13 thoughts on “C-19 Chat Post – February 23 2021”

    1. I’m listening now and have lost complete respect for Baker. I can’t stand Riley anyway and never could. Lots of what they are saying is a lie. And how to insult teachers by saying they need to get kids back in school so they can get the education they deserve. These teachers have been working above and beyond

      But for Riley to have the audacity to say he wants education hours taken from full remote students is completely irresponsible.

      Pool testing is a joke.

      I can’t get a vaccine to save myself and for baker to say we are number one in the country is a lie. I try hourly..,including when I wake up at night…to find a vaccine. I have too many friends and relatives younger than I am who have had at least one dose ….in other states.

      Bottom line is…if you don’t have the vaccines for teachers, then DONT talk about going back to school.

      1. Totally agree Vicki on all your points. Teachers are bending over backwards to make it work for everyone.

  1. In one year I’ve learned more about epidemiology than I ever thought I could or would.

    I find the coronavirus waves fascinating to analyze. I also think it’s revealing how little we know about why the virus crops up in one place only to diminish in another. Of course, we kind of know some of the reasons: Lockdowns – whether partial (U.S.) or full-fledged (China, Europe) are one factor, as are local immunity and cross-reactivity. But why, for example, Central Europe is now faced with yet another surge of the virus, is inexplicable. They did relax their restrictions a bit, but that can’t explain it fully.

    I believe we’re in for an interesting final chapter of this pandemic, in which several unforeseeable factors play a role. I have no idea which.

    It does mean it’s best to be cautious, moving forward, until a much larger proportion of the population is fully vaccinated.

    I have no idea when it’ll be my turn. Massachusetts hasn’t yet issued a pre-registration site, at least not for my age group, if I’m not mistaken.

  2. Vicki, you are right to be angry.

    Baker is a good guy. But right now he’s insulting our intelligence. Massachusetts vaccinations have been abysmal compared to neighboring states, let alone a state like West Virginia. We had time to prepare, and didn’t.

    On schools, Baker shouldn’t be acting like a bully. I certainly want the children back in school. But, the situation is complex. There are many moving parts. Dictating that this must happen is not the kind of government we should be having.

    Baker has been blase at times about the pandemic, including the first two weeks of March of 2020. He then got serious. But now he’s back to being blase about the variants, about the concerns of teachers and others.

    I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I won’t get vaccinated until June at the earliest. In itself that’s okay. But, I believe as a very affluent state with the most sophisticated healthcare and hospitals in the country we should be doing better.

    1. Thanks, Joshua. I absolutely agree. It is also very concerning that commissioner Riley is asking for complete control of school opening and threatening to take away remote hours as education hours credits. There are kids and families of kids who are at risk. I don’t even have the words on how completely irresponsible this is. Just his demeanor was repulsive.

    2. I forgot. The way things are going it will be May before I….at 71 with two comorbidities….will have a vaccine.

  3. Nationwide trend is still good, but hospitalization decrease is slowing considerably, test positivity is up slightly.

    I like the Massachusetts numbers, with test positivity below 2%, hospitalizations continue to decrease.

    Overseas, France and the Czech Republic are seeing rising numbers of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths again. Other countries are either seeing stable numbers (eg, the Netherlands; though cases are rising) or falling numbers (eg, Ireland, UK, Portugal).

    All in all, there’s room for cautious optimism, but we must be on guard.

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