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[vortoozo]

but nowhere in the country has anybody been confined to their residence. even in Quebec and Ontario you can go out for exercise any time of the day.

 

That's what a "lockdown" is.

And spanky123 indicated that we would continue to be locked down. Which we never have been.

[Victoria Watcher]

B.C. health officials announced 589 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Friday.

It 's the eighth time in nine days the seven day rolling average of new cases has gone up.

There are currently 4,665 active cases of coronavirus in the province — the highest number since Jan. 13 — with public health monitoring 8,040 people across B.C. due to COVID-19 exposure. More than 73,188 people who tested positive have recovered.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...eb-26-1.5930074

[Victoria Watcher]

California Getting 380,000 Doses Of One-Shot Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Next Week, Says Gov. Gavin Newsom

 

https://deadline.com...som-1234702193/

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.worldome...country/canada/

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.worldome...rus/country/uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.worldome...rus/country/us/

 

us finally dropping below last spring daily death levels.

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 February 2021 - 06:03 PM.

[spanky123]

That's what a "lockdown" is.

And spanky123 indicated that we would continue to be locked down. Which we never have been.

 

Obviously you have never been to a care facility. Residents were confined to their rooms for months in many cases.

[LJ]

I went to the pub with my golf partners today, for the first time in a long time.

 

Seems kind of silly that you are sitting in a golf cart for 4 hours shoulder to shoulder then can't go out and have a beer.

[Matt R.]

Not really supposed to be doing the golf cart thing either.

Matt.

[todd]

Obviously you have never been to a care facility. Residents were confined to their rooms for months in many cases.

Feb 2020: "Coronavirus: Welding Doors Shut": https://www.cbc.ca/p...y/1703503427818



I’m seeing a lot of first world complainers. As much as I dislike that term.

Edited by todd, 27 February 2021 - 07:46 AM.

[amor de cosmos]

A ban on the use of electronics on the Sabbath means that Orthodox Jewish congregations in B.C. have been granted an exemption that will allow small indoor services.

A health ministry spokesperson confirmed that all Orthodox synagogues have been allowed to hold in-person observances to mark Purim this week, as well as the Sabbath, as long as they follow strict COVID-19 protocols.

"We recognize some faiths cannot meet virtually," the spokesperson wrote in an email.

"In this case, the synagogues observe traditional Jewish law which prohibits the use of electronic devices, including computers, on the Sabbath and in-person services were the only option."

The conditions of the exemption include limits on the number of people, masks for every participant throughout the service, minimum two-metre distances between people who are not members of the same household and a time limit of one hour.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...id-19-1.5930621

Joe Biden scores first legislative win as House passes $1.9T COVID-19 relief package
https://www.cbc.ca/n...elief-1.5838932

[Victoria Watcher]

big drops in new cases and new deaths in the UK today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The latest Government figures revealed that about 2 to 3 million people a week are being vaccinated with their first dose of either the Oxford AstraZeneca jab or the Pfizer vaccine.

 

In the last seven days, a total of 2,302,019 people got their first dose - an average of 328,859 people per day, a slight dip on the previous week after vaccines dropped to below 200 each day on February 21 and 22.

 

But if this speed continues it would mean it would only take about four to five weeks to complete the initial JCVI list.

 

Based on the average daily rate mentioned above, this is when each group could expect their vaccine stage to begin:

• 60 to 64 - March 8
• 55 to 59 - March 18
• 50 to 54 - March 31

 

 

 

https://www.express....cinated-now-evg

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 February 2021 - 10:01 AM.

[phx]

A record 12,251 people vaccinated in BC today.  

 

The supply promised by the Prime Minister came through!

 

At this rate, all BC residents will be fully vaccinated by March 2023.  Only two more years of lockdown!

 

Vaccination rates are down slightly, averaging 11,886 per day in BC.

Lockdown extended to June 2023. 

[tanker]

Well that's good news if true. Maybe the lockdowns will end. It's always good to have hope.

[Victoria Watcher]

the USA has approved the J&J vaccine.

[vortoozo]

Obviously you have never been to a care facility. Residents were confined to their rooms for months in many cases.

 

There was no specific mention of care facility lockdowns at the press conference that you were discussing.

