D&D and the rising pandemic

[Hussar]

Oh my god @Imaculata . That's brutal. I hope that everything continues to go well. All the best, kindest thoughts for you and yours.

 

[Hussar]

Well, it appears that the other shoe has finally dropped in Japan. Skyrocketing infection rates, hospitals heading to being overwhelmed. This is what everyone has been bracing for for the past year. Here's to hoping.

 

[Umbran]

Well, it appears that the other shoe has finally dropped in Japan. Skyrocketing infection rates, hospitals heading to being overwhelmed. This is what everyone has been bracing for for the past year. Here's to hoping.

The new, more infectious strain first seen in the UK?

 

[Eltab]

Bit of a rough start of the week for me. Got called at 2 in the middle of the night. Whenever you get a call like that, it can't be good news, and it wasn't. My dad had been rushed to the hospital and had to under go immediate surgery for a cerebral haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain). Apparently he was able to call the emergency number, so they got to him in time. Several horrible hours later me and my sister got word that the operation was a success.

Due to Corona however, visiting someone in the hospital is a bit different now. Only 1 visitor is allowed at a time, and you must be in good health (no cough) and be wearing a mask obviously. Due to all the hospitals being overloaded with covid patients now, he had to be relocated to a hospital in a different city, when second can be a matter of life and death. The hospitals also have to move entire departments around, just to keep covid patients separated.

I think I mentioned a while ago how covid can cause deaths among regular patients simply due to delays. I never thought I'd be thrown into just that kind of situation with a member of my family.

He is doing well though, so that's a relief. They got to him in time, and immediately got him into surgery. The hospital is specialized in neuro surgery, so that's a blessing.

I really want to give this post multiple emojis, ending with a thumbs-up.

Hope your dad recovers soon.

 

[Garthanos]

Most recent articles I seen indicate they have found evidence the vaccines will work with at least one of the
new strains.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tangential to the news about the pandemic, Moderna is trying to develop vaccines for Nipah, HIV and the seasonal flu using the mRNA technique.

Moderna is developing three new mRNA-based vaccines for seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus

Moderna, the biotech company behind one of the two mRNA-based vaccines currently being rolled out globally to stem the tide of COVID-19, has announced that it will pursue development programs around three new vaccine candidates in 2021. Moderna's development and clinical trial of its COVID-19...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Hussar]

The new, more infectious strain first seen in the UK?

Ours apparently came from Brazil. But, no, it's more the fact that the government wanted business to get back into swing, brought out some travel incentives for domestic travel, and it blew up in their faces. They're reading the emergency powers acts for most of the country now. Not that that holds a lot of power in Japan - they can ask politely for people to stay home and that's about as far as it goes. Some prefectures are offering monetary incentives to businesses to close early. Nothing anywhere near as draconian as what we're seeing out of Canada right now.

And, yup, it can get strange:

Husband on leash breached Quebec's Covid curfew

Canadian police fined the couple, who were trying to exploit curfew rules that allow dog-walking.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[Umbran]

Ours apparently came from Brazil. But, no, it's more the fact that the government wanted business to get back into swing, brought out some travel incentives for domestic travel, and it blew up in their faces.

Oof. My sympathies and empathy. My state, despite having had some of the worst initial outbreak, seemed to get a handle on it and now... we do not.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

An article published in the journal Science posits that- once enough adults have been exposed to C19 either via infection or vaccination- the virus will be endemic but ultimately no more problematic than its cold-causing cousins. They predict that it will be more like childhood diseases than a world stopper.

The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

As millions are inoculated against the coronavirus, and the pandemic's end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are envisioning what a postvaccine world might look like -- and what they see is comforting.The coronavirus is here to stay, but once most adults are immune -- following...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Umbran]

An article published in the journal Science posits that- once enough adults have been exposed to C19 either via infection or vaccination- the virus will be endemic but ultimately no more problematic than its cold-causing cousins. They predict that it will be more like childhood diseases than a world stopper.

That posit seems based on the idea that we develop very long lasting immunity from either having it or vaccination. That'd be a great thing, but I don't think it is supported by data yet.