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Call for Cape elderly to wait for appointment SMS before going to vaccination site
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...ion-site-38030843-6afa-4d5f-85a9-2b4869fefcb1
26 May 2021
"Cape Town – The Western Cape Department of Health has called on residents to wait for their appointment SMS – which includes the date and place – before going to a vaccination site.
The provincial health department made the plea today, calling for co-operation and that residents follow the scheduling system as they want to ensure an efficient, Covid-19-safe environment at the sites by avoiding long queues and crowds...
“We urge the public to help us with this request, so that we avoid congestion and the disappointment of you travelling to a site that won’t have a vaccine for you at this stage..."
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...ion-site-38030843-6afa-4d5f-85a9-2b4869fefcb1
26 May 2021
"Cape Town – The Western Cape Department of Health has called on residents to wait for their appointment SMS – which includes the date and place – before going to a vaccination site.
The provincial health department made the plea today, calling for co-operation and that residents follow the scheduling system as they want to ensure an efficient, Covid-19-safe environment at the sites by avoiding long queues and crowds...
“We urge the public to help us with this request, so that we avoid congestion and the disappointment of you travelling to a site that won’t have a vaccine for you at this stage..."
Stupidity will be the end of us as a species
I definitely choose the Red Pill!
When the second wave reached 5k new cases we had a house meeting.
Suggest we pay a visit to Tops tomorrow.
" On May 25, 2021, Fast & Furious 9 star John Cena apologizes in Mandarin on Weibo (Chinese Twitter) after calling Taiwan a country. In a promotional interview for F9 with Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS earlier this month, the American actor told the broadcaster in Mandarin “Taiwan is the first country that can watch F9.” The comment triggered a backlash in China. "
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Isn't it only China that doesn't consider Taiwan a country as they believe it should belong to them but the rest of the world and most importantly Taiwan consider themselves 100% independant! I might be wrong but that has always been my understanding and in advance if i am wrong i will not be apologising in Mandarin because i don't apologise to a country that are themselves unapologetic on so many issues!
TAKE A LOOK | What it is like getting the Covid-19 vaccine at Discovery’s Sandton HQ
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/discovery-covid-19-vaccine-site-in-johannesburg-sandton-2021-5
27 May 2021
"Discovery began administering Covid-19 vaccines at its Johannesburg headquarters in Sandton last week, alongside a growing number of private facilities involved in the country's second phase of the vaccination rollout.
More than 11,000 vaccines have been administered with an average of 2,400 people getting the vaccine each day.
Like all other sites, the company is using the two-dose Pfizer BioNTech vaccine distributed by the government.
Patients must be registered on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) and present their confirmation SMS and electronic voucher. Discovery says it is able to take walk-ins under very special circumstances – but strongly prefers individuals who are scheduled on the system.
About 550 people are scheduled every two hours.
This is how the process of Covid-19 vaccination works at Discovery's HQ, from arrival to departure.
The next step is the patient registration process.
There are two registration sections with each reserved for either the vaccination site on the ground floor or the one directly above. Then patients wait at another designated area, just before they get their Covid-19 vaccine.
The building's air circulation system was bolstered with the help of air conditioning engineers, Discovery says, with high-efficiency filters and more rapid replacement of air.
Then, they finally get their jab.
The Covid-19 vaccines are administered out of 30 cubicles which are spread equally between the ground floor and the first floor.
Each booth keeps a cooler box that has the Pfizer vaccine vials in fridge-like storage.
The Pfizer vaccine is kept at temperatures between -70°C to -80°C for long term storage. Facilities for the -70°C to -80°C refrigeration not on the site. The vaccine can be kept at -20° for two weeks and -2°C to 8°C for a further 30 days, all of which is being managed on site.
A strict temperature monitoring is adhered to, its system is linked to a mobile app that alerts the pharmacists and the clinical oversight managers and communicates for instances such as loadshedding and other factors that have the potential to interrupt the cold chain, Discovery says.
There is a six-hour window, and the building has emergency power generation.
Each vial has a total of six doses in it and Discovery uses up about 400 a day which translates to a daily average of 2,400 jabs administered.
At least four to five day's vaccine stock is kept on hand.
0.3 ml of the vaccine is drawn out of the vial.
After receiving the vaccine, the patient is sent to the observation area.
Before leaving, every patient is required to be observed for 15 minutes, however, patients who demonstrate particular risks get observed for an extended period for 30 minutes.
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/discovery-covid-19-vaccine-site-in-johannesburg-sandton-2021-5
27 May 2021
"Discovery began administering Covid-19 vaccines at its Johannesburg headquarters in Sandton last week, alongside a growing number of private facilities involved in the country's second phase of the vaccination rollout.
More than 11,000 vaccines have been administered with an average of 2,400 people getting the vaccine each day.
Like all other sites, the company is using the two-dose Pfizer BioNTech vaccine distributed by the government.
Patients must be registered on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) and present their confirmation SMS and electronic voucher. Discovery says it is able to take walk-ins under very special circumstances – but strongly prefers individuals who are scheduled on the system.
About 550 people are scheduled every two hours.
