smitty34877 Posted January 4, 2021 #26 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I am a retired Physical Therapist and in New York state it was a job requirement to be vaccinated especially for the flu if you worked in a long term care facility. Even years ago there were people who resisted this and I found it so frustrating. Every winter we had long periods of time where nursing units were on lockdown due to outbreaks. I am still in touch with former co workers who have described how difficult it is now for our nursing home residents. The isolation is so hard. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 4, 2021 #27 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: May I share this PLEASE ? Of course! I don’t have the copyright 😉 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted January 4, 2021 #28 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, kazu said: I agree with you on the requirement for vaccines. At my BIL’s mother’s senior residence most of the care givers declined the vaccine. Absurd. The place has covid and while my BIL’s mother was safe on another floor, she now, unfortunately has contracted covid and I fear very much it will be a sad ending. I find the care our seniors are getting by their supposed “care givers” deplorable. AT the very least, they should be looking out for their health by getting the vaccine. I am very sorry to hear your BIL's mother has contracted Covid. They are helpless individuals and rely on their caregiver's assistance. I know of several great nurses on my MIL's floor but I have to say the aides they hire don't seem to have the dedication of those fine nurses. All the positive cases in her facility came in through employees, and several residents died of Covid or related complications from Covid. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 4, 2021 #29 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Trivia day, that’s our kind of day! Here it is remodel the bathroom Day 1. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 4, 2021 #30 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said: Good morning Rich. Thank you for the Daily. Good morning to my sweet sisters. Ann, you are right, Denise will be spending CC screen time for awhile catching up. Thank you Roy, summer and Ann for the special additions. The wine sounds weird.. tomato leaf, sage, plum core, gravel earth and venison? Jacqui your cartoon today must be popular.. lol. So this morning we are pretty sad. My sweet husband has been battling his allergic reaction to Sophie for 4 weeks. Poor guy is wheezing and sneezing. Allergy meds, eye drops, hepa filters and essential oils are not helping at all. We may have to find a new home for her and we are heart broken. Please say a prayer that Sophie gets a new forever home. Sounds like you have a decision to make as to which one to keep. 😜 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 4, 2021 #31 Share Posted January 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, smitty34877 said: I am a retired Physical Therapist and in New York state it was a job requirement to be vaccinated especially for the flu if you worked in a long term care facility. Even years ago there were people who resisted this and I found it so frustrating. Every winter we had long periods of time where nursing units were on lockdown due to outbreaks. I am still in touch with former co workers who have described how difficult it is now for our nursing home residents. The isolation is so hard. They have had a very rough time and are so venerable. Were those who resisted vaccinations workers or residents? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted January 4, 2021 #32 Share Posted January 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, kazu said: I agree with you on the requirement for vaccines. At my BIL’s mother’s senior residence most of the care givers declined the vaccine. Absurd. The place has covid and while my BIL’s mother was safe on another floor, she now, unfortunately has contracted covid and I fear very much it will be a sad ending. I find the care our seniors are getting by their supposed “care givers” deplorable. AT the very least, they should be looking out for their health by getting the vaccine. So sorry to hear this Jacqui. I hope she makes a complete recovery. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted January 4, 2021 #33 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Good morning everyone. I’ve never been drunk because I really don’t care for the taste of most alcohol. Have some chicken in the freezer and will see what I can do with it for tonight. Actually, Dh was going to try to get lobster for tonight at a local fish market. It’s very popular and the last time he went he had to go inside for the order and lots of people were on line. Things are bad here with COVID so unless they bring it out to his car, we’ll be having chicken. I’m also ready for summer, but I heard we’re going to have a lot of snow this winter. Since we’re pretty well locked down the only thing that bothers me is the possible loss of power. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 4, 2021 #34 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, kazu said: I agree with you on the requirement for vaccines. At my BIL’s mother’s senior residence most of the care givers declined the vaccine. Absurd. The place has covid and while my BIL’s mother was safe on another floor, she now, unfortunately has contracted covid and I fear very much it will be a sad ending. I find the care our seniors are getting by their supposed “care givers” deplorable. AT the very least, they should be looking out for their health by getting the vaccine. Sorry to hear about your BIL’s mother! I am surprised that the caregivers can decline the vaccine. I maybe wrong but I believe most US facilities require their employees to be vaccinated. Edited January 4, 2021 by KirkNC 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 4, 2021 #35 Share Posted January 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, KirkNC said: Sorry to hear about your BIL’s mother! I am surprised that the caregivers can decline the vaccine. I maybe wrong but I believe most US facilities require their employees to be vaccinated. I'm still a bit contrarian on this. My understanding is that RMNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna work differently from most vaccines and inhibit the virus's ability to make a person sick but not necessarily neutralize the the virus and do not necessarily reduce the possibility of transmission to others. I do know that the Astra Zenica vaccine works differently and has demonstrated that activity and I fully support requiring it as a condition of working once it is available. I do, though, question the judgement of a person who works in a setting where Covid is present being unwilling to protect themselves. Roy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted January 4, 2021 #36 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: So this morning we are pretty sad. My sweet husband has been battling his allergic reaction to Sophie for 4 weeks. Poor guy is wheezing and sneezing. Allergy meds, eye drops, hepa filters and essential oils are not helping at all. We may have to find a new home for her and we are heart broken. Please say a prayer that Sophie gets a new forever home. I have a cat allergy and have taken meds for it my whole life. So sad for you and your hubby. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted January 4, 2021 #37 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Got registered this morning for our shots tomorrow. I was right online at 8 when the portal opened. It closed 20 minutes later, all slots were filled. