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09-04-21 15:37 #14417
Posts: 1056Philippine Airways Files for Bankruptcy
https://www.philstar.com/business/20...P55fNshDDJSRF4
I am surprised so few airlines have gone belly up. Anyway, this is just another nail into the mongering coffin.
I see no hope of banging LBFMs there for a long time (when I will definitely be past it). The first white trash to return would be the Ossies who have draconian lock down measures. Allowing Koreans have the keys to the candy store would lead to other issues when Covid outbreaks occur.
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09-04-21 10:26 #14416
Posts: 248It kind of seems like we can go back after Sept 5th if we are vaccinated. Am I wrong? That would be fantastic.
Originally Posted by BrizLad [View Original Post]
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09-04-21 02:32 #14415
Posts: 6834Article regarding chances of contracting Covid after vaccination.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/brea...t_ufn_20210904
From the article:
Dr. Balters team has recently collected surveillance data that give us a clearer picture of the difference in risk to the vaccinated and unvaccinated as the Delta variant surged from May 1 through July 25. They studied infections in 10,895 fully vaccinated people and 30,801 unvaccinated people. The data showed that:
The rate of infection in unvaccinated people is five times the rate of infection in vaccinated people. By the end of the study period, the age-adjusted incidence of Covid-19 among unvaccinated persons was 315.1 per 100,000 people over a seven-day period compared to 63.8 per 100,000 incidence rate among fully vaccinated people. (Age adjustment is a statistical method used so the data are representative of the general population.)
The rate of hospitalization among the vaccinated was 1 per 100,000 people. The age-adjusted hospitalization rate in unvaccinated persons was 29.4 per 100,000.
Older vaccinated people were most vulnerable to serious illness after a breakthrough infection. The median age of vaccinated people who were hospitalized for Covid was 64 years. Among unvaccinated people who were hospitalized, the median age was 49.
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From the same article, referencing this study:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...1261295v1.full
Regarding whether vaxxed persons can transmit to others (using viral load as indicator; Delta only):
Another study from Singapore looked at vaccinated and unvaccinated people infected with the Delta variant. The researchers found that while viral loads in vaccinated and unvaccinated workers are similar at the onset of illness, the amount of virus declines more rapidly in the vaccinated after the first week, suggesting vaccinated people are infectious for a shorter period of time.
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09-04-21 01:04 #14414
Posts: 3394Originally Posted by BrizLad [View Original Post]
Have a look at the decimated cruise industry after numerous onboard outbreaks.
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09-03-21 23:19 #14413
Posts: 314Originally Posted by DickBump [View Original Post]
Because you have a choice on your next entry to RP. You do want to go back to punter heaven and start enjoying some pinay action?
RP will for sure have entry requirements. You can get a taste already here https://www.philippineairlines.com/e...xForTravelToPH.
There will be the bunch of unvaccinated horny guys at some immigration counter being denied entry and arguing the toss. You can join them and argue your case there.
And it's only going to get harder for the unvaccinated as governments see this as a big stick approach. (once again, please reserve your arguments for the RP immigration counter.).
How motivating is the thought of unli 21 yo filipina available for 24 x 7 BBBJ with CIM, CIP & CIA?
Free jab v Pussy holiday. I'm already vaccinated and eagerly checking the travel pages daily.
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09-03-21 22:01 #14412
Posts: 41The Rose. Having already had Covid why would I even entertain getting the jab, which doesn't stop one from contracting or spreading the pizza virus.
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09-02-21 06:40 #14411
Posts: 59Oh the Humanity
I work in direct health care in a large metropolitan hospital. We strive to save people's lives and discharge them in better health than when they entered. Some Covids come into the ICU and when they get better they are transferred to a regular care unit for the rest of their recuperation. For others the order is reversed and from the ICU their fate is the cold and lonely hospital morgue.
Lately we have become beleaguered by a spike in new Covid cases. A small anecdote explains the terrible situation. A guy runs away from a dog who is attacking him. He falls and sustains a head injury. He comes to the ER and placed on a stretcher awaiting treatment for his injuries. He is awake and alert.
