Coronavirus outbreak

[Hogs & Podz]

2 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

The difference is that he's not going full Ray Donovan, while the truckers are certainly going [insert Tropic Thunder quote here].

I'm with the truckers on this Heff... I know your views, I have been paying attention to a number of posters that share the same views as you do.  As a result this is my last day here until things cool down some.  What I know is we share one thing in common the love for our team.  But it seems, that our core values differ greatly.  It's sad but the reality for many of us.  Regardless, I'll be cheering on our canucks and hope for a time where we are united as a Canadian people again. 

Take care y'all 

Hogs & Pods out...

[Cerridwen]

1 hour ago, reyezone said:

I can’t help you

Figures

 

You make the assertion, it's up to you to provide the facts to support it. In this case, it's more than obvious you have none. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

 

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by Cerridwen

[bishopshodan]

Radio is saying the Ottawa police is expecting 1000 vehicles. Can't remember the break down but I think they said less than half of them are trucks.

 

What did Fox report from the intellect that is Theo Fleury? 

50,000?

 

And JRE parroted that?

 

I have defended Joe on here in some regard. I have followed his career since NewsRadio, mostly because I am a fanatic about martial arts.

 

He has had good guests and interesting angles. 

He has now finally completely lost me. He is fake news media, just like Fox. He is part of the rich elite that are manipulating information for, well, dollar dollar bills ya'll

 

 

[RUPERTKBD]

40 minutes ago, gurn said:

Liv is a great actor.

So is Liev.....

 

Liv is better looking, though......

[King Heffy]

2 minutes ago, bishopshodan said:

Radio is saying the Ottawa police is expecting 1000 vehicles. Can't remember the break down but I think they said less than half of them are trucks.

 

What did Fox report from the intellect that is Theo Fleury? 

50,000?

 

And JRE parroted that?

 

I have defended Joe on here in some regard. I have followed his career since NewsRadio, mostly because I am a fanatic about martial arts.

 

He has had good guests and interesting angles. 

He has now finally completely lost me. He is fake news media, just like Fox. He is part of the rich elite that are manipulating information for, well, dollar dollar bills ya'll

 

 

I enjoy his UFC commentary, just as I appreciate Fleury coming forward and helping abuse victims.  That does not make them valid sources on public policy in a pandemic.

[bishopshodan]

Just now, King Heffy said:

I enjoy his UFC commentary, just as I appreciate Fleury coming forward and helping abuse victims.  That does not make them valid sources on public policy in a pandemic.

100%.

His show used to be him being wow'd by the intellect of his guests but I now realise its more than that.

He is easily influenced and unfortunately excited by the conspiracy stuff. Also, now he has no problem regurgitating misinformation. When its about my country, it triggers me a bit. 

 

Regarding UFC and speaking of conspiracies you can look up Ariel Helwani's take on Joe's cage interview with Nuganno.

Essentially, before the fight the UFC threatened to sue FN for allegedly being in talks with Jake Paul Re: boxing. Then JR is pressing him to talk about boxing right after the fight.

Also, Jake Paul has recorded a diss track targeting Dana White ( mini Trump) ...he's starting to get my respect, that annoying You tuber. 

[stawns]

1 hour ago, reyezone said:

Not Hatred. Political criticism and discourse in the public space exactly as you have done. 
 

theo was a hero when bravely speaking publicly on his being a victim of sexual assault as a minor, not to mention his book and the lives he touched....
 

the hatred and othering I have seen on this board by watchdogs whose job it seems is to constantly push the narrative is gross. And I’m not talking about a altright narrative. 
 

 

[TOMapleLaughs]

2 hours ago, stawns said:

luckily, Canada and the provinces have clearly settled into a science based, incremental approach to adding and removing restrictions. We'll all be waiting to see how the UK and Denmark do

Prediction:  Well.  Denmark led Canada in terms of policy, not the other way around.

[stawns]

1 minute ago, TOMapleLaughs said:

Prediction:  Well.  Denmark led Canada in terms of policy, not the other way around.

