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bimble
floofy
Some great data in here, on the global vaccination stats to date.
ourworldindata.org
When you look at % of population who have received at least 1 jab the uk is very high up in the rankings but here’s the ‘percentage fully vaccinated’ list of countries.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations
Our vaccination dataset uses the most recent official numbers from governments and health ministries worldwide. Population estimates for per-capita metrics are based on the United Nations World Population Prospects. Income groups are based on the World Bank classification. A full list of our...
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2hats
Dust.
High resolution imagery of SARS-CoV-2 virions derived from electron cryotomography.
More, including a 3D model, here:
More, including a 3D model, here:
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
They're quite keen to explain that these are real images, aren't theyHigh resolution imagery of SARS-CoV-2 virions derived from electron cryotomography.
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Supine
Newt Member
“There will be a massive debate about whether we should allow a big wave of infection once we’ve vaccinated all the over 50s,”
Truth of the matter is there will be a big wave before the over 50s are all vaccinated, they will open up before that. Dripford is already making noises and said a while back that one of the first things he will open up is Gyms...FFS
(Apologies I know this should be in the UK discussion but Im banned from that thread as some self absorbed fucking snowflake cried to mommy)
Truth of the matter is there will be a big wave before the over 50s are all vaccinated, they will open up before that. Dripford is already making noises and said a while back that one of the first things he will open up is Gyms...FFS
(Apologies I know this should be in the UK discussion but Im banned from that thread as some self absorbed fucking snowflake cried to mommy)
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Who was that Welsh fash who got banned?
Nationalist streak?
bimble
floofy
I’ve heard from 2 people now in different bits of India both saying there’s no or almost no more infections, life’s back to normal.
looks like it’s pretty much true, too.
www.theguardian.com
www.ft.com
UK has more new cases than India this week, whilst being locked down and relatively minuscule.
So how come?
There’s been very little lockdown there for a long while now, vaccines are rolling out well but it can’t be the effect of that yet. Very strange. Good but strange.
looks like it’s pretty much true, too.
Dramatic drop in Covid cases gives India hope of return to normal life
Swimming pools, cinemas and theatres to be allowed to operate at full capacity from 1 February
India: has the Covid pandemic started to burn itself out?
Coronavirus cases are dropping sharply, raising the prospect that parts of the country are nearing herd immunity
UK has more new cases than India this week, whilst being locked down and relatively minuscule.
So how come?
There’s been very little lockdown there for a long while now, vaccines are rolling out well but it can’t be the effect of that yet. Very strange. Good but strange.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Probably a lack of testing explains a lot, they've only carried out 147,502 per million population, compared to the UK at 1,1895,955. A lack of proper registering of covid deaths is also likely to play into things, I remember reading an article that in some part of India deaths don't even get recorded.
South Africa also doing better despite the South African variant and no vaccines. Older population here?
Probably something in testing. But also maybe not inflicted with the new more transmissible strains.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
bimble
floofy
Recorded (medically stamped as covid related) deaths are a really bad metric, in India, I think. The thing I’m surprised by is the sharp decline in infections, with no lockdown to account for it. The most likely explanation does seem to be a sort of herd immunity like that man in the article says.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
R number in Portugal is now .7 . Cases and admissions clearly continuing downward . Vaccination has been slow and hampered by low rates of delivery, both the Left Bloc and Communist party have called for Portugal to go outside the EU procurement strategy. Government intends to vaccinate 1.4 million by The Uk variant makes up 43% of all cases. 3 cases on Brazilian variant identified. Government State of emergency extended for a further fortnight.
I know that "I can't believe ... " isn't science (
), but with India, isn't it at least a bit hard to believe that hot weather lacks any relevance? I have no real answer to this btw, just wondering!
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Explain how less medicated (and what you mean by that) might have to do with anything?
Less people with comorbidities being sustained on medication.
Also Id suggest far greater immune response due to greater exposure to viruses
bimble
floofy
None of that has anything to do with infection rates, really. Maybe death rates. Elderly people living in busy & often crowded extended households not obviously advantageous either.
Are infection rates recorded with any accuracy there? I suspect they pass fairly unrecognized and present as mild disease
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Don't get what you're getting at. Is it the comorbidities, or the 'sustained on medication' (not sure what you mean by that either) for them, that's the problem?
bimble
floofy
My correspondent in a small town in Rajasthan just explained that the reason India’s doing well is that the government is so great. 
Does seem more likely that it’s herd immunity. So the opposite of lockdown. Which is interesting but you’d need the real covid-related death figures to know more.
www.dw.com
Does seem more likely that it’s herd immunity. So the opposite of lockdown. Which is interesting but you’d need the real covid-related death figures to know more.
Coronavirus: Has India achieved herd immunity? – DW – 02/09/2021
New COVID cases and deaths have fallen sharply in India in the past few weeks, which has led some officials to suggest that the country has achieved herd immunity. But how credible are these claims?
www.dw.com
