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"Why Canada could soon turn the corner in the pandemic — even if it doesn't feel like it yet International data signals brighter days ahead as COVID-19 vaccinations pick up speed at home Vaccines are now rolling out across Canada at a rapid pace as supply has finally begun to catch up with...

So far so good. Israel, the UK, San Francisco, etc, are nearing herd immunity with infections at only a tiny percentage of the pre vaccine situation. Yeah, things are looking real good. With so many more working on covid vaccines compared to previous vaccines, they were able to fast track...

"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a "variant of global concern". It said preliminary studies show the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study. The variant has already spread...

"According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, there were 199 registered fatalities from influenza in Brazil through June 3rd, 2019." That's from all age groups, children and everyone else. OTOH in Brazil covid is reported to have "in fact killed 2,060 children under nine years old, including...

Only if playing Russian Roulette is my thang ;

"OTTAWA -- The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is standing by its recommendation to delay second doses of two-shot COVID-19 vaccines by up to four months, but is now acknowledging that given Canada’s increasing vaccine supply, not everyone will be waiting four months between...

That was the plan, but it doesn't mean we (Canada) can't revise it. There is plenty of time left to make a revision. And with potentially tons of various vaccines arriving soon, we may very well be in a position to decrease the time between shots to much less than 4 months. That being said...

Got Pisser last week at Canada Place Vancouver Convention Center. Was hoping for it or Madonna, rather than Clotty ; The usual miniscule arm pain for a day or two from a vaccination (e.g. flu & 2 Shingles jabs, all 3 last year, including two of them w/i a few minutes of each other on the same...

"March 29, 2021: A report by Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table stated that 67% of all COVID-19 cases in Ontario were due to variants of concern (VOC). Cases of VOC were associated with increased risk of hospitalization (63%), intensive care unit admission (103%), and death (56%). The...

"Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily illegal." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56953052

"The last time Guy Felicella hustled in this Downtown Eastside alley, he lived four floors above, in a cramped, single room. If clients had paid up, he would throw a baggie of heroin down from the fire escape that he had greased up so police officers wouldn’t be able to climb it. That was 15...

The good news is that vaccinations have been speeding up in April. Also the USA has 60 million AZ doses to give away. Maybe 100's of millions in a few months.

" Netflix’s globally streaming documentary is stirring important conversations about the solution we’re all standing on: soil. Ian Somerhalder, of The Vampire Diaries and Lost series fame, believes Netflix’s Kiss the Ground is the “single most important documentary ever.” “This is a...

"Modelling experts urge B.C. to urgently speed up vaccinations as threat of mutations accelerates "Mathematical modelers say B.C. will not reach herd immunity by fall at current vaccination rates "...Modelling experts at Simon Fraser University say the threat of a variant mutation that will...

Con: For international travel the Canada Post CC's charge you FX fees (about 2.5%) on hotels, restaurants, etc. There are better cards in that regard that do not charge any FX fees...

"Canada banning flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days as COVID-19 cases soar https://globalnews.ca/news/7781588/canada-travel-ban-covid-variant-india/ "Why tougher quarantines and screening might be better than an India flight ban at stopping COVID-19 variants...

"The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada's top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one province urged Ottawa to tighten the border. The government generally believes that limiting...

https://terb.cc/xenforo/threads/should-we-ban-flights-to-and-from-india.744523/page-2#post-7031680

"CFL delays start of 2021 season to Aug. 5 The CFL has delayed the start to the 2021 season. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie made the announcement on Wednesday morning, ending weeks of speculation regarding if and when the 2021 season would start. Ambrosie revealed in a media statement that a...