Toy Boy Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Australians can fly quarantine-free to New Zealand from April 18 : NZ PM Ardern Australia’s border has been mostly open to New Zealanders since October, with a few short suspensions when there were small coronavirus outbreaks in Auckland. But until today’s announcement, New Zealand had delayed returning the favour amid more frequent bursts of COVID-19 clusters across Australia. “This is an exciting day. The trans-Tasman bubble represents the start of a new chapter in our COVID response and recovery one that people have worked so hard for, and this makes New Zealand and Australia relatively unique,” said NZ PM Jacinta Ardern. Passengers will need to wear a mask while flying, must download the NZ COVID Tracer app for use in New Zealand and will be kept separate in New Zealand airports from passengers from other countries who are headed into hotel quarantine. “We will also be undertaking random temperature checks of those arriving as an extra precaution,” she said. https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/australians-can-fly-quarantine-free-to-new-zealand-from-april-18-ardern-20210406-p57gsf.html Edited April 6, 2021 by Zeb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-plans-to-fully-reopen-economy-by-june-15-no-more-color-coded-tiers California to fully reopen June 15th!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Kathmandu said: https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-plans-to-fully-reopen-economy-by-june-15-no-more-color-coded-tiers California to fully reopen June 15th!! The U.S. Vaccine roll out is tremendous at the moment. I can the U.S. as one of the first places for travel allowed from the UK, if youse allow us of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Krapow said: The U.S. Vaccine roll out is tremendous at the moment. I can the U.S. as one of the first places for travel allowed from the UK, if youse allow us of course Are you sure about that.... Texans governor issued an executive order on Monday banning any regulation that would require Texans to show proof of vaccination before getting a product or service. The order also blocks all businesses or entities receiving state funds from requiring vaccine documentation........ https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-texas-bans-vaccine-passports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) Texas Ranger Baseball 2 days ago....Social distancing ? Edited April 7, 2021 by fforest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Krapow said: The U.S. Vaccine roll out is tremendous at the moment. I can the U.S. as one of the first places for travel allowed from the UK, if youse allow us of course Got a 2 weaker booked in the US for mid Oct, fingers crossed......fairly confident as it stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 minute ago, fforest said: Texas Ranger Baseball 2 days ago.... At this stage it’s hard to say if that is a good thing or not..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Lasting covid effects... 6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00084-5/fulltext ...Among 236 379 patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the estimated incidence of a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis in the following 6 months was 33·62% (95% CI 33·17–34·07), with 12·84% (12·36–13·33) receiving their first such diagnosis... ...Our study provides evidence for substantial neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months after COVID-19 infection. Risks were greatest in, but not limited to, patients who had severe COVID-19... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboss Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 22 hours ago, Zeb said: Australians can fly quarantine-free to New Zealand from April 18 : NZ PM Ardern Australia’s border has been mostly open to New Zealanders since October, with a few short suspensions when there were small coronavirus outbreaks in Auckland. But until today’s announcement, New Zealand had delayed returning the favour amid more frequent bursts of COVID-19 clusters across Australia. “This is an exciting day. The trans-Tasman bubble represents the start of a new chapter in our COVID response and recovery one that people have worked so hard for, and this makes New Zealand and Australia relatively unique,” said NZ PM Jacinta Ardern. Passengers will need to wear a mask while flying, must download the NZ COVID Tracer app for use in New Zealand and will be kept separate in New Zealand airports from passengers from other countries who are headed into hotel quarantine. “We will also be undertaking random temperature checks of those arriving as an extra precaution,” she said. https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/australians-can-fly-quarantine-free-to-new-zealand-from-april-18-ardern-20210406-p57gsf.html Its a good start for us , hopefully we can be back to normal by this time next year! Our vaccination program is too slow at the moment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Australia international travel bubble: Six nations we may soon be able to fly to With New Zealand being given the green light yesterday, several more nations are expected to be added to our travel bubble in the near future. Singapore could be the first destination outside of New Zealand to be included in the bubble, within months, as immigration and health authorities look to lift restrictions to the southeast Asian nation within months. After Singapore, Australia is looking to establish quarantine-free travel with other Asian and Pacific countries with low rates of transmission from around August. This could include nations such as Fiji, Vietnam and Thailand, and eventually Japan and South Korea. Mainland China is also an option, despite diplomatic tensions with Australia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Krapow Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 8 hours ago, fforest said: Are you sure about that.... Texans governor issued an executive order on Monday banning any regulation that would require Texans to show proof of vaccination before getting a product or service. The order also blocks all businesses or entities receiving state funds from requiring vaccine documentation........ https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-texas-bans-vaccine-passports I never mentioned vaccine passports, you did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Sangsom said: Got a 2 weaker booked in the US for mid Oct, fingers crossed......fairly confident as it stands. Yea, think it'll be a goer before then TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) fyi... Vaccinated People Can Get Covid, but It’s Most Likely Very Rare“Breakthrough” cases, though quite uncommon, are a sharp reminder that vaccinated people should wear masks while the virus is circulating widely. ...Nearly 83 million Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, and it’s unclear just how many of them will have a “breakthrough” infection, though two new reports suggest the number is very small... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/health/covid-cases-vaccinated-people.html Edited April 7, 2021 by lazarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 20 hours ago, fforest said: Are you sure about that.... Texans governor issued an executive order on Monday banning any regulation that would require Texans to show proof of vaccination before getting a product or service. The order also blocks all businesses or entities receiving state funds from requiring vaccine documentation........ https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-texas-bans-vaccine-passports What an incredibly stupid, asinine move. FUBAR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Wow! Exclusive: Britain will achieve herd immunity on Monday UCL modelling says number of people with protection either through vaccination or previous infection will hit 73.4 per cent on April 12 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/07/exclusive-britain-will-pass-covid-herd-immunity-threshold-monday/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 For all the balls ups along the way, it's nice to see we've got some good news at last!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Good news ! Dats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 AstraZeneca vaccine health chiefs ruled it should not be given to Britons under the age of 30 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9445467/Under-30s-NOT-AstraZeneca-vaccine-says-UK-regulator.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smooth Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Krapow said: Wow! Exclusive: Britain will achieve herd immunity on Monday UCL modelling says number of people with protection either through vaccination or previous infection will hit 73.4 per cent on April 12 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/07/exclusive-britain-will-pass-covid-herd-immunity-threshold-monday/ Congrats to the UK! Outstanding job, hopefully all of you will be able to get out of all that overcast, rainy weather you are so famous for, and enjoy some warmth and sunshine on a beach real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 hours ago, fforest said: AstraZeneca vaccine health chiefs ruled it should not be given to Britons under the age of 30 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9445467/Under-30s-NOT-AstraZeneca-vaccine-says-UK-regulator.html See, told ya, that's the one you preferred, i wouldn't go near it! Run fforest run But to get it into perspective, 4 in a million chance, and no link as yet conclusively proven. 5 in a 10000 if you were taking the contraceptive pill. Better to err on the side of caution, though ... Plus, Covid gives you blood clots. I developed a blood clot in my thigh in November, and then did an official Government antibody test via my work around the same time, came back positive for antibodies. Connected? Not 100% sure, but certainly a probability ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Krapow said: Wow! Exclusive: Britain will achieve herd immunity on Monday - UCL modelling says number of people with protection either through vaccination or previous infection will hit 73.4 per cent on April 12 - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/07/exclusive-britain-will-pass-covid-herd-immunity-threshold-monday/ "Herd immunity is sometimes treated as a binary threshold: We’re all safe once we cross it, and all unsafe before that. In reality, herd immunity isn’t a switch that provides individual protection, just a dynamic that makes it hard for epidemics to sustain themselves in a population over the long term. Even if 75 percent of the country has some level of immunity because of vaccination or past infection, the remaining 25 percent remains just as susceptible, individually, to getting infected. And while herd levels of immunity will eventually significantly drive down the number of infections, this may not happen without the epidemic greatly “overshooting”—infecting people beyond the levels required for achieving herd immunity, somewhat like a fire burning at full force even though it is just about to run out of fuel." From an interesting article: The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different.A deadlier and more transmissible variant has taken root, but now we have the tools to stop it if we want. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/03/fourth-surge-variant-vaccine/618463/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20210330&silverid=%%RECIPIENT_ID%%&utm_term=The Atlantic Daily 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Krapow Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, fforest said: Thread's quite positive at the moment, it's you that's posting negative doom stuff about vaccines or whatever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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