[GetWellThread] Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers | April 16 | 6 p.m. | SNP

[xereau]

2 minutes ago, rekker said:

It's a serious situation, bit I find it funny that Jake is one of the Covid free Canucks. Go figure.

He probably already snorted it from a bartop this summer 

[WHL rocks]

37 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

Wishing the Canucks and their families all the best. 
 

Maybe we play again this season maybe we don’t. Just get healthy boys!

Wishing everyone who gets covid and their families all the best all across society

 

Especially the population at most risk of death or hospitalization. Like elderly and those with prior medical issues. 

 

My friends whole family got it. His mom barely made it. 3 of his family members were in hospital. 

 

The variant strains scare me more than I ever was since the begining. 

[-DLC-]

25 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

(From Adrian Dix ^)

We ALL have to get every single person we know to buckle down right now.

 

It's running rampant in the lower mainland.  This is why there are shutdowns (sort of).

 

Please you guys....all of us...use this as the real wake up call.  Most of us were already doing it all, but for those "doubting" and in the "not that bad" category.  We just don't know and it seems to be "bad" by all accounts.

[gizmo2337]

21 minutes ago, Chronic.Canucks.Fan said:

I tried to make a lineup for fun... It was tough

 

Virtanen-Miller-Boeser
Vesey-Hoglander-Loui
Michaelis-Lind-Graovac

 

Literally out of forwards (Pettersson, Beagle, Pearson)

 

Juolevi-Schmidt
Benn-Chatfield
Sautner-Rafferty

 

DiPietro

Pure speculation. But based on reasonable logic  - who could be exposed on the taxi squad? - it's probably Graovac.

[Jack Fig]

16 minutes ago, Dumb Nuck said:

I looked it up a bit, what is concerning that it spreads a lot easier than previous strains and that it can hide from any antibodies your body may have so people can get reinfected, I found nothing to indicate the virus itself is any more lethal.

Right. But the original strain was highly-communicative as well; there were many, many more cases than ever known ... the asymptomatic aspect was always the oddball factor. The variant has the feel that we are turning the clock back 13 months and returning to square one. Very frustrating, but we cannot hide from this thing. 

[-DLC-]

11 minutes ago, Dumb Nuck said:

I looked it up a bit, what is concerning that it spreads a lot easier than previous strains and that it can hide from any antibodies your body may have so people can get reinfected, I found nothing to indicate the virus itself is any more lethal.

The way it becomes "more lethal":

 

- Cases go through the roof

- People in ICU

- Diminished capacity to attend to them all

- Pick and choose time

- Becomes lethal by way of the overwhelming numbers

[Dumb Nuck]

1 minute ago, Jack Fig said:

Right. But the original strain was highly-communicative as well; there were many, many more cases than ever known ... the asymptomatic aspect was always the oddball factor. The variant has the feel that we are turning the clock back 13 months and returning to square one. Very frustrating, but we cannot hide from this thing. 

If indeed the vaccine proves to be ineffective against this strain or a future strain then vaccination may have to be a seasonal thing as the strain evolve, I do not see how they could ever vaccinate whole countries on an annual basis, this may become something we’ll just have to live with.

[-DLC-]

3 minutes ago, Jack Fig said:

Right. But the original strain was highly-communicative as well; there were many, many more cases than ever known ... the asymptomatic aspect was always the oddball factor. The variant has the feel that we are turning the clock back 13 months and returning to square one. Very frustrating, but we cannot hide from this thing. 

Well we can to some degree.  

 

We can hide until everyone's vaccinated.  I mean...we have to attend to work, etc.  But we don't have to do a lot of things we're currently doing and it's likely time to reel that in if the numbers are any indicator.  They're creeping higher.

[-DLC-]

1 minute ago, Dumb Nuck said:

If indeed the vaccine proves to be ineffective against this strain or a future strain then vaccination may have to be a seasonal thing as the strain evolve, I do not see how they could ever vaccinate whole countries on an annual basis, this may become something we’ll just have to live with.

They're already predicting that this could very well be the case.

 

Just like the annual flu vaccine, this will become a yearly thing.

[Dumb Nuck]

Just now, debluvscanucks said:

The way it becomes "more lethal":

 

- Cases go through the roof

- People in ICU

- Diminished capacity to attend to them all

- Pick and choose time

- Becomes lethal by way of the overwhelming numbers

I understand that, that’s what’s happening in Brazil, but as long as we can stay ahead of it there is no increased risk, only if we can’t.

[WHL rocks]

Remember people...

 

Wash Your Hands regularly. That is the best defense..

 

If I'm out I was my hands often. When I come home very first thing I do is go straight to washroom and  wash hands with soap and hot water.. then take my jacket of or put away groceries. Straight to washroom upon entering my home.

 

I believe that's what every one has to do just like wearing a mask. Maybe even more important than a mask. Masks are mandatory but washing hands often should be treated  as same level of importance. 

 

 

[Dumb Nuck]

1 minute ago, debluvscanucks said:

Well we can to some degree.  

