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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Thanks, ORgirl, you make a compelling argument to dispel my fear. But I still have hope mutations can lead to viral extinction. This article says India has evidence of this presently.

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200918-why-some-deadly-viruses-vanish-and-go-extinct
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    tish said:
    Thanks, ORgirl, you make a compelling argument to dispel my fear. But I still have hope mutations can lead to viral extinction. This article says India has evidence of this presently.

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200918-why-some-deadly-viruses-vanish-and-go-extinct
    Well, we can hope. 
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,227
    So, Professional athletes in their 20's & 30's will be Vaccinated soon?  

    https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2137693

    Blue Jays CEO has 'good information' teams will be vaccinated in 2-4 weeks

    After shortening the 2020 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball is set to play a full 162-game schedule in 2021 with the vaccine rollout still underway.

    And one top executive may know information regarding the league's plan to get the majority of players and team staff vaccinated by early May.

    "We've got fairly good information that the vaccine will be accessible to our players and other major-league teams in the next two to three weeks or month," Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro told Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic.

    Shapiro also discussed his club's potential return to Toronto after opening the season in Florida.

    "So that if by the end of April or early May, all of our players or the bulk of our players and staff are vaccinated and other teams are as well and Toronto is a safe place, it starts to feel like the reasons for us not to be there, the risks start to be mitigated," he continued. "I would say that when we start to have that material progress that we see the vaccinations actually happening, we will start to formalize an ask."

    Toronto Mayor John Tory recently extended the cancellation of public events in the city until July 1. The Jays announced their intention to open the 2021 season at their spring training facility in Dunedin and stay there through May 2. After embarking on a 10-game road trip, the Jays' next home game is scheduled for May 14.

    MLB proposed a plan to postpone the season by one month and play a 154-game campaign, allowing time for players and staff to get vaccinated before the start of play. However, the MLBPA rejected the proposal because it also included expanded playoffs and a later end to the season.

    The majority of MLB teams have already announced their intention to allow fans back into stadiums while limiting capacity. NBA and NHL clubs have done the same, though Canadian NHL teams continue to play without fans in attendance due to government guidelines. The NBA's Raptors, meanwhile, are playing their season in Tampa, but still with limited fans.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    oftenreading said:
    tish said:
    Thanks, ORgirl, you make a compelling argument to dispel my fear. But I still have hope mutations can lead to viral extinction. This article says India has evidence of this presently.

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200918-why-some-deadly-viruses-vanish-and-go-extinct
    Well, we can hope. 
    Actually, another thought on this. Not uncommonly, viruses become less virulent over time, and this is only partly because of host immunity. The virus doesn’t actually “want” to kill the host, because a dead host doesn’t move around and further spread viral particles. The most successful viruses cause illness but not so badly that they kill off their reservoir. So, we can have hope that severity of illness might decline, but that would still be for their benefit, not ours ;) 
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,211
    Miami looks fun 
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,227







    Curfew & Causeway Closures Beginning Tonight
    Saturday, March 20, 2021
    Miami Beach Interim City Manager Raul J. Aguila has declared a State of Emergency throughout the City in light of the Miami Beach Police Department’s significant concerns relating to larger than expected spring break crowds.

    In response to the emergency, and in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare of residents and visitors, the Interim City Manager intends to immediately implement the following emergency measures: 

    • Effective 8 p.m. tonight, a curfew shall be imposed in the area bounded by 5 Street on the south, 16 Street on the north, Pennsylvania Avenue on the west, and Ocean Drive on the east (the “High Impact Zone”).
    • Eastbound lanes on the Julia Tuttle Causeway shall be completely CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m.
    • Eastbound lanes on the Venetian Causeway shall be completely CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City residents.
    • Eastbound lanes on the MacArthur Causeway shall be CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City residents, guests of hotels in the City, and employees of business establishments in the City.
    • Effective 8 p.m. tonight, Ocean Drive shall be CLOSED to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, except to City residents, guests of hotels in the City, and employees of business establishments. Other public roads within the High Impact Zone may be closed as deemed necessary by the Interim City Manager or Chief of Police.
    • All sidewalk café operations including expanded outdoor restaurant seating shall be SUSPENDED in the High Impact Zone, effective 7 p.m. tonight (pursuant to the City's High Impact Ordinance), and all sidewalk café operators are directed to stack or remove tables and chairs no later than 8 p.m. tonight.
    • Restaurants in the High Impact Zone can remain open until 12 a.m. for delivery services only.

