Coronavirus pandemic 2019-20 #4

GarryB wrote:Two deaths in New Zealand today of Covid... one was a 65 year old man who died in hospital and one was a 30 year old man who died at home.

Just as well it only kills old people right?

COVID-19 hospitalizations saw a net increase of 188 with 433 patients checking in for COVID-19 treatment
and 245 being discharged. Of the new patients, 290 were double-vaccinated, 117 were unvaccinated, 13 received
one dose of vaccine more than two weeks prior to check-in, and 13 were under four years old.

In Quebec, 6,500,494 people are double-vaccinated, 1,091,323 are unvaccinated, 553,654 people have received
one dose of vaccine, and 402,337 children are under four and aren't eligible to receive a vaccine.

Exclusive: Autopsy Confirms 26-Year-Old’s Death From Myocarditis Directly Caused by Pfizer COVID Vaccine

A 26-year-old South Dakota man who died Nov. 12, 2021, of myocarditis — four days after his booster dose of Pfizer’s
COVID vaccine — had no idea he was experiencing a rare and supposedly “mild” heart problem after the shot.

Joseph Keating’s only warning signs were fatigue, muscle soreness and an increased heart rate, family members said.

Frequent Boosters Spur Warning on Immune Response

European Union regulators warned that frequent Covid-19 booster shots could adversely affect the immune response and may not be feasible.

Repeat booster doses every four months could eventually weaken the immune response and tire out people, according to the European Medicines Agency. Instead, countries should leave more time between booster programs and tie them to the onset of the cold season in each hemisphere, following the blueprint set out by influenza vaccination strategies, the agency said.

The advice comes as some countries consider the possibility of offering people second booster shots in a bid to provide further protection against surging omicron infections. Earlier this month Israel became the first nation to start administering a second booster, or fourth shot, to those over 60. The U.K. has said that boosters are providing good levels of protection and there is no need for a second booster shot at the moment, but will review data as it evolves.

Boosters “can be done once, or maybe twice, but it’s not something that we can think should be repeated constantly,” Marco Cavaleri, the EMA head of biological health threats and vaccines strategy, said at a press briefing on Tuesday. “We need to think about how we can transition from the current pandemic setting to a more endemic setting.”

The EU regulator also said at the briefing that oral and intravenous antivirals, such as Paxlovid and Remdesivir, maintain their efficacy against omicron. The agency said that April is the soonest it could approve a new vaccine targeting a specific variant, as the process takes about three to four months. Some of the world’s largest vaccine-makers have said they are looking at producing vaccines that could target new variants.

Airbornewolf wrote:I know, I still have not been vaxed but im riding it out for a bit longer.

so far Omnicron seems to press out Delta, and is survivable when you are healthy so far i hear.

There where rumours here about Novamax. it was supposed on the same tech as Sputnik.
So i called around, to just get some information.
but there is just the same shit.

I have to take Pfizer/astrazeneca. and i just have to take the jab whatever is at the innoculation center.
Called my local doctor, called the national hotline, called the hospital. same story.

Im sorry, but if this has to be forced down my throat. then No. you can keep it.

In my western EU nation multiple municipalities along the border are going to ignore the government mandated lockdown and open back up.
They state it is no longer right that everything is closed here. and all commerce goes to Germany and Belgium that are open for business.

The government effectively lost authority here in regards to Covid-Lockdowns.

JohninMK wrote:Guess who doesn't have Omicron (yet) ?