Tracker 8,380 Posted Tuesday at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:00 PM Reported on CBC news this morning that there are two massive outbreaks in the Calgary area yesterday related to two workplaces, but the frightening thing is that 46%- almost half of the new cases are variants. The epidemiologist interviewed said that Alberta is on the verge of a full-blown crisis and that (provincial) government inaction was mostly to blame, Noeller and JCon 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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JCon 11,680 Posted Tuesday at 04:21 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:21 PM 7 minutes ago, iHeart said: Well, at least someone is getting the shot. Wish it was more. rebusrankin and Tracker 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 5,187 Posted Tuesday at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:33 PM Wonder how much of this is a result of them delivering a large amount to places up north to those eligible. JCon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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Noeller 16,590 Posted Tuesday at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:30 PM Ya it's a ******* mess in AB. I'm tucked away in a small town but we still have 35 cases in a pop of less than 15k including rural. Way too high. The premier won't do anything about it because he's terrified of his hard right base that wants to just go wide open like Fla/TX (he actually mentioned this during his last presser). I also truly believe that they're intentionally going slow with the vaxx rollout so they can further blame the Feds. They have the doses but are very slowly getting them into arms and crying that they don't have enough doses. It's a horror movie right now... Tracker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
the watcher 381 Posted Tuesday at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:52 PM 2 hours ago, JCon said: Well, at least someone is getting the shot. Wish it was more. Interesting that it was reported recently that a independent study found that Manitoba had one of the best vaccine rollouts in Canada. It was reported in several news outlets. Bartley Kives questioning at the press conferences borders on ignorant and belligerent. And repeatedly when called on for his turn there is dead air which has happened enough that I suspect he walks away from his computer and isn't there when called upon. One of the worst reporter's in Winnipeg in my opinion. GCJenks and GCn20 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 11,680 Posted Tuesday at 06:55 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:55 PM (edited) 3 minutes ago, the watcher said: Interesting that it was reported recently that a independent study found that Manitoba had one of the best vaccine rollouts in Canada. It was reported in several news outlets. Bartley Kives questioning at the press conferences borders on ignorant and belligerent. And repeatedly when called on for his turn there is dead air which has happened enough that I suspect he walks away from his computer and isn't there when called upon. One of the worst reporter's in Winnipeg in my opinion. I would love to see that study. And, Bartley is an exceptional reporter. Unfortunately, they're really restricting access to reporters. I wonder where Brian is with his fire hose? Edited Tuesday at 06:56 PM by JCon rebusrankin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 16,590 Posted Tuesday at 06:58 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:58 PM Pretty sure Bart's take is based on simple math.....and therefore accurate. I saw Scott Billeck Tweet similar thoughts. They know how many doses have been shipped to each province...they know how many doses have been injected by the province.....the math isn't very difficult to find out that Manitoba is leaving a lot of doses in the freezer. rebusrankin and JCon 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rebusrankin 6,369 Posted Tuesday at 07:02 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:02 PM 9 minutes ago, the watcher said: Interesting that it was reported recently that a independent study found that Manitoba had one of the best vaccine rollouts in Canada. It was reported in several news outlets. Bartley Kives questioning at the press conferences borders on ignorant and belligerent. And repeatedly when called on for his turn there is dead air which has happened enough that I suspect he walks away from his computer and isn't there when called upon. One of the worst reporter's in Winnipeg in my opinion. Can you post a link? Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 11,680 Posted Tuesday at 07:05 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:05 PM Back in January/February, I think they started okay, when they were getting very few vaccines. They rolled those out the assisted living homes with teams of nurses. But, recently? I think they're sitting on a lot of doses. rebusrankin and Noeller 2 Link to post Share on other sites
the watcher 381 Posted Tuesday at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:06 PM 3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: Can you post a link? I'll have a look later. I'm heading out on the road now 11 minutes ago, JCon said: I would love to see that study. And, Bartley is an exceptional reporter. Unfortunately, they're really restricting access to reporters. I wonder where Brian is with his fire hose? On Bart we will have to agree to disagree. Questions are questions. Accusations, and firing unanswerable opinions are not my cup of tea. Or leaving a press conference with dead air multiple times to the point that they have to move on and come back later. Link to post Share on other sites
wanna-b-fanboy 6,440 Posted Tuesday at 08:07 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:07 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Noeller said: Pretty sure Bart's take is based on simple math.....and therefore accurate. I saw Scott Billeck Tweet similar thoughts. They know how many doses have been shipped to each province...they know how many doses have been injected by the province.....the math isn't very difficult to find out that Manitoba is leaving a lot of doses in the freezer. yeah, here is a site that has pretty omprehensive data and stats on vaccine roll out in Canada and by province too. https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html The Doses By Province graph backs up what Bart says. Province Total Doses Administered Total Doses Delivered % of Doses Administered Doses Administered / 100k Population People Fully Vaccinated Canada 6710588 (+155199 today) 10081750 66.6% 17655.72 721687 Ontario 2,621,839 (+76199 today) 4,022,875 65.17% 17,795.54 323,148 Quebec 1,592,197 (+39982 today) 2,334,695 68.19% 18,566.2 N/A British Columbia 893,590 1,289,060 69.32% 17,365.25 87,472 Alberta 707,482 1,078,215 65.61% 15,977.05 116,198 Saskatchewan 227,471 (+5938 today) 284,995 79.81% 19,311.83 39,148 Manitoba 216,718 (+6630 today) 372,030 58.25% 15,708.93 62,656 New Brunswick 124,122 (+1893 today) 190,485 65.16% 15,886.29 12,257 Nova Scotia 116,436 (+2965 today) 200,250 58.14% 11,891.96 29,677 Newfoundland and Labrador 88,397 (+18546 today) 129,060 68.49% 16,966.85 9,654 Northwest Territories 37,655 51,600 72.97% 83,540.4 13,933 Yukon 35,470 51,400 69% 84,099.96 11,592 Prince Edward Island 27,448 (+2295 today) 39,585 69.33% 17,185.82 7,615 Nunavut 21,763 (+751 today) 37,500 58.03% 55,397.73 8,337 Edited Tuesday at 08:08 PM by wanna-b-fanboy Noeller, Wideleft, Tracker and 1 other 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jpan85 7,678 Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Meanwhile in the states Noeller 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 16,590 Posted Tuesday at 10:03 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:03 PM I'm generally pretty supportive of the feds end of the vaxx rollout (the biggest problems lie with mistakes Harper made) but man, stories like that really make us look bad... also have read stuff online about how zoos in the states are vaxx-ing animals already......yeeeesh. Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 8,110 Posted Wednesday at 12:14 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:14 AM (edited) Alberta back into restrictions. Who didn't see this coming when they eased them a few weeks ago? Edited Wednesday at 12:20 AM by SpeedFlex27 Link to post Share on other sites
rebusrankin 6,369 Posted Wednesday at 12:30 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:30 AM (edited) I don't think its fair to put all the blame on Harper. I think Trudeau deserves blame for not building the capacity to manufacture vaccines in this country and for wasting time striking a deal with a State owned Chinese company and being later ordering than many other nations. Harper deserves blame for not building manufactering capacity and for the companies that scaled back or left during his tenure. Chretien deserves blame for lowering the amount of time that new drugs are under patent in Canada, making it less than many other nations which drives away these companies and Mulroney deserves blame for the privtiziation which took place in the late 80s which led to among other Connaught Laboratories being privatized. Its an issue going back over three decades that multiple PMs and both major parties deserve blame for. Edited Wednesday at 12:36 AM by rebusrankin the watcher 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 5,187 Posted Wednesday at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:27 AM (edited) 21 hours ago, JCon said: Back in January/February, I think they started okay, when they were getting very few vaccines. They rolled those out the assisted living homes with teams of nurses. But, recently? I think they're sitting on a lot of doses. Edited Wednesday at 04:30 PM by FrostyWinnipeg Wideleft and Tracker 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tracker 8,380 Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM On 2021-04-04 at 10:07 PM, SpeedFlex27 said: If the Calgary City Police Chief won't let his force do their jobs then they shouldn't get funded. How Austin is actually responding to the call to transform its police budget Homelessness in the U.S., which was already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased in 2020, exacerbated by the economic realities of the pandemic. Austin, Texas, is no exception, with an estimated 11 percent increase in homeless people counted in the city and Travis County between 2019 and 2020, according to the point-in-time (PIT) count reported in the Austin American-Statesman. Of Austin's population of roughly 1 million, an