[Victoria Watcher]

https://www.worldome...country/canada/

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.worldome...rus/country/uk/

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 February 2021 - 05:40 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Alberta

 

As of Feb. 24, seniors 75 and over (born in 1946 or earlier) and seniors 65 and over living in First Nations and Métis communities were eligible for vaccination. The Alberta government estimates there are about 230,000 seniors in these two groups.

 

Starting the first week of March, select pharmacies in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer will be offering the vaccine. By the end of the week about 100 pharmacies will provide shots. A list of participating pharmacies can be found here.

 

Staff at participating pharmacies will contact people who are eligible for the shots.

 

Given the anticipated vaccine delivery schedule, Alberta Health Services says it expects it will be vaccinating people in this first phase over most of March.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...demic-1.5929498

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 February 2021 - 05:55 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

A single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is barely enough to cover the average pinky nail but is made up of more than 280 components and requires at least three manufacturing plants to produce.

 

By the time that dose is injected, it has travelled to at least six different cities in four countries, across the Atlantic Ocean twice, and monitored by a 24-hour watchtower in Iceland every step of the way.

 

https://www.kamloops...ains-1.24287871

[Rob Randall]

I saw that anti-mask group at City Hall today. They were supposed to march from there to the Legislature but I saw them going up Fort and then apparently they turned left on Blanshard and down Yates which last time I checked was not a direct route to the Parliament Buildings but then again we're not exactly dealing with Rhodes Scholars here.

[amor de cosmos]

A single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is barely enough to cover the average pinky nail but is made up of more than 280 components and requires at least three manufacturing plants to produce.
  
By the time that dose is injected, it has travelled to at least six different cities in four countries, across the Atlantic Ocean twice, and monitored by a 24-hour watchtower in Iceland every step of the way.
 
https://www.kamloops...ains-1.24287871

very promising. who else is excited? i guess it has one less problem now:
 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE at standard freezer temperatures for up to two weeks instead of ultra-cold conditions.

Last week, the companies had asked the U.S. health regulator to relax requirements for their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, potentially allowing it to be kept in pharmacy freezers.

“Alternative temperature for transportation and storage will help ease the burden of procuring ultra-low cold storage equipment for vaccination sites and should help to get vaccine to more sites,” Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said.

https://www.reuters....s-idUSKBN2AP2YK

New Zealand's largest city back in lockdown as COVID lingers
https://www.nanaimob...an-experts-say/
 

The news on Sunday is more encouraging, but officials will need to confirm there is a clear person-to-person epidemiological link. If not, there could be still be missing links in the chain of transmission from the cluster to the new case.
 
These could date all the way back to early February, meaning they have had up to three weeks to potentially start outbreaks of their own. Until this link is confirmed we will need widespread testing in the Auckland region to rule out the possibility of a large undetected outbreak.
 
We have known since the beginning of the outbreak that we are dealing with the more infectious B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK. This variant is estimated to be 43 - 82% more transmissible than the original virus. That may not sound like much but, like interest on credit card debt, the difference compounds over time and quickly grows.
 
For example, left unchecked, an outbreak of the B.1.1.7 variant could cause around 200 cases after just three weeks, compared to around 40 cases with the original virus. This makes it all the more important to “go hard and go early” when dealing with an outbreak of this variant.

https://theconversat...outbreak-156181

Власти Чехии планируют применять российскую вакцину от коронавируса «Спутник V», не дожидаясь разрешения от регулятора Евросоюза.
czech republic plans to use sputnik v vaccine without waiting for permission from EU regulator
https://ura.news/news/1052473771
 

The 11-year-old daughter of a Missouri couple with coronavirus found her parents dead in their home, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
 
St. Louis County police responded to the residence in the 3500 block of Glen Bay Drive in Mehlville about 10:30 a.m. local time Feb. 18, the news station reported.
 
Family members told officers the man and woman were quarantining in their home after testing positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Their names have not been released, but both were in their 40s, according to authorities.
 
“We have no reason to believe their deaths were caused by anything other than Covid-19 at this time,” police said in a statement.

https://www.nbcnews....-covid-n1258989

[Victoria Watcher]

more great news to come from the UK later today.

 

of course 20m have been vaccinated there.  out of 66m population.  or of 52m eligible to be vaccinated.

 

canadian numbers pretty stable today or down a bit over last 2 days.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 February 2021 - 09:44 AM.

[todd]

"quarantine in Canada report chaos in hotels":

 

https://globalnews.c...chaos-in-hotels