Covid And The Rest of Us

[ronandannette]

Yes my cousin died of COVID. They were thinking that his care taker might have brought it into the house. They had someone a few times a week come help.He was 60 and his parents said they would never put him in a home. Sad it is hitting one whole family and they didn’t do anything wrong but take care of each other.

Hardest part is not being able to see anyone in the hospital. Or have normal funerals.

Again, please accept my condolences. I understand this dynamic completely. Making decisions for vulnerable loved ones dependent on us during this horrible scourge is an almost unbearable load. My mind goes round-and-round wondering what we would have done and I’m so thankful we never had to find out. Grace and peace.

 

[Erzengel]

In the beginning of April, I got my first vaccine for COVID. The next day, I started to have flu like symptoms, cough, fever, chills and found out within that time that someone I worked with tested positive. I got tested a few days later and I was too. I thought I'd just have this for like 10 days and bounce back. I had a fever for days, I had no appetite and pretty much had to force myself to eat. Thank God for my wife, who on a whim a few years ago bought an pulse oximeter that measures pulse and your oxygen saturation level. After 10 days, my oxygen level dropped into the 70s (normal is mid 90s) and I had to be admitted into the hospital and after a day the ICU. Oxygen, IV, antibiotics, antiviral, steroids, inflammatory medication and I was able to get better. I'm extremely grateful to my wife, all the doctors and nurses at the hospital and I feel that a $16.00 tool from Amazon really gave us a heads up on how bad I was getting even though I didn't look that way.

Doctors say I can get the vaccine again 90 days (Julyish) but I have to start over so hopefully I won't have an adverse reaction in a few months.

 

[nursejackie]

Our AZ is 14 weeks between shots in Canada. Now they tell us they don’t know when we will get more .

I guess each Government is working within the limitations of their vaccine stock, and if they can only receive enough for the 2nd shot to be at 14 weeks, they may be working on the premise of having more people with one vaccine on board, rather than having less people with two vaccines administered, is better for the overall population (and possibly the economy, by reducing the risk of further lockdowns). I am only surmising though of course.

 

[NFLDERS]

A totally separate thing from the on-going vaccine debacle. Consider we wouldn't be having to ration them and prioritize eligibility at all if we had received the doses we were promised.

'If only' the countries whom reneged on their promise of procurement had not. Our downfall is in not having continued to produce all of our own vaccines. Hopefully, lesson learned.

 

[White Cat]

'If only' the countries whom reneged on their promise of procurement had not. Our downfall is in not having continued to produce all of our own vaccines. Hopefully, lesson learned.

“If only” the Canadian leaders were not so trusting of other countries. It’s a big bad world out there.

 

[hulagirl87]

I feel like "have you gotten your vaccine?" is the new opener with anyone you talk to. I had to go to the eye doctor the other day and it was "hello!" and then "have you gotten your covid vaccine?" and when I said no it was "oh my gosh, why not?". Let me decide what I want to do and just help me with the problem I'm here for today thank you very much

 

[Karin1984]

I feel like "have you gotten your vaccine?" is the new opener with anyone you talk to. I had to go to the eye doctor the other day and it was "hello!" and then "have you gotten your covid vaccine?" and when I said no it was "oh my gosh, why not?". Let me decide what I want to do and just help me with the problem I'm here for today thank you very much

No, I don't agree with that. I do think it's for doctors to ask about it and especially if the answer is a no to discuss it.
With all the false/fake news around. We have issues here with people with no/low education who have trouble understanding all the news about the vaccines, etc. As long as it doesn't end in a discussion and a persuasion, I think a doctor is the best person to start the discussion to see where the problem is and should be a reliable source to give information.

 

[leahgoogle]

No, I don't agree with that. I do think it's for doctors to ask about it and especially if the answer is a no to discuss it.
With all the false/fake news around. We have issues here with people with no/low education who have trouble understanding all the news about the vaccines, etc. As long as it doesn't end in a discussion and a persuasion, I think a doctor is the best person to start the discussion to see where the problem is and should be a reliable source to give information.

This was an eye doctor. I can see a physician asking at an appointment, but it's really out of an eye doctor's lane. I had an eye doctor appt last week and he didn't say a word about it to me.

 

[hdrolfe]

I believe it's been posted elsewhere but Health Canada has approved Pfizer for use in 12 - 15 year olds. I think that will be great to help with reaching elusive herd immunity, and travel options for families.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-authorized-pfizer-12-16-1.6014551

 

[fab1976]

I believe it's been posted elsewhere but Health Canada has approved Pfizer for use in 12 - 15 year olds. I think that will be great to help with reaching elusive herd immunity, and travel options for families.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-authorized-pfizer-12-16-1.6014551

I came looking for this thread to share this news! I have a 13 year old, just waiting for the age group to expand to his age now. Next will be the 2-11, and rumor is that will be Septemberish. My daughter is 8. If we can get at least one shot in each kid, our Disney December trip may happen.

Also in positive news, kinda sorta, the entire region of Peel is opening to anyone 18+. The numbers just don’t seem to be going down here so this is good, and I really hope it helps.

 

[ronandannette]

I believe it's been posted elsewhere but Health Canada has approved Pfizer for use in 12 - 15 year olds. I think that will be great to help with reaching elusive herd immunity, and travel options for families.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-authorized-pfizer-12-16-1.6014551

Alberta opens eligibility to anyone 12 and over beginning this Friday. Praise the Lord!

 

[hdrolfe]

Alberta opens eligibility to anyone 12 and over beginning this Friday. Praise the Lord!

What I've read is it's 2009 and up, so I am hoping my son will be able to get it sooner than later, he's a December baby but we have a trip planned then and I'd like him to be able to get it before we go. He is also very eager, he knows it will keep him safer in school and allow him to play with other kids who have theirs too.

 

[ronandannette]

Now if we could just get some clarity on what those of us with our first doses of AZ on board are supposed to do...

 

[elphaba91]

Pretty sure that's the case coast-to-coast, maybe with the exception of Quebec. Like them or lump them, I feel very sorry for each Provincial leader; nothing they could have done would have pleased everyone and with so, so much at stake on all sides, it has really been an impossible task. It's easier to arm-chair quarterback them in hindsight but I find no fault with the sincerity and best-judgement used by all of them, and the Provincial Officers of Heath as well. I shall forever remain rather bitter about federal vaccine procurement - who knows what our current position would be if we had received and deployed our promised doses before this hideous 3rd wave had a chance to take hold?

An interesting comparison for those who have questioned how Australians feel about our governments' approach to the pandemic:
- The Northern Territory Labor Party was re-elected in August.
- The ACT Labor Party was re-elected in October.
- The Queensland Labor Party was re-elected in October with a 4.1% swing in their favour.
- The Western Australia Labor Party was re-elected in March with a 17.7% swing in their favour, winning 53 out of 59 seats.
- The Tasmania Liberal Party was re-elected last weekend.

The WA government ("shut the border!" for those who watch Jimmy Rees) has arguably been the strongest advocate for zero cases, followed closely by the Queensland government, and they have had the greatest success in elections. The other state governments and Federal government have also had good polling results and across the ditch the NZ government was also easily re-elected.

 

[ford family]

Had our second AZ jab today here in the UK. Just twelve weeks from the first one. UK roll out still going well and some good election results today for the incumbent government shows that the population at large is pleased with progress so far

 

[ronandannette]

Had our second AZ jab today here in the UK. Just twelve weeks from the first one. UK roll out still going well and some good election results today for the incumbent government shows that the population at large is pleased with progress so far

It certainly does seem like whatever you did, it succeeded in avoiding the current "third wave" that is swamping many nations right now, including our own.

 

[prairie_girl]

Ugh, 502 new cases in Manitoba, 389 in Winnipeg.

There’s a presser at 6:00 to announce new measures. I expect we’ll be going into a hard lockdown again. I finally have an appointment for my first dose of Pfizer in two weeks.

 

[fab1976]

Approximately 600,000 of 1.4 million residents of Peel have had their first shot. They are aiming to do 100,000 next week alone. We are getting there, and hopefully the rest of the province (Ontario) and country (Canada) won’t be far behind.

 

[lovethesun12]

An interesting comparison for those who have questioned how Australians feel about our governments' approach to the pandemic:
- The Northern Territory Labor Party was re-elected in August.
- The ACT Labor Party was re-elected in October.
- The Queensland Labor Party was re-elected in October with a 4.1% swing in their favour.
- The Western Australia Labor Party was re-elected in March with a 17.7% swing in their favour, winning 53 out of 59 seats.
- The Tasmania Liberal Party was re-elected last weekend.

The WA government ("shut the border!" for those who watch Jimmy Rees) has arguably been the strongest advocate for zero cases, followed closely by the Queensland government, and they have had the greatest success in elections. The other state governments and Federal government have also had good polling results and across the ditch the NZ government was also easily re-elected.

There are provinces in Canada with a zero covid approach as well that are doing (have done) much better but I guess they aren't making the news.

 

[prairie_girl]

And Manitoba is back in a hard lockdown…

Most businesses are closed for delivery or curb side pickup only. Anything open has a 10% capacity guideline. Movie theatres and casinos, that type of thing have been closed for pretty much a year now.

This is in effect until at least May 30.

Schools remain open although most people want them closed to online learning only. We have started to see transmission numbers rising in schools. My niece and nephew are in the middle of an isolation because there were cases at their school, but luckily they aren’t considered close contacts.

My BIL is full on crazy for coco puffs on anti masking and anti vaxxer and believes the virus is part of a worldwide conspiracy. I want to rip him but it wouldn’t make a lick of difference. So, we just keep away from him. He actually needs mental health help but he doesn’t see it that way.