    The City strongly urges all businesses in the High Impact Zone to close voluntarily during the State of Emergency.

    The Mayor has called an emergency meeting of the City Commission tomorrow, March 21, 2021 at 3 p.m. to discuss and take action with regard to the Declaration of a State of Emergency. Please click the following link to join the webinar: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/81392857671. The Webinar ID is 813 9285 7671.
    This Declaration of a State of Emergency and the measures set forth are separate from and in addition to the emergency measures currently in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foregoing measures shall be in place for a period of up to 72 hours, unless determined otherwise by the Mayor and City Commission. 

    Stay connected with Miami Beach PD on Twitter and Facebook. To receive real-time traffic text messages, send a message to MBTraffic at 888777.


  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,550
    cutz said:







    Curfew & Causeway Closures Beginning Tonight
    Saturday, March 20, 2021
    Miami Beach Interim City Manager Raul J. Aguila has declared a State of Emergency throughout the City in light of the Miami Beach Police Department’s significant concerns relating to larger than expected spring break crowds.

    In response to the emergency, and in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare of residents and visitors, the Interim City Manager intends to immediately implement the following emergency measures: 

    • Effective 8 p.m. tonight, a curfew shall be imposed in the area bounded by 5 Street on the south, 16 Street on the north, Pennsylvania Avenue on the west, and Ocean Drive on the east (the “High Impact Zone”).
    • Eastbound lanes on the Julia Tuttle Causeway shall be completely CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m.
    • Eastbound lanes on the Venetian Causeway shall be completely CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City residents.
    • Eastbound lanes on the MacArthur Causeway shall be CLOSED to traffic from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City residents, guests of hotels in the City, and employees of business establishments in the City.
    • Effective 8 p.m. tonight, Ocean Drive shall be CLOSED to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, except to City residents, guests of hotels in the City, and employees of business establishments. Other public roads within the High Impact Zone may be closed as deemed necessary by the Interim City Manager or Chief of Police.
    • All sidewalk café operations including expanded outdoor restaurant seating shall be SUSPENDED in the High Impact Zone, effective 7 p.m. tonight (pursuant to the City's High Impact Ordinance), and all sidewalk café operators are directed to stack or remove tables and chairs no later than 8 p.m. tonight.
    • Restaurants in the High Impact Zone can remain open until 12 a.m. for delivery services only.

    The City strongly urges all businesses in the High Impact Zone to close voluntarily during the State of Emergency.

    The Mayor has called an emergency meeting of the City Commission tomorrow, March 21, 2021 at 3 p.m. to discuss and take action with regard to the Declaration of a State of Emergency. Please click the following link to join the webinar: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/81392857671. The Webinar ID is 813 9285 7671.
    This Declaration of a State of Emergency and the measures set forth are separate from and in addition to the emergency measures currently in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foregoing measures shall be in place for a period of up to 72 hours, unless determined otherwise by the Mayor and City Commission. 

    Stay connected with Miami Beach PD on Twitter and Facebook. To receive real-time traffic text messages, send a message to MBTraffic at 888777.


    Shit governor who only cares about bottom $$$ you get this, just like sturgis all these idiot kids bringing C19 back home to mom&pop..
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    edited March 2021
    Good article in Reuters that compares the side effect profile of the different covid vaccines and also with other common medications/situations. Link provided rather than copying the info because it's better to see the graphic displays.

    https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/VACCINE-EFFECTS/xegvbglkrpq/index.html

    Short form, though - risk of thromboembolism after getting the AZ vaccine is estimated at about 1.9 per million.

    Risk of thromboembolism leading to pulmonary embolism in people taking long distance plane flights (12 hrs +) is about 5 per million.

