The news has been slow, I think in part because the US has a long weekend, but also because COVID-19 is generally receding as a major issue, certainly in the US but also somewhat in Canada. Variants On Thursday, Dr. Henry nonchalantly announced that they were dropping the dose interval from 16 weeks to 8… Continue reading 2021-05-30/31 BC
Category: Press Briefing
2021-05-27 BC
Variants B.1.617.2 is now dominant in the UK. This is legit something to worry about, as one dose of vax is only about half as good as two doses. Fortunately, we don’t have a lot of it in BC — yet. Press Briefing Dr. Henry said: We’ve passed 3M doses given, yay! We are changing… Continue reading 2021-05-27 BC
2021-05-25 BC
Vaccinations BC is changing the interval between first and second doses from 112 days/16 weeks to 50 days/~7 weeks for Pfizer. That means almost all 70+ will be eligible right away. Unfortunately, a lot of the 70+ yos are not in the system right now. Age Cohort size Registrations (by last week) % registered 70-79… Continue reading 2021-05-25 BC
2021-05-20 BC
Vaccines There is a vaccine mix&match study that you can participate in, here, in BC! The clinical trial details are: 1 or 4 months between doses BNT-Pfizer, Moderna, AZ Matched vax for each schedule change (but AZ will only be 4 months) Alternating for each combo (except AZ will only ever be dose 1) Press… Continue reading 2021-05-20 BC
2021-05-13/17 BC
NB: I hurt a tendon in my hand, so took a few days off from typing. It will probably take me a few days to catch up on all that has happened, and I will be less detailed. Vaccination Clinics Over the weekend, vaccine bookings have opened up to ALL yes all adults! This is… Continue reading 2021-05-13/17 BC
2021-05-10 BC
Vaccine Clinics I missed it on 6 May, but restaurant workers over 18 can now get immunized on the occupation track. Everyone over 18 who lives in a hotspot can now get a vax! Press Briefing In addition to the stats (see below), Dr. Henry said: Regarding the data leak, the primary primary most important… Continue reading 2021-05-10 BC
2021-05-06 BC
My computer is in the shop today, so I’m writing this up on my inferior computers. Thus it’s going to be shorter today (and probably for the next six days). Data The Vancouver Sun published some leaked data from the provincial public health, showing much more detail in geographic area and demographics than what they… Continue reading 2021-05-06 BC
2021-05-03 BC
Vaccinations This article reports that there have been 618 cases of COVID among people more than two weeks after they got their first dose (most of whom had not gotten their second dose). That’s 0.14% of vaccinated people. 18 people died, most of them over 80. Vaccines are good, but not perfect. Events It’s not… Continue reading 2021-05-03 BC
2021-04-29 BC
Vaccination Clinics Dix tweeted that if you have registered, you will be contact to book if you are: Over 56 years old (born in 1965) – at midnight tonight Over 54 years old (1967 or earlier) – on Sun, May 2 Over 52 years old (born in 1969) – on Tues, May 4 Over 50… Continue reading 2021-04-29 BC
2021-04-26 BC
Press Briefing Mostly the briefing was stats, see below. Dr. Henry said: Of the 17 people who died this weekend, one person was in a long-term care home. Two were over 90, seven were 80-90, five were 70-79, two were 60-69, and one was between 50 and 59. They work with the coroner’s office to… Continue reading 2021-04-26 BC