However the ER is clogged by scores of individuals with the newly surging Covid. None of them had been vaccinated. The fellow with the head injury dutifully waits his turn. His mother notes that he is no longer awake and believes that he is sleeping. 4 hours later he is seen by the staff and we realize he is now comatose.
Now the hospital did nothing wrong. When assessing the walk-in patients the triage nurse correctly determined that the critically ill Covid patients had more immediate need than others. Perhaps they were at death's door.
In any event one cannot help the temptation to cast some blame on those unvaccinated infidels. Yet that is not our province to make moral judgements.
One of the hallmarks of our civilization is that we care for others, even jailed murderers and mongers.
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09-01-21 11:04 #14410
Posts: 6834Somebody check my math
Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
Added weight for this. I was reading an article last week with those stats, I wish I'd saved the link, ABS-CBN I think. They were running down the changes from ECQ to MECQ. The end of the article said that the IATF, the government's medical / science crew that makes recommendations on lockdown severity, has realized that the recent ECQ lockdown did not see the previous drops in covid cases. Cases went up even with a stricter curfew, alcohol bans, quarantine passes, etc. The IATF would like to recommend a different strategy, but the article didn't point out that new strategy (I am guessing there is no other strategy).
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09-01-21 04:20 #14409
Posts: 3394Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
Unfortunately, your comparison to MVAs is not too applicable as a crashed car doesn't ricochet off and cause 3 other accidents. It's the exponential growth that has the authorities worried and why draconian remedies are being put in place. Look at how many areas went from few to thousands of cases in the blink of an eye. The biggest concern is if the disease spreads so much that it over runs limited heath services and then the sick can't even be treated and any form of control then falls apart: reports of India and Indonesia running out of oxygen, and PI running out of nurses.
Hopefully, we don't get too many mutations, vaccines limit the spread so that those that are sick can be treated before they infect others, reasonable controls can be put in place and be effective, and then the gates to Nirvana can reopen.
Fuckk I need a holiday. 😁.
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09-01-21 01:04 #14408
Posts: 161Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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08-31-21 14:42 #14407
Posts: 1290Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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08-31-21 02:22 #14406
Posts: 6834HK stops PAL flights for 2 weeks.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...9LKaO6_K6TopGg
From the article:
The two-week ban, according to the South China Morning Post report, was imposed after three of the seven COVID-19 cases confirmed in Hong Kong on Sunday were found to have come from PALs flight PR300 from Manila.
PAL said all three passengers, two Filipinos and one Chinese national, presented negative COVID-19 test results when they checked in for their flight.
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08-30-21 13:35 #14405
Posts: 6834Six-day analysis, August 21 to August 27, for Delta. Cases up from 1273 to 1789, a 40% increase. Deaths up from 26 to 33, a 27% increase.
Dishonorable mention for P-3 variant: Cases up from 388 to 429, a 10% increase. The others are up about 5%.
Manila's MECQ extends for 2 more weeks.
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08-29-21 21:22 #14404
Posts: 1562Originally Posted by Breadman [View Original Post]
The relocation policy was a major failure because the relocation site had no nearby jobs, schools, or public transportation. Adults from the site simply returned to Manila during the week to find work, returning weekends to the family, and left kids behind in Calamba. Crime and teenage pregnancy spiked. Later some NGOs and the Catholic Church brought in livelihood centers, childcare, and social services.
Moral of the story: governments like the Philippines often apply knee-jerk solutions to problems that are much more complicated. The triggering event here was Typhoon Onday, which drowned a lot of squatters along the Marikina and Pasig Rivers and their tributaries. President Aquino blamed the squatters, claiming their homes blocked the normal flow of river water. He instructed the Department of Interior and Local Government to relocate them, even if it meant bulldozing down their shacks. So, geographic therapy: send them to some other unsuspecting local government and don't worry about problems like schools, transportation, and jobs.
Sorry. End of social studies lecture.
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08-29-21 16:57 #14403
Posts: 3474Originally Posted by SoapySmith [View Original Post]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBedlFuKlSg