COVID Developments and News

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Are you talking here in the US? my grocery store had your choice of all 3.

They are in Okinawa. I guess Japan has been slow to approve vaccines and Oki being so far from the mainland has had supply issues. Recently a large supply of vaccines, not sure which, was found to be contaminated.


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[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Unfortunately, cockroaches like you keep coming back.

Lol this guy is still at it. It’s kinda cute tbh

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

Lol this guy is still at it. It’s kinda cute tbh

You're pretty dedicated, too, as you clearly added his name into your user title. It's kinda cute tbh.

[Sapphireho]

Is ball itch a side effect of the vaxing?

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by weederr33

You're pretty dedicated, too, as you clearly added his name into your user title. It's kinda cute tbh.

I know.

Maybe I should add a bunch of letters to my signature so you feel more included too.

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Is ball itch a side effect of the vaxing?

Unilateral only following the first dose; bilateral itching and discomfort is fairly common following the second dose or boosters though.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

I know.

Maybe I should add a bunch of letters to my signature so you feel more included too.

Whatever makes you feel better.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Got my first shot today. Felt the need to argue on a car board. I hope it passes.

Wait, I thought this was a car-themed argument board!?!?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Is ball itch a side effect of the vaxing?

Vaxing, not waxing

[Ultramaroon]

Unless you suddenly acquired a German accent, then yes.

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Got my first shot today. Felt the need to argue on a car board. I hope it passes.

Wait'll you see what happens in two weeks. You'll start promoting EV's due to a special ingredient Big Pharma was told to include in the brew.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Vaxing, not waxing

Damn typo.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Unless you suddenly acquired a German accent, then yes.

Vat?

[Irace86.2.0]

Idaho begins rationing care as hospitals crumple under COVID load


https://arstechnica.com/science/2021...er-covid-load/

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Monday activated its "crisis standards of care" in 10 northern hospitals hard-hit by staff shortages, hospital bed shortages, and a "massive increase in patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization," the department announced Tuesday.

The crisis standards mean that the quality of care in those hospitals will be reduced for all patients. Resources will be rationed, and patients with the best chances of survival may be prioritized.

In practice, that could mean that: emergency medical services may prioritize which 9-1-1 calls they respond to; some people who would normally be admitted to the hospital will instead be turned away; some admitted patients may be sent home earlier than typical or may find their hospital bed in a repurposed area of the hospital, like a conference room; and, in the worst cases, hospital staff might not be able to provide an intensive care unit bed or a ventilator to a patient that has a relatively low chance of survival.

"Crisis standards of care is a last resort. It means we have exhausted our resources to the point that our healthcare systems are unable to provide the treatment and care we expect," Dave Jeppesen, director of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare, said in a statement. "This is a decision I was fervently hoping to avoid. The best tools we have to turn this around is for more people to get vaccinated and to wear masks indoors and in outdoor crowded public places. Please choose to get vaccinated as soon as possible—it is your very best protection against being hospitalized from COVID-19."

Preventable

Idaho has one of the country's lowest vaccination rates, with just 39 percent of the state fully vaccinated. With the rampant nationwide spread of the hypertransmissible delta variant, the Gem State has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations since July. The northern district is seeing some of the worst of the surge. Hospitalizations in Idaho have exceeded all previous records in the state, hitting a seven-day rolling average of nearly 540 COVID-19 hospitalizations. The previous peak in late December was around 470. Statewide, around 89 percent of intensive care unit beds are occupied.

"We have reached an unprecedented and unwanted point in the history of our state," Republican Gov. Brad Little said. "We have taken so many steps to avoid getting here, but yet again we need to ask more Idahoans to choose to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. More Idahoans need to choose to receive the vaccine so we can minimize the spread of the disease and reduce the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, many of which involve younger Idahoans and are preventable with safe and effective vaccines.”

COVID-19 hospitalizations are up nationwide with the rise of delta, and several other states appear on the brink of rationing care as well. The Associated Press reported that Hawaii's Democratic Gov. David Ige signed an order last week releasing hospitals and health care workers from liability if they have to ration care. NPR reported over the weekend that New Mexico has a waiting list of ICU beds while officials there warned that they may, too, need to enact crisis standards.

As of Tuesday, the US has recorded more than 40 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic and the death toll is poised to reach 650,000.