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[Victoria Watcher]

i'm hardly concerned. 

 

i have not told you guys this until now but i got the vaccine last week.

 

no side effects at all.  the only thing noticeable is when i fire up my apple computer my right arm lifts.

 

and if i type anything negative about bill gates i feel quite ill for about 3 hours afterwards.  or i'm fine right away if i delete it.  so in many respects that side effect is preventable.

[Victoria Watcher]

Olsen also noted that the Tsartlip First Nation had been experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 and had been under a shelter-in-place order for weeks. “As a result, all adults in the Tsartlip community are being vaccinated this week,” said Olsen, explaining the effort was part of a provincial approach to protect Indigenous communities experiencing outbreaks.

 

Tom called Olsen’s public statements “highly offensive,” accusing him of “grossly” overstepping the bounds of an MLA.

 

Tom confirmed that Tsartlip First Nation had an outbreak at the end of January and issued a shelter-in-place order on Feb. 8, which he said proved effective in stopping the spread of the virus.

 

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Tom called on Olsen to publicly apologize for making the public statements, saying: “Tsartlip has a right to self-determination — we cannot have an MLA misrepresenting our First Nation, and taking liberties to make public statements without consulting Tsartlip.”

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...reak-1.24290418

 

 

 

 

pretty sure any community member in this country can report about his community as he sees fit.  if we had more of that from various first nation members at large they'd probably have healthier communities.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 04:35 PM.

[spanky123]

^ So if there is no outbreak anymore than why is every FN adult being vaccinated ahead of the queue?

 

If we really cared about reconciliation I would think that Tom would say "our emergency is over, we will stand in line for vaccinations alongside others on the Island and wait our turn".

 

His actions make it look like the FN don't care about anyone else and just want to take what they can.

Edited by spanky123, 04 March 2021 - 04:59 PM.

[dasmo]

the vaccine is optional, dasmo.  millions will refuse it just in this country.  kids might never be offered it.  i don't know how you can ask for much more than that.

I'm not worried about me. Tell that to the people in Israel right now. 

[dasmo]

Anyone want to see what it's like in our Quarantine hotel? 

https://twitter.com/RaySuperurass

[vortoozo]

^ So if there is no outbreak anymore than why is every FN adult being vaccinated ahead of the queue?

 

If we really cared about reconciliation I would think that Tom would say "our emergency is over, we will stand in line for vaccinations alongside others on the Island and wait our turn".

 

His actions make it look like the FN don't care about anyone else and just want to take what they can.

 

They are not "ahead of the queue", they are part of the queue. Just like our elders are at higher risk, so are first nations adults.

[todd]

Inside the Serum Institute of India: https://www.youtube....h?v=avLUdvIeN9g

[Victoria Watcher]

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 06:46 PM.

[spanky123]

They are not "ahead of the queue", they are part of the queue. Just like our elders are at higher risk, so are first nations adults.

 

BS. Adam Olsen, as an example, is lower risk than my 80+ grandmother who is still waiting.

 

Horgan simply buying votes at the expense of the elderly and infirm.

Edited by spanky123, 04 March 2021 - 06:46 PM.

[todd]

Almost at page 666.

[Victoria Watcher]

They are not "ahead of the queue", they are part of the queue. Just like our elders are at higher risk, so are first nations adults.

 

first nations adults are not really more at risk just by nature of their ethnicity though.

 

blacks only make up 9% of toronto but they account for 25% of the COVID cases there.  but it's not because of their skin colour.

 

so it's a bit more complex than just saying first nations are at risk.  60% of first nations live "off-reserve" in this country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

usa still going the right way rob randall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.worldome...country/israel/

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 06:58 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

worldwide even though cases have ticked up just a bit the deaths keep falling.

 

https://www.worldome...fo/coronavirus/

 

[Victoria Watcher]

B.C. public health officials are expecting their first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 next week, and are preparing to administer it to first responders and other essential workers.

 

Details of when people in the large group of essential workers will receive their first dose are expected by the third week of March, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said. The new vaccination program is to run in parallel with the age-based vaccination of seniors using Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, starting with those aged 90 and up next week.

 

https://www.vicnews....l-workers-next/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 07:58 PM.

[vortoozo]

BS. Adam Olsen, as an example, is lower risk than my 80+ grandmother who is still waiting.

 

Horgan simply buying votes at the expense of the elderly and infirm.

 

What does this have to do with Horgan? It's happening across the country based on the national guidance of the National Advisory Council on Vaccine Immunization.

I don't know what the stat is in BC, but in Manitoba it's pretty clear that First Nations were significantly more likely to contract the virus: While only 10% of the population, First Nations account for nearly 70% of Manitoba's COVID-19 cases | CBC News

Edited by vortoozo, 04 March 2021 - 11:31 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada is on the cusp of authorizing a fourth vaccine for COVID-19, raising the possibility that every Canadian adult will be offered at least one dose before Canada Day.

 

Dr. Supriya Sharma, the chief medical adviser at Health Canada, said Thursday the review of Johnson and Johnson's vaccine "is going very well."

 

https://www.timescol...cine-1.24290295

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 March 2021 - 06:22 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

canada will approve the J&J vaccine today.

 

~ sources.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 March 2021 - 06:45 AM.

[spanky123]

What does this have to do with Horgan? It's happening across the country based on the national guidance of the National Advisory Council on Vaccine Immunization.

