Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No, she is a person, not a whole country
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ice-is-forming
With dignified ease and grace..
She is the Health Minister for that country. Sri Lanka, a country whose health minister recommended a potion, brewed with no scientific evidence, yet have the education and infrastructure to develop chemists who can invent, manufacture and deliver other medications.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
Anyone got any idea what groups are behind all this rioting in the Netherlands?
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
France: possible 3 rd lockdown looming decision by wednesday, also thinking of spacing vaccinations by 6 weeks to stretch supplies as there has apparently been an upsurge in demand recently.
Flavour
hang the bankers
I'd imagine Geert Wilder's Party for Freedom isn't far away from the core
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
No idea about formal groups, but suspect a right mix of concerns and anger, ranging from legitimate anger over some aspects of the handling/financial support, through to covid deniers and far right opportunists. Very depressing to read a testing centre was burnt down as well. Some of these news reports really do feel like seeing the end of times unfolding...
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Start gathering the tar and pitchforks people
www.vice.com
This Is How the Super Rich Are Beating You to the Vaccine
As health workers wait to be vaccinated, the wealthy are jumping the queue to get jabs on "vaccine holidays" in places like Dubai and Goa.
www.vice.com
Interesting piece in the NS this morning about Manaus Brazil - in a nut shell 76% are thought to have contracted Covid between March & October last year but city is now in another major outbreak - thus questioning if herd immunity is possible.
http://view.e.newscientist.com/?qs=...652222a25da0366a3a71d7d62235142b9287191691350
http://view.e.newscientist.com/?qs=...652222a25da0366a3a71d7d62235142b9287191691350
elbows
Well-Known Member
Also on that theme.
pulitzercenter.org
Whats being seen is fairly consistent with our limited understanding of how other human coronaviruses tend to repeat in waves every so often. Stuff that is sometimes vague and theoretical, that we will actually get to study in detail with this pandemic via genomic sequencing and much more study of antibody levels, infection rates etc than normally happens. If reality sticks broadly to the preconceived notions, then any herd immunity would be expected to be fleeting.
New Coronavirus Variants Could Cause More Reinfections, Require Updated Vaccines
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.When the number of COVID-19 cases began to rise again in Manaus, Brazil, in December 2020, Nuno Faria...
pulitzercenter.org
Whats being seen is fairly consistent with our limited understanding of how other human coronaviruses tend to repeat in waves every so often. Stuff that is sometimes vague and theoretical, that we will actually get to study in detail with this pandemic via genomic sequencing and much more study of antibody levels, infection rates etc than normally happens. If reality sticks broadly to the preconceived notions, then any herd immunity would be expected to be fleeting.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The Health Minister in Portugal saying that 20% of covid cases are the UK variant and that its possible that this could rise to 60%. Funnily enough the Brazil variant that the UK is concerned about from travellers to the UK from Portugal hasn't had much coverage here at all.
2hats
Dust.
Animal models (DOI: 10.3390/v13010132) hint at the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 could reach the brain via the eyes & olfactory bulb, remaining there and potentially triggering future relapses, morbidities.
www.webmd.com
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview
COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes mild to severe cases. Here’s a quick guide on how to spot symptoms, risk factors, prevent spread of the disease, and find out what to do if you think you have it.
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prunus
Tick tock.
Animal models (DOI: 10.3390/v13010132) hint at the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 could reach the brain via the eyes & olfactory bulb, remaining there and potentially triggering future relapses, morbidities.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview
COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes mild to severe cases. Here’s a quick guide on how to spot symptoms, risk factors, prevent spread of the disease, and find out what to do if you think you have it.
Liked for the supply of information, but fuck’s sake...
Yossarian
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The distinctions between Hong Kong and totalitarian mainland China are fading away and in recent days, the territory has adopted a very mainland-style approach with sudden and complete lockdowns of parts of districts in Kowloon - nobody is allowed out until everybody has been tested, and nobody who can't prove they live there is allowed in.