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superoma Posted January 4, 2021 #38 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, summer slope said: Got registered this morning for our shots tomorrow. I was right online at 8 when the portal opened. It closed 20 minutes later, all slots were filled. Good for you. I hope our city also sets up appointment times since some of the first come first served lines we have seen on tv are just chaos. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 4, 2021 #39 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said: I am very sorry to hear your BIL's mother has contracted Covid. They are helpless individuals and rely on their caregiver's assistance. I know of several great nurses on my MIL's floor but I have to say the aides they hire don't seem to have the dedication of those fine nurses. All the positive cases in her facility came in through employees, and several residents died of Covid or related complications from Covid. Thanks. It sounds like her facility is in the same position as my BIL’s mother’s. 😢 52 minutes ago, mamaofami said: So sorry to hear this Jacqui. I hope she makes a complete recovery. Thanks. I have a deep foreboding but I am trying to be hopeful. 45 minutes ago, KirkNC said: Sorry to hear about your BIL’s mother! I am surprised that the caregivers can decline the vaccine. I maybe wrong but I believe most US facilities require their employees to be vaccinated. Thanks. Sounded like StLouisCruisers’ situation was the same with not everyone getting vaccinated 😢 (she’s in the U.S. to the best of my knowledge). I just find it depressing & deplorable that some care givers/health providers are not taking the first steps to stopping the spread of the pandemic. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 4, 2021 #40 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, summer slope said: Got registered this morning for our shots tomorrow. I was right online at 8 when the portal opened. It closed 20 minutes later, all slots were filled. YAY 🙂. Good for you. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted January 4, 2021 #41 Share Posted January 4, 2021 @Seasick Sailor So sorry you cannot keep your little friend. I hope you find a good home for her. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted January 4, 2021 #42 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Well it's back to work for me -- battled computer problems for the first hour; maybe they don't want me back? I'll happily take another day off. I am pretty good with Trivia, including pop music charts (as far back as the 70s), along with the more obvious classical history. Not too bad in medicine and geography but I'm rubbish at movies and shows. The drink of the day sounds good since the temps dropped here. Too many of them and I may end up like Dean Martin. Sometimes I think the folks who write these wine descriptions have over-sampled. I can taste your basic oak, mineral, berry and pepper but beyond that you got me. @kazu You always have the funniest cartoons. Love the "Canadian uber"! @StLouisCruisers Keep 'em coming. Look forward to tomorrow's installment. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 4, 2021 #43 Share Posted January 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, rafinmd said: I'm still a bit contrarian on this. My understanding is that RMNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna work differently from most vaccines and inhibit the virus's ability to make a person sick but not necessarily neutralize the the virus and do not necessarily reduce the possibility of transmission to others. I do know that the Astra Zenica vaccine works differently and has demonstrated that activity and I fully support requiring it as a condition of working once it is available. I do, though, question the judgement of a person who works in a setting where Covid is present being unwilling to protect themselves. Roy I believe that the effectiveness of preventing transmission is still being studied. I hope you are wrong as otherwise we will all become a bunch of Typhoid Mary’s. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love the beach Posted January 4, 2021 #44 Share Posted January 4, 2021 57 minutes ago, rafinmd said: I'm still a bit contrarian on this. My understanding is that RMNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna work differently from most vaccines and inhibit the virus's ability to make a person sick but not necessarily neutralize the the virus and do not necessarily reduce the possibility of transmission to others. I do know that the Astra Zenica vaccine works differently and has demonstrated that activity and I fully support requiring it as a condition of working once it is available. I do, though, question the judgement of a person who works in a setting where Covid is present being unwilling to protect themselves. Roy That is my understanding as well. Not happy that it can still be transmitted to others. I am one of those with severe allergies so probably will not be able to get the vaccine. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love the beach Posted January 4, 2021 #45 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, KirkNC said: I believe that the effectiveness of preventing transmission is still being studied. I hope you are wrong as otherwise we will all become a bunch of Typhoid Mary’s. Exactly! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 4, 2021 #46 Share Posted January 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Love the beach said: That is my understanding as well. Not happy that it can still be transmitted to others. I am one of those with severe allergies so probably will not be able to get the vaccine. The Astra Zenica vaccine works differently and has been shown to reduce the recipient's ability to spread the virus. I hope that once it is available it will be widely available to people who are already protected but still able to transmit the virus. That should bring us to true herd immunity, Roy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextOne Posted January 4, 2021 #47 Share Posted January 4, 2021 It may be coincidence, but this Trivia Day starts the final week of Alex Trebek's appearances on "Jeopardy." That show has been part of my life and many others, I'm sure. This will be a bittersweet week! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 4, 2021 #48 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Today's sunrise is instead a sunset. It is from Fort Lauderdale as the MS Prinsendam was getting to leave January 4, 2019 on her final Grand South America and Antarctica voyage: Roy 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted January 4, 2021 #49 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, summer slope said: Got registered this morning for our shots tomorrow. I was right online at 8 when the portal opened. It closed 20 minutes later, all slots were filled. Thank you, Summer! Looking forward to hearing how it goes, if you are willing to share. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaler Posted January 4, 2021 #50 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Good morning. I have not heard a word about shots where I am. I hope that they get down to where pharmacies can start giving them out as I don't have a local doctor. Thanks Rich for the daily and to all who post. Edited January 4, 2021 by lindaler 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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