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Post by Cranky on Apr 12, 2021 23:40:05 GMT -5
Was that the lady doctor who use to be known as Dr Chopit? What a brilliant re-purposing of a wire cheese cutter! Better than a cheese grater Any side-effects? Try not to get too excited and start licking door knobs and hugging strangers! Or is it the other way around? I forget.....  Anywho...don't drop your guard! It takes a couple of weeks for full immunity from the worst and it still won't stop you from getting covid. At least now it won't kill us....until the next varient. |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 5:31:51 GMT -5
To update my previous varients post which is 4 days difference.. April 8 to April 12.... UK....from 23,611 to 34,404....Doubling every damn week. I thought that it would slow down a bit and we wouldn’t hit 35,000 until Friday. Forget it. Now it looks like we're sailing for 50,000 SA.....345 to 365. Thankfully this varient is slow. Because of how it slices through the vaccines, I'm still nervous it isn't a nuke on a big parachute. Slowly getting closer and... Brazil....1039 to 1222. This looks like it was hot spot driven. It's still very contagious because last week it more then doubled in a week, but it looks like it slowed down. There should be a 2 week or so lag between lockdowns and slowing numbers, plus the vaccines should dampen the spread. "Should be" and what is happening is disturbingly resistent to logical expectations....or perhaps expectation is based on too much hope. It looks like April is gone to hell.... health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOC |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 5:47:53 GMT -5
Sidebar..... My father was born just before the Spanish Flu so I was kidding him about starting this one too..... He laughed and quipped...."I didn't start the pandemic but I am responsible for overpopulation". His body may be aging but his mind.....still a razor....  |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 13, 2021 6:54:26 GMT -5
To update my previous varients post which is 4 days difference.. April 8 to April 12.... UK....from 23,611 to 34,404....Doubling every damn week. I thought that it would slow down a bit and we wouldn’t hit 35,000 until Friday. Forget it. Now it looks like we're sailing for 50,000 SA.....345 to 365. Thankfully this varient is slow. Because of how it slices through the vaccines, I'm still nervous it isn't a nuke on a big parachute. Slowly getting closer and... Brazil....1039 to 1222. This looks like it was hot spot driven. It's still very contagious because last week it more then doubled in a week, but it looks like it slowed down. There should be a 2 week or so lag between lockdowns and slowing numbers, plus the vaccines should dampen the spread. "Should be" and what is happening is disturbingly resistent to logical expectations....or perhaps expectation is based on too much hope. It looks like April is gone to hell.... health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOCMy wife keeps in touch with her family back in the UK and she said they are opening things up, but with the numbers going up like you posted, I don't see how they can open up? |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 13:46:15 GMT -5
To update my previous varients post which is 4 days difference.. April 8 to April 12.... UK....from 23,611 to 34,404....Doubling every damn week. I thought that it would slow down a bit and we wouldn’t hit 35,000 until Friday. Forget it. Now it looks like we're sailing for 50,000 SA.....345 to 365. Thankfully this varient is slow. Because of how it slices through the vaccines, I'm still nervous it isn't a nuke on a big parachute. Slowly getting closer and... Brazil....1039 to 1222. This looks like it was hot spot driven. It's still very contagious because last week it more then doubled in a week, but it looks like it slowed down. There should be a 2 week or so lag between lockdowns and slowing numbers, plus the vaccines should dampen the spread. "Should be" and what is happening is disturbingly resistent to logical expectations....or perhaps expectation is based on too much hope. It looks like April is gone to hell.... health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOCMy wife keeps in touch with her family back in the UK and she said they are opening things up, but with the numbers going up like you posted, I don't see how they can open up? UK, SA and Brazil are the country of origin of the variants. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 13, 2021 13:59:30 GMT -5
I called my doctors office 300 times this morning to try to get an appointment... I finally got through and am getting my AZ shot at 5:45 today... I found out they got 12,000 doses
Edit: Ottawa got 12,000 doses
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Post by jkr on Apr 13, 2021 14:53:29 GMT -5
Got my dose of Pfizer this afternoon. My original appointment was made two weeks ago and it landed at the end of April. I called my public health group and was lucky enough to land an appointment 2 weeks sooner, a cancellation apparently.
