Vicki, I’ve been following the Seychelles’ rise in cases. It’s concerning, but not alarming. It appears that the cases are concentrated in un-vaccinated pockets. There are cases among the vaccinated but these have been asymptomatic or mild, mostly.
Like you, I am concerned about the B.1.617 lineage and still have some lingering concerns about the P.1 variant.
The vaccines are not perfect and don’t necessarily prevent contracting the virus. The outbreak among several Yankees’ staff/coach is evident of that. So long as they prevent severe illness and death, I’m content. And so far, they appear to do so very well (though not 100%) against many variants.
Israel has achieved herd immunity, in my opinion. The U.K. is not quite there, but appears to be heading in that direction. We’re doing better, but our caseload isn’t dropping as fast as Israel and the U.K. And the levels of cases are much higher per capita than those two countries. I think this reflects our vaccination drive which isn’t as efficient or targeted as the U.K. and Israel. There they’ve really made sure the at-risk groups are vaccinated first before moving on to others. They’ve also heavily prioritized vaccination based on age. We are certainly not doing so now. I also believe we have more vaccine hesitancy than the U.K. and Israel, though not as much as many countries on the European continent.
Vicki – I didn’t do anything special for the second article. It is a different article than the NY Times one on another site and references the Times article.
Thank you. I figured that out so found a second also. Imgur used to allow pdf uploads.
Much appreciated:)
Some challenges lie ahead in the UK. See tweet below. The government has hinted that its proposed full reopening scheduled for the 21st of June will likely be moved back. This is because of the B.1.617 variant. On a personal note this is a bit discouraging, as it increases the likelihood that I will need to quarantine at my daughter’s for the entire duration of my rather short trip to London. I don’t know this for sure. But, it seems a possibility. The UK has not red-listed the US, but it is increasingly concerned about importing the B.1.617 variant. Vaccination plus a negative test may therefore not be sufficient, from the authorities’ perspective, to allow me or other visitors to avoid quarantine. Stay tuned. https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1392555753316159494
C-19 for 5-13 is ready.
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To further the concern re not taking the variants seriously….
Joshua, could it be that the vaccine is not viable
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/business/economy/covid-seychelles-sinopharm.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR2eI9r4P6BxDPlQOjCziMkY2EgSaFB03dTjb2l3KdIOjroq-gzgmGqO8vw
Philip. I’m working on figuring how SClarke posted a second option for anyone who doesn’t have NYT
I can’t figure how to share a PDF but Bloomberg is a great source
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/world-s-most-vaccinated-nation-says-active-covid-cases-surge
With the thought in my mind that you really can’t make this stuff up
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88nnwg/anti-maskers-ready-to-start-maskingto-protect-themselves-from-the-vaccinated?fbclid=IwAR3XeHhqAPAzg8I_MPN7CAR2LhoyGgMLLElroDlY863MlshOJ79_7PXeHgg
Vicki, I’ve been following the Seychelles’ rise in cases. It’s concerning, but not alarming. It appears that the cases are concentrated in un-vaccinated pockets. There are cases among the vaccinated but these have been asymptomatic or mild, mostly.
Like you, I am concerned about the B.1.617 lineage and still have some lingering concerns about the P.1 variant.
The vaccines are not perfect and don’t necessarily prevent contracting the virus. The outbreak among several Yankees’ staff/coach is evident of that. So long as they prevent severe illness and death, I’m content. And so far, they appear to do so very well (though not 100%) against many variants.
Israel has achieved herd immunity, in my opinion. The U.K. is not quite there, but appears to be heading in that direction. We’re doing better, but our caseload isn’t dropping as fast as Israel and the U.K. And the levels of cases are much higher per capita than those two countries. I think this reflects our vaccination drive which isn’t as efficient or targeted as the U.K. and Israel. There they’ve really made sure the at-risk groups are vaccinated first before moving on to others. They’ve also heavily prioritized vaccination based on age. We are certainly not doing so now. I also believe we have more vaccine hesitancy than the U.K. and Israel, though not as much as many countries on the European continent.
Vicki – I didn’t do anything special for the second article. It is a different article than the NY Times one on another site and references the Times article.
Thank you. I figured that out so found a second also. Imgur used to allow pdf uploads.
Much appreciated:)
Some challenges lie ahead in the UK. See tweet below. The government has hinted that its proposed full reopening scheduled for the 21st of June will likely be moved back. This is because of the B.1.617 variant. On a personal note this is a bit discouraging, as it increases the likelihood that I will need to quarantine at my daughter’s for the entire duration of my rather short trip to London. I don’t know this for sure. But, it seems a possibility. The UK has not red-listed the US, but it is increasingly concerned about importing the B.1.617 variant. Vaccination plus a negative test may therefore not be sufficient, from the authorities’ perspective, to allow me or other visitors to avoid quarantine. Stay tuned. https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1392555753316159494
C-19 for 5-13 is ready.