This is how the process of Covid-19 vaccination works at Discovery's HQ, from arrival to departure.
- Arrival takes place on parking level B6 of the building. A portion of the parking floor is reserved as a waiting area for patients.
- Just before making their way up to the vaccine site, patients get checked for their temperature and hands are sanitised.
- They then make their way up to the lifts that lead to the ground and first floors. These floors are dedicated to administering the vaccine. Each lift is sanitised before patients go in, and only four people are allowed in a lift at one time.
The next step is the patient registration process.
There are two registration sections with each reserved for either the vaccination site on the ground floor or the one directly above. Then patients wait at another designated area, just before they get their Covid-19 vaccine.
The building's air circulation system was bolstered with the help of air conditioning engineers, Discovery says, with high-efficiency filters and more rapid replacement of air.
Then, they finally get their jab.
The Covid-19 vaccines are administered out of 30 cubicles which are spread equally between the ground floor and the first floor.
Each booth keeps a cooler box that has the Pfizer vaccine vials in fridge-like storage.
The Pfizer vaccine is kept at temperatures between -70°C to -80°C for long term storage. Facilities for the -70°C to -80°C refrigeration not on the site. The vaccine can be kept at -20° for two weeks and -2°C to 8°C for a further 30 days, all of which is being managed on site.
A strict temperature monitoring is adhered to, its system is linked to a mobile app that alerts the pharmacists and the clinical oversight managers and communicates for instances such as loadshedding and other factors that have the potential to interrupt the cold chain, Discovery says.
There is a six-hour window, and the building has emergency power generation.
Each vial has a total of six doses in it and Discovery uses up about 400 a day which translates to a daily average of 2,400 jabs administered.
At least four to five day's vaccine stock is kept on hand.
0.3 ml of the vaccine is drawn out of the vial.
After receiving the vaccine, the patient is sent to the observation area.
Before leaving, every patient is required to be observed for 15 minutes, however, patients who demonstrate particular risks get observed for an extended period for 30 minutes.
Wow! Sounds very well-organised! I'm waiting for my call-up...
The Tokyo Olympics could create a new coronavirus strain if games go on this summer, top doctor says
Sinéad Baker , Business Insider US
May 27, 2021, 09:56 PM
The head of a Japanese doctors' union has warned that this summer's Tokyo Games could create a new coronavirus strain if the games go ahead.
Naoto Ueyama of the Japan Doctors Union told a news conference on Thursday, according to Reuters: "All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated and gathering here in Tokyo. We cannot deny the possibility of even a new strain of the virus potentially emerging."
He continued: "If such a situation were to arise, it could even mean a Tokyo Olympic strain of the virus being named in this way, which would be a huge tragedy and something which would be the target of criticism, even for 100 years."
When the coronavirus runs rampant in an area, new strains - or variants that behave differently from previous ones - are more likely to be created, as Insider's Aylin Woodward reported. And the more people a virus infects, the more chances it has to mutate into a new variant..."
Sinéad Baker , Business Insider US
May 27, 2021, 09:56 PM
- The head of the Japan Doctors Union said the Olympics could create a new coronavirus strain.
- "All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated," he said.
- The event's organisers pledge that the event will be safe amid multiple calls for it to be canceled.
- For more stories go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za.
The head of a Japanese doctors' union has warned that this summer's Tokyo Games could create a new coronavirus strain if the games go ahead.
Naoto Ueyama of the Japan Doctors Union told a news conference on Thursday, according to Reuters: "All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated and gathering here in Tokyo. We cannot deny the possibility of even a new strain of the virus potentially emerging."
He continued: "If such a situation were to arise, it could even mean a Tokyo Olympic strain of the virus being named in this way, which would be a huge tragedy and something which would be the target of criticism, even for 100 years."
When the coronavirus runs rampant in an area, new strains - or variants that behave differently from previous ones - are more likely to be created, as Insider's Aylin Woodward reported. And the more people a virus infects, the more chances it has to mutate into a new variant..."
Here’s how SA’s vaccine algorithm works – and location is more important than age
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/s...prioritise-within-the-sixty-plus-group-2021-5
27 May 2021
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/s...prioritise-within-the-sixty-plus-group-2021-5
27 May 2021
- South Africa's EVDS system decides who gets vaccinated when and where – although walk-ins are being served.
- Other than healthcare workers, only people older than 60 can currently get vaccine slots.
- But age does not determine priority, it is just a precondition for getting in the queue.
- Your proximity to a vaccination centre is more important than how old you are in the algorithm that determines when you get an SMS invitation.
- Then the date and time you registered comes into play – and whether you are a member of a medical aid.
- There is no prospect of being able to select a date and vaccine location convenient for you, ever.
Facebook will no longer remove posts claiming Covid is 'man-made,' as Biden calls for a new report into the virus' origins
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/facebook-man-made-covid-19-virus-origin-wuhan-china-biden-2021-5
27 May 2021
"...In February, the tech giant said it would take down "debunked" claims that COVID-19 was created by people, but it has reversed its policy amid renewed interest in the virus' origins from scientists and politicians.
