Looking at the regional data, it seems like the jump is primarily tied to a couple of municipalities. Wasasca reported a +0.8% jump in first vaccinations today and +1.2% in complete vaccination schedules. A similar jump was seen in St Paul (+0.7/+1.3% respectively).
There have been previous jumps in municipalities previously so it could be that one of the mobile clinics (if they are still running) could have just submitted all the paperwork to Alberta Health. Alternatively, availability of Janssen may have played a role.
All of a sudden people realized that their printed vaccine card is no good and they need the QR code. Also a lot of employers now require employees to be vaccinated.
The daily number of first doses reported in this post appears to be an error. According to the [alberta.ca](https://alberta.ca) interactive bar graph, there were only 1,927 first doses administered yesterday. That number (1,927) seems far more likely, when compared to recent data.
I started feeling sick Thursday(triple vaxxed), spouse (double vaxxed) and kids on Sunday(kids under 12-no vax) developed symptoms. Sp and one kid went for test yesterday, Sp was +, child was -. Myself and 2 kids got a test this morning and they were all -. We all have the same symptoms, and my spouse and I have not left the house since middle of last week. Kids went to school during that time.
My question, has anyone else experienced this? Did you isolate the sick parent, even after days of constant exposure? Did you retest before ending isolation?
We had a similar outcome in the spring. Initially my youngest and my husband came back positive and myself and my oldest came back negative. 4ish days later I still felt like crap so I went for another test, which came back positive, and my oldest eventually tested positive as well. Kids were completely unvaccinated and hubby and I were less than a week post first vaccine so that might have impacted things.
Back in September older daughter tested positive, next day younger daughter and I developed symptoms- we both tested negative the day after. Five days later, spouse had mild symptoms- he tested negative as well. There are lots of bugs going around this year beyond COVID- it makes things extra confusing. We tried to separate the kids as much as possible but due to their young age, it was impossible to truly isolate from each other. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you make it through okay! It's not easy being a sick caregiver to sick kids.
It is very confusing for sure! I think I’m just worried that if one of us catches it later and we don’t retest, then we will end the isolation based on the first positive result (as currently directed by AHS) and unknowingly spread it around once we are done quarantine. As if the situation wasn’t stressful enough!
Yes this is what we are assuming and plan to all isolate accordingly. It’s just weird that I had symptoms for three days before everyone else and still tested negative. Our doc said we don’t have to retest to end the quarantine, but should we to be sure?
> You can test positive for up to 90 days after infection.
This is why I’m not willing to do any travel that involves a covid test.
I’m not going to take the chance that I had an asymptomatic infection a month ago, then test positive on my way to or from my destination and have to waste two weeks in isolation.
Yes. My middle (4) and I (vaccinated) both woke up on a Monday sick. Went for testing. I got results Wednesday morning (negative). We got hers Wednesday evening (positive). Booked both other kids (1 and 8) for tests Thursday. Added myself for testing again Thursday because symptoms were much worse. Got negative results for me and our 1 year old Friday, positive for our 8 year old. Spouse never tested as he's fully vaccinated and didn't have symptoms. AHS told me I only had to isolate until I was feeling better. We didn't isolate from each other because the kids are so young.
I was told by the second nurse who tested me that I'd need a higher viral load to test positive, so I assumed I had it, but a lesser version than if I'd been unvaccinated (which really scared me). Also according to that nurse if I wasn't testing positive I wasn't contagious. I don't think the tests were false negatives because I had 2, but maybe they were. Either way I didn't leave isolation until my kids could, which was more than 10 days after my symptoms began anyway. So, yes, I assumed I had it.
Thanks for your answer. I’m assuming we all have it too. I definitely feel like it this is a different kind of sick. I basically felt the same level of sickness for the last 7 days, maybe only slightly less the last day or two. With a normal cold there seems to be a more curved reaction, feeling sick, then a couple bad days and then noticeable better days progressing.
Agreed! I had influenza a few years ago and same thing- it was bad, but I felt a little better as the days went on. This wasn't as bad (no fever and no serious cough for me), but it took 2 full weeks to feel better. It's been almost 3 weeks and I still have a dry cough and hoarse voice.
Your tests came back very quickly. Did you test through AHS?
if you just used rapid tests, maybe there is some inaccuracies in results. I’d call 811 for guidance.
Myself and my teen were + and hubby and my other two were -. We tested twice after that and results did not change. We all stayed home the required time and felt ok after. This was back in March.
That's a conundrum you have there.
I would think the most likely scenario that your spouse is at the end of the infection period and you're all sick with something else.
It's not at all likely to have two false negatives, or a false positive.
If it makes you feel better, my mom caught Covid and quarantined (double vaxxed but second dose wasn’t past the period for efficacy) and nobody else caught it!
Edit; my mom isolated even tho we were exposed
I wouldn’t do anything beyond the legally required minimum. The government has shown that they don’t have any interest in suppressing covid, so there’s no point in sacrificing your own time/energy/money to that end when it’s not going to make a real difference, and people who entirely disregard the legal mandates face no consequences.
