By blackace Go To PostStill bad numbers, especially when they were looking good in June. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️What's up with Japan? Has the situation improved at all?
By Rich Homie Juan Go To PostWhat's up with Japan? Has the situation improved at all?Not really. But vaxxes are really rolling out at good rate here. So, there is that
By blackace Go To PostStill bad numbers, especially when they were looking good in June. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Bad numbers for cases sure, but given deaths have been averaging roughly 110 a day since in the UK, down from thousand during previous waves. It hasn’t been such a bad trade off.
looking around, and maybe martins can shred some light on the matter, but portugal has the best vaccination rate in the world, having around 900 new cases per day, but less than 10 deaths a day.
Sadly the only source for hospitalizations I could find was this: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/portugal-covid-19-hospitalizations-continue-to-fall-30596/, but it also confirms that hospitalizations are also down with around 630 total patients hospitalized in the country on early september
Sadly the only source for hospitalizations I could find was this: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/portugal-covid-19-hospitalizations-continue-to-fall-30596/, but it also confirms that hospitalizations are also down with around 630 total patients hospitalized in the country on early september
By Xpike Go To PostNYC got like 2000 daily cases and only about 10 deaths per day, it is not a perfect solution but we aren't going to completely annhilate the virus and better treatments for the people who still go to the hospital only come with time
NYC isnt back to normal though, mask mandates were lifted but people still wearing them and a lot of places still require them.
By HonestVapes Go To PostBad numbers for cases sure, but given deaths have been averaging roughly 110 a day since in the UK, down from thousand during previous waves. It hasn’t been such a bad trade off.What are you trading off? It is probably safe to say less deaths are a combination of vaccines and doctors knowing how to treat patients. But it's straining the fuck out of the medical system.
So I wouldn't call it a smashing success🤷🏾♂️
By Xpike Go To Postlooking around, and maybe martins can shred some light on the matter, but portugal has the best vaccination rate in the world, having around 900 new cases per day, but less than 10 deaths a day.They just eased their lockdown laws because of that.
Sadly the only source for hospitalizations I could find was this: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/portugal-covid-19-hospitalizations-continue-to-fall-30596/, but it also confirms that hospitalizations are also down with around 630 total patients hospitalized in the country on early september
By blackace Go To PostWhat are you trading off? It is probably safe to say less deaths are a combination of vaccines and doctors knowing how to treat patients. But it's straining the fuck out of the medical system.
So I wouldn't call it a smashing success🤷🏾♂️
They just eased their lockdown laws because of that.
There’s upsides and downsides to lockdowns just as there’s ups and downs to opening up currently. Given the biggest downside (deaths) has been minimised compared to previous waves, then I don’t take any umbrage in lockdowns and restrictions being lifted.
I’m not calling it a huge success or anything, it just hasn’t been a catastrophe either.
If hospitals are on the way to becoming strained too far again then I think another lockdown would be necessary here, and rightly so since they definitely can slow things down in terms of cases and hospitalisation.
As things stand, things remain in a manageable state with hospitals, which I believe the current stats for the UK are in the ballpark of 8000~ cases in hospitals and 110-120~ daily death.
Purely as my personal opinion, I think keeping things manageable is the best any country can hope for in regards to Covid. Locking down for long periods of time can’t be sustainable in the long term. Vaccinations reducing hospitalisation and improving treatment for severe cases to reduce deaths is as good as it will get until a vaccine emerges that can significantly reduce transmission across all variants of the virus.
What is long periods? I don't think we had any countries that really locked down for long periods.
Shit, pay 30% of your life income in taxes and whatever for 30 years and a once in a hundred year pandemic pops up and the government wants to pretend like they ain't got it 🤷🏾♂️
But maybe that's just me
Shit, pay 30% of your life income in taxes and whatever for 30 years and a once in a hundred year pandemic pops up and the government wants to pretend like they ain't got it 🤷🏾♂️
But maybe that's just me
By blackace Go To PostWhat is long periods? I don't think we had any countries that really locked down for long periods.There's more to it than the financial aspect of a government funding furlough schemes/stimulus packages. General public adherence to lockdown measures wane over time, something that was very obvious here since before restrictions were lifted in July. More and more people were ditching masks despite the mandate to wear them in shops, more house parties were being thrown in lieu of night clubs, etc.