"In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made from our apps," a Facebook spokesperson told Insider in an emailed statement..."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/facebook-man-made-covid-19-virus-origin-wuhan-china-biden-2021-5
27 May 2021
"...In February, the tech giant said it would take down "debunked" claims that COVID-19 was created by people, but it has reversed its policy amid renewed interest in the virus' origins from scientists and politicians.
"In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made from our apps," a Facebook spokesperson told Insider in an emailed statement..."
Looks like South Africa’s vaccine queue jumpers will get away with it
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/vaccine-queue-jumpers-are-not-likely-to-be-caught-2021-5
28 MaY 2021
"Some South Africans have jumped the queue to get their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine well before they were due, under a system that prioritised first healthcare workers, then people over the age of 60.
And it looks like they are going to get away with it.
Some of the queue-jumpers lied, saying they were healthcare workers with potential front-line exposure to the coronavirus. Some exploited loopholes in the sprawling Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS), bypassing an ID-number check supposed to ensure those registering are at least 60 years old.
The scale of the problem was such that registration for healthcare workers was halted this week, until a more secure method could be created to queue them up for inoculation.
But what is done is done, says Nicholas Crisp, the deputy director general in the department of health responsible for the EVDS. If asked for an audit to identify queue jumpers, his unit "wouldn't be able to provide data that is useful in that," he told Business Insider South Africa this week. "It is not technically possible."
With the start of the second phase of the vaccination effort, a broad appeal was made to those healthcare workers who had not yet been vaccinated in the Sisonke J&J trial – and to people who would not normally be considered health staff as such. Traditional healers, undertakers, and others in the broader healths sector were encourage to register for their vaccine shots. So were support staff in hospitals and elsewhere in the health sector, from receptionists in GP offices to cleaners at hospitals.
These "non-professional health workers" have no registration with a professional body, and there is no way to tell who may genuinely work with the public in a healthcare setting, says Crisp.
If, say, an optometrist claimed a family member as a staffer in order to get them vaccinated, "how am I going to know that person doesn't work with the public in that practice?" asks Crisp. "How am I going to prove it?"
Non-governmental groups called for a full audit of vaccines delivered after it emerged that elite athletes were put at the front o the queue for one-dose J&J shots.
Even if that were technically possible, there is no sign of political will for such an exercise, and the outcome would likely be purely statistical anyway; it is not clear that any form of criminal or civil censure exists to use against queue-jumpers, and strict medical privacy rules mean they can not even be named and shamed.
What may happen, though, is that a fast rollout of vaccines to those who want them will relieve concerns about who is where in the queue.
"Time is a great healer," says Crisp.
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/vaccine-queue-jumpers-are-not-likely-to-be-caught-2021-5
28 MaY 2021
"Some South Africans have jumped the queue to get their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine well before they were due, under a system that prioritised first healthcare workers, then people over the age of 60.
And it looks like they are going to get away with it.
Some of the queue-jumpers lied, saying they were healthcare workers with potential front-line exposure to the coronavirus. Some exploited loopholes in the sprawling Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS), bypassing an ID-number check supposed to ensure those registering are at least 60 years old.
The scale of the problem was such that registration for healthcare workers was halted this week, until a more secure method could be created to queue them up for inoculation.
But what is done is done, says Nicholas Crisp, the deputy director general in the department of health responsible for the EVDS. If asked for an audit to identify queue jumpers, his unit "wouldn't be able to provide data that is useful in that," he told Business Insider South Africa this week. "It is not technically possible."
With the start of the second phase of the vaccination effort, a broad appeal was made to those healthcare workers who had not yet been vaccinated in the Sisonke J&J trial – and to people who would not normally be considered health staff as such. Traditional healers, undertakers, and others in the broader healths sector were encourage to register for their vaccine shots. So were support staff in hospitals and elsewhere in the health sector, from receptionists in GP offices to cleaners at hospitals.
These "non-professional health workers" have no registration with a professional body, and there is no way to tell who may genuinely work with the public in a healthcare setting, says Crisp.
If, say, an optometrist claimed a family member as a staffer in order to get them vaccinated, "how am I going to know that person doesn't work with the public in that practice?" asks Crisp. "How am I going to prove it?"
Non-governmental groups called for a full audit of vaccines delivered after it emerged that elite athletes were put at the front o the queue for one-dose J&J shots.
Even if that were technically possible, there is no sign of political will for such an exercise, and the outcome would likely be purely statistical anyway; it is not clear that any form of criminal or civil censure exists to use against queue-jumpers, and strict medical privacy rules mean they can not even be named and shamed.
What may happen, though, is that a fast rollout of vaccines to those who want them will relieve concerns about who is where in the queue.
"Time is a great healer," says Crisp.
It was there all the time!
My wife just started to watch the Hobbit trilogy and has Lord of the Rings lined up! For some reason the films don't appeal to me even though i thoroughly enjoyed reading the books years ago!
J.R.R. Tolkien, in full John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
J.R.R. Tolkien, in full John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
The Hobbit movies should never have happened. There is so much added to make it 3 movies that half of it doesn't make sense. But the LOTR movies are legend. I would definitely recommend giving it a watch if you read the book. Even better if you can get hold of the extended versions.
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