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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@tim said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead
Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month’s figure, boosting vaccination drive
the vaccination numbers over there are astounding. Did i read 1-in-6 adults are already fully vaccinated?
Yeah, the UK and the US are streets ahead of other major countries. 50% of UK adults have has their first jab and 10% their second.
Say what you like about the current state of the US and its politics, but once their industry starts cranking up production of stuff, it's seriously impressive
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Covid vaccine: US trial of AstraZeneca jab confirms safety
Results from the long-awaited US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is both safe and highly effective.
More than 32,000 volunteers took part, mostly in America, but also in Chile and Peru.
The vaccine was 79% effective at stopping symptomatic Covid disease and 100% effective at preventing people from falling seriously ill.
And there were no safety issues regarding blood clots.
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Europe is giving me a massive headfuck on this virus. Germany have been looked at in awe with their controlling of it initially, arguably up there with the best (taking into account other factors). But they seem to have just fallen off a reality cliff, into putting politics above everything. Check out excerpts from the latest statement from Merkel as they lockdown again.
Announcing the new restrictions after marathon crisis talks with the leaders of Germany's 16 states, Mrs Merkel said the highly contagious UK (Kent) variant of coronavirus had become dominant in Germany, plunging the country into what she called "a new pandemic". "Essentially, we have a new virus," the German chancellor said. "It is much deadlier, much more infectious and infectious for much longer.
No it's not. It's the same virus, it's just more infections. Vaccines work the same against it. Above is a clear statement designed to create panic in the country, and not necessarily on purpose, anti-British sentiment.
" Germany was in a race against time to roll out vaccinations against the coronavirus, she added
Well stop flip flopping your political bullshit with AZ then eh!!
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@majorrage said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Well stop flip flopping your political bullshit with AZ then eh!!
The EU have made a right pig's ear out of their vaccination program. Reading the European papers a week or so ago and It's starting to rebound on leaders like Macron & Merkel who seem to have put the EU above their citizens health. They need a scapegoat and are thrashing around wildly at the UK and AZ. The downright lies and attempted bullying from them must be doing huge damage to the EU's reputation worldwide.
If (heaven forbid) the 3rd wave in the EU takes off and their death rates overtakes the UK, they'll not only have failed their people, they will have archived the near-impossible task of making Boris look like the only adult in the room.
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@tewaio said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Funny how calling it the China virus makes you a Trumpian bigot, yet referring to the Kent (or British or Brazilian or South African) variant is completely fine. As is the Spanish flu.
To be fair I thing he pretty much made it a Trumpian thing as he was the one constantly referring to it as the Chinese flu. In a similar vein, albeit a little more subtly some of the more prominent EU leaders are using the same jingoistic (TBH not sure of that is the word I'm looking for but it will do) slant on the "British variant". All for political mileage of course.
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An interesting graphic showing the seasonality and waves by hemisphere:
Both these graphs are from The Economist. Their covid section is free.
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On PNG.
All across Papua New Guinea, people have been gathering by their thousands at haus krai events (wakes, in the local pidgin) for Sir Michael Somare, their first prime minister. In a country divided by rugged topography, around 800 distinct languages and a weak state, he was a unifying figure. But even as grief has swept the nation in the three weeks since his death, so has covid-19. In fact, the commemorations may be contributing to the outbreak.
Official statistics suggest that the pandemic has inflicted no more harm on the 9m people of Papua New Guinea than it has on the 5m people of New Zealand, with barely 2,000 recorded cases and a few dozen deaths. But more than half of those cases have come in the past month. Moreover, png, as the country is known, has one of the lowest testing rates in the world. Health authorities in the Australian state of Queensland, who recently processed 500 swabs from png, found that half were positive—an alarmingly high proportion. The prime minister, James Marape, says the surge in cases is “staggering” and that a quarter of the population may be infected.
Also, from The Economist, but not free, can only see the first 2 paragraphs.
https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/03/20/covid-19-is-sweeping-through-papua-new-guinea -
@rapido said in Coronavirus - Overall:
An interesting graphic showing the seasonality and waves by hemisphere:
Both these graphs are from The Economist. Their covid section is free.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/tracking-coronavirus-across-the-worldGreat graph, but remember 90% of humans live in the NH. SH not doing so well after that (except at Rugby)
https://sciencing.com/differences-between-northern-southern-hemisphere-8260091.html
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@rapido said in Coronavirus - Overall:
On PNG.
All across Papua New Guinea, people have been gathering by their thousands at haus krai events (wakes, in the local pidgin) for Sir Michael Somare, their first prime minister. In a country divided by rugged topography, around 800 distinct languages and a weak state, he was a unifying figure. But even as grief has swept the nation in the three weeks since his death, so has covid-19. In fact, the commemorations may be contributing to the outbreak.
Official statistics suggest that the pandemic has inflicted no more harm on the 9m people of Papua New Guinea than it has on the 5m people of New Zealand, with barely 2,000 recorded cases and a few dozen deaths. But more than half of those cases have come in the past month. Moreover, png, as the country is known, has one of the lowest testing rates in the world. Health authorities in the Australian state of Queensland, who recently processed 500 swabs from png, found that half were positive—an alarmingly high proportion. The prime minister, James Marape, says the surge in cases is “staggering” and that a quarter of the population may be infected.
Also, from The Economist, but not free, can only see the first 2 paragraphs.
https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/03/20/covid-19-is-sweeping-through-papua-new-guineaA bit more (it's a short article):
png is poorly equipped to deal with the outbreak. The median age is only 22, which helps a lot. But many locals suffer from other illnesses that increase their covid risk, such as diabetes and tuberculosis. The country has only 500 doctors, fewer than 4,000 nurses and no more than 5,000 hospital beds. At least 60 staff at the biggest hospital, Port Moresby General, have tested positive.
The outbreak is causing alarm not just within png, but in neighbouring Australia. The Torres Strait islands of northern Queensland are separated from New Guinea by a channel of just 4km. An emergency was declared last week at a hospital in the city of Cairns in northern Queensland, in part owing to a spate of infections detected among Australian workers returning from a mine in png.
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@antipodean my neighbour who was FIFO out of PNG is now stuck there.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@antipodean my neighbour who was FIFO out of PNG is now stuck there.
The impact of which is driven tremendously by location. If I was stuck in The Airways for example, that's not half as bad as wandering the markets in Lae for provisions.
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@victor-meldrew I am seeing orthopedic surgeries 1 to 2 days after sx now for this reason. Hospitals almost need to be rethought as to design. Maybe in the desert with the ability to aerate and open to sunlight.
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Mexico revises coronavirus death toll up by 60%
From 201,000 up to 321,000.
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@antipodean my neighbour who was FIFO out of PNG is now stuck there.
The impact of which is driven tremendously by location. If I was stuck in The Airways for example, that's not half as bad as wandering the markets in Lae for provisions.
Had some nice meals at the mines and they were generally pretty comfortable but yeah, The Airways was always good (many years since I was there). Pleased to hear they have maintained their standards. The pizzas used to be excellent and the pool area was great for a get together. As for Lae the fried kakaruk joint was always good. Living on that for a while while would probably result in a short life expectancy.
I'm going to send your vaccine video to one of my staff who doesn't want to get jabbed. Hopefully she will understand it.
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