International COVID-19 Updates & Discussion 3

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Court overturns outdoor mask mandate in Paris:

"The mask mandate, imposed by Paris prefecture, the local arm of the interior ministry, had been in place in the capital since Dec. 31 in a bid to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The ruling by the Paris Administrative Tribunal comes a day after another court in Versailles, near the capital, suspended a similar order to wear masks outdoors in the Yvelines region, deeming the mandate "an excessive, disproportionate and inappropriate infringement ... of personal freedom"."

 

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Got this via WhatsApp earlier :

*WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH*
*SA CASES*
_Reported in the last 24hrs_
Cases: Total 3,546,808 | Daily 5,920
Deaths: Total 92,989 | Daily 159
Vaccinations: 3,346,936

*LATEST *
*The 4th wave has peaked* in all provinces and is officially over in Gauteng. New cases, positivity and hospitalisation rates are dropping.

*Vaccines work!* Over 82% of hospitalisations and deaths during the 4th wave were people who had not been vaccinated. There were fewer hospitalisations amongst older people whose vaccination coverage is high. More people under 40 were hospitalised - this group's vaccination coverage is low.

*Boosters work!* Data from the J&J booster trial shows 84% protection against hospitalisation after 14 days. You can get your Pfizer booster 6 months after your 2nd Pfizer dose. You can get your J&J booster 2 months after your initial J&J dose."
 

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Had an interesting 24hrs. Went to the hospital with major chest discomfort, and left with the Rona!

Had a PCR test done while I was in the Resus ward (standard procedure before admissions these days). About an hour later I get moved to a quieter ward. I comment on how much nicer it is, and the nurse leans over and whispers “we’re moving you here because your PCR came back positive. I’m sorry, but you have COVID”. Was kept overnight in the AMU in my own room, and discharged this morning, feeling like a pariah when I left.

Did an LFT as soon as I got home, and it’s negative, so I’m guessing I got infected within the last couple of days, as I don’t have any symptoms (yet). Only place I could think of that I may have picked it up is at the hospital - I was there on Wednesday to see my cardiologist.

They send the test off to St George’s in London for further analysis - basically to determine which variant it is. But I’ll never know, because they apparently never disclose that info to patients - it’s so they can add it to national statistics. I also won’t get notified of the positive result a few days later like at a testing centre, so I’ve had to order a home test.
 

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No doubt there's been a decline in US Immigrant Visa applications, with all the cov-idiots standing up for their rights.


Vaccination Requirements​


These Questions and Answers provide basic information about the general vaccination requirements for immigrants (including individuals seeking adjustment of status), and specifically about the assessment made by the civil surgeon to determine whether an applicant meets the vaccination requirements. These Questions and Answers do not address the vaccination assessments conducted by panel physicians overseas.
For refugees only, health departments may be considered a civil surgeon for purposes of completing the vaccination record.

Background​

Under the immigration laws of the United States, a foreign national who applies for an immigrant visa abroad, or who seeks to adjust status to a permanent resident while in the United States, is required to receive vaccinations to prevent the following diseases:
  • Mumps
  • Measles
  • Rubella
  • Polio
  • Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids
  • Pertussis
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B
  • Hepatitis B
  • COVID-19
  • Any other vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
 

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No doubt there's been a decline in US Immigrant Visa applications, with all the cov-idiots standing up for their rights.


Vaccination Requirements​


These Questions and Answers provide basic information about the general vaccination requirements for immigrants (including individuals seeking adjustment of status), and specifically about the assessment made by the civil surgeon to determine whether an applicant meets the vaccination requirements. These Questions and Answers do not address the vaccination assessments conducted by panel physicians overseas.
For refugees only, health departments may be considered a civil surgeon for purposes of completing the vaccination record.

Background​

Under the immigration laws of the United States, a foreign national who applies for an immigrant visa abroad, or who seeks to adjust status to a permanent resident while in the United States, is required to receive vaccinations to prevent the following diseases:
  • Mumps
  • Measles
  • Rubella
  • Polio
  • Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids
  • Pertussis
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B
  • Hepatitis B
  • COVID-19
  • Any other vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
Should have all the current citizens reapply too :laugh:
 

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YouTube Suspends Fox News Host Dan Bongino For Covid Disinformation​


Right-wing commentator Dan Bongino's popular YouTube channel has been suspended for violating the platform's Covid disinformation policy, after Bongino falsely claimed in a video that masks are "useless" in preventing coronavirus spread.

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Had an interesting 24hrs. Went to the hospital with major chest discomfort, and left with the Rona!

Had a PCR test done while I was in the Resus ward (standard procedure before admissions these days). About an hour later I get moved to a quieter ward. I comment on how much nicer it is, and the nurse leans over and whispers “we’re moving you here because your PCR came back positive. I’m sorry, but you have COVID”. Was kept overnight in the AMU in my own room, and discharged this morning, feeling like a pariah when I left.

Did an LFT as soon as I got home, and it’s negative, so I’m guessing I got infected within the last couple of days, as I don’t have any symptoms (yet). Only place I could think of that I may have picked it up is at the hospital - I was there on Wednesday to see my cardiologist.

They send the test off to St George’s in London for further analysis - basically to determine which variant it is. But I’ll never know, because they apparently never disclose that info to patients - it’s so they can add it to national statistics. I also won’t get notified of the positive result a few days later like at a testing centre, so I’ve had to order a home test.

Take care of yourself mate. Friend of mine and his whole family got it from his wife doing a hospital visit too. She's super vulnerable but they isolated and are vaccinated so luckily was just some rough feeling days.
 

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Column: Mocking anti-vaxxers’ COVID deaths is ghoulish, yes — but may be necessary​


The purpose of this site is educational, except for a few exceptions, everyone listed on this site was/is an anti-vaxxer activist who helped spread COVID-19 misinformation on social media. Share to stop others from making the same mistake. GET VACCINATED!
 
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Deaths could hit 6,000 a day,’ reported the newspapers on 17 December. A day later documents for the 99th meeting of Sage were released which said that, without restrictions over and above ‘Plan B’, deaths would range from 600 to 6,000 a day. A summary of Sage advice, prepared for the Cabinet, gave three models of what could happen next:
  • Do nothing (ie, stick with 'Plan B') and face "a minimum peak" of 3,000 hospitalisations a day and 600 to 6,000 deaths a day
  • Implement ‘Stage 2’ restrictions (household bubbles, etc) and cut daily deaths to a lower range: 500 to 3,000.
  • Implement ‘Stage 1’ restrictions (stay-at-home mandates) and cut deaths even further: to a range of 200 to 2,000 a day
After a long and fractious cabinet debate, the decision was to do nothing and wait for more data. 'Government ignores scientists’ advice,' fumed the BMJ. 'Staggering and deeply frustrating,' said Jeremy Farrar, chairman of the Wellcome Trust. But the decision not to act meant that the quality of Sage advice can now be tested, its 'scenarios' compared to actual.
 

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Column: Mocking anti-vaxxers’ COVID deaths is ghoulish, yes — but may be necessary​


The purpose of this site is educational, except for a few exceptions, everyone listed on this site was/is an anti-vaxxer activist who helped spread COVID-19 misinformation on social media. Share to stop others from making the same mistake. GET VACCINATED!

You really need help.
 
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