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On Topic Discussion 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2)

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eddielee said:
I expect a covid surge after Thanksgiving. It might take a while to show up, but it will.
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I absolutely agree.

The county I am in has had a "sharp rise" in covid from analyzing waste in the past couple of weeks so all of those people will more than likely be attending family events without a mask AND.......we know the rest of the story.
 
I haven't been on for months. JUB kept asking I re-register, and when I tried to re-register I was told the username already existed and I was locked out. Anyway, things much better over here, except Hospitals recording record numbers of children with RSV. I am due 2nd COVID booster next week, and flu jab the following day.
 
ruggerladirish said:
I haven't been on for months. JUB kept asking I re-register, and when I tried to re-register I was told the username already existed and I was locked out. Anyway, things much better over here, except Hospitals recording record numbers of children with RSV. I am due 2nd COVID booster next week, and flu jab the following day.
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The US is having similar experience with being overwhelmed with RSV cases in children, flu cases in school age young adults and children under 21 years old. RSV, flu and COVID cases are overwhelming our children's hospitals.

COVID is staying constant in spite of our low COVID booster rates. We still have about 300 COVID deaths per day which has the been the average per day now for months.

There are two new variants that we're watching level 6 omicron variants that have taken hold in Singapore and Europe: XBB and BQ1. We're expecting a winter surge because it's apparent that people in the US have resumed holiday gatherings sans masks and the boost rates are low (12%) compared to countries like the UK (70%). Fortunately, these variants cause mild symptoms, especially in those who have been vaccinated and boosted.

www.who.int

TAG-VE statement on Omicron sublineages BQ.1 and XBB

As part of its ongoing work to track variants, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) met on the 24 October 2022 to discuss the latest evidence on the Omicron variant of concern, and how its evolution is currently unfolding, in light of high levels of population...
www.who.int www.who.int


 
Unanticipated consequences when 1,000,000 people die in a pandemic:

US life insurers paid out a record $100 billion in benefits in 2021, according to new data released Monday by the American Council of Life Insurers.
That’s a nearly 11% jump from 2020, which represented the largest year-over-year increase (15.4%) since the 1918 influenza pandemic.
“For the second year in a row, life insurance benefit payments increased by double-digit percentages,” said Andrew Melnyk, ACLI Vice President, Research & Chief Economist.
The ACLI data doesn’t break out the causes of death of life insurance policyholders. But the record increase in payouts may be partly due to Covid-19, which was associated with 460,513 US deaths in 2021, making it the third leading cause of death in the United States last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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eddielee said:
I expect a covid surge after Thanksgiving. It might take a while to show up, but it will.
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Well, COVID is going up but it's not COVID that is filling up doctors' waiting rooms, urgent cares and emergency depts this week: it's influenza and RSV (aka croup).

People traveled for Thanksgiving and they returned from grandma's house with respiratory illnesses.

Flu has hit early this year and people who get the flu are sicker than in the typical flu outbreak. The annual flu shot is a good match for the strain that is circulating in the US, so if you haven't gotten your flu booster, it's time to do so. It will get worse after Christmas, so you want to boost your immunity now.

And of course, if you haven't gotten your bivalent COVID booster, it would be a good time to get it. You can get both the flu shot and the COVID booster at the same time.

The RSV vaccine won't be available until next year. This virus affects young kids and older people. Until we have a vaccine available, the only options to avoid it is to avoid contact with people who are sick, wearing a mask when around crowds and good hand-washing.
 
KaraBulut said:
Well, COVID is going up but it's not COVID that is filling up doctors' waiting rooms, urgent cares and emergency depts this week: it's influenza and RSV (aka croup).

People traveled for Thanksgiving and they returned from grandma's house with respiratory illnesses.

Flu has hit early this year and people who get the flu are sicker than in the typical flu outbreak. The annual flu shot is a good match for the strain that is circulating in the US, so if you haven't gotten your flu booster, it's time to do so. It will get worse after Christmas, so you want to boost your immunity now.

And of course, if you haven't gotten your bivalent COVID booster, it would be a good time to get it. You can get both the flu shot and the COVID booster at the same time.

