D&D and the rising pandemic

[NotAYakk]

My town probably hasn't omicron peaked; tge wastewater report levels are no higher than chriatmas 2020. High, but not omicron high.

Unless, ya know, vaccines and masks means we have peaked. Who knows.

Regardless, Premier (with antivax kids) is reopening province at end of month.

South African excess deaths post Omicron are 30% above baseline. Sigh.

 

[Zardnaar]

Omicron confirmed probably to late to stamp it out. Or if you can stamp it out.

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i.stuff.co.nz

Toilet paper isle. Fully stocked this morning when we bought some. They're saying don't panic buy but not to leave your house for ten days if you get Covid.

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i.stuff.co.nz

Going to red light system. No lockdowns apparently but all public events with more than 100 people cancelled and further restrictions on no vaccine types over what you can do.

No Covid locally yetvax rates somewhere north of 90%. Booster rates lower as they're just starting. Nephew (age 7) got his first jab today took an hour and a half.

Same place I got my booster couple if weeks ago. 5 minute wait to get jabbed 15 minutee wait to see if you have any reactions.

Penny dropped. I've been rotating supplies past two years and keep a reasonable supply of panic buy stuff (Suger, flour, yeast, toilet paper, pasta etc).

 

[GreyLord]

Omicron confirmed probably to late to stamp it out. Or if you can stamp it out.

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i.stuff.co.nz

Toilet paper isle. Fully stocked this morning when we bought some. They're saying don't panic buy but not to leave your house for ten days if you get Covid.

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i.stuff.co.nz

Going to red light system. No lockdowns apparently but all public events with more than 100 people cancelled and further restrictions on no vaccine types over what you can do.

No Covid locally yetvax rates somewhere north of 90%. Booster rates lower as they're just starting. Nephew (age 7) got his first jab today took an hour and a half.

Same place I got my booster couple if weeks ago. 5 minute wait to get jabbed 15 minutee wait to see if you have any reactions.

Penny dropped. I've been rotating supplies past two years and keep a reasonable supply of panic buy stuff (Suger, flour, yeast, toilet paper, pasta etc).

Good Luck.

We're in the thick of it currently.

 

[Cadence]

We knew they affected the effectiveness of mask types differently, and interact differently with the tests and vaccines, but I hadn't thought about surface survival time. I wonder what other questions I'm not thinking of.

Omicron found to have higher environmental stability among SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study compared the SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan strain and all the variants of concern (VOCs) - Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron variants for their survivability and infectivity.

www.news-medical.net

 

[Baron Opal II]

That seems still within the range of influenza surface survival, and not a huge increase from Delta.

Still good to know. The main thing I get from this is "wash your hands - still important".

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A possible new vaccine on the horizon developed by the US Army is entering Phase 2 trials after a promising Phase 1. This one uses a harmless portion of the virus that apparently doesn’t mutate that quickly. The goal: a pan-coronavirus vaccine. If it pans out, this could be a significant tool against all the known coronaviruses that affect humans…and the ones that haven’t jumped into us yet.


Bonus: its current formulation is much easier to store and transport than Moderna’s or Phizer’s vaccines.

A universal vaccine to end COVID pandemics? It's in the Army's sights

The US Army's "pan-coronavirus" vaccine could protect against any COVID variant. Learn how it works and when it might be ready.

www.cnet.com

The article also notes that the Army isn’t alone in seeking a pan-coronavirus vaccine, mentioning a few others that are in the works.

 

[Imaculata]

The WHO anticipates that Europe may be over its Covid peak and that the end of the pandemic may be in sight.

Merciful Zeus, I hope they are right.

 

[Dioltach]

Yes. I consider myself to be a fairly even-tempered person, but I'm starting to get quite fed up with this pandemic.

 

[J.Quondam]

Yes. I consider myself to be a fairly even-tempered person, but I'm starting to get quite fed up with this pandemic.

Me too. All the stresses - especially watching other peoples' reaction to the pandemic - have definitely taken a toll on my mental health.

Stay well, everyone. Hang in there.

 

[NotAYakk]

A possible new vaccine on the horizon developed by the US Army is entering Phase 2 trials after a promising Phase 1. This one uses a harmless portion of the virus that apparently doesn’t mutate that quickly. The goal: a pan-coronavirus vaccine. If it pans out, this could be a significant tool against all the known coronaviruses that affect humans…and the ones that haven’t jumped into us yet.


Bonus: its current formulation is much easier to store and transport than Moderna’s or Phizer’s vaccines.

A universal vaccine to end COVID pandemics? It's in the Army's sights

The US Army's "pan-coronavirus" vaccine could protect against any COVID variant. Learn how it works and when it might be ready.

www.cnet.com

The article also notes that the Army isn’t alone in seeking a pan-coronavirus vaccine, mentioning a few others that are in the works.

From what I read elsewhere, it is a basically like a 20 sided die with various coronovirus protiens stuck to eacg face.

Ie, nothing magical; it just packages a pile of immunogens into one pseudo viral particle.