Rant away about COVID, the vaccine, etc.

Dear BH our Provincial Health Officer has just declared that wearing masks inside apt. building and condo common areas is "highly recommended". Most people only wear masks when mandated so I guess I will be avoiding our elevator again. She is a silly person who loves the media attention but can't decide how to do this health officer thing.

It's a biblical thing (says the self avowed atheist)

The mark of the beast is 666. Used in literature and tv and film, mostly horror movies, to denote Satan's minions. Some people take that stuff a little to seriously.

To All: The Mods sent me an email cautioning me about my language and not name calling.

So let me say "Sorry" I am quite upset that people might feel I was attacking them personally.

That was not my intent. I would never call out any of the women on this thread. My comments were a follow-up to the fiction that my fellow Canadians somehow behave better than the MAGA crowds. I wondered what happened. We protest by raising our puny fists in the air and chanting "Hey hey, ho ho, _________ has got to go" Wave around a few signs. We say "sorry" a lot more than we say "eh". I posited that our homegrown anti-maskers/anti-vaxxers were being influenced by a particular right wing American news media.

My comment was also mainly directed at a fellow Canadian who sent me a link about the protests outside hospitals around the province. She was equally appalled at the nastiness of the protests.

I won't apologize for calling those that screamed obscenities at health care workers, blocked doors at hospital entrances , slowed down ambulances from getting in and chanted "Lock her up" in reference to Dr B Henry's (our Chief Medical Officer) restrictions by the name I called them.

But to you all - I apologize if offense was taken. None meant.

Chowdog - I could see that Twitter might get draining. Think I'll take a break from here first.

Elderberry - So the Mods are around, but ignoring my messages. Do I need to swear or call them names to get feedback? 😒

Hi all - just thought I’d share this interesting poll result and analysis that came across my news feed

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/05/17/public-trust-in-government-1958-2021/

Breaking news - Americans don’t trust their government!

Right now we are at a particularly low point...it does differ across party lines but according to these graphs the trend shifts according to which party the current President belongs to. And the blue team still appears to have pretty low trust right now even though the blue guy is President.

Why does it belong here? Well I think this lack of trust is a factor in why there’s so much resistance to comply with and accept without question COVID mitigation measures. Also because I don’t feel so alone now 😂😂😂. (I confessed to not trusting the government very much a few pages back)

If I was in government right now, I’d certainly be thinking about what I should do to improve trust and bring a little more unity.

Those poll numbers will never be 100% in the USA but I’m sure we can do better than this. It’s not all based on “conspiracy theory”.

Here is an article that some people which allergies to PEG still would be able to get the shot. I have a high sensitivity to PEG and the side effects (from the filler) kicked my butt with both Moderna shots. My reactions were reported but of course I fall in the 1-2 % this happened. I wished I had seen this article sooner to get multiple smaller shots.
My oncologist was concerned about the side effects after 1st shot, but to be honest, I don't know if he would have given me an exemption.I had a Taxol reaction on my very last Taxol in the last 10 min.

Scroll down to the info of the allergy doctor. Maybe this is helpful:

Allergies to vaccine ingredients shouldn't stop patients from getting COVID-19 shots: experts | CBC News

In any case, with the 2nd shot I went to acupuncture the day before and the day after which helped a bit. At this point I don't think I can manage a booster shot! I have never received a flu shot and can't even remember the last time I had the flu. I have my childhood shots and multiple tetanus shots. I am a minimal-vaxer Still wear my masks and social distancing.

I completely understand Illimae!! It's why it is important for those who can get the shot, do so to protect others. I also understand those who live in the boonies, getting the shot may not feel as urgent as to someone who lives in city areas.

Like I said I will never get a flu shot, no shingles, pneumonia etc. but yes to Tetanus, rabies (if needed) and Covid. I had my doubts but with the new Delta variant I managed to get through both shots. 2 months recovery after the first shot and probably the same with shot no. 2. I somewhere read that the fillers are more concentrated in Moderna (can't find article). I wanted Pfizer but they have ran out that day. Would have not taken Astra Zeneca due to my age.

I am miffed though, that borders weren't closed earlier so the virus didn't have a chance to mutate as much. Maybe wishful thinking! I am utterly ticked off at the anti-maskers though, yelling and screaming, spitting their droplets. Sigh! Like I said, to those of us who have severe allergies, it is not easy and then there are the ones, like you, with life-threatening allergies which makes it impossible!

I'm not angry about those standing in the way of ending the pandemic any more. I'm depressed.

Well at least the cats, cats cats and dogs dogs dogs are important enough.

My cancer centre in Vancouver offers many group activities and I have been connected to a group of women for 6 years and will likely not see a couple of them again because they are dying and covid is preventing get togethers in person.

Covid is devastating for cancer patients.

I tried to stay out of this topic, but it personally effecting me and I’m mad. If people had gotten their vaccine (and I know people have medical reasons not to, so I’m not including them) there would be less people in the hospital because that’s part of the reason of getting the vaccine was meant for. Not saying you couldn’t get sick with the vaccine, but you would have a lighter version of COVID and not take up space in a hospital bed.

My platelet count is only at 19 and my red blood cells are at 2.2. My MO wants me to get a transfusion and platelets in outpatient services today, but there are no beds for me. The COVID unit is full, so they have to use other beds for other patients elsewhere. So instead of getting my transfusions and start to feel better, I’m on a waiting list and sitting by the phone to see if a bed will open up for me.

Thank you Serenity.

So sorry Rosie. It is deplorable what they are putting people through.

I agree Wrenn. This situation is devastating for cancer patients, particularly those with MBC. I haven’t seen my oncologist in person since January 2020. He’s done his best but I would have preferred to have been able to look hi in the eye when I had questions regarding spread to the liver..

To All: This is from Frank Bruni's newsletter. It is long but a worthwhile read.

Thank you Elderberry

saying discussions about covid are not a priority on these boards is definitely disingenuous at best considering the boards (which I think are great!) about: drinking, dogs, atheism, and feminism to name a few.

I had an interesting conversation with one of my favorite bartenders. He got covid in March 2020 — he was really sick, but not hospitalized. He regularly gives blood and he said that they had been checking his covid antibodies every time he donated and he didn’t get vaccinated while the numbers were good. But then the Red Cross stopped the test, so he went ahead and got vaccinated since he wouldn’t know if he was still protected or not. The staff at the restaurant were also all masked, even though they weren’t legally required to be. The bartender said that the regular flu (24 hour type) had recently gone through the staff like wildfire, so they decided to mask back up again to prevent another round