The RSV vaccine won't be available until next year. This virus affects young kids and older people. Until we have a vaccine available, the only options to avoid it is to avoid contact with people who are sick, wearing a mask when around crowds and good hand-washing.
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That's the very same advice that is being given over here, especially coming into the Christmas period, which is a very indoor mixing period over here. Not scientific - but just based on observation, I think about 30% on public transport are using masks. However in indoor public areas such as shopping malls etc, I think about 5% are using masks, and about 1% are bothering to use the hand sanitizers. Very concerning to see elderly (ie over 70) in shops etc without any protection whatsoever. Not sure if it's boredom with it all at this stage, or the fear factor has gone. Or maybe a combination of both.
 
News from China that isn't being covered in the US press...

After the anti-restrictions protests last month in China, the Chinese government did an about face and dropped most of its COVID restrictions. Since China's home-made viral vector vaccine (Sinovac) is not effective against the newer strains, the general population has little or no immunity against the virus. In addition, the vaccination rates in Chinese people over age 65 is surprisingly low- in the neighborhood of 70%, compared to 95% in the US.

Weeks after restrictions were lifted, China's hospitals are filling up and new not-before-seen variants are appearing in the Chinese population.

Before the restrictions were lifted, going to work with COVID-19 would result in arrest and confinement in a isolation center. Now, because there's not enough rapid tests available, the Chinese government is allowing people to go to work with COVID symptoms:
www.bbc.com

China Covid: 'Everyone I know is getting a fever'

The lifting of restrictions has been followed by nationwide outbreaks - and online anger.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
Amid a severe shortage of rapid test kits, several provinces like Zhejiang and Anhui, as well as Chongqing, are implementing a new policy that allows people with mild symptoms or no symptoms to go back to work.

On Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, the hashtag related to this announcement has been read 33 million times since Monday. There is shock and fury.

"There has been no preparation in the past three years, and all of a sudden the restrictions are lifted and you are allowed to go to work while ill - our lives are worthless like ants," a comment with 200 likes reads.
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In the usual pattern, hospitals start filling up 2-4 weeks after a surge in cases:
www.bbc.com

Coronavirus: China's hospitals seem to be filling up - WHO

China's figures say no-one died of Covid on Wednesday - but there is scepticism about the data.
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The Chinese government official numbers show only 5 new COVID-related deaths but reports on the ground say that crematoriums are very busy and there's a short supply of funerary urns.
www.bbc.com

Coronavirus: China's hospitals seem to be filling up - WHO

China's figures say no-one died of Covid on Wednesday - but there is scepticism about the data.
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China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting method

China has been experiencing a surge in Covid cases after restrictions were eased earlier this month.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

And now that COVID is out of control in China and they've created new variants, Chinese people are getting on planes to get out of the country...
www.bbc.com

Covid in China: People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen

But Chinese tourists will not have unfettered access to all countries - as some impose restrictions.
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...prompting the US to consider restricting travel from China.
www.bbc.com

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

Italy, Japan India have announced tighter measures as China finally reopens its borders.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com


Meanwhile, in the US where 80% of the population received the primary vaccine but only 15% of the population received the bivalent booster, hospitalizations are up slightly compared to last month and the death rate has remained fairly constant at about 300 people per day.

Trends 2020 through 2022 in the US:
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And the US trending for December 2022:
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So is Americaland too showing any public concern about uncontrolled variants coming over from China..?
News in Europe have been about it these past few days, after weeks showing the crash in hospitals and crematoria.
 
belamyi said:
So is Americaland too showing any public concern about uncontrolled variants coming over from China..?
News in Europe have been about it these past few days, after weeks showing the crash in hospitals and crematoria.
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Anyone flying in from China has to have a negative covid test. They just reinstated the rule Wednesday.
 
^ Yes, I do not mean what all Western (and 'Westernized', like SK) governments have approved (even if in Europe it hasn't been implemented yet :rolleyes: ) : I mean the street buzz gardening what trickles down from the media.
 
belamyi said:
^ Yes, I do not mean what all Western (and 'Westernized', like SK) governments have approved (even if in Europe it hasn't been implemented yet :rolleyes: ) : I mean the street buzz gardening what trickles down from the media.
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Oh you wanted water cooler talk. Why don’t you just say that. I haven’t heard anyone talking about it outside of the evening news.
 
Alistair said:
Oh you wanted water cooler talk.
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Yes :mrgreen:

Actually, it's the same non-existent interest over here so far: people are too busy preparing for the first knives-out [at boredom] NYE celebration since 2019.
 
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