Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #95

[SouthAussie]

I don't understand why we're running out--pharmaceutical companies should be at full production by now.

The article says it is because India was the only one supplying covax, and now they need their vaccine production for themselves. To try to get themselves out of the horrific situation they are still in.

The rich nations went directly to the manufacturers and are taking all the rest of the vaccines.

Australia can't even get all of the vaccines we have ordered until the end of this year, so production cannot be anywhere near meeting demand.

 

[GRT]

The article says it is because India was the only one supplying covax, and now they need their vaccine production for themselves. To try to get themselves out of the horrific situation they are still in.

The rich nations went directly to the manufacturers and are taking all the rest of the vaccines.

Australia can't even get all of the vaccines we have ordered until the end of this year, so production cannot be anywhere near meeting demand.

That's unbelievable. This has been handled so poorly. I keep hearing here in the states that clinics have many, many empty appointments, because so many have been vaccinated--at least in my community. Now, they're pushing to vaccinate the kids, but adults around the world need the shots first. JMOO

 

[tabitha111]

It's sheer madness to hold the games,

Absolutely there will be an Olympic variant.....

Seems to me that the only people driving this are the Olympic Game committee....

Obviously they stand to lose millions ......

Again money before safety ,

Take care all

Tokyo Games could lead to Olympic coronavirus variant - Japanese doctor | Reuters

People from more than 200 nations and territories are set to arrive and the Games, due to begin in eight weeks, pose a danger, said Naoto Ueyama, head of the Japan Doctors Union.

"All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated and gathering here in Tokyo. We cannot deny the possibility of even a new strain of the virus potentially emerging," he told a news conference.
"If such a situation were to arise, it could even mean a Tokyo Olympic strain of the virus being named in this way, which would be a huge tragedy and something which would be the target of criticism, even for 100 years."

 

[ilovewings]

It's sheer madness to hold the games,

Absolutely there will be an Olympic variant.....

Seems to me that the only people driving this are the Olympic Game committee....

Obviously they stand to lose millions ......

Again money before safety ,

Take care all

Tokyo Games could lead to Olympic coronavirus variant - Japanese doctor | Reuters

People from more than 200 nations and territories are set to arrive and the Games, due to begin in eight weeks, pose a danger, said Naoto Ueyama, head of the Japan Doctors Union.

"All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated and gathering here in Tokyo. We cannot deny the possibility of even a new strain of the virus potentially emerging," he told a news conference.
"If such a situation were to arise, it could even mean a Tokyo Olympic strain of the virus being named in this way, which would be a huge tragedy and something which would be the target of criticism, even for 100 years."

The Olympics must be stopped- I am really worried about this

 

[weepingangel]

Second Denver sheriff’s deputy dies from COVID-19 in less than 2 weeks


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A second Denver Sheriff Department deputy working at the city’s Downtown Detention Center died due to COVID-19 complications, less than two weeks after the first, the agency announced.

Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo, a 33-year-old former Marine, died Wednesday night with his family by his side, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

Deputy James Herrera, 51, died of COVID-19 on May 16.

“We ask that you keep his family in your thoughts and prayers and respect their privacy,” the news release said. “We also ask that you pray for the members of our department as well.”

Trujillo and Herrera worked at the Downtown Detention Center, which has had an active COVID-19 outbreak since April 2020. The Denver Sheriff Department website reported 11 active cases at the detention center as of Thursday.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data shows 1,261 COVID-19 cases at the detention center, with 107 of them among staff members, since April 2020. The health agency has not connected any deaths to the detention center outbreak.


Trujillo worked in intake, which is where people are processed after police take them into custody and bring them to the jail. Everyone brought to the jail is tested for COVID-19 upon arrival, Serna said. Masks are mandatory for all employees and inmates at both jails.

Trujillo was opposed to the vaccine, according to public posts on his Facebook page. He posted multiple images and comments about mask-wearing and the vaccine, including one with his picture framed by the words, “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine.”

 

[musicaljoke]

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[musicaljoke]

Second Denver sheriff’s deputy dies from COVID-19 in less than 2 weeks


More at link
A second Denver Sheriff Department deputy working at the city’s Downtown Detention Center died due to COVID-19 complications, less than two weeks after the first, the agency announced.

Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo, a 33-year-old former Marine, died Wednesday night with his family by his side, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

Deputy James Herrera, 51, died of COVID-19 on May 16.

“We ask that you keep his family in your thoughts and prayers and respect their privacy,” the news release said. “We also ask that you pray for the members of our department as well.”

Trujillo and Herrera worked at the Downtown Detention Center, which has had an active COVID-19 outbreak since April 2020. The Denver Sheriff Department website reported 11 active cases at the detention center as of Thursday.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data shows 1,261 COVID-19 cases at the detention center, with 107 of them among staff members, since April 2020. The health agency has not connected any deaths to the detention center outbreak.


