Covid And The Rest of Us

[Corien]

- Eurovision is in the Netherlands this year, the winner of 2019 Duncan Laurence got tested positive and therefore cannot perform live at the finale

This really made me sad today

 

[jade1]

So has Canada been really slow for vaccines, or what's the deal? Haven't had time to read it all.

 

[bcwife76]

So has Canada been really slow for vaccines, or what's the deal? Haven't had time to read it all.

We currently do not produce our own vaccines (this will be changing) so we've had to rely on other countries and their delivery schedules. In the beginning of the year the deliveries were delayed by manufacturers but now they have really picked up and we have vaccinated nearly as many people as the US has with FIRST doses. We are delaying the second dose longer than the 3-4 weeks due to delivery delays and to get as many first doses in arms as we can. However, now that are deliveries have picked up and we are getting more and more they are probably going to lessen the time between first and second doses but it's up to each province to decide that.

 

[NAB]

In Ontario we are at 58% with adults first dose.

First stage would start June 14th.

They want us to be 60% for his first stage which is 10 people together outside. Campsites , camps and outdoor religious services are allowed.Then wait 21 days for second stage has to be at 70% first doses. Then it goes up to 25 people. This stage I can get a hair cut...

But Saturday golf ,tennis , soccer etc. No patio dining that is first stage with 4 at a table. 6 in stage 2. But you can do these sports things with 5 people outside your household.

Border closed until June 21 now.

It’s going to be a long....Summer

The kids are not returning to in person school, they only have a month left before summer break.

 

[bcwife76]

@NAB I was surprised how strict the reopening plan for ON was. I'm in BC, we are getting our reopening plan on Tuesday and even now, we have more things open in BC than ON. I'm not expecting our plan to be nearly as strict as ON.
With regards to the border reopening, based on Ontario's reopening plan I don't see the land border reopening now til Fall. If you can't even get a hair cut until mid July no way is the border reopening to non essential travel yet.

 

[lovethesun12]

So has Canada been really slow for vaccines, or what's the deal? Haven't had time to read it all.

We are open to ages 12+ in my province. I don't anyone right now who isn't vaccinated (first dose) or doesn't have an appointment.

 

[CJK]

Apparently prime minister Trudeau said last week that he predicts the border won't reopen until sometime this fall.

 

[OhMari]

In Ontario we are at 58% with adults first dose.

First stage would start June 14th.

They want us to be 60% for his first stage which is 10 people together outside. Campsites , camps and outdoor religious services are allowed.Then wait 21 days for second stage has to be at 70% first doses. Then it goes up to 25 people. This stage I can get a hair cut...

But Saturday golf ,tennis , soccer etc. No patio dining that is first stage with 4 at a table. 6 in stage 2. But you can do these sports things with 5 people outside your household.

Border closed until June 21 now.

It’s going to be a long....Summer

The kids are not returning to in person school, they only have a month left before summer break.

I wish the US was as stigent as Canada. I know so many people getting Covid yet, it is so under reported and our hospitals are full. In Wisconsin people are refusing the vaccination. We are only at 30%. Leave it to Wisconsin to bring the vaccination to the bars and offer a free beer if they are willing to get vacinated.

The one thing I really enjoy, watching church services online on the weekend, and seeing different Masses being said from all over the English speaking world. Sorry, I don't want to make this religious, it is just an opinion on one thing I like right now.

 

[bcwife76]

Apparently prime minister Trudeau said last week that he predicts the border won't reopen until sometime this fall.

That doesn't surprise me. I've been saying for a while now I don't see it reopening until September.

 

[ronandannette]

Apparently prime minister Trudeau said last week that he predicts the border won't reopen until sometime this fall.

Even if that's how it works out I think he'd be much wiser to start setting actual bench-marks for re-opening. Between the overly grave and dramatic delivery of his press conferences and the (IMO) muddled and alarming messages coming from Chief Public Health Officer Tam and NACI, I'm not real thrilled with the Feds right now.

