Originally Posted by SumAznGuy (Post 9023783)

She won't get the AZ or J&J vaccine because of blood clots but has no idea what the percentage is, only that some ppl had blood clots.
She doesn't think covid is that bad and that the news is fear mongering.

Originally Posted by SumAznGuy (Post 9023783)

Just had the stupidest debate about this with a coworker who travelled to SD, posts on IG pictures of her and her running friends hugging and kissing, and loves to post #don'tletcovidstopyou

She won't get the AZ or J&J vaccine because of blood clots but has no idea what the percentage is, only that some ppl had blood clots.
She doesn't think covid is that bad and that the news is fear mongering.
And most importantly, she knows 1 nurse who said their hospital was empty.


I told her, it's not about the virus killing people, its the fact that if more ppl have covid, that increases the number of people who need to go to the hospital and there is a finite number of beds, ventilators, nurses and doctors. I even reminded her all the times where nurses said they were overworked and patients were lining hallways and Timmy's because they were out of rooms.


Are ppl really that dumb?

Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 9023809)

the bad behavior is pretty much everyone from rest of BC and from ON/QC

Originally Posted by SumAznGuy (Post 9023783)

Are ppl really that dumb?

Originally Posted by Bouncing Bettys (Post 9023771)

I am currently getting over covid. It was not pleasant and kicked my ass worse than anything I've experienced since childhood. Eventually I had chills, massive body and head aches, and temps over 38. I have a lingering cough, tiredness, and just got over a stuffed/runny nose. It has been over 2 weeks since quarantine began, which I had to do with my 6yr old son who also had it. Thankfully, despite his many serious health issues at an early age, he had very mild symptoms which ended within a matter of days. I am pretty active, healthy, with no underlying health issues.

If you think I was flouting the restrictions and recommendations, you are wrong. I followed them to the letter from day one. After my son's mother wrongly attempted to keep me from having access to my son as the pandemic began, I decided to not do anything to risk that access in any way. My friends kept inviting me over and I was so paranoid that a noise violation would have the cops handing out tickets, so I said no. I rarely go out in public and wear a mask when I do, wash my hands, etc. Before getting covid, I hadn't seen my friends in several months, I hadn't seen my parents since last August. My dad has battled stage 4 cancer and while he has done well, his time on this earth is limited, according to statistics on the survival rate. I want to see him more than anything. He and my mom just got their vaccines today (Moderna). Still have to wait for the 2nd dose, my and my son's own doses x2, and who knows what else before we are allowed to see each other again.

PS: I did ask Frazer Health which strain my son had, and all they could say was that it wasn't a variant, thankfully. It seems that kind of information is not easily given and I had to press to get even that. I do have to commend them on being readily available at all times, as I never had to wait when calling them.

Originally Posted by Obsideon (Post 9023838)

Hoping for a speedy recovery! If you don't mind me asking, just curious would you have the slightest clue where you might have contracted the virus given you have been pretty safe?
Personally I've also known some really safe people catching it. One of these cases was a girl that is pretty much a stay at home mom. She ended up catching it from her basement tenant, they talked briefly by the front door when the tenant gave her a slice of a birthday cake.

Originally Posted by pastarocket (Post 9023895)

A colleague told me that Dr. Bonnie is holding a news conference today at 10am.

-not the usual 3pm-ish news conference. The Covid update gets moved up much earlier for today.

Hmmmm. :suspicious:

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9023883)

Hearing anecdotal stories that families who have been ultra cautious, WFH, masks, no hanging out with people outside, etc. have caught it ... this variant seems to be transmittable by airborne. Another story of someone who caught it living on main floor from a tenant living downstairs who was positive. Damn ... if that's the case, what about the possibility of living in a high rise condo!

Originally Posted by JDMDreams (Post 9023899)

So why aren't they announcing a shut down, apparently medical experts from both SFU and UBC says by may our hospitals will run out of capacity if the rates continues at our current trends. Which I see no reason for the trend to go down, even if they continue to vaccinate as it takes 2 weeks for the vaccine to take effect assuming it is 100% effective which it is not.

Originally Posted by Traum (Post 9023900)

I am reasonably sure that there have already been cases in Hong Kong where transmissions occurred in high rises where the same unit on different floors were affected. The suspected medium of transmission there were the waste water pipes. FailFish