I live north of Peel in a smaller community. It was well run, friendly and quick. I was out in less than 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute waiting time.
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 13, 2021 15:27:09 GMT -5
Got my dose of Pfizer this afternoon. My original appointment was made two weeks ago and it landed at the end of April. I called my public health group and was lucky enough to land an appointment 2 weeks sooner, a cancellation apparently. I live north of Peel in a smaller community. It was well run, friendly and quick. I was out in less than 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute waiting time. I figure my doctors office will be like that |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 15:30:59 GMT -5
Got my dose of Pfizer this afternoon. My original appointment was made two weeks ago and it landed at the end of April. I called my public health group and was lucky enough to land an appointment 2 weeks sooner, a cancellation apparently. I live north of Peel in a smaller community. It was well run, friendly and quick. I was out in less than 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute waiting time. I called my doctors office 300 times this morning to try to get an appointment... I finally got through and am getting my AZ shot at 5:45 today... I found out they got 12,000 doses Dear Mr Jkr and Mr Dog, If you are getting it with your wife, make sure you look in on each other OR she pays extra attention to you for any changes. Look for symptoms a few days later. It's just like getting sick, it takes TWO weeks to go through the infection and anti-body build up. And remember, you are not immune to getting covid, you just wont die from it.....so don't drop your guard because you are far more likely to be a asymptomatic carrier without knowing it. Signed Dr Uber Cranky P.S. my advice on those pesky STD's shall remain private. I will never tell anyone about THAT night. Nope. Not I.  |
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Post by franko on Apr 13, 2021 17:04:48 GMT -5
Got my dose of Pfizer this afternoon. My original appointment was made two weeks ago and it landed at the end of April. I called my public health group and was lucky enough to land an appointment 2 weeks sooner, a cancellation apparently. I live north of Peel in a smaller community. It was well run, friendly and quick. I was out in less than 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute waiting time. I figure my doctors office will be like that Pfizer, at the Civic. Waiting for a parking spot took more time than the shot. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 13, 2021 17:07:40 GMT -5
Got my dose of Pfizer this afternoon. My original appointment was made two weeks ago and it landed at the end of April. I called my public health group and was lucky enough to land an appointment 2 weeks sooner, a cancellation apparently. I live north of Peel in a smaller community. It was well run, friendly and quick. I was out in less than 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute waiting time. I called my doctors office 300 times this morning to try to get an appointment... I finally got through and am getting my AZ shot at 5:45 today... I found out they got 12,000 doses Dear Mr Jkr and Mr Dog, If you are getting it with your wife, make sure you look in on each other OR she pays extra attention to you for any changes. Look for symptoms a few days later. It's just like getting sick, it takes TWO weeks to go through the infection and anti-body build up. And remember, you are not immune to getting covid, you just wont die from it.....so don't drop your guard because you are far more likely to be a asymptomatic carrier without knowing it. Signed Dr Uber Cranky P.S. my advice on those pesky STD's shall remain private. I will never tell anyone about THAT night. Nope. Not I. Thanks for the advice. I don't look at a vacination as a free pass. I look at it as an extra layer of protection to go along with the other precautions that we continue to follow. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 13, 2021 17:22:53 GMT -5
Just got the Shot... feeling strong like bull
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 13, 2021 19:18:04 GMT -5
I figure my doctors office will be like that Pfizer, at the Civic. Waiting for a parking spot took more time than the shot. I got my AZ a few weeks ago ... were they well organized, Franko ... Cheers. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 13, 2021 19:23:03 GMT -5
Son of a ... U.S. calls to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine over
blood clot reportsBy Rachael D'Amore Global News Posted April 13, 2021 7:27 am Updated April 13, 2021 4:26 pm U.S. federal health agencies are recommending an immediate “pause” in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after six U.S. recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood clots. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a joint statement Tuesday that the pause has been recommended “out of an abundance of caution.” link |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 19:30:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice. I don't look at a vacination as a free pass. I look at it as an extra layer of protection to go along with the other precautions that we continue to follow. Just got the Shot... feeling strong like bull Welcome to The Grand Experiment. Who knows, in a few years we may all turn into diapered dribblers.....or eunuchs....or the worst....Laff fans..... |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 13, 2021 19:37:57 GMT -5
Dis,
It looks like it's targetting woman so if we are desperate enough, just let men under 55 take the AZ and JJ.
