Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Admiral Yi]

Exactly right, hence the need for a control group. The scientific method is there for a reason.

Hence the preference for a control group.

[Sheilbh]

Any excess death figures available for India, with or without commas?

I think it's too soon for excess death stats - but like with Indonesia and Ecuador in the first wave the FT with local journalists looked at the number of cremations for covid deaths in local papers in seven districts:


Also looking at hospitals only there's more than double the number of covid ICU patients (per million) in Nagpur as there were in Bergamo. Delhi and Mumbai have more pateients (per million) than the worst hit bits of Europe last year and the numbers are still climbing.

But it looks very bad:

[Josephus]

So looks like my younger brother has it. He told me yesterday. He's not doing so well either.

[Maladict]

So looks like my younger brother has it. He told me yesterday. He's not doing so well either.

Oh no 

[Darth Wagtaros]

I would be terrified of this too, but my fear is already maxed on Ebola.

Did you know that Ebola is a virus that has made the very rare jump from animal to human transmission to human to human transmission?

Ebola would have burnt out by now.

[Barrister]

Here's a fun factoid.  The city of Prince Rupert, BC (pop 15,000) had a 2 week window where every adult was offered to be vaccinated.  It's a city in northern BC with no community of any size for 500km, so somewhat isolated.

[Barrister]

So in Alberta our vaccine roll-out continues.  The main roll-out is still focusing on specific categories of people (high risk, front line workers, etc.) We did receive a large supply of the AZ-Oxford vaccine, but it has been under a bit of a cloud.  So they opened that one up for anyone age 40+ without conditions.

And Gen-X answered the bell with enthusiasm.  So much so that the AZ shots are due to run out today.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/covid-gen-x-alberta-vaccine-1.5998296

[Grey Fox]

I'm really impressed by Canadian Gen-Xers. Apparently, we taught good math skills back in the 70-80s.

[PDH]

I'm really impressed by Canadian Gen-Xers. Apparently, we taught good math skills back in the 70-80s.

Gen-X types are beginning to feel their mortality

[Barrister]

Canada signs del with Pfizer for option to buy booster shots in 2022 through 2024.

https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2021/04/23/key-measure-suggests-canadas-covid-19-surge-could-be-slowing-down-says-tam/

[Jacob]

So in Alberta our vaccine roll-out continues.  The main roll-out is still focusing on specific categories of people (high risk, front line workers, etc.) We did receive a large supply of the AZ-Oxford vaccine, but it has been under a bit of a cloud.  So they opened that one up for anyone age 40+ without conditions.

And Gen-X answered the bell with enthusiasm.  So much so that the AZ shots are due to run out today.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/covid-gen-x-alberta-vaccine-1.5998296

Yeah same story here in Vancouver.

[Barrister]

I get my non-AZ shot this afternoon.

[alfred russel]

Out of curiousity we checked vaccine appointment availability today (we got our first shot a few weeks ago and our second is on the 28th), and it seems Georgia appointment slots are widely available now.

[Sheilbh]

Well this is grim - from a blue-ticked political party's account:

BJP Bengal
@BJP4Bengal
As soon as BJP government comes to power in West Bengal, COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to everyone.

Meanwhile the current Chief Minister has said that the central government's been diverting supplies to other states.

[HVC]

Uber just sent me a "vaccine facts from the government of Canada" email