Trujillo worked in intake, which is where people are processed after police take them into custody and bring them to the jail. Everyone brought to the jail is tested for COVID-19 upon arrival, Serna said. Masks are mandatory for all employees and inmates at both jails.

Trujillo was opposed to the vaccine, according to public posts on his Facebook page. He posted multiple images and comments about mask-wearing and the vaccine, including one with his picture framed by the words, “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine.”

From your link ...Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo, a 33-year-old former Marine, died Wednesday night with his family by his side [...]
Trujillo was opposed to the vaccine, according to public posts on his Facebook page. He posted multiple images and comments about mask-wearing and the vaccine, including one with his picture framed by the words, “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine.”[/QUOTE]

 

[ilovewings]

Second Denver sheriff’s deputy dies from COVID-19 in less than 2 weeks


More at link
A second Denver Sheriff Department deputy working at the city’s Downtown Detention Center died due to COVID-19 complications, less than two weeks after the first, the agency announced.

Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo, a 33-year-old former Marine, died Wednesday night with his family by his side, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

Deputy James Herrera, 51, died of COVID-19 on May 16.

“We ask that you keep his family in your thoughts and prayers and respect their privacy,” the news release said. “We also ask that you pray for the members of our department as well.”

Trujillo and Herrera worked at the Downtown Detention Center, which has had an active COVID-19 outbreak since April 2020. The Denver Sheriff Department website reported 11 active cases at the detention center as of Thursday.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data shows 1,261 COVID-19 cases at the detention center, with 107 of them among staff members, since April 2020. The health agency has not connected any deaths to the detention center outbreak.


Trujillo worked in intake, which is where people are processed after police take them into custody and bring them to the jail. Everyone brought to the jail is tested for COVID-19 upon arrival, Serna said. Masks are mandatory for all employees and inmates at both jails.

Trujillo was opposed to the vaccine, according to public posts on his Facebook page. He posted multiple images and comments about mask-wearing and the vaccine, including one with his picture framed by the words, “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine.”

It is sad about Trujillo's death, but even sadder he did not believe in the vaccine

 

[MimosaMornings]

From your link ...Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo, a 33-year-old former Marine, died Wednesday night with his family by his side [...]
Trujillo was opposed to the vaccine, according to public posts on his Facebook page. He posted multiple images and comments about mask-wearing and the vaccine, including one with his picture framed by the words, “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine.”

[/QUOTE]

Anti-vaxxer sheriff, 33, is killed by COVID after posting 'I have an immune system' | Daily Mail Online

 

[ilovewings]

Anti-vaxxer sheriff, 33, is killed by COVID after posting 'I have an immune system' | Daily Mail Online

[/QUOTE]

What can one say, when it's all been said-- he is dead. end of story.

 

[musicaljoke]

It is sad about Trujillo's death, but even sadder he did not believe in the vaccine

Perhaps there will be an antivaxxer whose life will be saved, who, after reading of this sheriff's death, immediately gets vaccinated.

Or maybe not. Reasons for refusing to be vaccinated are not necessarily based on logic.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

I was surprised to learn that CDC and NIH employees have been vaccinated at the same rate as the general population. I expected a larger percentage of those employees to be vaccinated. IMO

Fact Check-Fauci, Marks did not say 40% to 50% of CDC and FDA employees are ‘refusing the COVID-19 vaccine’

Around 1 hour and 40 minutes into the hearing, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina asked Fauci, Marks and Walensky what percentage of employees in their organizations had been already vaccinated ( youtu.be/qW8MF98wCgs?t=8421 ).

Regarding NIAID employees, Fauci responded: “You know I’m not 100% sure, Senator. But I think it’s probably a little bit more than half, probably around 60 percent”. Then Marks said that the number for FDA employees was “probably in the same range,” although he couldn’t “tell an exact number.”


The percentage mentioned by Fauci and Marks coincides with the nationwide trend in the United States, where around 60% of adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 37.8% of the entire population have been fully vaccinated, based on the CDC tracker here .

 

[SouthAussie]

India continues to reel from a severe coronavirus outbreak, with more than 200,000 reported cases and 4,000 deaths recorded each day

Biden has agreed to ship 80 million doses of vaccine to needy countries, and India hopes to land as many of those as it can.

For the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer, it’s not easy to go hat-in-hand asking for vaccines, and India’s foreign minister, suave and well-spoken, is trying to keep it classy.

Countries must look beyond their “national interests” for “global good,” he said at a Hoover Institution engagement.

Funny he should mention that, because it’s India’s vaccine nationalism—along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s empty showboating—that not only plunged India into an unexpected vaccine shortage, but also put countries banking on vaccines from India at great risk.