This is worse news on a different front. It goves anti-vaxxers more ammo and the hesitent ones more excuses.
The way it's going, thid f***** virus is going to become an anchor to civilization.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 13, 2021 19:58:00 GMT -5
Dis, It looks like it's targetting woman so if we are desperate enough, just let men under 55 take the AZ and JJ. This is worse news on a different front. It goves anti-vaxxers more ammo and the hesitent ones more excuses. The way it's going, thid f***** virus is going to become an anchor to civilization. Here's a progressive journalist I follow on YouTube ... he can be a tad arrogant, but he's very well-read on what's what in the US ... interesting take on the anti-vaxxers ... from David Pakman ... |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 14, 2021 15:33:10 GMT -5
I noticed on another board a lot of people are complaining abut after effects to the vaccines. OBVIOUSLY they are not Hab fans. They don't have our natural good looks AND pain immunity. Given our decades upon decades of painful mediocrity, needles in our arms look like a fun distraction!  |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 15, 2021 22:53:39 GMT -5
It's really bad.... April 12 to April 15....3 lousy, miserable days UK...from .34,404 to 49,371...mostly in Ontario (27,278 ) SA.....from 365 to 396....mostly in Quebec (163) Brazil.... from 1,222 to 1,885...concentrated in BC (1,532) Brazil variant is actually spreading faster then the SA. The only less miserable news is the SA variant spreading slowly. STAY SAFE..... health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOC |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 16, 2021 2:19:48 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 16, 2021 8:54:09 GMT -5
I guess there's still a lot to learn about the vaccines ... a cut and paste below Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine ‘likely’ needed
within 12 months: Pfizer CEOBy Manas Mishra, Julie Steenhuysen, Mrinalika Roy Reuters
Posted April 15, 2021 8:59 pm... Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said people will ‘likely’ need a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines within 12 months and could need annual shots, CNBC reported based on his comments from April 1, which were made public on Thursday. link |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 16, 2021 9:05:35 GMT -5
I guess there's still a lot to learn about the vaccines ... a cut and paste below Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine ‘likely’ needed
within 12 months: Pfizer CEOBy Manas Mishra, Julie Steenhuysen, Mrinalika Roy Reuters
Posted April 15, 2021 8:59 pm... Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said people will ‘likely’ need a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines within 12 months and could need annual shots, CNBC reported based on his comments from April 1, which were made public on Thursday. linkAnd the cash keeps flowing... |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 16, 2021 9:09:37 GMT -5
China has put in a lot if effort to convince everyone it's not their fault and the 'play nice' people are not making waves... Regarding China, as soon as they cancelled the vaccine shipment to Canada Meng Wangzhou should have been put on a plane to the US. |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 16, 2021 16:08:14 GMT -5
China has put in a lot if effort to convince everyone it's not their fault and the 'play nice' people are not making waves... Regarding China, as soon as they cancelled the vaccine shipment to Canada Meng Wangzhou should have been put on a plane to the US. They now passed a law that all investigations to their labs must be approved by their kangaroo courts. 140 million infected, 3 million dead, trillions in damaged economies....this is at a level of a crime against humanity. But hey.....why ask the tough questions? |
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Post by jkr on Apr 17, 2021 8:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 17, 2021 10:01:14 GMT -5
An outbreak occurred at a local legion only 10 minutes walk from where we live, so it's in our neighbourhood now ... 109 cases in Kingston as of right now, 40% of which, are variants ... on the positive side, as of yesterday ~ 30% of adults in Kingston have received their first shots ... that's ahead of the provincial average, or so the local stations are reporting ... the new lockdown restrictions imposed on the province are now the strictest in North America, but Kingston City Police have already indicated that they won't be conducting random stops ... a full list of restrictions can be seen here ... Cheers. |