Shit, pay 30% of your life income in taxes and whatever for 30 years and a once in a hundred year pandemic pops up and the government wants to pretend like they ain't got it 🤷🏾♂️
But maybe that's just me
So lift everything and hope for the best? I am sure there are some steps we are missing between here and there.
I think a lot of shit gets managed as needed internally if you're not a massive country - as long as you're consistent on borders and entry quarantines
By blackace Go To PostStill bad numbers, especially when they were looking good in June. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
By blackace Go To PostSo lift everything and hope for the best? I am sure there are some steps we are missing between here and there.
Part of my point in bringing up England and Scotland was that many nations probably should do this. The Cayman Islands should lift quarantine on vaccinated entrants.
The rise in case numbers for the UK started back in April, well before the complete removal of restrictions. Stripping away the last few rules in England not only didn't make things worse, it actually improved things. Keeping the last few rules in Scotland saw things get worse. This is because most NPIs are probably just useless, and there are only a couple of interventions which make all the difference. Vaccines are by far the most effective intervention, and with all of the vulnerable vaccinated, there's little point to anything else.
I don't buy it. That's the same backwards thinking as why sanitize my hands with alcohol they are just going to get germs on them again. 🤷🏾♂️
By Punished* Go To Postyoutube
Facebook bullshit. Go to that Cain Award subreddit and it's pages and pages of people sharing the same "Did you know" memes.
Hermancainaward is daily reading, some of these folk really stick with the hoax/not so bad talk after multiple deaths in their families.
By You got 14 bricks right there? Go To PostHermancainaward is daily reading, some of these folk really stick with the hoax/not so bad talk after multiple deaths in their families."My brother died but he didn't suffer much so not a bad way to go he's with the lord now" energy?
By reilo Go To Post"My brother died but he didn't suffer much so not a bad way to go he's with the lord now" energy?Word they always like
"Thank you prayer warriors,Jim really fought and kicked covids butt for 3 weeks but ultimately lost his battle to this terrible disease"
2 days later they share a post about Covid having a 99.98% survival rate. Then 2 days later they're in the hospital still posting memes about it. Somebody is gonna win a noble prize writing a paper on this
Step 1: Be a thumb looking, goatee sporting, dark shades wearing obese white male, or a karen. Post freedom memes: masks are oppression, experimental vaccines is what they did in nazi germany
Step 2: family member went down with covid, we are not allowed to see them, damn these liberal commie doctors
Step 3: I'm posting from a hospital bed, got this damned covid too, O2 is at 60% (detailed post about medical mumbo jumbo I don't understand, maybe if the allowed me a Vitamin C infusion and Ivermectin!)
Step 4: Covid is no joke, please I need all of you prayer warriors to win this battle
Step 5: family member posts on behalf of deceased person, they are healing with Jebus now
Step 6: go fund me link to help with crippling hospital bills and funeral expenses and 5 kids left behind with no parents.
Step 2: family member went down with covid, we are not allowed to see them, damn these liberal commie doctors
Step 3: I'm posting from a hospital bed, got this damned covid too, O2 is at 60% (detailed post about medical mumbo jumbo I don't understand, maybe if the allowed me a Vitamin C infusion and Ivermectin!)
Step 4: Covid is no joke, please I need all of you prayer warriors to win this battle
Step 5: family member posts on behalf of deceased person, they are healing with Jebus now
Step 6: go fund me link to help with crippling hospital bills and funeral expenses and 5 kids left behind with no parents.
By You got 14 bricks right there? Go To PostSomebody is gonna win a noble prize writing a paper on thisFor real. Human cognitive dissonance undefeated
By inky Go To PostJust in time to prevent the spread.
By reilo Go To PostJust in time after they made peak revenue off those videosso brave
Youtube and Facebook should get the hospital and mortuary bills for at least all of the Americans who suffered and died. Fuck 'em.
