D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

Looks like Denmark is overtaking UK in the race who will be the first nation that has Omicron as the dominant strain in it's capital. The danish SSI expects it to become dominant in the Kopenhagen area within this week

On the bright side I got my booster today. I expect a fourth shot with a Omicron modified formular before June. Anyone wants to bet?

Down side is we're having african leaders complaining the western "vaccine-egoism" of treating their citizens to a third shot while they struggle to offer their's a first shot. Can't say that they're wrong with this complaint.

Depends on what the supply is like.

Export vaccines while leaving yourselves short isn't gonna go down well anywhere.

If there's excess vaccines available export away.

 

[Zardnaar]

Well Aucklands hit 90% vaccination rates.

Covid-19: Counties Manukau DHB hits 90% fully vaccinated target

And they're reopening today. Been in lockdown since August.

Auckland borders reopen: Travellers rejoice as they resume work, reunite with family

Auckland travellers say they are thrilled to be able to see their family and work mates outside the region again as the city's hard borders lifted today.

www.rnz.co.nz

Spoke with a guy I know he's a bit salty about the current leadership (he supported them btw not the usual anti Jacinda brigade). He's lost about 35k in the hole and wasn't in Auckland. Others are 6 figures in the red.

That's with 0 cases of Covid. It's also turned out that the health advice said restrictions outside Auckland weren't needed and the messaging has been inconsistent and poorly applied.

Eg going by their own guidelines based on hospitals being overwhelmed they still used restrictions. Then wondered why people stopped following the rules.

 

[MoonSong]

The state I live in has shown it first confirmed endogenous case of Omicron. At least my parents have just had their third dose and I can feel at peace for them.

 

[Zardnaar]

The state I live in has shown it first confirmed endogenous case of Omicron. At least my parents have just had their third dose and I can feel at peace for them.

Mexico iirc?

 

[JEB]

Down side is we're having african leaders complaining the western "vaccine-egoism" of treating their citizens to a third shot while they struggle to offer their's a first shot. Can't say that they're wrong with this complaint.

Per The Atlantic, while delays in getting vaccine supplies were absolutely an issue early on, it sounds more like vaccine hesitance is the major roadblock, in African countries and everywhere else.

What’s Really Behind Global Vaccine Hesitancy

 

[Zardnaar]

Per The Atlantic, while delays in getting vaccine supplies were absolutely an issue early on, it sounds more like vaccine hesitance is the major roadblock, in African countries and everywhere else.

What’s Really Behind Global Vaccine Hesitancy

Can't force it in most countries.

I was wrong not just Auckland we hit 90% overall double jabbed.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

Some areas hitting 95-97%. Got to use vaccine passport today so inconvenient if you're not vaxxed if you like a social life.

 

[Umbran]

Export vaccines while leaving yourselves short isn't gonna go down well anywhere.

If there's excess vaccines available export away.

Estimates I have seen say that there will be about 12 billion doses of vaccine manufactured this year.

So, yeah, no real chance of the US leaving itself short there.

 

[Ryujin]

Estimates I have seen say that there will be about 12 billion doses of vaccine manufactured this year.

So, yeah, no real chance of the US leaving itself short there.

The real issue seems to be getting enough arms to put those doses in, before they expire.

 

[Cadence]

Stupid headline and write-up of the day: Cornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students

"Virtually every case of the Omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot," said Vice President for University Relations Joel Malina in a statement.

which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, because you can read a couple paragraphs down that...

Cornell's overall vaccination rate among students is 97%.

because as stated a few paragraphs later:

The school has a mandatory vaccination policy for students, with exemptions for religious or medical issues.

And it might have been nice to have this higher up too...

"While I want to provide reassurance that, to date, we have not seen severe illness in any of our infected students,

 

[Ryujin]

Stupid headline and write-up of the day: Cornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students



which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, because you can read a couple paragraphs down that...



because as stated a few paragraphs later:



And it might have been nice to have this higher up too...

It doesn't have quite the same click-bait worthiness if you don't bury at least some of the facts.