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RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - ac3r - 01-20-2022
Ontario to begin easing of COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31, with plan to lift most measures by March: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-jan-20-2022-restrictions-lifting-ford-1.6321329
About time, though I was hoping to finally be done with masks by spring. I think that was the original plan but I guess omicron changes that.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - tomh009 - 01-20-2022
Based on wastewater surveillance, Omicron had plateaued a week ago already. Hopefully we're now on the downslope.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - tomh009 - 01-20-2022
(01-20-2022, 01:37 PM)ac3r Wrote: Ontario to begin easing of COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31, with plan to lift most measures by March: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-jan-20-2022-restrictions-lifting-ford-1.6321329
About time, though I was hoping to finally be done with masks by spring. I think that was the original plan but I guess omicron changes that.
Personally, I feel that the masking is really not so onerous. After two years, I can live with it.
Let's hope that this reopening plan is based on realistic projections and they don't need to backtrack this time.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - danbrotherston - 01-20-2022
(01-20-2022, 03:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-20-2022, 01:37 PM)ac3r Wrote: Ontario to begin easing of COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31, with plan to lift most measures by March: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-jan-20-2022-restrictions-lifting-ford-1.6321329
About time, though I was hoping to finally be done with masks by spring. I think that was the original plan but I guess omicron changes that.
Personally, I feel that the masking is really not so onerous. After two years, I can live with it.
Let's hope that this reopening plan is based on realistic projections and they don't need to backtrack this time.
I agree, I find masking to be extremely minimally invasive, I don't know why people have such a big issue with it.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - ac3r - 01-20-2022
It's more of an annoyance to me. I know their function and efficacy, but it's irritating having to constantly have it on and off, particularly when the weather is very hot or cold. I have colleagues I can't even remember the faces of since I've only momentarily seen them without. It's not normal and I don't want it to be.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - jeffster - 01-20-2022
Current 7 Day Covid-19 Cases per 100k
• Durham Region Health Department 602.2
• Peel Public Health 565.0
• Halton Region Public Health 564.7
• Lambton Public Health 538.3
• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 523.6
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 498.6
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 478.8
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 466.3
• Niagara Region Public Health 460.8
• Brant County Health Unit 430.4
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 426.6
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 425.8
• York Region Public Health 410.8
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 386.2
• Toronto Public Health 381.2
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 376.0
• Middlesex-London Health Unit 366.9
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 342.1
• Northwestern Health Unit 337.6
• Algoma Public Health 330.3
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 306.8
• Porcupine Health Unit 299.6
• Timiskaming Health Unit 296.7
• Southwestern Public Health 292.7
• Peterborough Public Health 279.1
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 273.6
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 248.7
• Ottawa Public Health 247.9
• Huron Perth Public Health 221.1
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 219.1
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 213.1
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 209.6
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 202.1
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 170.6
• TOTAL ONTARIO 412.1
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - jeffster - 01-21-2022
(01-18-2022, 05:01 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(01-18-2022, 04:58 PM)jeffster Wrote: Yeah, they may want to figure something out to make it easier if one requires that medication. Though I am certain a positive test result would be a requirement, unless it eventually becomes OTS.
I wonder how many anti-vax nutters will demand this treatment...which benefits Pfizer...at the same time as decrying the vaccine as "big Pharma".
Of course, maybe it'll be counter-indicated with ivermectin.
I am sure like 80% of the anti-vax lunatics will be OK with a Pfizer pill. But you'll still have 20% claiming that there is some sort of alien biological weapon inside, with GPS equipment so the aliens can find you so they can do an anal probe on you.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - ac3r - 01-21-2022
Interesting paper out today that adds more weight to recently studies out of Oregon and Waterloo regarding CBD.
Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication through induction of the host ER stress and innate immune responses: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abi6110
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - ijmorlan - 01-21-2022
(01-21-2022, 12:17 AM)jeffster Wrote: I am sure like 80% of the anti-vax lunatics will be OK with a Pfizer pill.
But why? If Pfizer is loading up the vaccine with tracking devices or whatever why wouldn’t they do the same with the after-infection pill?
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - danbrotherston - 01-21-2022
(01-21-2022, 10:25 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(01-21-2022, 12:17 AM)jeffster Wrote: I am sure like 80% of the anti-vax lunatics will be OK with a Pfizer pill.
But why? If Pfizer is loading up the vaccine with tracking devices or whatever why wouldn’t they do the same with the after-infection pill?
Lunatics gonna lunatic.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - jeffster - 01-21-2022
Current 7-day Covid-19 Cases per 100k
• Peel Public Health 527.4
• Halton Region Public Health 523.4
• Durham Region Health Department 505.3
• Lambton Public Health 488.7
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 485.3
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 484.2
• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 479.2
• Niagara Region Public Health 442.1
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 440.2
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 421.2
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 420.8
• Brant County Health Unit 419.5
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 387.1
• York Region Public Health 378.0
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 368.2
• Toronto Public Health 359.0
• Middlesex-London Health Unit 350.3
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 349.4
• Northwestern Health Unit 323.9
• Algoma Public Health 318.1
• Porcupine Health Unit 298.4
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 293.4
• Southwestern Public Health 279.4
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 269.9
• Peterborough Public Health 266.3
• Timiskaming Health Unit 250.8
• Ottawa Public Health 243.5
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 223.7
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 218.3
• Huron Perth Public Health 199.6
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 198.4
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 196.5
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 187.8
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 163.1
• TOTAL ONTARIO 386.5
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - jeffster - 01-21-2022
(01-21-2022, 10:25 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(01-21-2022, 12:17 AM)jeffster Wrote: I am sure like 80% of the anti-vax lunatics will be OK with a Pfizer pill.
But why? If Pfizer is loading up the vaccine with tracking devices or whatever why wouldn’t they do the same with the after-infection pill?
I did say that 20% still fear anal probes from aliens.
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - jeffster - 01-22-2022
Current 7-day Covid-19 Cases per 100k
• Lambton Public Health 491.7
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 487.2
• Peel Public Health 483.0
• Halton Region Public Health 471.2
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 467.7
• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 436.9
• Niagara Region Public Health 409.1
• Durham Region Health Department 407.6
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 405.5
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 402.5
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 400.6
• Brant County Health Unit 398.2
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 378.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 350.6
• York Region Public Health 344.0
• Middlesex-London Health Unit 336.5
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 333.4
• Toronto Public Health 329.3
• Algoma Public Health 300.6
• Northwestern Health Unit 292.0
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 285.7
• Porcupine Health Unit 275.6
• Southwestern Public Health 269.5
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 267.8
• Peterborough Public Health 245.3
• Ottawa Public Health 243.8
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 225.2
• Timiskaming Health Unit 211.1
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 208.3
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 207.1
• Huron Perth Public Health 196.8
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 188.1
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 187.2
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 167.8
• TOTAL ONTARIO 357.9
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - JoeKW - 01-22-2022
Jeffster, I appreciate you posting these daily but I'm not sure what use these have at the moment since testing is highly restricted and if it wasn't there wouldn't be anywhere near the capacity to get something meaningful.
Is there anything that can be gleaned from case counts at this point?
RE: The COVID-19 pandemic - ac3r - 01-22-2022
At this point, it's all "meh"...case numbers don't mean much anymore. The weather forecast has more impact on our lives than what is happening in regards to the pandemic. I doubt most people even care anymore except the ones who are still living in fear about dying even though they probably have a greater chance of choking on a peanut than they do of dying from this.