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Want to cut your risk of serious COVID-19? New data shows vaccines are hitting the mark
Unvaccinated 36 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, new data shows
Lauren Pelley · CBC News

Vaccines work. Before we move on to some caveats, let's start with that.

A growing body of global data shows that leading COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce your risk of falling seriously ill or dying if you wind up infected with the coronavirus.

That's particularly the case when they're used alongside other public health measures to prevent infections from happening in the first place — and even when faced with the hyper-contagious delta variant.

They don't work perfectly, of course — and we'll get to that in a bit — but really, really well.

The latest Canadian data released on Friday shows that from late July to late August — while the more-contagious delta variant was circulating widely — unvaccinated individuals were 36 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated.
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Research published on Tuesday in the Lancet looked at 969 patients who were admitted to a Yale New Haven Health System hospital in Connecticut from late March to early July and wound up testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 — whether or not they were being treated for COVID-19 or another ailment.

During the study months, only 54 of the admitted patients were fully vaccinated. Nearly half didn't show symptoms of COVID-19, despite testing positive for the virus, and had come to the hospital to treat another, unrelated diagnosis.

The rest here. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vaccines-illness-death-risk-1.6171958

"It doesn't make any sense. There are virtually no serious, severe cases in those younger cohorts". What would be the sense in vaccinating them?" This from Isaac Bogosch who is a doctor relied upon by CBC.
88% of cases in the hospital (an unrevealed percentage of which were there for reasons other than covid) still comprise a very small percentage of people who have covid and an even smaller percentage of the population in general. Perspective.
Again, I believe the vaccinations may be a good choice for some people, especially the elderly. This, because they may prevent these people from dying prematurely. However, being vaccinated does not mean you can ignore the virus and put others at risk of contracting the disease. Being unvaccinated does not mean you are a carrier any more than being vaxxed means you are not.
I think it is wise for school teachers to be vaccinated because they are in contact with so many people. However, being vaccinated does not mean they can ignore minor symptoms and go ahead and infect their students. They can still carry and spread the virus. On the bright side, the students are unlikely to get seriously ill and will end up being truly immune; as will the vaccinated teacher who brought virus into the classroom and infected them. This is the route to the sought after herd immunity.
To this point, the virus has had no impact on my life at all. Governmental response to the virus has impacted me plenty. GD

Some people think they shouldn't be required to be inoculated with the spike protein gene therapy.....how convenient.......

Members Of Congress, Staff Exempt From Biden Vaccine Mandate


SATURDAY, SEP 11, 2021 - 01:00 PM

Members of Congress, their staff, and federal court system employees are exempt from the Biden administration's new vaccine mandates, according to Newsweek.



On Thursday, Biden issued two executive orders mandating that federal workers, federal contractors, and workers for companies with more than 100 employees take the Covid-19 jab or face unemployment and fines.

While Biden's order applies to employees of the executive branch, the House and Senate are part of the separate legislative branch, and of course the courts are part of the judicial branch - so the new orders don't apply.

"Building on the President's announcement in July to strengthen safety requirements for unvaccinated federal workers, the President has signed an Executive Order to take those actions a step further and require all federal executive branch workers to be vaccinated," reads Biden's COVID 'action plan' titled "Path Out of the Pandemic."

"The President also signed an Executive Order directing that this standard be extended to employees of contractors that do business with the federal government," the plan continues. "As part of this effort, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and the National Institute of Health will complete implementation of their previously announced vaccination requirements that cover 2.5 million people."

The New York Times reported on Thursday that the executive order doesn't apply to those who work for Congress or the federal courts, citing White House officials.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference on April 29 that the House couldn't require members to be vaccinated. Video clips of those remarks gained renewed attention online following Biden's announcement.

"So—so here is the thing. We are—we cannot require someone to be vaccinated. That's just not what we can do. It is a matter of privacy to know who is or who isn't," Pelosi said.

"I can't go to the Capitol Physician and say, 'Give me the names of people who aren't vaccinated, so I can go encourage them or make it known to others to encourage them to be vaccinated.' So we can't—we can't do that," she said. -Newsweek

On Friday, Pelosi's office reiterated to Newsweek that her April 29 remarks were "referring to the institution in which she serves," adding "She's saying she cannot force Members to be vaccinated, which is true."

