Yes that's the same flight . Totally agree!
More than likely it's in most countries or will be shortly regardless of travel restrictions, at least that's what most authorities in the medical community are saying from what I've heard and read, which I can't disagree with, it's probably accurate.
I thought SA was 42% but i might be confusing it with another stat. I know Sub Saharan Africa is single digits mostly along with India's rural population....billions of people left really and who knows what goes on in China.
How was your experience getting your 2 vaccines previously? Personally I drove to the site for my first vaccine and it was during a big push for vaccinations and I have to say that it was quite safe and never felt that I might come too close to people in general except the person giving me the shot. 2nd shot was even more sparse of people in general. If like you say you stay away from people, even your family and have your food brought in then I suggest it's up to you when you get the booster and if you feel that it's too crowded you can change your mind. What is keeping you safe is your distancing and not the vaccine at this point, just be vigilant and go and get the booster when you feel comfortable with the situation, the booster will always be available to you so if you need to turn around and go home, then do that. Just my opinion.
It's antibodies that wane in this time frame and not immunity MG. Antibodies were always going to wane because of the effect it has on our blood over time, why this hasn't been said enough I have no Idea, incompetence mostly I think. B cells and T cells are our long term protection that will respond and produce new antibodies when an infection is detected and for some viruses B and T cells have been shown to last a lifetime. A booster for sure will do that as well and it's easier to manage. Basically viral load, antibodies, B cells, overall health is an individual reality that the Gov't can't factor in to a response so it looks at it's population as a single entity, and not as an individual which is what health practitioners deal with and can advise more appropriate and logical action as opposed to a national message for emergency use. More studies need to be done in order to see how long the B cells are active for covid which are being done with most of these studies coming out of Israel, so for now they can't use that, but it exists, and is robust. You really can't blame people for being excessively worried because it's been fear that has been used as a motivator right from the beginning. Statistically the chances are low, very low especially when someone is as conscious about safety as you MG. Fear isn't good for the body either. 18 months living with fear will have an effect on our mind and body, so I suggest you look at research and I know you like to do that, that contradicts your beliefs as they are now. Take care.
Not many if any Countries are as good as SA, well maybe Denmark at detection so we'll assume it will be in the population of most countries that have been flying passengers out of SA and considering the first case was detected back on the 9th, I would say it's already in the USA. What do you mean by preparing?
Right. We still have rules for all of that in Canada and I suspect it will be ramped up if Omnicron ends up being more deadly, which so far is showing the opposite and quite mild, lets hope that's what happens.
Once the decision is made that 1 death is one death too many, there is no way out until it's gone. Politically, doing anything but taking this philosophy is suicide, so most Countries are all in to the very end.New restrictions coming in Portugal...the government is trying to restrict contacts after the holiday season so in the 1st week of January, remote work will be mandatory and schools will be closed. Covid tests are mandatory for everyone traveling into Portugal regardless of nationality and vaccination status, and Covid tests are also mandatory for people visiting nursing homes and people hospitalized. The Covid certificate is also mandatory for people who want to eat in restaurants and bars.
This could be much worse, but it's still discouraging that we're one of the countries with the biggest % of people vaccinated and we're going back to restrictive measures. We're having a sharp increase in number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are going up but they are still around 5 times less than what we were having last year. I'm honestly disappointed that we're going back and it seems like there's no way this will ever end
I sometimes double mask. I put a paper KN95 under a cloth mask. My doctor told me that was a very effective way of keeping pathogens at bay.
