Coronavirus outbreak

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Monday, April 4, 2022, 90.9% (4,529,623) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.4% (4,357,946) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 93.5% (4,332,849) of eligible people 12 and older have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91.1% (4,222,535) received their second dose and 57.7% (2,675,686) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 93.8% (4,057,726) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.5% (3,957,573) received their second dose and 59.5% (2,571,726) have received a third dose.

 

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 728 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 357,500 cases in the province:

• April 1-2: 274 new cases
• April 2-3: 199 new cases
• April 3-4: 255 new cases

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional and will be updated when verified in the weekly report starting Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

The new cases include:

• Fraser Health: 218
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 151
• Interior Health: 168
• Northern Health: 36
• Island Health: 154
• People who reside outside of Canada: one

There are 321 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 36 are in intensive care.

 

Note: An update on number of deaths related to COVID-19 will be provided on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Burnaby Hospital (Fraser Health), for a total of 10 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

 

long-term care:

• Monahsee Mews and Parkview Place (Interior Health)
• The Heights at Mt. View, Selkirk Seniors Village, Amica Douglas House, Acacia Ty Mawr, Sunridge Place Seniors and Ayre Manor (Island Health)

acute care:

• Surrey Memorial Hospital and Burnaby Hospital (Fraser Health)

assisted or independent living:

• none

From March 25-31, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 18.6% of cases. From March 18-31, they accounted for 20% of hospitalizations.

 

Past week cases (March 25-31) - Total 1,682

• Not vaccinated: 282 (16.8%)
• Partially vaccinated: 31 (1.8%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,369 (81.4%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (March 18-31) - Total 396

• Not vaccinated: 66 (16.7%)
• Partially vaccinated: 13 (3.3%)
• Fully vaccinated: 317 (80.1%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 25-31)

• Not vaccinated: 77.6
• Partially vaccinated: 21.1
• Fully vaccinated: 29.7

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 18-31)

• Not vaccinated: 19.6
• Partially vaccinated: 12.4
• Fully vaccinated: 6.7

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,506,019 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0109-000493

[Russ]

14 minutes ago, Warhippy said:

So....how's the inflation thread gonna look on the 12th and 20th

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. takes next steps in COVID-19 response:

 

As people in B.C. continue to get vaccinated, the Province continues with previously announced plans to further lift COVID-19 restrictions, while protecting those most at risk with the launch of the spring booster vaccine program.

 

“Thanks to the many British Columbians who have stayed up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines, we are seeing high levels of immunity and protection in our communities,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “Boosters are an important part of continuing to protect those who are most at risk as restrictions continue to be lifted, and I encourage everyone to make time in their day to get a booster dose.”

 

To protect seniors and Elders, the Province has begun rolling out a spring booster vaccine program for seniors in long-term care and assisted living facilities. Community-dwelling seniors over the age of 70 and Indigenous people over the age of 55 will also begin receiving their invitations for their spring booster dose – a new booster dose for eligible seniors who received their third shot six months ago or more. People can use their invitation to schedule their appointment in health authority clinics or at participating pharmacies. A call centre will also continue to be available for those who are not able to book online.

 

People who are clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) continue to be prioritized for their COVID-19 vaccinations. Those who have received their full three-dose primary series are eligible for their first booster dose about six months after their previous dose.

 

The spring booster vaccine program will provide a new boost of immunity for eligible seniors, as public health has indicated immunity in older people can wane in that time. The new booster will help to maintain and lengthen protection against severe outcomes of COVID-19, especially hospitalization and death.

 

The first booster shot provides protection in all ages and anyone who has not yet received their first booster dose are strongly encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Booster doses will be either the Moderna or Pfizer (mRNA) vaccine. Both vaccines are effective, interchangeable and you may receive either.

 

“Today, as we continue our progress managing COVID-19, we are easing restrictions and, at the same time, taking important steps to boost our immunity and keep people safe,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer. “As we all do our part – to get vaccinated, use our layers of protection and stay home when we are ill, we will continue to adjust our response as the pandemic evolves.”

 

Starting on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 12:01 a.m., the following changes will take place:

• Showing the BC Vaccine Card proof of vaccination to access events, services and businesses will no longer be required.
  • individual businesses and organizations can choose to continue requiring the BC Vaccine Card on their premises.
• The remainder of the Workplace Safety Order will expire, which means that businesses are transitioning back to communicable disease plans to reduce risk of all communicable disease.
• The requirement for students residing in residence to be fully vaccinated under the Post-secondary Institution Housing COVID-19 Preventative Measures Order will be repealed.

The easing of restrictions is based on ongoing and careful review of data by the provincial health officer and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). Everyone will adjust to the changes in restrictions at their own pace, and it is important to be respectful of other people’s comfort levels.