How's this going to 'protect the vaccinated from the unvaccinated' on Capitol Hill?

That's the US. They do things differently down there.

They all haven't totally lost their minds down there......26 states are telling biden to pound sand.

For those of you who will be getting the passport.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html

Looks like large numbers of healthcare workers are resigning ahead of the mandated "shot". My friend works in a care home and last evening, (saturday) a number of workers handed in their resignations, including at least two Nurses.

It is because the Doctors, Nurses, care aids, cooks, cleaners, etc....who dont like being forced are left with no choice.

I think Dix, Horgan, Henry should "gown up" and get to work.

Hoping this should be enough to bring this Government in focus for a closer look, they are in full contempt of its Citizens.

And hopefully, make people realize that it they can help ease the burden by getting vaccinated.

Large numbers? Cite?

Happening in the States also. Staff in the medical field have the upper hand now, hopefully they will use it.

Happening down south? Cite?

Just noticed this one last night. Have seen several articles over the last week.

NY Hospital to Pause Baby Deliveries After Staffers Quit Over Vaccine Mandate

September 11th, 2021

One for your Hospitals Overwhelmed file folder.

Via: KIRO7:

An upstate New York hospital said it will pause the delivery of babies in two weeks because of a spate of resignations by maternity unit workers who are objecting to COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

Lewis County General Hospital, in Lowville, will temporarily stop delivering babies after Sept. 24, WWNY reported. During a news conference Friday afternoon, Lewis County Health System CEO Gerald Cayer said seven of the 30 hospital workers who resigned were from the hospital’s maternity ward. He added that another seven maternity unit staffers were undecided about getting the vaccine, the television station reported.

Strong leftist lean being from Bloomberg, but you'll get the idea.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-08-28/when-nurses-refuse-to-get-vaccinated


When nurses refuse to get vaccinated

For the head of a hospital facing yet another wave of Covid, a vaccine mandate might seem like the only way to keep staff and patients safe. The reality is more complicated, though. Right now nearly 1 in 8 nurses are neither vaccinated nor planning to get a shot.

And in some parts of the country, hospital administrators say only about half of their nursing staff are vaccinated.

That’s the dilemma. Do you lose more nurses by mandating vaccines and having some quit, or by not requiring shots and facing staff shortages from quarantines and absences when they get sick?

“It’s a cynical question, but what gets us to losing the higher amount of staff?” says Alan Levine, chief executive officer of Ballad Health, which has 21 hospitals and other centers serving patients in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Levine chose not to require vaccinations for his health-care workers after modeling suggested he could see 15% of nurses, or as many as 900, leave if he did. That’s more than he anticipates losing to Covid-19 quarantines and illness, even with the most recent surge filling up the network’s intensive-care units and 130 staffers quarantining on a single mid-August day. At Ballad, 97% of doctors are vaccinated. Among front-line nurses, he estimates vaccination rates hover around 50%.

It’s hard to fathom how nurses, who see firsthand how Covid can kill people, could oppose getting a vaccine that’s been shown in numerous studies to provide extraordinary protection against severe illness and death. But it’s a problem hospital administrators all over the country find themselves facing. The American Nurses Association has formed a broader coalition of nursing groups to combat vaccine hesitancy in its ranks by publishing facts to help demystify the shots.

Nationally, only 35% of hospitals had mandated that staffers get vaccinated as of Aug. 19, according to the American Hospital Association. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approving the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23, that percentage could rise over the next few months. About 22 states now require Covid vaccinations for at least some health-care workers, according to data from the National Academy for State Health Policy.

Not all states are moving in that direction. Four so far—Arkansas, Georgia, Montana and Tennessee—established bans before the FDA’s Pfizer vaccine approval that could prevent mandates being imposed on some workers.

A number of others have yet to weigh in, leaving hospital administrators balancing their staffing concerns with their desire to protect workers and patients.—Cynthia Koons

Many are pointing fingers at a Menstruating Woman (Henry) and a couple of Menstruating Men (Dix & Horgan) as the cause of this clusterphuck.

Just what the world needs, women with 15 day periods.

Monday is the first day of the single shot requirement.

I couldn't help notice how this NDP Government we have here in BC just keeps tightening the screws little by little.
Dr Henry comes out almost crying again, sad to see, Dix comes out, thanks the Indians for everything, then turns into the most morbid Politician I have ever seen.

