Thread: Local news on Covid 19

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I’m in the AZ limbo myself.
Git my first shot AZ, now they say no more AZ. They want me to mix..
Just what I didn’t want.
Now I play the waiting game..
See what else changes before I become a lab rat..

I'm surprised, I was under the impression that Ontario at least wasn't giving AZ as a first dose anymore so the people that needed a second dose would be able to get theirs really fast a there was a lot spare.

I had Moderna at my Health Center and was concerned that they were going to try to mix and match my second one but, I have been told by the Health Center that i would definitely get Moderna again on 30th June because they haven't got the facilities to store Pfizer.

I am very pleased because i was going to refuse anything but the same as my first shot.

I'm uncomfortable enough having the shot at all to be honest so there was no way I was going to be mix and matched.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Steve, what bothers me around here is nobody is wearing a mask any longer. My wife and myself have had the shots so We stopped wearing the masks unless a store requests it. At that point Im happy to put one on. The issue is I know not every lerson has had the shots. If they want to risk there lifes I guess it is there choice.
It doesnt make me feel any better though. Id hate to think I could have made someone sick being a carrier of thevirus and not knowing.

Its a sad time we live in. You ALL stay as safe as possible. Please!

Where i live in Windsor Essex County, SW ON masks are mandatory regardless of if you've had both shots or not.
I don't know about the rest of Ontario, I have a feeling it probably depends on how different areas are doing but it would be interesting to hear from others in Ontario.

They WERE going to allow folks that had the first AZ to select that as their second ones.
But as of this weekend, nope. Seems AZ isn’t as effective against the delta variant regardless of one or two, so the big decision was made to remove the option.
So now, while I have signed up for the second of whatever, and am waiting for the call, I’m none too happy about it and will have to decide, when they call, if I really want to mix meds.
My wife had two Pfizer doses already.

Originally Posted by STF

Where i live in Windsor Essex County, SW ON masks are mandatory regardless of if you've had both shots or not.
I don't know about the rest of Ontario, I have a feeling it probably depends on how different areas are doing but it would be interesting to hear from others in Ontario.

As far as I know, in our health unit area there has been no change in the Covid precautions to be taken regardless of whether a person is fully vaccinated or not. It's probably still too early to make changes as they expect to have only 20% of Ontario's population fully vaccinated sometime this week.

Bob

Here in Minnesota the numbers are lower than they have been in a year.

Originally Posted by 32t

Here in Minnesota the numbers are lower than they have been in a year.

Yeah the numbers have improved significantly. In the past few weeks I only had 4 vented patients, 3 not vaccinated and one unlucky who got covid few days after the first dose.

One thing that I have noticed with the numbers [Numbers..... ] is that there are many fewer cased but the age of the deaths are dropping. At least the percentage. Younger 40's to 50's.

Have these numbers been hidden in the larger numbers of older people previously? Vaccinations given to the older people first?

Lots to think about and I have no personal proof of any.

Originally Posted by 32t

One thing that I have noticed with the numbers [Numbers..... ] is that there are many fewer cased but the age of the deaths are dropping. At least the percentage. Younger 40's to 50's.

Have these numbers been hidden in the larger numbers of older people previously? Vaccinations given to the older people first?

Lots to think about and I have no personal proof of any.

I think the answer is yes and yes. At least that's what the numbers that MDH was releasing were showing. Once the vaccines started the higher age groups went flat while the other age groups were rising during the March/April spike.

I think I'd remain a little cautious even if you had one or two doses if the Delta variant raises it's ugly head in your area.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-...oses-1.5479528

This is in a hospital setting and not out in the general public were you would think is a little more lax wrt preventative measures than a hospital.

Bob

Well my wife may disagree to a point, but my persistent nature and tenacity has paid off.

I didn’t pick the meds they gave me at the onset, I just answered the call when made.

I am totally ok with the AZ, both in how it was formulated, how it provides its immunity protection, and the way it works. Somewhat traditionally developed, as opposed to the mRNA iterations. Not that they are bad because of that, but I am a traditionalist at heart and mind.

Maybe also biased cause I worked for AZ years ago and have actually been to the campus tThe meds are formulated at. Old school processes, time tested and dutifully followed.

Regardless, they chose my lane, and I was not changing mid treatment, whatever the experts now say.
I’m just relieved I will be considered fully vaccinated soon enough.

Stay safe all!