I think I'll have to wait for this pandemic to finish before I'll have the mental fortitude to watch it.
Chinese "Devil Virus" - anyone worried?
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The 'office world' was undergoing modernisation anyway, CV-19 has just accelerated it. Zoom etc., WFH (to lower rents once companies can relocate and rent smaller spaces), flexible 'hot-seating', all of these were already part of the process now however no-one can argue against the bean counters.
People will just find other ways to socialise and spend their free-time. No doubt there will be innovation, in this regard, that will soon become the 'next big thing'. Same way as Tinder has replaced office liasons due to the (in some cases ridiculous) restrictions placed on male-female interactions !
Another forecast that really surprised me was that although the world population is going to peak around 2050 that is in direct contrast to national population forecasts by the end of the century, where, in many countries, the populations will have halved (Spain 's halved - ditto most of Europe, China below 1B, ditto India, Saudi Arabian & Japanese populations halved) ! The world is going to need automating because there won't be the labour force to maintain current industry.
Oh nice. Just changed mine to Ecosia now. Didn't even know Chrome has it listed in their drop down of Search Engine choices.
Yeah, that happened not that long ago.
If I'm being totally honest, it's not as good as google search but for 90% of what you want it's fine. It also is improving gradually. You can always head to another search engine if you're after something more specific.
Latest study.
- 5 in 1 million people experience a blood clot with Oxford/AZ.
- 4 in 1 million people experience a blood clot with Pfizer or Moderna.
- 39 in 1 million patients who get COVID experience a blood clot.
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-04-15-risk-rare-blood-clotting-higher-covid-19-vaccines
- 5 in 1 million people experience a blood clot with Oxford/AZ.
- 4 in 1 million people experience a blood clot with Pfizer or Moderna.
- 39 in 1 million patients who get COVID experience a blood clot.
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-04-15-risk-rare-blood-clotting-higher-covid-19-vaccines
Sad to hear mate, stay safe.
Is there any sign of improvement in the future?
What’s the reason for the recent wave? Seemed to be under control back in Jan in kost states.
You know what to do mate. Stay safe.
I'm not sure how India (& sub-continent) could ever have it 'under control' because the lack of strict measures, and vaccinating at a rate to ensure a very high percentage are inoculated very quickly, in never adhered to, especially by the uneducated and very poor who have no option to do whatever it takes to survive. That's where the vaccine shoul dbe going ... but I bet you it's not (Dmishra) ?
Fuck sake, that sounds horrible.
I'm sick of the entire thing. We're opening up here but I don't know what the point is as infection rates are still high. At least the weather is decent so we can go out where chances of catching it are lower.
I'm sick of the entire thing. We're opening up here but I don't know what the point is as infection rates are still high. At least the weather is decent so we can go out where chances of catching it are lower.
The new variant seems to be insanely transmissible. Just to give you an idea, Delhi was reporting about a 100 cases a day in March, about a month ago. Today, we're reporting a whopping 25k a day in Delhi alone, with more than a 100 deaths a day. It's insane. The sheer number of people I know personally who've got it is staggering. 2020 was almost a pleasant year in comparison.
I can't give you a reason as to why this has happened (may be it's the variant), but Modi and his incompetent cronies have fucked up so massively they should be booted out of power into permanent oblivion. Except it's not going to happen. Modi is busy, even today, electioneering in the state of West Bengal, holding massive rallies every day where tens of thousands of unmasked people show up.
Meanwhile, Modi & Co. have also funded and organised the Kumbh Mela, which is a Hindu religious gathering where more than 3.5 million unmasked devotees have turned up. Utter mayhem there of course - thousands of them found positive, and several have died.
Meanwhile, our inoculation program has been a complete disaster. So far, we've vaccinated only about 10% of the population, and only 1% have got the second dose.
Vaccine shortage is a major major issue - one of the big issues being we have only 2 vaccines available in India - AZ and the locally conceived Covaxin. There's been some hesitancy about both - what with AZ's blood clot issues and Covaxin cutting corners (no phase 3 data even yet.). At present manufacturing scale, there's no chance we vaccinate the entire country before the end of 2022 - even that's optimistic. Lot of noise about other vaccines entering the market - we've approved Sputnik V for use, which is likely to be available some time in June. But none of that is going to help us get over the present wave.
As things stand, large parts of the country are struggling with shortage of beds and oxygen, including places like Delhi and Bombay. It's an absolute shambles.
I can't give you a reason as to why this has happened (may be it's the variant), but Modi and his incompetent cronies have fucked up so massively they should be booted out of power into permanent oblivion. Except it's not going to happen. Modi is busy, even today, electioneering in the state of West Bengal, holding massive rallies every day where tens of thousands of unmasked people show up.
Meanwhile, Modi & Co. have also funded and organised the Kumbh Mela, which is a Hindu religious gathering where more than 3.5 million unmasked devotees have turned up. Utter mayhem there of course - thousands of them found positive, and several have died.
Meanwhile, our inoculation program has been a complete disaster. So far, we've vaccinated only about 10% of the population, and only 1% have got the second dose.
Vaccine shortage is a major major issue - one of the big issues being we have only 2 vaccines available in India - AZ and the locally conceived Covaxin. There's been some hesitancy about both - what with AZ's blood clot issues and Covaxin cutting corners (no phase 3 data even yet.). At present manufacturing scale, there's no chance we vaccinate the entire country before the end of 2022 - even that's optimistic. Lot of noise about other vaccines entering the market - we've approved Sputnik V for use, which is likely to be available some time in June. But none of that is going to help us get over the present wave.
As things stand, large parts of the country are struggling with shortage of beds and oxygen, including places like Delhi and Bombay. It's an absolute shambles.
So what Rosco posted last about ‘you’ll be fine’ is absolutely bollocks when there’s 100 deaths a day.
No surprise.
Not sure about strict measures but can’t speak for the whole of sub continent but know a few did follow strict procedures with masks previously etc even if not full on China like standard. Kerala state for e.g. last year was managing itself well throughout last year.
You can only judge whether something is under control ever really between each logical waves as we don’t know of the current numbers in Certain countries will remain so with staged unlocking but hopefully do so with mass vaccination...
Is Modi Indian Trump?
Political suicide not to have the Mela?
Only today has Boris cancelled his visit to India, another joke really when other countries (notably Pakistan) were on the red list and no go while the numbers in India are rampant and allowing people to travel to the UK with another ultra transmissible variant is ridiculous.
Resdemivir and Oxygen were trending on twitter last week as Indians took to Twitter to try and help others out, but again likely those who can afford it should be ok the rest who can't and like you have have to work to survive will struggle hugely.
Avram and dmishra - take care of yourselves and your dear ones, fellas.
and now I'm positive ... let's see how this go - Pfizer (and my extra nipple) vs COVID ... Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble!
Sorry to hear that you've got it LTW.
My bro is a doctor and this is the regimen that he's used to very good success with his patients.
Ivermectin 0.2mg/kg for 5 days
Doxycycline 100mg 2X/day x 5 days
Elemental Zinc 33mg daily x 1 month
Thiamine 100mg daily x 1 month
Vit C 1000mg 2X daily
Colchicine 0.5mg daily x 1 month
Atorvastatin 80mg at night x 1month
Disprin 300mg daily x 1 month
Betadine mouthwash 3x daily
How old are your kids?
12 (+, no symptoms), 10 (+ on and off again fever, cough, good since Sunday), 6 (+, no symptoms and scored some nice goals today) & 3 (-, NO CLUE HOW - must be the minnie mouse club or something she watches).
I don't even know what that shit is - I'm vaccinated, and I feel ok.