The COVID-19 pandemic

[ac3r]

Let's not forget that having a large swath of unvaccinated children can result in further mutations of the virus which could have an impact on vaccines overall, so it's good to get your child vaccinated regardless, unless there is some medical reason they cannot be.

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Algoma Public Health 134.6
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 116.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 101.7
• Timiskaming Health Unit 88.7
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 86.0
• Southwestern Public Health 78.5
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 71.3
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 65.9
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 52.7
• Brant County Health Unit 45.1

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 36.3

• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 17.6
• Toronto Public Health 17.6
• Porcupine Health Unit 16.8
• Halton Region Public Health 15.7
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 14.7
• Peterborough Public Health 14.2
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 13.5
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 9.3
• Northwestern Health Unit 8.0
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 7.4

• TOTAL ONTARIO 29.9

[ijmorlan]

Let's not forget that having a large swath of unvaccinated children can result in further mutations of the virus which could have an impact on vaccines overall, so it's good to get your child vaccinated regardless, unless there is some medical reason they cannot be.

This cannot be said enough times.

What is so hard for people to understand about this? We need to minimize the breeding ground for the virus and not have it circulating in the human population.

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Algoma Public Health 143.3
• Timiskaming Health Unit 140.7
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 121.6
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 97.3
• Southwestern Public Health 85.1
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 83.2
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 72.0
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 68.5
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 49.9
• Brant County Health Unit 44.5

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 35.4

• Halton Region Public Health 18.4
• Northwestern Health Unit 18.2
• Peel Public Health 18.1
• Toronto Public Health 17.7
• Peterborough Public Health 16.9
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 15.4
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 12.7
• Porcupine Health Unit 12.0
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 11.8
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 6.4

• TOTAL ONTARIO 30.4

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Algoma Public Health 153.8
• Timiskaming Health Unit 149.9
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 125.6
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 109.6
• Southwestern Public Health 82.7
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 76.6
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 71.6
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 70.0
• Brant County Health Unit 50.3
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 49.9
• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 38.0

• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 18.6
• Peterborough Public Health 18.2
• Peel Public Health 18.2
• Toronto Public Health 17.9
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 17.7
• Northwestern Health Unit 17.1
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 16.7
• Porcupine Health Unit 10.8
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 10.6
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 7.4

• TOTAL ONTARIO 30.9

[jeffster]

A video clip from Jimmy Kimmel -- nicely done:

https://youtu.be/uzvAkYYjdq4?t=380

[jeffster]

• Algoma Public Health 171.3
• Timiskaming Health Unit 143.8
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 118.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 97.3
• Southwestern Public Health 86.5
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 77.6
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 76.7
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 74.1
• Brant County Health Unit 60.6
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 54.6

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 40.9

• Middlesex-London Health Unit 21.1
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 20.0
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 19.6
• Halton Region Public Health 19.5
• Toronto Public Health 18.5
• Peel Public Health 18.4
• Northwestern Health Unit 17.1
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 15.4
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 11.2
• Porcupine Health Unit 8.4
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 7.9

• TOTAL ONTARIO 31.8

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Algoma Public Health 176.5
• Timiskaming Health Unit 174.4
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 118.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 93.8
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 83.2
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 80.0
• Southwestern Public Health 79.9
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 78.6
• Brant County Health Unit 60.6
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 56.4

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 40.6

• Peterborough Public Health 20.3
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 19.6
• Peel Public Health 19.5
• Halton Region Public Health 19.2
• Toronto Public Health 19.1
• Northwestern Health Unit 18.2
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 14.6
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 10.0
• Porcupine Health Unit 9.6
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 6.9

• TOTAL ONTARIO 32.3

[ac3r]

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Timiskaming Health Unit 192.7
• Algoma Public Health 161.7
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 119.6
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 99.9
• Southwestern Public Health 91.3
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 82.3
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 76.7
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 76.6
• Brant County Health Unit 69.6
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 61.1

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 37.6

• Peterborough Public Health 21.6
• Middlesex-London Health Unit 20.9
• Peel Public Health 20.0
• Northwestern Health Unit 19.4
• Toronto Public Health 19.2
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 18.3
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 16.2
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 11.2
• Porcupine Health Unit 9.6
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 9.0

• TOTAL ONTARIO 32.6

[ac3r]

A new variant that has now been named as Omicrom has been declared a variant of concern by the WHO; Canadian premiers calling for border closures: https://news.yahoo.com/new-covid-19-vari...53034.html

[Bjays93]

A new variant that has now been named as Omicrom has been declared a variant of concern by the WHO; Canadian premiers calling for border closures: https://news.yahoo.com/new-covid-19-vari...53034.html

I dont understand why theres any hesitation. Shut down international travel. If it's a nothingburger what's a couple weeks of no travel in the middle of the pandemic and if it's a big deal we have a very small window to get on top of this.

[ac3r]

A new variant that has now been named as Omicrom has been declared a variant of concern by the WHO; Canadian premiers calling for border closures: https://news.yahoo.com/new-covid-19-vari...53034.html

Canada announces travel ban for all travelers who have been to 7 countries of southern Africa in the last 14 days: https://twitter.com/i/events/1464266214214144014

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Timiskaming Health Unit 217.2
• Algoma Public Health 160.8
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 124.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 99.1
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 93.1
• Southwestern Public Health 85.6
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 78.4
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 76.9
• Brant County Health Unit 70.9
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 68.8

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 40.0

• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 22.1
• Middlesex-London Health Unit 21.7
• Northwestern Health Unit 20.5
• Peel Public Health 20.0
• Toronto Public Health 19.6
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 18.9
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 15.9
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 13.1
• Porcupine Health Unit 12.0
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 9.5

• TOTAL ONTARIO 33.5

[jeffster]

This new variant seems particularly nasty -- hopefully the vaccine doesn't play nicely with the variant (in the sense that it is effective). But good call on restricting travel. But, good chance the variant is already in Canada, or will be with travel to/from so-called safe countries.