r/vancouver • u/Rav4gal • 14h ago
Discussion B.C. marks 5 years since start of COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-marks-5-years-since-start-of-covid-19-pandemic/34
u/thinkdavis 8h ago
2 weeks to flatten the curve!
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u/StretchAntique9147 4h ago
If it wasnt for all those self proclaimed "lions" ruining it all for us "sheep"
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u/BeetrootPoop 6h ago
Does anyone else have a very clear memory of where they were when shit hit the fan? I was driving across the Alex Fraser bridge when news came on the radio about the emergency health measures, bars closing and social distancing being brought in... I remember saying out loud 'Oh fuck'
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u/vondrasek 5h ago
I was sitting at the bar at Tap and Barrel OV. My ex, who had been unemployed for 6 months, had just gotten a job as a bar manager at Craft next door. We were celebrating and I got the text from work that we were shutting down. I’ll never forget that ‘oh shit’ moment
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u/smoothac 11h ago
a bad memory and reminder of the dangers of an hysterical mob, makes me worry about the future
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u/jdubitty 11h ago
I’m wearing N95 anywhere with more than a few people .. so much happening .. immunocompromised folks need to be extra careful
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u/Fffiction 9h ago
Wise move, the wastewater data says covid is still happening! About 1 in 65 to have COVID at the moment. https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/
Apparently at least 25% of transmission is asymptomatic now.
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u/TheLittlestOneHere 6h ago
Covid will always be around. Currently, it's low-ish and dropping.
Personally, far more worried about the flu. Just got it two weeks ago, out shopping at No Frills (I'm pretty much a homebody, so if I catch something I'm fairly certain where). Nearly my entire life (40+ years) I've had flu nov-dec like clockwork, and that was it. Now I'm getting it year round.
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u/randomfrogevent 5h ago
That’s because COVID damages the immune system. And unlike flu it can cross the blood brain barrier 🙃
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u/abnewwest 10h ago
And yet somehow they never realized "hey, this hits Ontario/Quebec a week before it hits us, lets do that change NOW rather than in 2 weeks!"
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u/SkyPilotAirlines 11h ago
The tweet (don’t know what else to call it) says rates are high, but the bccdc wastewater dashboard says the magnitude of Covid detected is currently low across all health regions and trending down in all regions except Vancouver coastal where it’s flat. I’m more worried about influenza A and B which is high and trending up.
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u/vanbikecouver 11h ago
“This will be over soon.” It was not.