 

[mommasita]

So jealous.

They have cancelled everything under the sun here. And I don't get it, as the science has been clear - as of this point without new variants - about the lack of outside transmission.

I still think that I will believe it when I see it. Yesterday they closed down Oka beach for a few hours because hundreds were not socially distanced outside. The pictures were like people on top of each other, and then I thought to myself, they are outside . I guess with this heat people are going in droves.

Are you watching the Hockey (off topic)? I was eating supper, and could not finish after watching Tavares getting hurt. Accidental, but still.

 

[ronandannette]

I still think that I will believe it when I see it. Yesterday they closed down Oka beach for a few hours because hundreds were not socially distanced outside. The pictures were like people on top of each other, and then I thought to myself, they are outside . I guess with this heat people are going in droves.

Are you watching the Hockey (off topic)? I was eating supper, and could not finish after watching Tavares getting hurt. Accidental, but still. ☹

Certainly not a problem here in Calgary. Just in time for long-weekend camping, it's snowing and -2. Happy Victoria Day!!

 

[NAB]

Certainly not a problem here in Calgary. Just in time for long-weekend camping, it's snowing and -2. Happy Victoria Day!!
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We are melting here in Ontario....going to be 30 Celsius and that isn’t with the humidex . Felt like 32 today.

 

[mommasita]

Certainly not a problem here in Calgary. Just in time for long-weekend camping, it's snowing and -2. Happy Victoria Day!!
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Oh my, I feel ya, but now now the a/c is blasting !

 

[mommasita]

We are melting here in Ontario....going to be 30 Celsius and that isn’t with the humidex . Felt like 32 today.

SAME here in Montreal, and I am on vacation . Floated all day in da pool, it’s going to be like that all weekend. We had like a minute of rain tonight, it’s been a while, I imagine we will have some boomers with this humidity. I love it!

 

[Jrb1979]

In Ontario we are at 58% with adults first dose.

First stage would start June 14th.

They want us to be 60% for his first stage which is 10 people together outside. Campsites , camps and outdoor religious services are allowed.Then wait 21 days for second stage has to be at 70% first doses. Then it goes up to 25 people. This stage I can get a hair cut...

But Saturday golf ,tennis , soccer etc. No patio dining that is first stage with 4 at a table. 6 in stage 2. But you can do these sports things with 5 people outside your household.

Border closed until June 21 now.

It’s going to be a long....Summer

The kids are not returning to in person school, they only have a month left before summer break.

I disagree it will be a long summer. By July amusement parks will be open among other things. The only thing closed will be casinos and indoor dining.

 

[jade1]

We currently do not produce our own vaccines (this will be changing) so we've had to rely on other countries and their delivery schedules.

Oh my.

 

[Aladora]

So has Canada been really slow for vaccines, or what's the deal? Haven't had time to read it all.

As of this morning, Canada has now passed The States in % of population with their first dose.

% of Canadians: 48.573%
% of Americans: 48.2%

Now, we are still lagging far behind on second doses, only 3.3% of our population is fully vaccinated compared to 38.1% of Americans.

But we're getting there finally!

 

[jade1]

As of this morning, Canada has now passed The States in % of population with their first dose.

% of Canadians: 48.573%
% of Americans: 48.2%

Now, we are still lagging far behind on second doses, only 3.3% of our population is fully vaccinated compared to 38.1% of Americans.

But we're getting there finally!

I would have never guessed any of this. I mean there's more people in CA than Canada. Hopefully they can be more prepared in the future.

 

[bcwife76]

I would have never guessed any of this. I mean there's more people in CA than Canada. Hopefully they can be more prepared in the future.

The fact that we don't manufacture our own vaccines is not a new issue, this has been going on for decades. But now going forward we WILL be manufacturing our own. Too bad it took a global pandemic to get things moving on that front, though