estimated 2,500 people experience homelessness on any given night, according to the 2020 PIT count. Austin City Council member Gregorio Casar says this is a number "a community of [more than] a million folks should be able to care [for]." In an effort to do so, the city of Austin has been purchasing underutilized hotels and transforming them into housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. In a February 4 meeting, the Austin City Council approved the purchase of a fourth hotel—which will provide 150 new homes to the homeless population in the city. Casar says the city plans to move forward on purchasing a fifth and a sixth hotel in the future. "We have found sufficient resources in the city budget to acquire more hotels because we really believe that it's a strategy for significantly reducing homelessness in the city," he says. In addition to providing long-term and transitional housing to people experiencing homelessness, the hotels purchased by the city will also provide supportive services, including mental health services, trauma services and job services. How Austin is actually responding to the call to transform its police budget - Alternet.org GCJenks 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 16,590 Posted Wednesday at 03:03 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:03 AM 2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Alberta back into restrictions. Who didn't see this coming when they eased them a few weeks ago? Ehhhh "restrictions"... Not much changing and it definitely won't help the overall situation. We're gonna lose a lot more people before the vaccines take hold. Thankfully, for me, new vaxx rules make me eligible in AB tomorrow. Hoping I can get an appointment booked tomorrow morning... SpeedFlex27 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 8,110 Posted Wednesday at 03:19 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:19 AM 14 minutes ago, Noeller said: Ehhhh "restrictions"... Not much changing and it definitely won't help the overall situation. We're gonna lose a lot more people before the vaccines take hold. Thankfully, for me, new vaxx rules make me eligible in AB tomorrow. Hoping I can get an appointment booked tomorrow morning... My wife is eligible tomorrow as well. Hope you both get in quick. Noeller, the watcher and Tracker 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
17to85 15,738 Posted Wednesday at 04:26 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:26 AM 1 hour ago, Noeller said: Ehhhh "restrictions"... Not much changing and it definitely won't help the overall situation. We're gonna lose a lot more people before the vaccines take hold. Thankfully, for me, new vaxx rules make me eligible in AB tomorrow. Hoping I can get an appointment booked tomorrow morning... you know what, the restrictions for restaurants will help. It is crazy how busy those places have become and none of the staff care about households (and I don't blame them, they don't need to deal with that crap) I feel bad for business owners who keep getting jerked around but people have proven time and time again in the past year that they can't be trusted to do the right thing. Tracker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
the watcher 381 Posted Wednesday at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:36 PM 17 hours ago, rebusrankin said: Can you post a link? It was a report done by Global. BUT it was done March 20. It appears things are changing and Manitoba as slipped since but here is their report. https://globalnews.ca/news/7706844/covid-provinces-vaccine-rollout-plan/ JCon and rebusrankin 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
the watcher 381 Posted Wednesday at 12:49 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:49 PM (edited) 14 hours ago, Noeller said: I'm generally pretty supportive of the feds end of the vaxx rollout (the biggest problems lie with mistakes Harper made) but man, stories like that really make us look bad... also have read stuff online about how zoos in the states are vaxx-ing animals already......yeeeesh. I think the Feds did a good job of getting money out there and in a timely fashion. They did a terrible job on procurement. A huge mistake by getting in bed with the Chinese to jointly make one. Why deal with a country that was already upset with us ? The whole deal was bungled and it appears that China was just mining for technology. Then they switched to straight purchasing vaccines . But they were slow to do that. As far as blaming previous Govs for a lack of facility's the UK had no production facilities when Covid hit. They developed a vaccine and built a production facility. The UK is at about %55 vaccination rate. Theres no reason we with a far more stable political situation shouldn't be. 14 minutes ago, the watcher said: Edited Wednesday at 01:03 PM by the watcher Link to post Share on other sites
the watcher 381 Posted Wednesday at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:01 PM (edited) On Manitoba' s rollout : I've been keeping a close watch. We are any where from 5 to 10,000 a day. Which I don't believe ( using advanced mathamatics) is close to promised 20,000. They need to fix it and fix it fast. Edited Wednesday at 01:03 PM by the watcher Tracker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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