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Genius1111 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 10 hours ago, Espresso said: I find it odd that my country mandates masks on buses and subways but not planes. I suspect that either... (1) the government doesn't want to lose the business of tourists who hate wearing masks or (2) forsee that fights may break out between the cabin crew and anti-masking flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/90-cent-china-province-infected-covid-19-surge-infections-3192176 It is hard to imagine that just 1 month ago, probably only 2%-4% of the province was infected, and now it is 89%. Henan province is home to the famous Shaolin temple, FYI to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamil24 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Genius1111 said: I find it odd that my country mandates masks on buses and subways but not planes. I suspect that either... (1) the government doesn't want to lose the business of tourists who hate wearing masks or (2) forsee that fights may break out between the cabin crew and anti-masking flyers Well to be fair, masks won't really help you on a plane unless everyone is wearing N95, which is impossible: Unless you're on an extremely short flight, if you get placed close to someone with Covid, even if both of you are wearing surgical masks it only takes 1 hour to transmit it. Placing a mandate won't stop transmission, and would only put more mistrust into those implementing it. Either way, I'd rather just get Covid again than have to wear a mask on a long flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luner45 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Genius1111 said: Idk if this means they'll declare it an epidemic but I'm curious to see what they have to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Luner45 said: Idk if this means they'll declare it an epidemic but I'm curious to see what they have to say My suspicion is that the rest of the panel will try to do that, but Tedros will overrule. I know the majority of the world has moved on (or never bothered) after the first 6 months, but with XBB 1.5 appearing, I guess it will have to wait. Maybe 2024? I suppose only mpox will be declared not an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espresso Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, Genius1111 said: My suspicion is that the rest of the panel will try to do that, but Tedros will overrule. I know the majority of the world has moved on (or never bothered) after the first 6 months, but with XBB 1.5 appearing, I guess it will have to wait. Maybe 2024? I suppose only mpox will be declared not an emergency. The rate of third-world vaccination is still abysmal. This absolutely shouldn't given that front alone. If there's solid progress of even first shots by late next year I'm obviously no expert but that'd make more sense depending on variants. There does need to be faster development on that front but that's unfortunately being turned to the private sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower moon Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 i think i finally caught this head/body aches, sore throat, fatigue. gunna test later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 7 hours ago, flower moon said: i think i finally caught this head/body aches, sore throat, fatigue. gunna test later today. I hope you get better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Meanwhile, the WHO is urging people to wear masks on planes because of XBB 1.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espresso Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Genius1111 said: Meanwhile, the WHO is urging people to wear masks on planes because of XBB 1.5. I don't think I'm ever not wearing masks on planes again. I would always catch something after cross-country flights pre-Covid and I'm really good about washing hands and avoiding people in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luner45 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Espresso said: I haven't read any of these articles yet but am I correct in assuming that the price hikes for the vaccines will end up harming those in developing countries who cannot afford them? And thus delaying global vaccination progress and prolonging the pandemic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espresso Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, Luner45 said: I haven't read any of these articles yet but am I correct in assuming that the price hikes for the vaccines will end up harming those in developing countries who cannot afford them? And thus delaying global vaccination progress and prolonging the pandemic? China tried to get a price reduction for Paxlovid and failed, so I'm going to safely assume the same applies to the vaccines outside the Europe and the U.S. I've read rumors of price adjustments for Africa but my cynicism remains for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Not my manager reminding my entire company that there is no longer an isolation requirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Bloomberg News: China has not updated its COVID tally in 3 days, and China's CDC did not answer their calls --- Very hard to believe an Asian country actually stopped the count, but here we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Espresso said: China tried to get a price reduction for Paxlovid and failed, so I'm going to safely assume the same applies to the vaccines outside the Europe and the U.S. I've read rumors of price adjustments for Africa but my cynicism remains for obvious reasons. I suppose a lot of countries (rich and poor) will start to (1) not urge vaccinations, or at least delay the next booster (2) not offer them for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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