Rumour is that this led to some very tricky situations for customers who were in the area's numerous brothels when it was cordoned off at midnight.
hongkongfp.com
Rumour is that this led to some very tricky situations for customers who were in the area's numerous brothels when it was cordoned off at midnight.
Covid-19: Hong Kong imposes sudden neighbourhood lockdown in Yau Ma Tei | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong authorities sealed off a residential block in Yau Ma Tei between Pitt Street and Tung On Street on Tuesday evening to conduct Covid-19 tests. It is the second time such measures were imposed within a week in the district, although no notice was given during Tuesday’s operation. At 7pm...
hongkongfp.com
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Start gathering the tar and pitchforks people
This Is How the Super Rich Are Beating You to the Vaccine
As health workers wait to be vaccinated, the wealthy are jumping the queue to get jabs on "vaccine holidays" in places like Dubai and Goa.
Definitely a good idea to share that link far and wide to help advertise the people offering this service. That'll teach 'em.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
in other news:
China goes anal for covid testing
Which makes sense from what I remember reading I have been wondering why stool samples weren't used for the testing.
e2a: like this quote particularly
China goes anal for covid testing
Which makes sense from what I remember reading I have been wondering why stool samples weren't used for the testing.
e2a: like this quote particularly
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I would be all too willing to provide a stool sample as long as I could personally deliver it to Johnson or Hancock in the manner of my choosing
elbows
Well-Known Member
I think I mentioned anal swabs here earlier in the pandemic and I got a rather mixed reaction so mostly stuck to bringing the subject up via sewage surveillance for Covid-19 instead. And I think when I mentioned anal swabs it was in the context of pangolins.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I think U75 is probably fallow ground for potential customers
Should've locked them up.
www.theguardian.com
Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people
Canadian casino executive Rodney Baker and his wife were initially fined C$2,300 for breaking public health rules
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
Nah. They'd view it as a charmingly novel experience. Take their money. All of it.Should've locked them up.
Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people
Canadian casino executive Rodney Baker and his wife were initially fined C$2,300 for breaking public health rules
More miserable media 
nypost.com
Doomsday Clock says humanity remains dangerously close to apocalypse
The symbolic Doomsday Clock — designed by scientists to measure how close humanity is to an apocalypse — remains set dangerously close to disaster at 100 seconds until “midnight,” it was …
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Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Portugal fucked it. No restrictions at all between Christmas and New Year, people came from all over to visit. Friend of the gf’s family all have it after someone visited from France, many similar stories. Utter stupidity. Also the recent lockdown had stupid shit like a 1pm kerfew at weekends, so all the supermarkets were rammed in the morning. Schools only just shut.
Infections are at a level where track and trace (which was done really well in Portugal on the first round, a very low death rate then) no longer works due to the sheer number of people that would need to be contacted. Out of control.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I posted up a little story about a small village where family from France came over at Xmas. Tbh honest the signs were there pre Xmas as well . Theyve just extended the state of emergency and schools now have to provide distance learning so I think that indicates that they aren't going back anytime soon and that the initial timeframe for a months confinement was optimistic to say the least. They've also banned flights from Brazil yesterday. The UK variant is now 40% of cases.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Bit of information for stats fans -- average office attendance rates for our various EMEA offices in the week to 26 Jan:
Saudi Arabia -- 90%
Turkey -- 18%
Poland -- 17%
South Africa -- 15%
Russia -- 12%
All other European countries -- 10% or less (most less than 5%, actually). UK offices all 0-1%.
Comments on a postcard.
Saudi Arabia -- 90%
Turkey -- 18%
Poland -- 17%
South Africa -- 15%
Russia -- 12%
All other European countries -- 10% or less (most less than 5%, actually). UK offices all 0-1%.
Comments on a postcard.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Anyone watching the moves wrt the EU getting its vaccines that it ordered but which don't seem to be materialising.
Isn't it a bit rich to be bleating about Astra Zeneca when the EU hasn't even approved their vaccine yet?
