Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated

[Warrigal]

This pandemic is nowhere over because it is global. Sydney has had some very worrying breakouts of alpha and delta COVID variants and as of today we are in hard lockdown for the next 2 weeks. People are rushing to the supermarket to buy toot paper and lining up for vaccinations. The younger cohorts are still not eligible and there are many front line health professionals who haven't been vaccinated yet.

I've had one dose of AstraZenica without incident. I have an appointment for the second shot mid July. For this I am very grateful.

The whole Greater Sydney area including the Central Coast region to the north, the Blue Mountains to the west and the Illawarra region to the south is now in hard lockdown for at least the next 2 weeks. This is a large area with millions of people affected. From being COVID free we are now experiencing multiple clusters that began when a driver was infected by flight crew from US. It has flared up rapidly and is starting to spread to other states.

"Living with the virus" without a very high percentage of vaccinated people means overtaxed hospitals, businesses closed, restricted access to family members in nursing homes, jobs lost, weddings and funeral services with restricted attendance and damage to the economy. All good reasons to summon up the courage to line up for whatever vaccine is available, when it is offered. IMO we do this not just for ourselves. We also do it for our family, friends and neighbours. And for the nation.

I agree with Paco Dennis.

 

[Ladybj]

I got the Pfizer shot too and in the past couple of days I have had a sore throat and problems coughing but them I am a former person who used to vape. We'll see if I drop desd.

My husband has the cough to. It was pretty bad a few weeks after his second vaccine but he has not dropped dead...I think you will be ok..

 

[Ladybj]

This pandemic is nowhere over because it is global. Sydney has had some very worrying breakouts of alpha and delta COVID variants and as of today we are in hard lockdown for the next 2 weeks. People are rushing to the supermarket to buy toot paper and lining up for vaccinations. The younger cohorts are still not eligible and there are many front line health professionals who haven't been vaccinated yet.

I've had one dose of AstraZenica without incident. I have an appointment for the second shot mid July. For this I am very grateful.

The whole Greater Sydney area including the Central Coast region to the north, the Blue Mountains to the west and the Illawarra region to the south is now in hard lockdown for at least the next 2 weeks. This is a large area with millions of people affected. From being COVID free we are now experiencing multiple clusters that began when a driver was infected by flight crew from US. It has flared up rapidly and is starting to spread to other states.

"Living with the virus" without a very high percentage of vaccinated people means overtaxed hospitals, businesses closed, restricted access to family members in nursing homes, jobs lost, weddings and funeral services with restricted attendance and damage to the economy. All good reasons to summon up the courage to line up for whatever vaccine is available, when it is offered. IMO we do this not just for ourselves. We also do it for our family, friends and neighbours. And for the nation.

I agree with Paco Dennis.

I thought AstraZenica was one shot? Did it change to two?

 

[Remy]

But I thought the vaccine was to prevent you from getting sick?? However, I truly understand how you feel. The majority of people I know have been fully vaccinated but still are wearing mask and the unvax are like thank you. I am so glad to see some places that do not require mask... I feel I can finally breathe. I always and will continue to wash and sanitize my hands and sanitize shopping carts..this was before Covid days.

I guess the vaccine is to protect you. Honestly I don't have a ton of faith in it. Maybe it is working? I don't know. I've got so used to the mask I'm just not ready to stop using it. I have to continue to wear them at work, it's mandatory. And I have been close up with Covid positive people due to my job. But gratefully not lately. Cases are going down in my area.

 

[Sunny]

Of course it is working, Remy. Just follow the statistics. Cases of Covid and particularly, deaths from Covid went waaaaay down as soon as most people got the vaccine. There's so obviously a cause and effect that it's astonishing to me that some people are still stubbornly clinging to their fears of something that is a) harmless and b) has a high probability of saving their life.

 

[Don M.]

In Missouri, the number of Covid cases are on the rise again. There is an area in the SW part of the state....Springfield/Branson...that is a favorite spot for tourists, and the hospital in that area is overwhelmed....such that people are being transported to the larger hospitals in KC and St. Louis. Virtually All of the victims are younger and unvaccinated. We're a long way from putting this virus to rest.