Pariah Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 I'll be there in a short. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 N440K variant prevalent in India has been found to be ten times as infective as previous strains of COVID-19 This is what happens when you turn a virus loose in a billion new hosts. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 India through 20 million, Ireland through 250,000 cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just took the wife for her first vaccination! She's halfway there. Cancer, Amorkca, Old Man and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 BarretWallace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 This doesn't mean I don't still hate the Yankees, of course, but it's a pretty cool move by both franchises. Yankees, Mets to offer vaccines at the stadium – and free tickets for getting a shot Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Intro to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bolsonaro-faces-criminal-investigation-possible-impeachment-over-covid-response-in-brazil Quote Brazil's Supreme Court formalized a criminal investigation last week into President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic. It could eventually lead to his impeachment. Let me say: reading the story will probablly make you angry. Bolsonaro's quoted once; ok, one can argue it's cherry picking, but...to say it's callous and heartless is a *gross* understatement. Let's hope it works out, but it sounds like, at best, it'll take a while. Meanwhile, the virus continues to wreak major havoc. In less than a week, the number of dead per capita will pass 1 per 500 people. The new case rate fluctuates somewhat, but levels climbed in December and have generally, with some short-term declines, continued up. So, yes, new cases are down somewhat...about 20% from the highest rates in mid March...but that's still an extremely high rate. And 20% drop in 6 weeks isn't that great, since that was their peak so far. By comparison, in the US, new cases dropped 60% during January, then 50% (on top of that) in February. Oh, and I think most experts believe Brazil is seriously undercounting *anyway* so the situation's even worse than the numbers present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Bolsonaro is quoted twice in the story, both quotations being callous, arrogant, misleading and stupid. TBH that's the tone of every remark I've read or heard from him regarding coronavirus. A great deal of the blame for allowing the virus to spread and the Brazilian public not taking it seriously can be laid directly at Bolsonaro's feet. And that's all I can say without usurping the political thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Old Man and Lawnmower Boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 India through 21 million, Belgium and Sweden through 1 million cases apiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 In an all-too-familiar scenario, India ignored its scientists because what they said didn't play well to the politicians' preferred story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 What's worse is that the sheer extent of the outbreak in India is now raising concerns that it will imperil containment world-wide, because this will be a little Andromeda Strain situation in itself, with the virus free to mutate to its little heart's content, making vaccination much less certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 hours ago, unclevlad said: What's worse is that the sheer extent of the outbreak in India is now raising concerns that it will imperil containment world-wide, because this will be a little Andromeda Strain situation in itself, with the virus free to mutate to its little heart's content, making vaccination much less certain. The B.1.617 variant had become the dominant strain there last month, a "double mutant" that may be ten times as contagious as prior VOC. However there is also some inconclusive evidence that that particular variant has burned itself out (in India). Just a happy reminder that, with covid, it's hard to know what's going on for sure. Can't wait for B.1.617 to start making the rounds outside India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarretWallace Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Old Man said: Can't wait for B.1.617 to start making the rounds outside India. That's the part that makes me nervous yet. I am going to enjoy the extra feeling of safety now that I'm "fully vaccinated," but would be an idiot not to keep an eye on Covid numbers while so doing. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but still a chance that it's an oncoming train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 15 million cases in Brazil and Bosnia/Herzegovinia through 200,000 cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 All I heard was "mutant". Are we going to become mutants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Mutatis mutandis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Ragitsu said: All I heard was "mutant". Are we going to become mutants? We can dream. Ragitsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, Old Man said: We can dream. But consider. Anti-vaxers will still tend to get these mutating versions more often. Do you really want a bunch of anti-vax mutants? I'll concede the exceptional irony, but a horde of them with powers is beyond terrifying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 COVID-19 variants are the mutants. They're stronger, deadlier, and we're in a war to destroy them before they destroy us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Man...India pulled a 4 and 4 that you DON'T want, today. 400,000+ new cases 4000+ deaths Tragically, the new case numbers are still climbing; slower than before, but still climbing. So, even if the curve flattens in, say, a week, then starts to turn around...and it's back to, let's say, 300,000 in a month...that's about 16-17 million more cases, and something like 200,000 more deaths. If not more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Old Man said: We can dream. As long as there is an attendant inexplicable abundance of redheads, that may not be so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Ragitsu said: All I heard was "mutant". Are we going to become mutants? No, you weren't reading closely enough. We are going to become "double mutants". So everyone is going to get to make two rolls on the Gamma World mutation chart! Ragitsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 I got my second shot today. YAY My state may have it's vaccines moved to another state because not enough people are showing up to take their shots BOO Old Man, tkdguy, Lee and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 If your folks don't want them could you send them north, please? We're kinda short. 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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