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Post by GNick99 on Apr 19, 2021 15:08:54 GMT -5
An outbreak occurred at a local legion only 10 minutes walk from where we live, so it's in our neighbourhood now ... 109 cases in Kingston as of right now, 40% of which, are variants ... on the positive side, as of yesterday ~ 30% of adults in Kingston have received their first shots ... that's ahead of the provincial average, or so the local stations are reporting ... the new lockdown restrictions imposed on the province are now the strictest in North America, but Kingston City Police have already indicated that they won't be conducting random stops ... a full list of restrictions can be seen here ... Cheers. We don't have the virus in my neck of the woods. Never have best of my knowledge. Imagine it is scary in Ontario and around though. Good luck |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 19, 2021 20:07:41 GMT -5
An outbreak occurred at a local legion only 10 minutes walk from where we live, so it's in our neighbourhood now ... 109 cases in Kingston as of right now, 40% of which, are variants ... on the positive side, as of yesterday ~ 30% of adults in Kingston have received their first shots ... that's ahead of the provincial average, or so the local stations are reporting ... the new lockdown restrictions imposed on the province are now the strictest in North America, but Kingston City Police have already indicated that they won't be conducting random stops ... a full list of restrictions can be seen here ... Cheers. We don't have the virus in my neck of the woods. Never have best of my knowledge. Imagine it is scary in Ontario and around though. Good luck Thanks ... most folks are trying their best to comply with the restrictions, and the low numbers here in Kingston reflect that ... in the previous waves, we've gotten our numbers down to the point where the province has reopened the city early ... that's been good and bad ... good for businesses, bad for having visitors from Toronto, Ottawa, and other "red" areas, just so folks can get relief, and the increased numbers in K-town reflected that each time, as well ... Cheers. |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 20, 2021 4:17:52 GMT -5
My mother-in-law use to call some big number about something she couldn't understand....telephone numbers. So here are some telephone numbers from hell.... Time span.....April 15 to April 19.....4 lousy days UK...from 49,371 to 63,543 ..mostly in Ontario (36,579) SA.....from 396 to 415...mostly in Quebec (163) Brazil.... from 1,885 to 2,201...concentrated in BC (1,810) Again, SA variant very slow spreading faster, Brazilian one slowed down considerably over the previous two weeks, UK variant, well, at this rate, 100,000 is a real possibility despite how fast we're vaccinating. Plus a real concern will be the next few weeks because Moderna vaccine shortage. 550,000 vaccines short at the very worst time. Nothing good to report. On a personal note, every day I call my people in Greece and every day there is one depressing question we ask each other...."anything positive to talk about" and the answer is always..."other then being alive one more day? No." When is it going to change? As the world burns.....*sigh* health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOC |
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Post by GNick99 on Apr 20, 2021 7:30:10 GMT -5
My mother-in-law use to call some big number about something she couldn't understand....telephone numbers. So here are some telephone numbers from hell.... Time span.....April 15 to April 19.....4 lousy days UK...from 49,371 to 63,543 ..mostly in Ontario (36,579) SA.....from 396 to 415...mostly in Quebec (163) Brazil.... from 1,885 to 2,201...concentrated in BC (1,810) Again, SA variant very slow spreading faster, Brazilian one slowed down considerably over the previous two weeks, UK variant, well, at this rate, 100,000 is a real possibility despite how fast we're vaccinating. Plus a real concern will be the next few weeks because Moderna vaccine shortage. 550,000 vaccines short at the very worst time. Nothing good to report. On a personal note, every day I call my people in Greece and every day there is one depressing question we ask each other...."anything positive to talk about" and the answer is always..."other then being alive one more day? No." When is it going to change? As the world burns.....*sigh* health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html#VOCThe only negative I have is my Habs, Jays, Raptors all suck so far this year. Vikings did last year, and likely will next. Why do I pick such lousy sports teams? Other than my judge of pro sports teams things are going relatively good |
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