Thread: Local news on Covid 19

Originally Posted by BobH

I got mine through the district health unit mass immunisation clinic. Registered as wanting a jab with a few drugstores and never got a call and the clinic where my GP is had no word on when and if they would be "invited" to help out with immunisations. The Ontario government has just proved that they could not organise a one man rush to a 10 man out house. To say I am thoroughly POed is a vast understatement.

On the bright side, one shot is better than none. WRT there not being a second dose when the time comes, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. No sense worrying about something I have no control over.

Bob

I heard that the single dose is 90% effective. I just heard it on the news and didn't check the source, so it may be true or may have changed since I heard it. So, if supply is an issue, they may be playing that game.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I’m surprised how many are not signed up already TBH.
Think I’m the only one in my plant that’s had the jab.
Others are ,ooh I’m not sure, and maybe if 70% get it I won’t have too, shit like that.
All fear, no facts, make a decision people. Cause if we don’t all get the jab, this won’t end. And if it is all political, let’s all get the jab to eliminate that as a reason why they still keep us locked down.
Force them to come up with a new variable, if that your thinking.

I just became eligible in this last round so I'm working on signing up now. I probably could have gone earlier because I work in "transportation", but since I work from home I wanted to wait until people that go outside had a chance to get theirs.

So I've signed up to get my vaccination about two weeks ago. Still waiting to get a appointment. Unfortunately I think I'll be waiting awhile because of my postal code☹. Of course I work in the hot spots traveling from region to region, fixing lift trucks at customers that have had active cases recently. Crossing my fingers that I get it soon

Dose 2 of Pfizer is done. In a couple of weeks I wont be able to covid shave; just doing the parts not covered by a mask.

Masks will be comeing off soon!

Yeah it seems the masks will be gone soon except transportation and hospitals. We got an email yesterday saying we will still be using them and honestly from now on I am planing to be masked while at work, at least when I am interacting with patients.
Other good news, covid numbers are down and we will be shutting down our covid hospital as of May 27th. Next weekend are my last day shifts there.

Although the mask mandate has been lifted for many situations in my area I am still required to wear one.

This is basically unenforceable so I could probably get away with it.

My issue is that I believe that I have a natural immunity since I have already had Covid.

There are no hard facts on the natural VS immunization immunity or the side effects of either at this time because the time frame has been so short.

I do see the argument that the side effects of the shot might be less than the disease if you haven't had the disease yet.

I personally know three families that have gotten covid after taking the shots. Still not good and they stayed out of the hospital so far but then again they are younger families that probably wouldn't have gone to the ICU in the first place.

One big question I have about the herd immunity thing is that around here anyway they say that herd immunity will not be reachable until 70% of the people have been vaccinated.

What about counting the natural immunity of people that have had it already?

This is all so still up in the air!

Originally Posted by alex1921

Yeah it seems the masks will be gone soon except transportation and hospitals. We got an email yesterday saying we will still be using them and honestly from now on I am planing to be masked while at work, at least when I am interacting with patients.
Other good news, covid numbers are down and we will be shutting down our covid hospital as of May 27th. Next weekend are my last day shifts there.

I have been watching a few places like this one and the numbers are getting lower.

https://mn.gov/covid19/data/response...e-capacity.jsp

As a general rule they reflect the situation. Notice I said general!

One thing that I have noticed is that people tend not to get sick or die on the weekends.....

Originally Posted by alex1921

Other good news, covid numbers are down and we will be shutting down our covid hospital as of May 27th. Next weekend are my last day shifts there.

That is fantastic. Now, get some sleep.

They say the numbers are dropping in the state, but in my county they are holding strong. Up and down as usual. My boss says I must wear a mask when going into stores to drop paperwork on the counter so Im ok with that. Its only for a minute.