D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

Well, they already have cameras that tell your temperature, so, yeah, I could see that. I can't enter the kindergarten I teach at without standing in front of that sensor every time. Maybe not the most effective thing, but, it does seem to be working here. Japan has gotten around the worst of things.

News from near my hometown though just makes me shake my head:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/2-000-people-march-through-aylmer-ont-to-protest-covid-19-health-measures-1.5794265

Sigh.

Covid fatigue eventually people just stop cooperating.

Half expecting lockdown 3.0 as we've had a few near misses last few days. In the lead up to 2.0 similar things started to happen.

I suspect each one is gonna get harder to enforce.

 

[Umbran]

I was thinking at the doors to bars, restaurants, gyms and the like.

Yep, that too and hair salons, small shops, etc.

Well, they already have cameras that tell your temperature, so, yeah, I could see that. I can't enter the kindergarten I teach at without standing in front of that sensor every time. Maybe not the most effective thing...

Oh, sorry, but temperature sensors are security theater. I mean, yes, you want to keep folks who have fevers out, but on the whole, the thing is being spread by folks who don't have a fever - they are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic.

That's the cool thing about this sensor - folks who are otherwise asymptomatic apparently do have some upper-respiratory changes that nobody notices, but come out in the sound of the cough.

 

[Zardnaar]

Personally I don't think it will work but worth trying.

Things like temperature checks and people going around disinfectanting streets are theatrics to reassure the public.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Potential good news!

Pfizer says early analysis shows its Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective | CNN

Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective -- a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues.

www.cnn.com

 

[Garthanos]

Potential good news!

Pfizer says early analysis shows its Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective | CNN

Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective -- a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues.

www.cnn.com

There are 11 vaccines that are in the process of doing their early effectiveness testing 90 percent is good news though... and this specifically is also good news for the Mariana vaccine as they both use similar technology.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

But wait! There’s more! Pence tried to claim Pfizer’s announcement as a victory for the administration‘s Warp Speed program, only to be quickly and publicly fact-checked:

Dr Kathrin Jansen, Pfizer’s head of vaccine development, told the New York Times: “We were never part of the Warp Speed ... We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.”

Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine - and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved

Mike Pence has broken his post-election silence to trumpet the Trump administration’s backing of a new coronavirus vaccine - only for the company to immediately point out that their vaccine had nothing to do with the government. Pfizer announced on Monday morning that their Covid-19 vaccine was...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Garthanos]

The great thing about it is that they are not beholden to government aid.... they can benefit the whole of humanity without people like Trump / Pence getting in the way. That was one of the fears about the Warp Speed program that it would be a political bowling ball which meant it would only be applied where a politician allowed.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

But wait! There’s more! Pence tried to claim Pfizer’s announcement as a victory for the administration‘s Warp Speed program, only to be quickly and publicly fact-checked:

Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine - and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved

Mike Pence has broken his post-election silence to trumpet the Trump administration’s backing of a new coronavirus vaccine - only for the company to immediately point out that their vaccine had nothing to do with the government. Pfizer announced on Monday morning that their Covid-19 vaccine was...

news.yahoo.com

...and, for the record, several Trump acolytes are using their social media pulpits to amplify Pence’s...”claim”.

 

[Garthanos]

...and, for the record, several Trump acolytes are using their social media pulpits to amplify Pence’s...”claim”.

yes it is nonsense. I have no expectations of anything else from this lame duck administration

 

[billd91]

yes it is nonsense. I have no expectations of anything else from this lame duck administration

Yeah, the bungling isn't going to suddenly turn into competence. I still expect him to fire Fauci (or try to if he doesn't have direct power to do so).
I'm waiting to see him also complain about Biden's COVID-19 task force as trying to exert presidential powers before actually being president. But it just underscores the difference, for me, between someone who wants to DO the job and someone who wants to HAVE (or cling to) the job.
Frankly, we need more of the former than the latter to deal with the pandemic.