 

Vaccinations remain the primary layer of protection that have limited severe health outcomes from COVID-19. Of all eligible adults in B.C., 93.8% (4,057,726 people) have received their first dose, 91.5% (3,957,573 people) received their second dose and 59.5% (2,571,726 people) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. has also increased the supply of rapid tests, helping people monitor and manage mild COVID-19 symptoms at home. Currently, rapid antigen tests, in kits of five tests, are available to people aged 18 years and older through community pharmacies. As of Monday, April 11, 2022, citizens can pick up rapid tests without needing to show their B.C. personal health number.

 

As of Monday, April 4, 2022, nine million tests have been shipped to pharmacy distributors with more than 4.3 million rapid tests dispensed through more than 1,300 participating pharmacies. Across all priority populations and pharmacies, more than 40 million tests have been distributed.

 

The Province, provincial health officer and BC Centre for Disease Control will continue to monitor COVID-19 cases, hospitalization, critical care and death rates very closely in the weeks and months ahead.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0112-000501

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 90.9% (4,529,972) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.4% (4,358,529) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 93.5% (4,333,166) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91.1% (4,222,894) received their second dose and 57.8% (2,677,473) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 93.8% (4,058,015) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.5% (3,957,889) received their second dose and 59.5% (2,573,327) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. is reporting 258 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 357,758 cases in the province.

 

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional and will be updated when verified in the weekly report starting Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

The new cases include:

• Fraser Health: 76
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 37
• Interior Health: 85
• Northern Health: 11
• Island Health: 49
• People who reside outside of Canada: zero

There are 334 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 35 are in intensive care.

 

Note: An update on number of deaths related to COVID-19 will be provided on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Overlander (Interior Health) and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health), for a total of 12 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

 

long-term care:

• Monashee Mews, Parkview Place, Overlander (Interior Health)
• The Heights at Mt. View, Selkirk Seniors Village, Amica Douglas House, Acacia Ty Mawr, Sunridge Place Seniors and Ayre Manor (Island Health)

acute care:

• Surrey Memorial Hospital, Burnaby Hospital (Fraser Health) and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health)

assisted or independent living:

• none

As of April 5, people not vaccinated accounted for 12% of the B.C. population, while they account for 17% of COVID-19 critical care patients in hospital.

 

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,508,767 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0113-000504

[nuckin_futz]

Shanghai report more than 17,000 new coronavirus infections for the day

• April 5 new cases number is >17K in Shanghai, new high record daily number

All 25m+ residents of Shanghai are being targeted for testing

[nuckin_futz]

 

 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 90.9% (4,530,329) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.5% (4,359,332) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 93.5% (4,333,488) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91.1% (4,223,424) received their second dose and 57.8% (2,679,288) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 93.8% (4,058,313) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.5% (3,958,373) received their second dose and 59.5% (2,574,997) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. is reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 357,974 cases in the province.

 

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional and will be updated when verified in the weekly report starting Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

The new cases include:

• Fraser Health: 55
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 31
• Interior Health: 76
• Northern Health: 15
• Island Health: 39
• People who reside outside of Canada: zero

There are 329 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 37 are in intensive care.

 

Note: An update on number of deaths related to COVID-19 will be provided on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

 

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Surrey Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health) has been declared over, for a total of 11 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

 

long-term care:

• Monashee Mews, Parkview Place, Overlander (Interior Health)
• The Heights at Mt. View, Selkirk Seniors Village, Amica Douglas House, Acacia Ty Mawr, Sunridge Place Seniors and Ayre Manor (Island Health)

acute care:

• Burnaby Hospital (Fraser Health) and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health)

assisted or independent living:

• none

As of April 6, people not vaccinated accounted for 12% of the B.C. population, while they account for 19% of COVID-19 critical care patients in hospital.

 

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,511,781 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0115-000517

[NewbieCanuckFan]

16 hours ago, nuckin_futz said:

 

 

As expected, Cancun Cruz belittled Mr T's choice of still using a mask.  Like, it's *HIS* choice yet this piece of **** (and that's what he is) like many of his ilk cry about mandated masks by get triggered merely by others making that voluntary choice to still remain masked.  

 

GOP's motto:  Pray for Poutine and **** the US.

Edited April 7, 2022 by NewbieCanuckFan

[RUPERTKBD]

2 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

As expected, Cancun Cruz belittled Mr T's choice of still using a mask.  Like, it's *HIS* choice yet this piece of **** (and that's what he is) like many of his ilk cry about mandated masks by get triggered merely by others making that voluntary choice to still remain masked.  

 

GOP's motto:  Pray for Poutine and **** the US.

