Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Quad]

Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries

In many parts of the world, official death tolls undercount the total number of fatalities

www.economist.com

not even in the top 20

 

[BlueHammer85]

Positive COVID cases jump by 18% in England

 

[twosips]

Positive COVID cases jump by 18% in England

Context. It's normal, so best just to pay attention to week-on-week figures as opposed to daily ones.

 

[west didsblue]

Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries

In many parts of the world, official death tolls undercount the total number of fatalities

www.economist.com

not even in the top 20

Yep.
Compared to all other island nations that have an obvious advantage when it comes to protecting their populations, we're top though.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I’m not at all surprised by this. The lack of vaccine uptake in the NFL and Djokovic’ past remarks has me wondering just how many athletes and individuals in sports have even bothered to get the jab. It seems awfully quiet within the premier league and football. Apart from Gareth Southgate, none have come out to advocate the vaccine which is odd given the platform they have and their ability to engage with younger people.

I can see this becoming an issue in the next month. Unfortunately, I doubt Delph is alone.

Delph is a fit athlete who enjoys the best possible medical treatment money can buy. He won't be queueing up in A and E anytime soon. His chances of getting seriously ill from Covid must be very remote but until some sort of community immunity is built up in the general population many other people will not be safe from this virus. And that can't be achieved without the help of younger healthier people being vaccinated. Of course Delph is free to make his decision just as I am free to call him a selfish twat.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

He will be if he tries getting into Wembley

He plays for Everton. Probably not going to be an issue.....

 

[Healdplace]

WALES DATA

Very slight uptick here today, But look at the positivity. Still going down

3 deaths - was 4 last week

724 cases - was 712 last week

4.9% positivity - was 5.5% last week

142 patients - was 107 last week

26 ventilated - was 25 last week

 

[Elbow beards]

Does that mean that vaccinated person doesn't get seriously ill themselves, but spreads the virus just the same as a non-vacced person? Surely that's sensible till we reach those percentages of fully vacced people and of course the herd immunity for the small percentage that will never have it

Ye you're still protected but I think they're worried it doesn't reduce transmission.

 

[Healdplace]

Here are the last month of Thursdays for Wales 1 JUL - 29 JUL

DATE V CASES V POSITIVITY V PATIENTS V VENTILATED V DEATHS

1 JUL // 481 C // 3.6% // 39P // 2 V // 0 D

8 JUL // 701 C // 3.9% // 57P // 5 V // 0 D

15 JUL // 861 C // 5.5% // 81P // 9 V // 0 D

22 JUL // 712 C // 5.5% // 107 P // 25 V // 4 D

29 JUL // 724 C // 4.9% //142 P // 26 V // 3 D

 

[grunge]

Delph is a fit athlete who enjoys the best possible medical treatment money can buy. He won't be queueing up in A and E anytime soon. His chances of getting seriously ill from Covid must be very remote but until some sort of community immunity is built up in the general population many other people will not be safe from this virus. And that can't be achieved without the help of younger healthier people being vaccinated. Of course Delph is free to make his decision just as I am free to call him a selfish twat.

A fair few PL players have been hit by Long Covid really quite badly it has to be said. I guess the same will be happening in the NFL too.