[News] UPD: 25 members of the Canucks test positive for COVID-19

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Robo

Just a question and I don't thinks it would be possible but could they not switch or modify the helmets with like almost a bubble mask to help with exposure and droplet transmission obviously not like an actual bubble design but there has to be some way to modify helmets to help reduce transmission of droplets

Its not being transmitted on the ice...its on the bench and even moreso in the locker room is my guess.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

It’s time to make the vaccine available to everyone. Inoculation of the senior population is pretty much done. We are all at risk with the new variants increasing exponentially.

It’s nowhere near done. Seniors have, for the most part, had only half of their shots.

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

It’s nowhere near done. Seniors have, for the most part, had only half of their shots.

Deleted. Was mistaken. Thanks.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

I heard from an AHS friend that the over 70 crowd are close to having received their booster shots but maybe she was mistaken.

Trust the data not what your friend is telling you
The data is all available

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

I heard from an AHS friend that the over 70 crowd are close to having received their booster shots but maybe she was mistaken.

My mom is 78 and she only got her first last month (at the earliest possible time) and they are stretching the second. I think completed doses are only 1.75% in the entire country (not just seniors).

[calgarygringo]

No chance.
My 85 yr old in laws are still waiting for their second Pfizer shot in a week or so.

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Trust the data not what your friend is telling you
The data is all available

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

According to some numbers, people say 1.5x more likely to die and 2x more likely to end up in the hospital.

Also, there is some evidence that the current vaccines have limited effectiveness, although nothing conclusive at this point.

Honestly, I would be fine shutting the Flames down for the season. Even though there aren't cases that they are aware of, why risk it at this point just for our entertainment? I guess some of the players might disagree at least until they are mathematically eliminated, but they seem pretty tuned out anyway at this point.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55659820

When it comes to describing the Flames, you should include at least 16 sets of quotation marks around the word entertainment.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

I heard from an AHS friend that the over 70 crowd are close to having received their booster shots but maybe she was mistaken.

It depends when you booked. Anyone who booked before they changed systems is getting the second shot on the original schedule. My father in law is in his late 70s, and is scheduled for his second dose on Friday. But anyone who booked even a few days later than we did for him (which probably includes lots of 70+) isn't getting the second dose any time soon.

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

It depends when you booked. Anyone who booked before they changed systems is getting the second shot on the original schedule. My father in law is in his late 70s, and is scheduled for his second dose on Friday. But anyone who booked even a few days later than we did for him (which probably includes lots of 70+) isn't getting the second dose any time soon.

Thanks. Deleted my post. Was mistaken.

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

It is not really up to you or any one of us to decide the appropriate level of sensitivity.

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Telling someone to apologize for a comment that clearly had no real bad intent is being pretty sensitive....in MY opinion of course.

[Flame On]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Its not being transmitted on the ice...its on the bench and even moreso in the locker room is my guess.

Spoiler!

I don't know if this is still relevant to the arenas in question but interesting for sure.
https://publichealth.yale.edu/resear...chools/sports/

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Honestly, I would be fine shutting the Flames down for the season. Even though there aren't cases that they are aware of, why risk it at this point just for our entertainment? I guess some of the players might disagree at least until they are mathematically eliminated, but they seem pretty tuned out anyway at this point.

It's not even about the players why they're really playing though. It's all about the TV contract obligations. The league does not want to owe money back when they don't have any coming in for the most part.

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

How do you partner with an administration that openly tried to prevent American companies from providing masks to Canada that they were legally and contractually obligated to supply?

There was no partnership on the table and Trump even signed an America First executive order. The U.S. has a clear track record of focusing on themselves above all else.

I see, the US providing the bulk of the funding for NATO and the United Nations indicates to you that they are not open to working with other nations.

Canada was able to step up and enter some sort of mixed up Agreement with China who has a China first policy along with absolute atrocious human rights, gender, religious, income equality record.

Never once did our leaders step up and ask to be part of operation warp speed and spend our billions of vaccination tax dollars on the viable US plan. It would have been an admission that Trump administration was not completely stupid or evil.

There would be no possible negative reaction from the US to Trudeau stepping up and asking to provide 10% of the funding for operation warp speed for priority delivery of the vaccine to Canadians.

For the good of the Canadian people our leaders should have been doing everything possible to jump on Operation warp speed. Rather they let the Canadian people bear the burnt of their never ending lock down policy to exert whatever minor influence they had over the US election.


Right now the actual real Canadian vaccination plan is getting the surplus vaccines after the US is fully vaccinated.

The US is the process of vaccinating everyone and coming out of lock down.

The US based players on the Canadian teams must be wondering what the heck they are doing on a Canadian team and calculating the impact of going for a quick trip to their US homes to get vaccinated and put up with the quarantines on getting back into Canada.

[sureLoss]

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Number of positive cases climbing within the Vancouver Canucks. More than 20 players/coaches combined have tested positive. Variant symptoms include vomiting, cramping and dehydration. Family members are getting it. Scary situation. Next 5-7 days will determine scheduling.

[Textcritic]

This is terrible.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Number of positive cases climbing within the Vancouver Canucks. More than 20 players/coaches combined have tested positive. Variant symptoms include vomiting, cramping and dehydration. Family members are getting it. Scary situation. Next 5-7 days will determine scheduling.

Well. Thats basically a nightmare.

[Johnhitbox]

Did they have a covid party? What the hell.

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[Johnhitbox]

Originally Posted by Locke

Well. Thats basically a nightmare.

The most common#symptoms of COVID-19#are pretty much what you'd expect from a respiratory disease: fever,#persistent cough, fatigue, and#muscle pain.#

Are we sure they aren't sick with something else?

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[Poe969]

The variants spread a lot easier and faster, masks alone aren't enough. Eye/face protection is crucial along with washing your hands after touching basically anything and everything. The Brazil variant is supposed to be the worst yet, I feel sorry for everyone involved and hope they can find a way to contain this. This is why isolation is key with this, its spreading like wildfire.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Johnhitbox

The most common#symptoms of COVID-19#are pretty much what you'd expect from a respiratory disease: fever,#persistent cough, fatigue, and#muscle pain.#

Are we sure they aren't sick with something else?

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They have tested positive for COVID. Doctors are not merely guessing at symptoms.

Besides, if I am not mistaken I believe that with mask mandates, social distancing and increased hand washing seasonal flu and cold outbreaks are way down this year.