and appear to help stop some of the damage that can happen when the body's immune system goes into overdrive to fight off coronavirus. But they also reduce immunity and push up blood sugar levels in both diabetics and non-diabetic Covid-19 patients.

It's thought that this drop in immunity could be triggering these cases of mucormycosis.

Mucormycosis: The 'black fungus' maiming Covid patients in India

 

[SouthAussie]

From the subarctic community of Yellowknife, Canada, to the subtropical city of Brisbane, Australia, scientists in more than 50 nations are now monitoring the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage.

The information garnered is helping scientists to track down cases, predict surges, identify where to target testing, and estimate overall numbers of infected people in cities or regions.

In the United Arab Emirates, researchers have been testing sewage from commercial aircraft to see whether incoming flights were carrying infected passengers.

Scientists in Hong Kong are monitoring sewage in apartment buildings to find undetected infections, and, in Yellowknife, health officials are testing wastewater to discover which viral variants have made it to their city, just 400 kilometres from the Arctic Circle.

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world

 

[Inthedetails]

"The city of Los Angeles most recently unveiled new efforts to make Covid-19 vaccines more accessible, announcing it will offer vaccinations without appointments at all of its sites starting Monday and will also open two more night vaccination clinics."

US Coronavirus: The country may be turning a corner on Covid-19. Here's when we could see cases and deaths plummet, expert says - CNN

 

[nrdsb4]

What happened? Did someone deliberately murder a person by giving them covid? A friend of mine got covid and then visited her 93 yr old father. This obit was posted this week. It's hard for me not to think that she murdered him.

That is so despicable, I can hardly believe it! I understand why you think she murdered him-I would think the same thing.

 

[musicaljoke]

In the first survey of Australian attitudes to a jab mandate, 73 per cent of respondents agreed the government should make it compulsory for work, travel and study.

“A lot of people who are hesitant would approve of the government making a vaccine a requirement to go to work or study."

Poll finds Aussies in favour of a COVID vaccine passport

Aussies have figured out the need for vaccinations without even having throngs of people die in their country. Wishing the world was more like the Aussies.

 

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[sds71]

*FDA AUTHORIZES PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID VACCINE FOR AGES 12-15

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic | FDA

 

[Inthedetails]

"I believe in personal freedom and liberty. I am also a former emergency room doctor, and I understand that in a global health pandemic, we all have a role to play. Right now, that means getting your shot when you are able.

Of course, it’s natural to have questions about a brand-new medication."

"If you're among the 20% who won't get a COVID-19 vaccine, this message is for you."

If you’re among the 20% who won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, this message is for you

 

[SouthAussie]

The bodies of at least 40 people have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, officials say.

Some media reports say as many as 100 bodies have been found, and that their condition suggests they may have been in the river for several days.

Some local residents and journalists told BBC Hindi a shortage of wood for cremations and the rising costs associated with funerals were leaving some families with no option but to put the bodies of loved ones who had died from coronavirus directly into the river.

The country is now the epicentre of the global pandemic.

India Covid: Dozens of bodies wash up on banks of Ganges river

 

[SouthAussie]

“I deal with anti-maskers constantly at work. They have threatened to hurt me, tried to get me fired, thrown things at me and yelled ‘f*** you’ in my face. If wearing a mask in the park separates me from them, I’m cool with that.”

“In the United States there is an obligation to appear happy, and I get told to smile and ‘be happy’ a lot, which is very annoying,” he said. “The mask frees me from this.”

“I’m short and fat and if I don’t moisturize compulsively, my face is constantly flaking,” she said. “It’s easy to feel like I’m surrounded by mocking, disapproving eyes … Nothing has shielded me from the feeling of vulnerability like a mask has.”

"I was messaging with another Asian American friend and she mentioned making sure to wear sunglasses and a mask before she went out, just so that no one could see her eyes or nose and guess she’s Asian” “I definitely feel a sense of protection when no one can see my face.”

“I don’t want to feel the pressure of smiling at people to make sure everyone knows I’m ‘friendly’ and ‘likable” “It’s almost like taking away the male gaze. There’s freedom in taking that power back.”

The people who want to keep masking: ‘It’s like an invisibility cloak’

 

[GRT]

"I believe in personal freedom and liberty. I am also a former emergency room doctor, and I understand that in a global health pandemic, we all have a role to play. Right now, that means getting your shot when you are able.

Of course, it’s natural to have questions about a brand-new medication."

"If you're among the 20% who won't get a COVID-19 vaccine, this message is for you."

If you’re among the 20% who won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, this message is for you

I really like the way he gets his message across. He doesn't accuse anyone or shame anyone. Rather, he takes the time to explain how important it is for everyone to get vaccinated and he helps assuage any fears over danger of the vaccine. Quite good!

 

[GRT]

It sounds to me as though India needs to share their virus data so scientists can track the variant. It doesn't make sense to block it. But, that's just my opinion, and I'm no scientist.

Why don’t we know more about the Indian variant?

 

[GRT]

As a follow-up to my last post, now it seems as though some scientists in poorer nations don't want to share because, even though they've been sending their data, they're having a hard time getting the vaccines, which is demoralizing. That's just not right. We need a global effort to get vaccines to every country. I hope they get a handle on this because we also need virus information right away to stay on top of these variants.

Why some researchers oppose unrestricted sharing of coronavirus genome data

 

[LadyL]

Canada ... will other countries follow?

I knew this was coming, after how many people have gotten it?

The unusual blood clotting disorder linked with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is a different kind of clotting problem, one that requires more extensive care, can’t be predicted and is “really kinda bad,” says a Toronto infectious diseases specialist. The case fatality rate ranges between 20 and 40 per cent.

For those reasons and more, Dr. Andrew Morris believes it’s time to halt AstraZeneca’s shots in Canada, except for people aged 40 or older living in hotspots with a high amount of disease activity and a high risk of infection, and only then if people face a two- to three-week delay in getting a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shot — mRNA vaccines that haven’t been associated with the same blood clot “safety signal.”

'Very little excuse' to continue to use AstraZeneca in Canada: infectious diseases specialist