Sunday, February 7, 2021

Coronavirus: Canadian vaccine delays, COVID-19 variants


Global News shows that certain questions seem to be growing about Canada's delayed Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, as concerns grow about more dangerous deadly virus variants.

And as provinces implore the federal government to make its coronavirus vaccine contracts public, Procurement Minister Anita Anand has confirmed that the entirety of the deals are subject to certain confidentiality clauses.

However, Anand said she’s trying to push back on these clauses in conversations with the large pharmaceutical companies.

Abigail Bimman has more about how the feds aren't offering too many answers, and how they're still working on more coming travel restrictions.

Cases Overview: Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:

Canada:

Total cases: 804K
Recovered: 739K
Deaths: 20,767

Worldwide:

Total cases: 106M
Recovered: 59.1M
Deaths: 2.31M

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will certainly experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.

You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth.

5 comments:

  1. It seems that Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining certain seniors to their homes for months to come.

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    https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/11/world/canada-vaccine-rollout-failure/index.html

    The Canadian government certainly wants to pay to play in the global race to vaccinate its way back to normal life. However, as its vaccine supply slowed in February, Canada remains on the sidelines of that race despite buying more vaccines doses per capita than, likely, any other country on Earth.

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      March 21, 2021 - Mixed emotions as Canadians receive their COVID-19 vaccine

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    1. More better testing is certainly needed. The Covid virus must be stopped.

      COVID-19 testing certainly involves analyzing samples to assess the current or past presence of SARS-CoV-2. The two main branches detect either the presence of the virus or of antibodies produced in response to infection. Molecular important tests for viral presence through its molecular components are used to diagnose individual cases and to allow public health authorities to trace and contain outbreaks. Antibody tests (serology immunoassays) instead show whether someone once had the disease. They are less useful for diagnosing current infections because antibodies may not develop for weeks after infection. It is used to assess disease prevalence, which helps the estimation of the infection fatality rate.

      Individual jurisdictions have adopted varied testing protocols, including whom to test, how often to test, analysis protocols, sample collection and the uses of test results. This variation has likely really significantly impacted reported statistics, including case and test numbers, case fatality rates and case demographics. Because SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs days after exposure (and before onset of symptoms) there is an urgent need for frequent surveillance and rapid availability of results.

      Test analysis is often performed in automated, high-throughput, medical laboratories by medical laboratory scientists. Alternatively, so-called point-of-care testing can be done in physician's offices and parking lots, workplaces, institutional settings or so-called transit hubs.

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