I don't know what the stat is in BC, but in Manitoba it's pretty clear that First Nations were significantly more likely to contract the virus: While only 10% of the population, First Nations account for nearly 70% of Manitoba's COVID-19 cases | CBC News

 

The guidelines state that FN living in remote areas should be part of stage 1. Saanich is not a remote area. In addition, FN living off reserve are being vaccinated (ie Adam Olsen) first which doesn't correlate to any increased risk unless you are saying that there are genetic or lifestyle reasons why FN as a race are at higher risk.

 

Horgan wants votes so he is prioritizing groups based on their likelihood of supporting him.

[amor de cosmos]

Some Canadian Pastors Are Waging a Holy War Against COVID-19 Lockdowns
An Albertan pastor has been in police custody for over two weeks because he won't accept bail conditions that would require him to preach to a limited crowd, and churches are leaping to his defence.
https://www.vice.com...id-19-lockdowns
 

MOSCOW, March 5. /TASS/. A group of Russian scientists, led by Gamaleia Research Institute lead researcher Vladimir Guschin, examined the coronavirus particles survivability on various surfaces and discovered that, in most cases, they become unviable in 2 to 6 hours. Their research was published at the bioRxiv online library.

"Our research […] indicates that coronavirus particles can stay on many materials for tens of hours. The virus’ presence in itself, however, does not mean that the surface is dangerous for humans or could act as a source of infection," the researchers said.

The scientists tested five different surface materials: SARS-CoV-2 particles were administered to ceramics, metal, wood, fabric and plastic. The virus and the materials were stored in common lab conditions.

https://tass.com/society/1263079

Russia should conclude the bulk of COVID-19 vaccination by the fall, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated on Friday
https://tass.com/politics/1262963

24 Hours of Le Mans Delayed to Avoid Empty Grandstands
Organizers say that a second year behind closed doors would be "unthinkable."
https://www.thedrive...pty-grandstands
 

Only eight African countries out of more than 50 have a compulsory system to register deaths, a BBC investigation has found.
 
This is not just a failure of the state to recognise individual tragedies but has enormous implications for the making of government policy.

All but two countries in Europe - Albania and Monaco - have a universal death registration system, and in Asia, just over half, analysis of UN data shows.

But in Africa it is only Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles and Mauritius that have what are called functioning, compulsory and universal civil registration systems - known as CRVS systems - which record deaths.

All of the countries surveyed by the BBC, working with researchers from the UN's Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), do have some sort of death registration.

But it is often on paper and not available in a shareable digitised form. The information may be used in a local area but cannot calculate mortality trends on a national level.

https://www.bbc.com/...africa-55674139
https://www.nextbigf...-in-africa.html
 

WASHINGTON (March 4, 2021)--Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, according to a new analysis published today. The analysis draws on data from a just launched county-level hospital workforce estimator, one that takes into account the strain on staffing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
"The shortages could occur just as public health officials warn that variants of the coronavirus are spreading in the United States and could trigger a sharp rise in the number of Americans infected," Clese Erikson, the principal investigator on the project and deputy director of the Health Equity Workforce Research Center at the George Washington University, said. "Our new online estimator will help county and local public health officials project shortages in the near future and take steps to help keep staffing at safe levels."
 
The analysis shows that ICU doctors in those 209 counties will be taking care of more than 24 severely ill patients at one time. Typically, an ICU doctor will care for half that number of patients or less at the same time--and, at 24 or higher, hospitals will have to quickly organize and train non-ICU providers to step in and help provide care.

https://www.eurekale...wu-2u030421.php
 

But firefighters in multiple states said the vaccine prioritizations and the pandemic overall exposed a startling misunderstanding of — or lack of concern for — their role in the medical system.
 
“They don’t really understand what we went through and what we do,” said Dupin.
 
Of the country’s more than 29,705 fire departments, 45% provided basic life support services, while an additional 17% provided advanced life support services, according to a 2018 report from the National Fire Protection Association. Firefighters respond to car crashes, hazardous materials spills, mass trauma incidents, rescues and far more medical calls than fire calls. In 2018, fire departments received more than 36.7 million calls, according to the association’s data. Less than 2 million were for fires, while more than 23.5 million were for medical aid.
 
“We are the tip of the spear,” said Gary Ludwig, fire chief in Champaign, Illinois, and immediate past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. “We are health care providers on a truck.”

https://khn.org/news...ity-overlooked/

[todd]

i'm hardly concerned.

i have not told you guys this until now but i got the vaccine last week.

no side effects at all. the only thing noticeable is when i fire up my apple computer my right arm lifts.

and if i type anything negative about bill gates i feel quite ill for about 3 hours afterwards. or i'm fine right away if i delete it. so in many respects that side effect is preventable.

Have you had your HPV vaccine? it’s not just for the girls anymore they recently started vaccinating the boys in school.

Now there’s a virus that can go on to give you cancer years later.


Makes me wonder what some of these “colds” “etc” that people get are really capable of.

Edited by todd, 05 March 2021 - 09:13 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

the good news today will be israel.  some kind of great downward trends there.

 

oh plus we are about to be totally awash in vaccines here in canada.  as i had predicted.

 

and here we are.

 

 

 

So far, 6 million doses total of COVID-19 vaccines were expected by the end of March. With these accelerated Pfizer vaccine deliveries and the additional 500,000 Astrazeneca doses delivered this week, Canada will now get 8 million doses by the end of this month.

 

 

https://globalnews.c...-pfizer7679351/

 

 

 

other provinces are now promising at least one dose for every eligible person by the first day of summer. 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 March 2021 - 10:27 AM.