To be masked or not to be masked
- Thread starter justride
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The vaccines are changing this Fall. There’s a new Moderna one coming that has enhanced efficacy against all variants. I’ll follow expert advice on this. If it’s a booster every 6 months who’s to say that’s not the correct approach for something we haven’t experienced before? Your “feeling” that it isn’t right holds no weight in the face of what is still a new threat to us. We have a bit of a global problem here since infectious diseases are an “us” problem, not a “you“problem. It requires people to buy into something that helps everyone or we are all ******.
Re Pearson, I just came back yesterday from a quick business trip to Tennessee. Departure for a 6 AM flight was nuts, the bottleneck is security. Return at 10:30 PM with ArriveCan already filled out was no problem. No issue going through security in Nashville.
And maybe 1% of people are wearing masks down there.
And maybe 1% of people are wearing masks down there.
My flight is after 9am. Does that make things any better or just worse? I splurged for priority screening too.
Did a day trip to Buffalo 2 weeks ago, as Tat2 mentioned the Arriveapp is attached to your passport on the border guard's screen. No test required for re-entry.
ifiddles
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@jc100 doesn't sound too promising to me...sorry
Edit...forgot the link
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fourth-dose-covid-vaccine-canada-omicron-ba5-1.6521937
Edit...forgot the link
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fourth-dose-covid-vaccine-canada-omicron-ba5-1.6521937
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Air Canada
According to the security guard I talked to, it should make it better if it's after the morning rush.
Both my kids and the security guard said the bottleneck was customs and not security.
Once the customs gets backed up sufficiently, they shut the security line down until the customs line is reasonable.
Business screening and Nexus lines were empty. Not sure if that's the one you're in.
The biggest problem is that they told us, the method they use (3 hrs before - first come first served) was different from the one used today.
If they triage the flights and let us know to be there at a time before that makes sense, then that's fine.
It depends on what the advice is (from a number of sources too). Spoke to a friend today who will get #4 a couple of weeks before term starts IF the BA5 specific vaccine isn’t available. We both agreed neither of us wants to head back to a crowded classroom without any protection at all.
i'm there next Sunday flying out, fingers crossed.
I don’t have Nexus but I got an upgrade that has “priority screening” as a perk.
The same Moderna people who had a vaccine for covid ready within 24 hours of the Chinese releasing the genome ( they drew on 10 years of research trying for the holy grail of a universal SARS vaccine.).
That would mean it would be targetted at the whole spectrum...sort of like you get two shots for shingles and you are protected for life rather than like flu where it's expert guesses as to this years variant
That's a hail mary for anytime soon so for now
avoid covid as the beast at loose now is not the 2020 version and multiple infections are wide spread and there is no guarantee of a mild case.
A five year old with no other co-morbidities died of covid recently. And kids have THE best immune systems.
Getting infected with covid is no guarantee of any additional immunity and you can get infected with different strains.
ttps://www.healthline.com › health-news › yes-you-ca...
even at the same time - at least the vaccine covers both strains.
This remains a difficult pandemic with no end in sight and long covid looms as a horrendous load on the medical system.
Right now due to many factors including covid the Canadian healthcare system is under severe stress.
at the very least ....wear a mask in crowded places...it's a start.
Robbo
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My opinion… by the time they get approved and ramped up on the BA5 specific vax, you could be looking at Nov./Dec. (keep in mind it may initially be limited to the over 60 crowd and other vulnerable groups).
Your strategy may work regardless to max your protection level in term 1 and then receive a BA5 booster in the middle of term 2.
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This is kind of what I’m thinking. I am not totally looking forward to a September start right now surrounded by 400 teenagers in an enclosed space, many of whom think “it’s over”. My office hours will likely be held over Zoom. Anything at all that gives me an edge will be welcome and if that’s a 4th dose of a vaccine that isn’t quite as effective now against a new variant then so be it.
A-maz-ing. Polling morons (we've elected JT three times) to determine how they feel about vaccine efficacy. And traditional media whines when they say they are dying. What trash.
toronto.citynews.ca
One-in-five vaccinated Canadians feel COVID-19 boosters don't prevent serious illness: Poll
Among Canadians who so far have received one or two doses, just 17% said they would seek another vaccine shot, while three-in-five said no.
toronto.citynews.ca
One-in-five vaccinated Canadians say COVID-19 boosters don't prevent serious illness: Poll
22% of Canadians feel boosters offer no protection against COVID-19, variants: Poll
The ones who voted for JT arent the ones who don't believe in vaccination efficacy... just sayin. Still morons...but a different kind lolA-maz-ing. Polling morons (we've elected JT three times) to determine how they feel about vaccine efficacy. And traditional media whines when they say they are dying. What trash.
One-in-five vaccinated Canadians feel COVID-19 boosters don't prevent serious illness: Poll
Among Canadians who so far have received one or two doses, just 17% said they would seek another vaccine shot, while three-in-five said no.One-in-five vaccinated Canadians say COVID-19 boosters don't prevent serious illness: Poll
22% of Canadians feel boosters offer no protection against COVID-19, variants: Poll
So you're saying there are at least two distinct groups of morons, each of which makes up almost 25% of the population? Ugh. Sadly, I agree with your logic.