    Risk of thromboembolism in women on oral contraceptives - between 600 and 1000 per million, depending on the type of OCP.

    Risk of some sort of clotting abnormality after taking acetaminophen - about 1000 per million. 

    Edit: ... because I didn't actually provide the link the first time :weary: 
    Post edited by oftenreading on
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,332
    oftenreading said:
    Good article in Reuters that compares the side effect profile of the different covid vaccines and also with other common medications/situations. Link provided rather than copying the info because it's better to see the graphic displays.

    Short form, though - risk of thromboembolism after getting the AZ vaccine is estimated at about 1.9 per million.

    Risk of thromboembolism leading to pulmonary embolism in people taking long distance plane flights (12 hrs +) is about 5 per million.

    Risk of thromboembolism in women on oral contraceptives - between 600 and 1000 per million, depending on the type of OCP.

    Risk of some sort of clotting abnormality after taking acetaminophen - about 1000 per million. 

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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,450
    edited March 2021
    Turns out that the (restaurant) Union last year saying my mom had 2 months termination of employment because of the restaurant changing owners now had to correct themselves and my mom has 6 months (because of working at the restaurant for so long).

    So she will be employed till September. As what I am guessing the only employee outside of the owners. So if they do not go into bankruptsy and the corona-levels goes down towards summer - she could maybe keep her job.

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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,870

    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,824
    Today NYS we had 20% of all US covid cases (about 6% of the population).

    The US is the worst in the world at covid and NY is the United States of the United States.

    Great job Empire State!
  • cutz
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    edited March 2021

    AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday


    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/health/astrazeneca-vaccine-efficacy-us-based-clinical-trial/index.html

    Don't pay attention to the noise, follow the science.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    cutz said:



    I thought Dr. Vinci was cancelled?
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  • PJNB
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    dignin said:

    AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday


    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/health/astrazeneca-vaccine-efficacy-us-based-clinical-trial/index.html

    Don't pay attention to the noise, follow the science.
    That is great news with the efficacy against symptomatic disease getting a huge increase. The first trial that was in the 60's was done during close to the peak of a winter wave and obviously skewed the numbers unfavourable compared to the Pfizer and Moderna trials that were done when we were at very low numbers all around. 

    The volunteer firefighters at our work are getting the AstraZeneca and myself and the other MRT's are getting Pfizer this week. There was a huge uproar on us getting the better vaccine and them getting the one that causes blood clots and less efficacy against symptoms. Hopefully this new study will ease there minds even though all vaccines have had 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalizations and deaths which obviously always mattered most but gets ignored for some reason. 
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    PJNB said:
    dignin said:

    AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday


    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/health/astrazeneca-vaccine-efficacy-us-based-clinical-trial/index.html

    Don't pay attention to the noise, follow the science.
    That is great news with the efficacy against symptomatic disease getting a huge increase. The first trial that was in the 60's was done during close to the peak of a winter wave and obviously skewed the numbers unfavourable compared to the Pfizer and Moderna trials that were done when we were at very low numbers all around. 

    The volunteer firefighters at our work are getting the AstraZeneca and myself and the other MRT's are getting Pfizer this week. There was a huge uproar on us getting the better vaccine and them getting the one that causes blood clots and less efficacy against symptoms. Hopefully this new study will ease there minds even though all vaccines have had 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalizations and deaths which obviously always mattered most but gets ignored for some reason. 
    Congrats on getting the vaccine this week!
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,211
    https://nypost.com/2021/03/22/miami-extends-8-p-m-curfew-in-covid-19-spring-break-crackdown/

    This doesn’t even look fun WITHOUT a pandemic 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,876
    dignin said:

    AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday


    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/health/astrazeneca-vaccine-efficacy-us-based-clinical-trial/index.html

    Don't pay attention to the noise, follow the science.
    Great  news
     I had that one.


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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    nicknyr15 said:
    https://nypost.com/2021/03/22/miami-extends-8-p-m-curfew-in-covid-19-spring-break-crackdown/

    This doesn’t even look fun WITHOUT a pandemic 
    I was born and raised in the Sunshine State, and I can confirm that Miami has never been fun.
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