Modi Never Bought Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for India. Now the Whole World Is Paying

 

[SouthAussie]

What works best to persuade people to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Appealing to their community spirit or to their self-interest? Both approaches are underway in the United States right now.

“We need you. We need you to bring it home,” said President Joe Biden, launching the campaign. “Get vaccinated. In two months, let’s celebrate our independence as a nation and our independence from this virus.” We, our, let’s. This is the language of much advocacy.

There is a problem, though; it doesn’t work for many Americans. It reflects collectivist values that simply don’t resonate with them.

Emphasize ‘protecting myself, loved ones and those in my community’ (rather than ‘coming together as a nation’),” says the Ad Council messaging. “Acknowledge that the ‘choice is yours to make,’ which connects with the deeply rooted American value of liberty.”

Both campaigns are currently running in the United States—the “me” and the “we.” The country needs both first person singular and plural, it turns out.

The post-COVID world this week: The next vaccine millionaire and how vaccination campaigns are choosing their words wisely - Atlantic Council

 

[ilovewings]

What works best to persuade people to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Appealing to their community spirit or to their self-interest? Both approaches are underway in the United States right now.

“We need you. We need you to bring it home,” said President Joe Biden, launching the campaign. “Get vaccinated. In two months, let’s celebrate our independence as a nation and our independence from this virus.” We, our, let’s. This is the language of much advocacy.

There is a problem, though; it doesn’t work for many Americans. It reflects collectivist values that simply don’t resonate with them.

Emphasize ‘protecting myself, loved ones and those in my community’ (rather than ‘coming together as a nation’),” says the Ad Council messaging. “Acknowledge that the ‘choice is yours to make,’ which connects with the deeply rooted American value of liberty.”

Both campaigns are currently running in the United States—the “me” and the “we.” The country needs both first person singular and plural, it turns out.

The post-COVID world this week: The next vaccine millionaire and how vaccination campaigns are choosing their words wisely - Atlantic Council

If Fauci and others would have asked people to wear a mask because it WOULD PROTECT THEMSELVES AS WELL AS OTHERS there would have been greater compliance. Instead, they put out the wrong message which was that wearing a mask PROTECTS OTHERS. Only way later down the road did they bother telling people that masks protect them as well. The initial message was given without much thought. Apparently they don't understand that people think of THEMSELVES FIRST--- then maybe others. That is just the way it is.

 

[GRT]

Scroll down on this page to see an interactive map that shows the vaccine progress by County. Currently, my county is 37.2% fully vaccinated. All the numbers should jump soon as folks get their second shots.

Map: The counties doing vaccinations well

 

[GRT]

If Fauci and others would have asked people to wear a mask because it WOULD PROTECT THEMSELVES AS WELL AS OTHERS there would have been greater compliance. Instead, they put out the wrong message which was that wearing a mask PROTECTS OTHERS. Only way later down the road did they bother telling people that masks protect them as well. The initial message was given without much thought. Apparently they don't understand that people think of THEMSELVES FIRST--- then maybe others. That is just the way it is.

The messaging was bad from the get-go. And then, unfortunately, it became politicized and polarized.

Yes, they needed to explain how masking protected the wearer, which in turn would protect the wearer's loved ones. That hits home harder than anything else.

In just the past month or so, I've seen some really persuasive messages coming out--not from leaders--rather, from companies and corporate entities who've taken up the torch.

 

[ilovewings]

The messaging was bad from the get-go. And then, unfortunately, it became politicized and polarized.

Yes, they needed to explain how masking protected the wearer, which in turn would protect the wearer's loved ones. That hits home harder than anything else.

In just the past month or so, I've seen some really persuasive messages coming out--not from leaders--rather, from companies and corporate entities who've taken up the torch.

It is so obvious that a mask protects the person who wears it- fact: there was hardly any flu this winter- now why does anyone suppose that is????

 

[Lilibet]

Scroll down on this page to see an interactive map that shows the vaccine progress by County. Currently, my county is 37.2% fully vaccinated. All the numbers should jump soon as folks get their second shots.

Map: The counties doing vaccinations well

My county of about 221,000 is 35.9% fully vaccinated. There are a lot of rebellious anti-vaxxers here so it may be hard to get where we need to be. As the article points out, volunteers are the main heroes in my county too. We went to the facility run by the main health system in our area and everyone I encountered, from the greeter to check-in person to shot giver, was a volunteer. It was incredible. Needless to say, I thanked each one profusely!

“Volunteers were the main hero," he said. "We literally had volunteers that were just community members… [they] would offer to work as greeters, and make calls to make sure people who did not have access to broadband or cellular were signed up for their vaccine appointments."

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Hoping no uptick!

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