By reilo Go To PostJust in time after they made peak revenue off those videosMy understanding of Youtube is that they were actually super aggressive in demonitzing anything coronavirus related
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21164553/youtube-coronavirus-demonetization-sensitive-subjects-advertising-guidelines-revenue
Keeping viewers and creators on their platform could eventually lead people to content that could be advertiser friendly but it's likely Youtube wasn't making anything on most anti-vax content.
By diehard Go To PostMy understanding of Youtube is that they were actually super aggressive in demonitzing anything coronavirus relatedI find it hard to believe that Youtube wasn't getting paid for any anti-vax videos. The content creators, sure, but not Youtube.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21164553/youtube-coronavirus-demonetization-sensitive-subjects-advertising-guidelines-revenue
Keeping viewers and creators on their platform could eventually lead people to content that could be advertiser friendly but it's likely Youtube wasn't making anything on most anti-vax content.
By DY_nasty Go To Postthe content creators weren't making bank but youtube is always getting their money cmon now lolDirectly? How? you can tell if Youtube is making money on videos if there are AdSense videos playing on the video. They have fucked up in the past and had some of those on demonetized videos during "adpocalypse" tbf.
Youtube wasn't exactly pushing anti-vax videos to trending.
By blackace Go To PostI find it hard to believe that Youtube wasn't getting paid for any anti-vax videos. The content creators, sure, but not Youtube.The creators can actually still put embedded ads in their content and bypass AdSense to make money. Also Patreon and the like..
Hopefully this isn't coming off as defending youtube, just trying to add some additional info.
"Thanks for watching this unmonetized anti-vax video. Based on your watch history, autoplay monetized 'Why flouride in your drinking water causes autism' in 5, 4, 3,"
By reilo Go To Post"Thanks for watching this unmonetized anti-vax video. Based on your watch history, autoplay monetized 'Why flouride in your drinking water causes autism' in 5, 4, 3,"But those videos aren't likely to be monetized either? https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-algorithm-silence-conspiracy-theories/
They still run ads before any video plays they just don't embed ads. I think they still push paid videos too.
But if they weren't making money, it would be worse that they didn't make any changes until now.
But if they weren't making money, it would be worse that they didn't make any changes until now.
By blackace Go To PostThey still run ads before any video plays they just don't embed ads. I think they still push paid videos too.Ads can still run on videos posted that don't have monetization enable, but videos that have been chosen to be demonetized because they aren't advertiser friendly won't. That's mostly what the "adpocolypse" was about. Tide doesn't want their ads playing before an anti-vax video.
There's videos I watch specifically signed out on incognito as to not fuck my recs/algos up. Let's not play games.
Youtube saying they will remove anti-vax videos isn't even a new thing (at least about covid)
https://in.mashable.com/tech/17652/youtube-will-take-down-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccinations
https://in.mashable.com/tech/17652/youtube-will-take-down-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccinations
By diehard Go To PostYoutube saying they will remove anti-vax videos isn't even a new thing (at least about covid)... so why wait this long if there's precedence...
https://in.mashable.com/tech/17652/youtube-will-take-down-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccinations
By reilo Go To Post… so why wait this long if there's precedence…It does seem dumb to take down covid anti-vax videos and leave the rest up.
Novant Health Inc. said Tuesday it considers the 175 employees let go for not complying with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate as having voluntarily resigned from their jobs, meaning they likely won’t be eligible for unemployment benefits.
I approve.
https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/unemployment-benefits-doubtful-for-175-novant-employees-fired-for-declining-covid-19-vaccinations/article_75efaef1-675a-5ca6-9f27-7b47ca281833.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
So backstory, Novant Health is a hospital system that covers Winston-Salem and Charlotte and surrounding areas in North Carolina (Atrium Health also covers Charlotte and now Winston-Salem with the merger with Wake Forest), but like a week ago, they suspended ~375 employees for not being vaccinated (and not having an approved exemption, religious or otherwise), and then fired the remaining employees who did not comply after the fact.
By diehard Go To PostIt does seem dumb to take down covid anti-vax videos and leave the rest up.Seems dumb to host them for free for over a year and make a stance now.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostNever heard of mu variantIt's supposedly quite possibly resistant to vaccines but hasn't really spread because Delta is already dominant.