And we'll be watching closely, I'm sure.  I think it's premature to take all restrictions off, even if Omicron falls off the cliff as delta is still out there

[Sapper]

16 minutes ago, stawns said:

And we'll be watching closely, I'm sure.  I think it's premature to take all restrictions off, even if Omicron falls off the cliff as delta is still out there

I'd suggest they keep mask and vax passport and begin easing the rest off

 

I'd support lifting the vax passport shortly  BUT it's the one thing that once lifted they would have zero chance of reintroducing if needed

 

Masking could be lifted once hospitalizations fall below 100 and icu below 10 ..... and a .month later If it holds then lift the last.itme - vax passport 

Edited January 29, 2022 by Magicwords

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, 89.8% (4,474,039) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.8% (4,174,992) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 92.7% (4,295,487) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.0% (4,171,222) received their second dose and 43.9% (2,033,321) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 93.0% (4,023,652) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.5% (3,912,317) have received their second dose and 47.0% (2,031,592) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. is reporting 2,137 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 321,043 cases in the province.

 

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.

 

There are 30,515 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 286,134 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 990 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 141 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

 

The new/active cases include:

• 740 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 12,928
• 394 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 6,788
• 569 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 7,969
• 170 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 1,170
• 264 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 1,654
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: six

In the past 24 hours, nine new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,597.

 

The new deaths include:

• Fraser Health: five
• Vancouver Coastal Health: three
• Northern Health: one

There have been seven new health-care facility outbreaks at Residence at Clayton Heights (Fraser Health), Cottonwoods Care Centre (Interior Health), Nanaimo Regional General Hospital - fourth floor, Woodgrove Manor, Amica on the Gorge, The Gardens at Qualicum Beach and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health). The outbreaks at Burnaby Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Hilton Villa Seniors Community, The Mayfair Senior Living + Care, Baillie House, Lakeshore Care Centre, Bevan Lodge, St. Michael’s Centre (Fraser Health), Sunrise of Victoria and Amica Douglas House (Island Health) have been declared over, for a total of 58 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

 

long-term care:

• George Derby Centre, Menno Hospital, Buchanan Lodge, Eden Care Centre, Cascade Lodge, Mountain View Manor, Queen's Park Care Centre, Royal City Manor, Residence at Clayton Heights (Fraser Health);
• Evergreen House, Louis Brier Home and Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health);
• Sun Pointe Village, Lakeview Lodge, Hamlets in Vernon, Heritage Square, Village at Smith Creek, Westview Place, Pinegrove Care Centre, Mariposa Gardens, Joseph Creek Care Village, Hamlets at Penticton, Mount Ida Mews, Cottonwoods Care Centre (Interior Health);
• Eden Gardens, Glenwarren Lodge, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Saanich Peninsula Hospital - long-term care, Oyster Harbour, Dufferin Place, Beacon Hill Villa, Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, James Bay Care Centre, Veterans Memorial Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Eagle Ridge Manor, Comox Valley Seniors Village, Fir Park Village, The Summit, Parkwood Court, Echo Village, Mount St. Mary Hospital, Arrowsmith Lodge, Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence, Woodgrove Manor, Amica on the Gorge and The Gardens at Qualicum Beach (Island Health)

acute care:

• Surrey Memorial Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Laurel Place, Peace Arch Hospital, CareLife Fleetwood, Queen's Park Care Centre (Fraser Health);
• Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health)

assisted or independent living:

• Crestview Village (Interior Health); and
• Nanaimo Seniors Village (Island Health)

Note: The update on cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status is unavailable today.

 

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 10,640,763 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0033-000137

[TOMapleLaughs]

9 minutes ago, stawns said:

And we'll be watching closely, I'm sure.  I think it's premature to take all restrictions off, even if Omicron falls off the cliff as delta is still out there

I don't believe the restrictions are doing anything measurable at this point, but I guess some people are wary of the government looking like they've totally lost the handle on it.  Understandable after two years of public programming on the front.  But realistically?  Ehhh...

 

Delta is minuscule now and has all been replaced by omicron from what data I've seen on it, so that's good.

[Sapper]

1 minute ago, TOMapleLaughs said:

I don't believe the restrictions are doing anything measurable at this point, but I guess some people are wary of the government looking like they've totally lost the handle on it.  Understandable after two years of public programming on the front.  But realistically?  Ehhh...

 

Delta is minuscule now and has all been replaced by omicron from what data I've seen on it, so that's good.

Hospital capacity and icu beds are.still keeping many restrictions and mandates in place for the short term

 

One thing I believe we can all.agree on is that once this is over we.need to make a big long term investment in our Healthcare.

Health transfers and the feds.share has been decimated the last few decades and that needs to change Pronto

 

That and Mulurney shouldn't have sold off our own ability to create and produce our own vaccines 

 

The notion that we can depend on other countries for critical items has caused alot of problems as we find out it didn't work that way

 

 

[Alflives]

8 minutes ago, TOMapleLaughs said:

I don't believe the restrictions are doing anything measurable at this point, but I guess some people are wary of the government looking like they've totally lost the handle on it.  Understandable after two years of public programming on the front.  But realistically?  Ehhh...

 

Delta is minuscule now and has all been replaced by omicron from what data I've seen on it, so that's good.

What?  “Public programming”?

If adult antivaxxers would show the courage of their convictions, and stay away from our hospitals when I’ll with Covid, we would be able to remove restrictions.  But those cowards keep taking up hospital beds.  

[TOMapleLaughs]

Just now, Magicwords said:

Hospital capacity and icu beds are.still keeping many restrictions and mandates in place for the short term

 

One thing I believe we can all.agree on is that once this is over we.need to make a big long term investment in our Healthcare.

Health transfers and the feds.share has been decimated the last few decades and that needs to change Pronto

 

That and Mulurney shouldn't have sold off our own ability to create and produce our own vaccines 

 

The notion that we can depend on other countries for critical items has caused alot of problems as we find out it didn't work that way

 

 

I think the investment will come in terms of applying two-tier healthcare on a scale unseen in Canada since the implementation of public healthcare.

 

Not that it will be resisted by the public.  The public will embrace it because the current system as awash with futility.

 

That a meager amount of icu beds being occupied could 'collapse the system' being a story for this long all but assures that imho.

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, Magicwords said:

Hospital capacity and icu beds are.still keeping many restrictions and mandates in place for the short term

 

One thing I believe we can all.agree on is that once this is over we.need to make a big long term investment in our Healthcare.

Health transfers and the feds.share has been decimated the last few decades and that needs to change Pronto

 

That and Mulurney shouldn't have sold off our own ability to create and produce our own vaccines 

 

The notion that we can depend on other countries for critical items has caused alot of problems as we find out it didn't work that way

 

 

WhT we’ve learned (more like confirmed) 5-10% of adults are friggin’ selfish cowards.  

[TOMapleLaughs]

1 minute ago, Alflives said:

What?  “Public programming”?

If adult antivaxxers would show the courage of their convictions, and stay away from our hospitals when I’ll with Covid, we would be able to remove restrictions.  But those cowards keep taking up hospital beds.  

Social distance.  Wash your hands.  Wear a mask.  Vaccinate.  Two years of relative isolation and damage to your mental health.

 

Did all that.

 

Took a toll on us all.

[Alflives]

Just now, TOMapleLaughs said:

I think the investment will come in terms of applying two-tier healthcare on a scale unseen in Canada since the implementation of public healthcare.

 

Not that it will be resisted by the public.  The public will embrace it because the current system as awash with futility.

 

That a meager amount of icu beds being occupied could 'collapse the system' being a story for this long all but assures that imho.

Where do we get the doctors, nurses, and other specialists to care for the extra ICU beds?  From the magic talented parsons’ Tree?  

[Alflives]

Just now, TOMapleLaughs said:

Social distance.  Wash your hands.  Wear a mask.  Vaccinate.  Two years of relative isolation and damage to your mental health.

 

Did all that.

 

Took a toll on us all.

Have our lives changed that much?  Other than the needless cancelling of important surgeries (since vaccines were available) because of antivaxxers, our lives didn’t change much at all.  Washing hands, and respecting other people’s personal space is something we should be doing anyway.  And wearing a mask for a few mi utes while shopping isn’t a big life altering event.

 

[TOMapleLaughs]

2 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Where do we get the doctors, nurses, and other specialists to care for the extra ICU beds?  From the magic talented parsons’ Tree?  

Likely loosening up recruitment and accreditation.

 

But I'd also expect various advancements in efficiency so that the health system isn't as bogged down by systematic over-users.