mljatsea Posted February 19, 2021 #576 Share Posted February 19, 2021 This has been one hell of a week in Texas. Today, Friday, I can hear the ice and snow melting in the sun and most folks have their power back. We have water now but are on a boil water notice. Store shelves are bare even if you venture out which my DH did. Fortunately we are well stocked. We only lost power for 20 hrs but our daughters homes were without much longer--one of them for three days. Lots and lots of damage to homes and buildings. This storm expected to surpass Hurricane Harvey in damages. We usually spend Feb. and March in Mexico but glad we were here to tend to things. A favorite meme going around: 2020--the year from hell; 2021--the year hell froze over! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted February 19, 2021 #577 Share Posted February 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, mljatsea said: A favorite meme going around: 2020--the year from hell; 2021--the year hell froze over! Funny and yet, of course, not so. Glad things are at least improving. 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted February 19, 2021 #578 Share Posted February 19, 2021 5 hours ago, TeeRick said: Yes we missed the New Zealand fjords due to a medical emergency and we had to turn back to Melbourne as I recall it. That's the one. Big disappointment for those that had traveled half way around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted February 20, 2021 #579 Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 hours ago, lyndarra said: That's the one. Big disappointment for those that had traveled half way around the world. But I will just have to go back there as soon as I am able. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted February 22, 2021 #580 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Vaccination has today started in Australia using Pfizer. AstraZeneca has been approved and should be on its way soon and it is being made in Australia unlike Pfizer which comes from Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted February 22, 2021 #581 Share Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, lyndarra said: Vaccination has today started in Australia Great to hear! I still want to get there someday 😉 Wishing you all the best down there.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted February 22, 2021 #582 Share Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, lyndarra said: Vaccination has today started in Australia using Pfizer. AstraZeneca has been approved and should be on its way soon and it is being made in Australia unlike Pfizer which comes from Europe. What is the strategy there? Cities first? Elderly? Health care workers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted February 22, 2021 #583 Share Posted February 22, 2021 6 hours ago, TeeRick said: What is the strategy there? Cities first? Elderly? Health care workers? The first group to receive are quarantine and border workers, frontline healthcare and aged/disability care workers. https://www.health.gov.au/news/first-covid-19-vaccinations-in-australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted February 22, 2021 #584 Share Posted February 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, lyndarra said: The first group to receive are quarantine and border workers, frontline healthcare and aged/disability care workers. https://www.health.gov.au/news/first-covid-19-vaccinations-in-australia The above group is Phase 1a. The website has an eligibility checker which I completed and it determined that I will be in the second phase, 1b, scheduled to commence mid March. So far, all appears to be well organised. Time will tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted February 23, 2021 #585 Share Posted February 23, 2021 17 hours ago, lyndarra said: The above group is Phase 1a. The website has an eligibility checker which I completed and it determined that I will be in the second phase, 1b, scheduled to commence mid March. So far, all appears to be well organised. Time will tell. Thank you! Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 3, 2021 #586 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Australia's border closure has been extended to June 17, 2021. https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/australias-international-travel-ban-extended-by-federal-government-ng-b881811085z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 3, 2021 #587 Share Posted March 3, 2021 12 hours ago, lyndarra said: Australia's border closure has been extended to June 17, 2021. https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/australias-international-travel-ban-extended-by-federal-government-ng-b881811085z Are you surprised by this at all? How is the vaccination plan going so far there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 3, 2021 #588 Share Posted March 3, 2021 6 hours ago, TeeRick said: Are you surprised by this at all? How is the vaccination plan going so far there? I'm surprised it wasn't longer. Vaccination is going ok with an initial hiccup at the start when a doctor gave two elderly recipients 4x the correct dose. They are doing ok with no adverse side effects but were kept in hospital for observation. The vaccinations are being done IIRC by two private companies contracted by the federal government rather than leaving up to the states. The doctor had failed to complete an on-line training course provided by the contractor and this was not checked before the doctor started. His mistake was noticed at the time by an attending nurse who corrected him - he was later stood down by the contractor. I believe the contractor company CEO resigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 3, 2021 #589 Share Posted March 3, 2021 A "Russian" variant has been detected when two travelers in hotel quarantine were tested after arriving in Brisbane Feb 17. All passengers, about 70+, on that flight have had their 14 day quarantine extended by 5 days while the effects of this variant are studied. Australia (and New Zealand) IMHO is doing a great job protecting its citizens. We remain vigilant. It is also helping our economy as we have had increasing positive growth for the past three months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted March 3, 2021 #590 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, lyndarra said: Vaccination is going ok with an initial hiccup at the start when a doctor gave two elderly recipients 4x the correct dose. Yikes....are they now 4 x less likely to contract the virus...LOL. Actually this is serious...an overdose of any medication, especially to elderly