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In the NZ case, it appears 14 of the 17 people deemed close contacts have tested negative so far. I don't really place much on this as a shop the case went to could not recall who served her so all 13 shop workers were classed as close contacts.
The numbers look good in media reports though... [bighmmm] but it could be a false sense of security.
[QUOTE=windsock;3059326]In the NZ case, it appears 14 of the 17 people deemed close contacts have tested negative so far. I don't really place much on this as a shop the case went to could not recall who served her so all 13 shop workers were classed as close contacts.
Don't tell me it is Australia Day over there as well? I know I know, "It might as well be". [bigrolf]Quote:
First Govt cabinet meeting of the year today. C-19 in Northland to be top of the agenda. I think a lock down looms... the geophysical extent will be interesting. The region affected is a busy holiday destination and thoroughfare for summer holidays nationally.
The numbers look good in media reports though... [bighmmm] but it could be a false sense of security.
:lol2: Nope, it is not and no there is no reason it might be either... however, in the world today it is alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by 4bee
Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)
Engineer's Day (Panama)
International Customs Day
Liberation Day (Uganda)
Republic Day (India)
So take your pick... personally I'd go for Panama Engineer's Day :angel:
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Originally Posted by windsock
Yep me too, more up my alley (if you get my drift?)[bigrolf]
No new community cases in today's NZ Ministry of Health press release. 1500+ tests done yesterday in the region affected. Press conference with the PM and Minister of C-19 response to come at 3PM. Fingers crossed that has good news as well.
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Originally Posted by windsock
Fingers, Legs, Arms & 'nads also crossed for you all.[happycry]
Stay in that position sir, it is working.
No lock down today. All good it would seem in the numbers and the two lead decision makers appeared happy enough with testing numbers, contact tracing and results overall such that no lock down was even discussed.
It seems the numbers of negative tests around the known case are all good so far.
Numbers of people being contacted due to them having spent isolation at the hotel in question in the duration in question are high but it seems almost all of them have been contacted directly and are now being tested in self isolation...
So far so good. [thumbsupbig]
Vaccines VS the Variants.
Vaccines versus the variants
Moderna and Pfizer acknowledged today that their vaccines might require alterations and boosters to fend off new and future variants of the virus. It’s a stark admission that the virus is adapting more quickly than previously thought, and that it may continue to mutate in ways that can help it evade vaccines.
The British variant had no effect on the levels of neutralizing antibodies — the type that can disable the virus — produced after vaccination. But with the South African form, there was a sixfold reduction in those levels. Even so, Moderna said, those antibodies “remain above levels that are expected to be protective.”
Nevertheless, Moderna has already begun developing a new form of the vaccine that could be used as a booster against the South African variant.
“We’re doing it today to be ahead of the curve, should we need to,” Dr. Tal Zaks, Moderna’s chief medical officer, told The Times. “I think of it as an insurance policy.”
Fortunately, the mRNA technology used by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech allows the companies to create vaccines much more quickly than traditional methods. The chief executive of BioNTech, Dr. Ugur Sahin, said today that the company could develop a new variant-targeted vaccine in six weeks, though it would be up to regulators to determine the timeline for rolling it out.
Scientists have long predicted that the coronavirus would eventually evolve in ways that could thwart vaccines, though few thought it would happen so quickly. Part of the problem is how fast the virus is spreading worldwide, which gives it more opportunities to mutate.
Another issue is that few countries — including the U.S. — have invested in the kind of programs that could detect emerging variants, essentially leaving them blind to mutations. The pace of vaccinations, which could eventually provide herd immunity, has also been slow in places like the U.S. and the European Union — and there are many countries in the world where no one has been vaccinated at all.
Fauci, on what working for Trump , re coronavirus, was really like.
Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Anti-Virus: The Covid-19 FAQ
deals with testing results, understanding them and many more subjects...........
runs for cover again.................[bigsmile]
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