Seriously, looks like the EU is envious of the UK because we are vaccinating and they are not.
As far as I can see, the UK placed orders with AZ first, approved the AZ vaccine earliest and then got the first vaccines off the production line as a result. The EU hasn't even approved the AZ vaccine yet, and German authorities are now bleating that it isn't suitable for the over 65s!
Isn't it a bit rich to be bleating about Astra Zeneca when the EU hasn't even approved their vaccine yet?
Seriously, looks like the EU is envious of the UK because we are vaccinating and they are not.
As far as I can see, the UK placed orders with AZ first, approved the AZ vaccine earliest and then got the first vaccines off the production line as a result. The EU hasn't even approved the AZ vaccine yet, and German authorities are now bleating that it isn't suitable for the over 65s!
weltweit
Well-Known Member
The WHO would like that frontline workers in all countries are vaccinated as a priority before people worldwide in less urgent categories are dealt with.
They argue until all countries are safe, no one country will be safe.
This is all well and good, except the - to be expected - free for all is happening where many countries are chasing an at the moment insufficient supply of vaccines.
We need a massive expansion in the production of vaccine doses and it might be tricky to see how that could be achieved at the moment given the complexity of their production methods.
They argue until all countries are safe, no one country will be safe.
This is all well and good, except the - to be expected - free for all is happening where many countries are chasing an at the moment insufficient supply of vaccines.
We need a massive expansion in the production of vaccine doses and it might be tricky to see how that could be achieved at the moment given the complexity of their production methods.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Its a complex subject that gets into all sorts of morality and economic order questions that are uncomfortable for people, especially people who seemingly just want to get on with cheerleading our own mass vaccination efforts. I tried to start a conversation on this recently and the response made me less than keen to try again here at the moment. But since you raise it, I'll just say that one of the ugliest scenarios is if the UKs role in COVAX is mostly as a cover, something the government point to when defending themselves against accusations that they are taking more than their fair share of things. And I'll provide some links to various stories.
I believe there is a Times article, quite possibly the following one, that features quotes about how many more doses of vaccine the UK has ordered than it needs, and how it might eventually give them to other countries. But I cant read the article.
www.thetimes.co.uk
Earlier in January the WHO warned about catastrophic moral failure in regards vaccines.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa had things to say on the subject at the World Economic Forum digital Davos meeting.
www.cnbc.com
And there is the situation with Israel and the Palestinians.
Covax: How many Covid vaccines have the US and the other G7 countries pledged?
As the US doubles its donation pledge, here's a look at how the Covax vaccine scheme is progressing.
www.bbc.co.uk
I believe there is a Times article, quite possibly the following one, that features quotes about how many more doses of vaccine the UK has ordered than it needs, and how it might eventually give them to other countries. But I cant read the article.
Covid vaccines row: NHS has priority in Astrazeneca contract, insists Michael Gove
Michael Gove said that Britain had an “absolute assurance” that vaccine supplies promised by Astrazeneca would be delivered in full and ruled out allowing any t
www.thetimes.co.uk
Earlier in January the WHO warned about catastrophic moral failure in regards vaccines.
Covid vaccine: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure'
It accuses richer nations of a "me-first" approach to Covid vaccine, and hoarding precious supplies.
www.bbc.co.uk
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa had things to say on the subject at the World Economic Forum digital Davos meeting.
South African leader Ramaphosa urges rich countries to stop ‘hoarding’ vaccines
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged the world's wealthiest countries to stop "hoarding" vaccines and called for an end to "vaccine nationalism."
And there is the situation with Israel and the Palestinians.
Covid-19: Palestinians lag behind in vaccine efforts as infections rise
The Palestinian territories have only just started vaccinating, while Covid cases there have surged.
www.bbc.co.uk
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Yes elbows it could be a little messy, I can understand countries wanting to vaccinate their own populations first, but it is true that we will only be clear from it once we are all clear of it. Otherwise infected areas could always produce a variant that escapes rest of world immunity and we would all start the sorry process again.