or those health compromised, is dangerous. Glad they're ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 4, 2021 #591 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Some good news here in my state of PA. All teachers will be vaccinated starting next week with the J&J vaccine. It is about time! https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-and-covid-19-vaccine-task-force-announce-plan-to-vaccinate-teachers-other-school-staff/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Von & John Posted March 4, 2021 #592 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The state of AK has opened vaccines for all persons 50 & Older In addition, the K-12 Teachers & Child-care Workers vaccination continues, as well as those w/ medical need, etc., etc., etc. The Municipality of Sitka is now vaccinating all 16 & Older SCF is now vaccinating all Alaska Residents 40 & Above J&J vaccine was planned to ship Monday - have not yet heard if it has arrived 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantstopingcruising Posted March 4, 2021 #593 Share Posted March 4, 2021 We wee told we would get the second vaccine 90 days after the first. Now, in their wisdom, they are extending it to FOUR Months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted March 4, 2021 #594 Share Posted March 4, 2021 24 minutes ago, cantstopingcruising said: We wee told we would get the second vaccine 90 days after the first. Now, in their wisdom, they are extending it to FOUR Months. Hard trade-offs need to be made in times of scarcity. In the medical and health - care communities there is an ongoing debate as to whether it is better to have more people with at least a small bit of protection (just the first jab), or to have a smaller group of most vulnerable people who have received the most protection (two jabs). Trying to limit disease spread, trying to reduce deaths, trying to reduce hospitalizations so that the systems are not overloaded, trying to protect the grocery-store clerks and the nurses and teachers and food producers... There cannot be one right answer, and different localities/regions/countries are making different choices. The forthcoming J&J one-shot vaccine will help a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 4, 2021 #595 Share Posted March 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, GottaKnowWhen said: Hard trade-offs need to be made in times of scarcity. In the medical and health - care communities there is an ongoing debate as to whether it is better to have more people with at least a small bit of protection (just the first jab), or to have a smaller group of most vulnerable people who have received the most protection (two jabs). Trying to limit disease spread, trying to reduce deaths, trying to reduce hospitalizations so that the systems are not overloaded, trying to protect the grocery-store clerks and the nurses and teachers and food producers... There cannot be one right answer, and different localities/regions/countries are making different choices. The forthcoming J&J one-shot vaccine will help a great deal. That is the trade-off but it is actually a lot better than that. A "small bit of protection" for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines after 1 shot and 3-4 weeks gives 85% efficacy. No hospitalizations and death. The second dose will likely be needed eventually to keep immunity levels boosted. But a lot of people can be protected from serious COVID and death after just one shot. But the clinical studies were done with two shots. Unlike J&J which did 1-shot clinical studies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 4, 2021 #596 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Von & John said: The state of AK has opened vaccines for all persons 50 & Older In addition, the K-12 Teachers & Child-care Workers vaccination continues, as well as those w/ medical need, etc., etc., etc. The Municipality of Sitka is now vaccinating all 16 & Older SCF is now vaccinating all Alaska Residents 40 & Above J&J vaccine was planned to ship Monday - have not yet heard if it has arrived excellent news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted March 4, 2021 #597 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, cantstopingcruising said: We wee told we would get the second vaccine 90 days after the first. Now, in their wisdom, they are extending it to FOUR Months. Not sure that is the case in all provinces (so far)...just heard that BC has extended the 2nd dose to 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 4, 2021 #598 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Oceangoer2 said: Not sure that is the case in all provinces (so far)...just heard that BC has extended the 2nd dose to 4 months. I think you will find several Provinces have extended the 2nd dose out to 4 months. I'm not sure I agree but I'm not in the medical field. I hope it is a good strategy to get more people with at least one dose of a sporadic supply. Perhaps with the new success found in the US they will be able to release some of their production to their allies some time after May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted March 4, 2021 #599 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: I think you will find several Provinces have extended the 2nd dose out to 4 months. I'm not sure I agree but I'm not in the medical field. I hope it is a good strategy to get more people with at least one dose of a sporadic supply. Perhaps with the new success found in the US they will be able to release some of their production to their allies some time after May. Thanks....As of yesterday.... TORONTO - Ontario will extend the interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccines to up to four months after a national panel recommended doing so, paving the way for an acceleration of the province's immunization effort. A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott said the province welcomed the updated guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization released late Wednesday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy p Posted March 4, 2021 #600 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I am so sorry to hear about everyone's problems. We live in Florida and have all 3 shots available. My hubby and I had the 1st Pfizer shot the 3rd week of February and now will get the 2nd on March 11th. Right now they are doing 1st responders and over 65. Considering everyone in Florida is over 65 it may take a while. No just kidding, but a lot are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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