Covid-19 situation

[SnowFlakey]

I did not find where to find the infos for that so if anyone know please it will be great to know it

Check around on ClicSante. The information should be there somewhere.

[SnowFlakey]

I know i can still catch the Covid variant, get sick or asymptomatic and spread it, but somehow i feel safer knowing other people around me have been vaxxed and thats why im all for the passport.

yesterday Prem Legault announced that all hospital staff, caregivers and associated staff will have to be fully vaxxed by Oct 1. Imagine going to the dentist or hygenist and they arent vaxxed. I think i would refuse treatment from them. Also i have a dental apptment coming up in Sept, im going to ask if the hygenst has been fully vaxxed. There are many precautions in place in a dentists office and i think this should be one of them. While i fully respect the decision of someone not wanting to get vaxxed, i have to need to protect myself as much as possible. And they should respect that. It works both ways.

[HermanH]

While i fully respect the decision of someone not wanting to get vaxxed, i have to need to protect myself as much as possible. And they should respect that. It works both ways.

Exactly. There are no marches or demonstrations against those who choose to be inoculated. Those who choose not to vaccinate are not demanding the vaccinated wear armbands or tattoo their vaccination status on their forearms, either. Let everyone act in their own perceived best interest. It works both ways.

[Arjon]

Israel claimed a 10% reduction. PHE (UK) claims 1/3 to 1/2 less transmissibility.

Covid: One dose of vaccine halves transmission - study



Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?



You've Had a COVID ‘Breakthrough Infection’—Can You Really Spread It to Others?



I think that it will be very difficult to know just how infectious vaccinated people are because their milder symptoms won't likely be noticed, since they are unlikely to need hospitalization.

None of these appears to support the assertion that vaccinated people "can still catch the virus and re-transmit it as efficiently as ever." Catch and transmit, sure. As efficiently as unvaccinated, no.

[HermanH]

You've Had a COVID ‘Breakthrough Infection’—Can You Really Spread It to Others?

Until recently, scientists were unsure whether fully vaccinated people who became infected with COVID-19 could transmit it to others. But the CDC report released in late July made it clear that some vaccinated people can get Delta in a breakthrough infection—and may be contagious. The CDC added that breakthrough infections “occur in only a small proportion of vaccinated people and of the breakthrough infections, transmission by the vaccinated appears to only be a small part of overall spread of the virus.” But the CDC says it does not yet have data on the likelihood of asymptomatic spread among vaccinated people.

So, should you worry that a fully vaccinated person who may have an asymptomatic breakthrough case can unknowingly transmit the virus to someone who is unvaccinated? I would say it’s not likely, but we don’t yet know with certainty, says Dr. Meyer. “Theoretically, it may be true that people are being infected by their asymptomatic vaccinated contacts, but we’re just not seeing that clinically,” she says. “And the verdict is out on this in terms of the epidemiologic data.”

[Emphasis mine] With such uncertainty, the only prudent step is to assume the worst and hope for the best. Had the world taken that same presumption from the beginning, the crisis might not have been so bad.

[HermanH]

U.S. to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters 8 months after second dose

The Biden administration is expected later this week to recommend that the majority of Americans get a booster shot eight months after their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

I predicted a needed booster within 4-6 months. So, to pessismistic me, this is 'good' news (at least until that booster period is shortened.)

[HermanH]

Yup. That 4-month booster may well be just around the corner.

Delta variant weakens protection from Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines: study

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months.

[Shwa Girl]

Well, it finally happened. A major store had employees with the corona virus. Rona at the Rona.
https://www.lowescanada.ca/en/covid-...cases-in-store

[HermanH]

Twelve stores scattered across the country.

Why is this significant? There have been outbreaks at several major retail stores, such as Walmart, Sobeys, and RCSS, in the last 18 months.

[cath007]

I know i can still catch the Covid variant, get sick or asymptomatic and spread it, but somehow i feel safer knowing other people around me have been vaxxed and thats why im all for the passport.

yesterday Prem Legault announced that all hospital staff, caregivers and associated staff will have to be fully vaxxed by Oct 1. Imagine going to the dentist or hygenist and they arent vaxxed. I think i would refuse treatment from them. Also i have a dental apptment coming up in Sept, im going to ask if the hygenst has been fully vaxxed. There are many precautions in place in a dentists office and i think this should be one of them. While i fully respect the decision of someone not wanting to get vaxxed, i have to need to protect myself as much as possible. And they should respect that. It works both ways.

I went to the dentist las week and forgot to ask if their where vaxxed..but that was an emergency and I had no choice.

[cath007]

It is official masks will be obligatory in schools all the time..totally ok with that..with the unvaxxed people and the delta variiant..that is scary

[cath007]

and i am the kind of person thinking everone had their shot...that would not came in my mind a dentist or a hygienist dental with all their protection are not vaxxed...but now i think about that

[Arjon]

and i am the kind of person thinking everone had their shot...that would not came in my mind a dentist or a hygienist dental with all their protection are not vaxxed...but now i think about that

What scares me most is that roughly 20% of eligible Canadians have not been vaccinated. This means people in your neighborhood and mine, who shop at the same stores, go to the same public places, etc. And it's even more regrettable that for the vast majority of them, it's a decision they made, not something that is medically imprudent, that they are unaware of or forgot about.

[anisa]

Well this is Interesting.
Albertans were the biggest recipients of Covid support. Per capita, they got way more than any other Canadians.

They love to tell everyone how they carry the country financially. Looks like they need some carrying as well.
But hey that's ok, we're all in this together. I just wish they weren't so mean about it.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...orts-1.6153385


Albertans also received the highest level of COVID-19 support in total of people in any province, averaging $12,350 per person — and 92 per cent of those costs fell to the federal government with eight per cent coming from provincial coffers, the report found.
They lead the country with the highest federal government funding per person, averaging $11,410 per person, compared to Ontario, the second highest, at $9,940, the report finds.
The report attributes Alberta's high numbers to $1 billion from the federal oil and gas well closure program and substantial uptake of business support programs.
Albertans drew the most support per capita for business from the federal government, including through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) ($17.5 billion) and the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan forgiveness program ($1.9 billion).
Support to individuals was the second biggest category in the province, through programs like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), at $8.8 billion, the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), at $3.5 billion, and enhancements to employment insurance benefits, at $1.3 billion.
The biggest business support programs through the provincial government, the report found, were relaunch grants for small- and medium-sized businesses, at $575 million, and $323 million for investments in carbon capture, utilization and storage.

[anisa]

The Doug Ford government will unveil a COVID-19 vaccine passport system next week, a senior government source confirms. The source told CTV News Toronto the certificate will be required in non-essential settings, like restaurants and movie theatres.

Ford will meet with this cabinet next week to finalize the plan, the source said.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-w...irms-1.5563835