 

We can hide until everyone's vaccinated.  I mean...we have to attend to work, etc.  But we don't have to do a lot of things we're currently doing and it's likely time to reel that in if the numbers are any indicator.  They're creeping higher.

Not if the new strain(s) are not affected by current vaccines kinda like the flu, we may be stuck with it for a very long time.

[Dumb Nuck]

1 minute ago, debluvscanucks said:

They're already predicting that this could very well be the case.

 

Just like the annual flu vaccine, this will become a yearly thing.

Problem is, you cant vaccinate everyone every year, at least with the flu vaccine only a small percentage get vaccinated.

[Dumb Nuck]

3 minutes ago, WHL rocks said:

Remember people...

 

Wash Your Hands regularly. That is the best defense..

 

If I'm out I was my hands often. When I come home very first thing I do is go straight to washroom and  wash hands with soap and hot water.. then take my jacket of or put away groceries. Straight to washroom upon entering my home.

 

I believe that's what every one has to do just like wearing a mask. Maybe even more important than a mask. Masks are mandatory but washing hands often should be treated  as same level of importance. 

 

 

Speaking of masks, just in case you haven’t heard, certain disposable masks that were mainly given to children in schools and daycare may be causing breathing issues:

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/health-canada-issues-recall-disposable-masks-1.5974867

[Jack Fig]

19 minutes ago, Dumb Nuck said:

.... this may become something we’ll just have to live with.

I think that is now guaranteed. It will be endemic. A new illness to deal with in it's evolving strains. 

[-DLC-]

4 minutes ago, Dumb Nuck said:

Problem is, you cant vaccinate everyone every year, at least with the flu vaccine only a small percentage get vaccinated.

Like the flu, it's a thing where not everyone would do it anyhow.  I'm convinced that number would decrease a lot over time.  

 

Sigh, what a predicament.  It's awful.

 

I'm a little over emotional this week....lost a cousin very suddenly/abruptly a few days ago.  In her sleep.  No none illness/conditions.  Worked in care homes....didn't exhibit any symptoms.  Her daughter couldn't reach her on the phone and called her work, who said she didn't show up.  She sent the police over and they found her in her bed.  

 

They're thinking it was a heart attack but we still don't know.  

 

I just want every single one of us/you/me/my family/our team to get through this thing.  The news about the team is devastating to me...I'm sure they'll be ok.  No I'm not.

[stawns]

16 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

We ALL have to get every single person we know to buckle down right now.

 

It's running rampant in the lower mainland.  This is why there are shutdowns (sort of).

 

Please you guys....all of us...use this as the real wake up call.  Most of us were already doing it all, but for those "doubting" and in the "not that bad" category.  We just don't know and it seems to be "bad" by all accounts.

We just stopped at Kelly 'o' Brians for takeout and it was absolutely packed on the patio.  I think people are just throwing in the towel and giving up at this point

[WHL rocks]

Atleast lots of good hockey games to watch today. 

Watching Carolina vs Dallas game 

1 - 1 tie so far. 

 

Will be watching AVS vs STL next. 

 

Good day to stay home watch sports. Only go out when mandatory. No need to be out and about for unnecessary reasons right now with cases skyrocketing. Over 1k new cases per day in BC. 

 

 

[Dumb Nuck]

3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

Like the flu, it's a thing where not everyone would do it anyhow.  I'm convinced that number would decrease a lot over time.  

 

Sigh, what a predicament.  It's awful.

 

I'm a little over emotional this week....lost a cousin very suddenly/abruptly a few days ago.  In her sleep.  No none illness/conditions.  Worked in care homes....didn't exhibit any symptoms.  Her daughter couldn't reach her on the phone and called her work, who said she didn't show up.  She sent the police over and they found her in her bed.  

 

They're thinking it was a heart attack but we still don't know.  

 

I just want every single one of us/you/me/my family/our team to get through this thing.  The news about the team is devastating to me...I'm sure they'll be ok.  No I'm not.

Sorry to hear that, this thing is wreaking havoc on everyone, I found out today a friend of the family committed suicide, he was really struggling with the lockdown and lost his business.

[Jack Fig]

26 minutes ago, WHL rocks said:

Remember people...

 

Wash Your Hands regularly. That is the best defense..

 

If I'm out I was my hands often. When I come home very first thing I do is go straight to washroom and  wash hands with soap and hot water.. then take my jacket of or put away groceries. Straight to washroom upon entering my home.

 

I believe that's what every one has to do just like wearing a mask. Maybe even more important than a mask. Masks are mandatory but washing hands often should be treated  as same level of importance. 

 

 

Correct. Hands are a big thing. For the first time that I can remember, I have not been sick even one day in the last 12 months, and I took/take the warning seriously of washing hands frequently. I think the mask-wearing has been damaging because now I look around and see people are emboldened to carry on conversing from a foot or two away, blowing breathe out the sides of their masks. 6 feet and handwashing was working better, IMO. 

Edited April 3, 2021 by Jack Fig