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The global death toll hit 6 million today.
In theory I suppose if you'd motivated the younger population via the equivalent of 'vaccine passports' then you might see that pattern, especially if the vaccination programme wasnt pro-active in terms of the practicalities of giving easy access to vaccines for the eldery as opposed to the young and mobile. But thats just theory, I absolutely have not checked actual realities in Hong Kong.
It's almost as if omicron isn't "mild" for those with no prior immunity.I guess everyone is distracted by Ukraine but the covid situation in Hong Kong is not getting a lot of attention - it seems to now be completely out of control there.
Mate of mine got omicron two weeks ago after being triple jabbed. Relatively fine for ten days but then rushed into hospital cos she’d got a blood clot on her lungs.It's almost as if omicron isn't "mild" for those with no prior immunity.
Mate of mine got omicron two weeks ago after being triple jabbed. Relatively fine for ten days but then rushed into hospital cos she’d got a blood clot on her lungs.
When did they start giving them out? she was in early cos she’s a nurse so would have got it pretty much straight awayThat’s scary. How long after her third dose did she get ill?
When did they start giving them out? she was in early cos she’s a nurse so would have got it pretty much straight away
This also looks like an indication of spread in crowds outdoors.
The global death toll hit 6 million today.
I can't read the article as I've reached my free limit, apparently. But it doesn't seem that much of a mystery that countries with really good public health/infection control programmes might fare well. HIV, as a sexually transmitted infection, is perhaps a different beast.Interesting piece from NYT on Africa - younger demographic or poor recording can't really account for why deaths have been so low, so it sounds like no one really knows why the toll across the continuent hasn't been greater. The other thing that's then a mystery is why just South Africa - again, they don't think it can rest solely on recording of cases; as the article explores, there would be a lot of 'social' signs, if nothing else, if large numbers were dying in other countries.
Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates (Published 2022)
The coronavirus was expected to devastate the continent, but higher-income and better-prepared countries appear to have fared far worse.www.nytimes.com
Still seems relevant.I thought this was an interesting perspective - the Western world has singled New Zealand out for praise in controlling the virus, while other success stories in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean are either ignored or treated as puzzling mysteries.
The Overwhelming Racism of COVID Coverage
Bavaria dropped mandatory mask wearing today, only on public transport it is still required.My company's head office is in Germany. Everyone's still meant to be wfh but if anyone does need to go into the office there, there's mandatory PCR testing. So you turn up, PCR, results in an hour and only then (if negative) are you allowed in. And once in, people have to wear masks.
I've no idea if this is required now in that part of Germany (BavarIa) or if my company is being specially strict but bit of a contrast to what's going on here.
So maybe my company are just being super-strict then?!Bavaria dropped mandatory mask wearing today, only on public transport it is still required.
To me it shows that countries like Norway and Denmark did well, as much as it shows Sweden did badly.
How badly Sweden has done (so far) depends on which countries you compare it to. It's not done much worse than Germany, and it's done better than the UK, France, and the EU average. At least in terms of recorded deaths.
maybe. Anecdotally, a lot of people are not happy with the easing of restrictions.So maybe my company are just being super-strict then?!
Even though we are not going to be able to properly tell these complex stories neatly using a single set of data, we can still look at cumulative mortality over time and see some rather obvious patterns which very much relate to pandemic policy and policy timing.