Nurses and healthcare workers are resigning or simply retiring, others are simply changing their occupations. We have a crisis here and they created it. Many others are simply quitting, cleaners, care aids etc.....It has been my experience that Government is never wrong and wont back down on their policy, ever, so looks like many People will die in the system, book it.

Dix is hiding now from the Mayor of Kamloops (Ken Christian) the Mayor is also head of the hospital in Kamloops. 3 nurses on when there is supposed to be 24?...and the People who never received the shot are responsible??
I heard the Mayor say there were 10 People in the ICU with Covid, last week was 17, and this strains the system??

I think what we have here is something that has been happening for a very long time, ,,,,we need more money. Turning the Wuhan into a bargaining tool, its a bit of both to be true, but shameful Dix would lead People to believe its the ones who didn't receive a shot.

Open Letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix, and Premier John Horgan

Open Letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix, and Premier John Horgan

We are a group of extremely concerned health professionals in the Okanagan Valley, B.C. We have some critical questions regarding COVID-19, specifically about the current reporting of case numbers, statistics, and testing, and the restrictions imposed by your health orders. While discussion of adjunctive and alternative safe and effective treatments is being stifled, the policies of mandatory experimental vaccines and vaccine passports are being forced upon our province, our country, and many other countries worldwide.

Addressing Dr. Henry, Mr. Dix and Mr. Horgan: We—as healthcare practitioners and citizens—expect and deserve answers that address these concerns directly. Proclaiming that vaccine therapies are “safe and effective” is misleading and sloganistic. The reports of vaccine injuries are increasing every day, yet are being ignored. We are witnessing an increase in Covid illness occurring in fully vaccinated individuals and, irrationally, that is being followed by a promise of mandated boosters.1 The lack of answers and the vague information being provided over the past 18+ months do not instill confidence in British Columbians.

This lack of transparency has resulted in unprecedented divisiveness amongst citizens, families and friends. There are individuals who are angry that some concerned citizens are not complying and are comparing our current circumstances to the Holocaust. While this may seem extreme, the Holocaust also began with the small removal of freedoms2, just as we are seeing today. This historical atrocity started out as a slow and seemingly innocent removal of rights by the government, but quickly morphed into media control, divisiveness between groups of people, and limitations to what one select section of society could do. In this way, the ordinary citizen easily became an enemy of the state. Today a one-sided, politically-driven narrative, which is being fuelled by politicians and the media, is causing a similar divisiveness. When only one side of the story is made available to the public, it is easy to understand how individuals can become disgruntled toward other citizens who are fighting to maintain their freedom and bodily autonomy. A political agenda is clearly being pushed here, and the refusal to address questions and concerns of healthcare practitioners and citizens of B.C. speaks volumes. We hope all of B.C. and Canada will carefully consider the information included in this document and join us in demanding clear, direct and truthful answers.

You must recognize and acknowledge the problems our country faces with our media and with our supposed leaders. We are on a dangerous trajectory and we must STOP —NOW! The media’s control of information and the censorship of knowledgeable and experienced physicians, scientists, and lawyers are preventing access to the two sides of the story. The introduction of “Fact checkers”—who are wholly owned by Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Media — being paid to censor anyone who does not support the government narrative. The tools of intimidation, coercion, and bribery are being used to divide our society, and all of this is happening right in front of us. Obviously, this type of behaviour is not a reflection of good people with good ideas; to the contrary, it is criminal activity.

Groups of doctors are forming international networks to investigate public health measures and to raise questions and concerns.3 We call on all Canadians to join the rapidly growing movement of ordinary citizens who are standing up against tyranny and violation of our human rights and freedoms!

Please answer the 12 questions below directly, clearly and truthfully, with references to the data from the scientific research on which you are basing your decisions and policies:

Continued - https://www.eastonspectator.com/202...enry-adrian-dix-and-premier-john-horgan/

Action ,or in this case inaction, has consequences . gee what a surprise.

Yes indeed.

Yeah, the BC Nurses Union tells them to pound sand too. I wonder what makes these Politico's think they can mandate this on the populace?
The Government has created a problem, one of their own doing, 100% their fault, they think they are making People safer??