I guarantee that Flyin' Ted wouldn't have said sh!t, if Mr T was standing in front of him. Spineless coward is spineless coward.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. shifts to weekly COVID-19 data reporting:

 

As British Columbia continues to take the next step in its COVID-19 response, the Province is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 reporting.

 

Beginning on Thursday, April 7, 2022, COVID-19 dashboards and reports issued by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control will be updated on weekly basis here: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data

 

The new reports will focus on key measures of severity and trends over time, similar to how other communicable diseases are reported.

 

The new system continues to provide the data required to guide public health decision-making and allows everybody to have an accurate picture of the COVID-19 climate in their area.

 

Data will be updated Thursday afternoons and will provide information from the past full week, from the previous Sunday to Saturday.

 

The first reports and updates will include data up to the week of March 27 to April 2, 2022.

 

The new COVID-19 reporting approach aligns with a shift away from a “case-management” model to a "surveillance” approach that focuses on identifying meaningful changes in COVID-19 trends over time across different regions of the province. It is similar to how government monitors for other serious respiratory illnesses through FluWatch.

 

Description of changes

 

Cases will be based on an individual’s first PCR test through the Medical Services Plan (MSP).

• In the current system, case counts include both laboratory data and health authority line lists. The latter health authority-based line list workflow will be discontinued with the updated approach.
• Comparisons between the two systems indicate that the number of reported cases show similar trends over time.

Hospitalization reporting will leverage the hospital occupancy data that is currently used to report on “currently in hospital” for all hospital metrics.

• With the move to use of broader administrative data there will likely be a one-time increase in the number of cases ever hospitalized.
• The weekly situation report will move to reporting on critical care, in line with the COVID-19 dashboards. There will also be an increase in the number of cases ever in critical care.

Death reporting is changing to rely on data from Vital Statistics, the agency that registers all deaths in B.C. and reports on death statistics reported by BC Coroners Service.

• In the current system, each death in someone with a documented COVID-19 infection was reviewed to determine if the death truly resulted from the COVID-19 infection. These were documented on health authority line lists through manual workflows.
• In the new system, all deaths that occurred within 30 days of an individual’s positive lab result will be reported, regardless of whether the underlying cause of death was determined to be COVID-19 or not. This broader definition means that some deaths will be reported that are not related to COVID-19. Knowing when a death occurred can take, on average, four to six days to enter the system.
• The new approach relies on more preliminary information from an automated data linkage and discontinues the manual, resource-intensive approach.
• Mortality data will be reviewed retrospectively once the cause of death is reported by Vital Statistics in order to better understand the true scope of COVID-19 mortality. Cause of death information takes, on average, four to eight weeks to enter the system.
• Reporting of deaths in this system is different from the previous system and is not comparable. A new separate death data stream will be started while access to the previous records will remain.

Historic data: The transition to a new system will not result in a retrospective altering of past data.

• Any comparisons between the two different time periods should be made with caution.
• Data files with daily numbers will continue to be made available albeit once a week for download from here: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data

Continuity of reporting

 

As noted above, despite changing frequency, the COVID-19 dashboards and reports will continue to be updated. This means that for as long as there remains a need to guide public health decision-making, data will continue to be available on the following topics:

• Epidemiological trends and comparisons
• Case data, including variants and outbreaks
• Vaccine reports, including immunization coverage

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0116-000522

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic weekly update (Mar. 27 - Apr. 02):

• 1,706 new cases reported, for a total of 357,242 cases in BC
• 193 hospitalizations, for a total of 19,897 in BC
• 11 deaths, for a total of 3,002 in BC

Read more: http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/COVID-19_Weekly_Report/COVID_weekly_report_04072022.pdf

[Sapper]

I don't like the new reports 

 

Total in hospital and total in icu beds not reported ( that I can see )

 

And no report.on care.sites is outbreak 

 

The three biggest impact.numbers really

 

 

[Alflives]

11 minutes ago, Magicwords said:

I don't like the new reports 

 

Total in hospital and total in icu beds not reported ( that I can see )

 

And no report.on care.sites is outbreak 

 

The three biggest impact.numbers really

 

 

I’m guessing this is the government moving to Covid as endemic, and controlled with vaccinations and citizen behaviour.  

Edited April 8, 2022 by Alflives

[nuckin_futz]

[I.Am.Ironman]

Anybody following the Shanghai situation? Scary stuff

[Warhippy]

2 hours ago, I.Am.Ironman said:

Anybody following the Shanghai situation? Scary stuff

Have been on and off but it's hard to follow due to information lock down

 

[thedestroyerofworlds]

New England Journal of Medicine.  Horsey paste no work.

 

 

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2115869

Effect of Early Treatment with Ivermectin among Patients with Covid-19

 

Abstract

BACKGROUND

The efficacy of ivermectin in preventing hospitalization or extended observation in an emergency setting among outpatients with acutely symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is unclear.

METHODS

We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, adaptive platform trial involving symptomatic SARS-CoV-2–positive adults recruited from 12 public health clinics in Brazil. Patients who had had symptoms of Covid-19 for up to 7 days and had at least one risk factor for disease progression were randomly assigned to receive ivermectin (400 μg per kilogram of body weight) once daily for 3 days or placebo. (The trial also involved other interventions that are not reported here.) The primary composite outcome was hospitalization due to Covid-19 within 28 days after randomization or an emergency department visit due to clinical worsening of Covid-19 (defined as the participant remaining under observation for >6 hours) within 28 days after randomization.

RESULTS

A total of 3515 patients were randomly assigned to receive ivermectin (679 patients), placebo (679), or another intervention (2157). Overall, 100 patients (14.7%) in the ivermectin group had a primary-outcome event, as compared with 111 (16.3%) in the placebo group (relative risk, 0.90; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.70 to 1.16). Of the 211 primary-outcome events, 171 (81.0%) were hospital admissions. Findings were similar to the primary analysis in a modified intention-to-treat analysis that included only patients who received at least one dose of ivermectin or placebo (relative risk, 0.89; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.69 to 1.15) and in a per-protocol analysis that included only patients who reported 100% adherence to the assigned regimen (relative risk, 0.94; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.67 to 1.35). There were no significant effects of ivermectin use on secondary outcomes or adverse events.

CONCLUSIONS

Treatment with ivermectin did not result in a lower incidence of medical admission to a hospital due to progression of Covid-19 or of prolonged emergency department observation among outpatients with an early diagnosis of Covid-19. 

[Gurn]

Peru and Mexico, still over a 5% mortality rate.

 

www.covid-19canada.com

 

[nuckin_futz]

18 hours ago, I.Am.Ironman said:

Anybody following the Shanghai situation? Scary stuff

China reports another record in covid cases as discontent in Shanghai grows

• China reports 23,624 cases

 

There's no end in sight to the lockdown measures restricting 25 million people and the world's largest port in Shanghai.

 

Daily infections rose to 23,624 nationally in China with the vast majority in Shanghai. A new round of mass testing was ordered and lockdowns are now expected to last through the month.

 

Difficulties in getting food are beginning to cause unrest, with people complaining of having to survive on one meal a day. The Chinese diet consists largely of fresh food and takeout is very popular in Shanghai. Both are unavailable or restrained.

 

A new plan will put districts into three types of zones: lockdown, control and precaution; with various levels of severity.

 

In an ominous sign, Guangzhou ordered all 18 million residents to get tested after finding two cases while Shenzhen put a community under lockdown after finding a case.

 

Eyes are now turning to economic support measures as China risks missing its 2022 growth targets.

 

“China’s economy needs further policy support to achieve the targeted 5.5 percent expansion this year”, according to a poll of Chinese research analysts that was published in the state-sponsored press.

 

The PBOC meeting on Friday is likely to include easing measures. The survey also recommend supply-side and tax policies to stabilize employment and subsidize operations for SMEs as well as for larger businesses. They also recommend policies that support real estate and infrastructure spending, with the latter a particular potential tailwind for commodity markets.

Edited April 10, 2022 by nuckin_futz

[4petesake]

2 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

China reports another record in covid cases as discontent in Shanghai grows

• China reports 23,624 cases

 

There's no end in sight to the lockdown measures restricting 25 million people and the world's largest port in Shanghai.

 

Daily infections rose to 23,624 nationally in China with the vast majority in Shanghai. A new round of mass testing was ordered and lockdowns are no expected to last through the month.

 

Difficulties in getting food are beginning to cause unrest, with people complaining of having to survive on one meal a day. The Chinese diet consists largely of fresh food and takeout is very popular in Shanghai. Both are unavailable or restrained.

 

A new plan will put districts into three types of zones: lockdown, control and precaution; with various levels of severity.

 

In an ominous sign, Guangzhou ordered all 18 million residents to get tested after finding two cases while Shenzhen put a community under lockdown after finding a case.

Eyes are now turning to economic support measures as China risks missing its 2022 growth targets.

 

“China’s economy needs further policy support to achieve the targeted 5.5 percent expansion this year”, according to a poll of Chinese research analysts that was published in the state-sponsored press.

 

The PBOC meeting on Friday is likely to include easing measures. The survey also recommend supply-side and tax policies to stabilize employment and subsidize operations for SMEs as well as for larger businesses. They also recommend policies that support real estate and infrastructure spending, with the latter a particular potential tailwind for commodity markets.

I stumbled across a graphic clip from Shanghai completely by accident that had no NSFW warning attached. There were bags full of live pets being collected for extermination. Sickened that I saw it but not willing to forget that it exists.