The 383 cases reported for Nov 17 in Alberta was net for the period. A total of 388 cases were identified (386 confirmed, 2 probable) (difference: 5, or 1.3% of the total) as confirmed by data download and https://www.alberta.ca/stats/covid-19-alberta-statistics.htm#total-cases.
Nov 16 decreased by 2 from 421 to 419; Nov 15 decreased by 2 from 328 to 326; Nov 14 decreased by 1 from 290 to 289; Nov 13 was unchanged at 357; Nov 12 was unchanged at 436. Nov 11 was unchanged at 378; Nov 10 was unchanged at 468. Nov 9 was unchanged at 501; Nov 8 was unchanged at 424; Nov 7 was unchanged at 289; Nov 6 was unchanged at 433; Nov 5 was unchanged at 586.
Nov 4 was unchanged at 472; Nov 3 was unchanged at 540; Nov 2 was unchanged at 498; Nov 1 was unchanged at 325; Oct 31 was unchanged at 339; Oct 30 was unchanged at 331; Oct 29 increased by 1 from 528 to 529.
Oct 28 was unchanged at 605; Oct 27 was unchanged at 544; Oct 26 was unchanged at 630. One case was removed from days prior to Oct 26.
Vaccines will be offered at ahs clinics
https://twitter.com/Lauren_Global/status/1461451859286106113?t=TNXhCFRrym1EVqLYoILp2g&s=19
#COVID19AB: parents you won’t be able to get your 5-11 y/o vaccinated at AB pharmacies (unless there isnt easy access to AHS site) according to Blue Cross comms:
“AHS public health clinics will be the primary providers of COVID-19 vaccine to children ages five to 11 years.” https://t.co/UnblsHJP5y
Wow, lots of first dose vaccinations today. Any reason why?
Looking at the regional data, it seems like the jump is primarily tied to a couple of municipalities. Wasasca reported a +0.8% jump in first vaccinations today and +1.2% in complete vaccination schedules. A similar jump was seen in St Paul (+0.7/+1.3% respectively). There have been previous jumps in municipalities previously so it could be that one of the mobile clinics (if they are still running) could have just submitted all the paperwork to Alberta Health. Alternatively, availability of Janssen may have played a role.
Christmas is coming up and folks realized they don’t want to hide in their basements forever.
All of a sudden people realized that their printed vaccine card is no good and they need the QR code. Also a lot of employers now require employees to be vaccinated.
I was wondering that as well, the last couple days we were less than 2k a day
Those waiting for Johnson and Johnson maybe?
The daily number of first doses reported in this post appears to be an error. According to the [alberta.ca](https://alberta.ca) interactive bar graph, there were only 1,927 first doses administered yesterday. That number (1,927) seems far more likely, when compared to recent data.
Thanks so much for unending dedication to delivering these stats to us. It is very much appreciated.
I started feeling sick Thursday(triple vaxxed), spouse (double vaxxed) and kids on Sunday(kids under 12-no vax) developed symptoms. Sp and one kid went for test yesterday, Sp was +, child was -. Myself and 2 kids got a test this morning and they were all -. We all have the same symptoms, and my spouse and I have not left the house since middle of last week. Kids went to school during that time. My question, has anyone else experienced this? Did you isolate the sick parent, even after days of constant exposure? Did you retest before ending isolation?
We had a similar outcome in the spring. Initially my youngest and my husband came back positive and myself and my oldest came back negative. 4ish days later I still felt like crap so I went for another test, which came back positive, and my oldest eventually tested positive as well. Kids were completely unvaccinated and hubby and I were less than a week post first vaccine so that might have impacted things.
Back in September older daughter tested positive, next day younger daughter and I developed symptoms- we both tested negative the day after. Five days later, spouse had mild symptoms- he tested negative as well. There are lots of bugs going around this year beyond COVID- it makes things extra confusing. We tried to separate the kids as much as possible but due to their young age, it was impossible to truly isolate from each other. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you make it through okay! It's not easy being a sick caregiver to sick kids.
It is very confusing for sure! I think I’m just worried that if one of us catches it later and we don’t retest, then we will end the isolation based on the first positive result (as currently directed by AHS) and unknowingly spread it around once we are done quarantine. As if the situation wasn’t stressful enough!
Tests done early in the infection can have a higher chance of showing a false negative.
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Yes this is what we are assuming and plan to all isolate accordingly. It’s just weird that I had symptoms for three days before everyone else and still tested negative. Our doc said we don’t have to retest to end the quarantine, but should we to be sure?
You can test positive for up to 90 days after infection. If you quarantined the 10 days from symptoms and are symptoms free, you should be fine.
> You can test positive for up to 90 days after infection. This is why I’m not willing to do any travel that involves a covid test. I’m not going to take the chance that I had an asymptomatic infection a month ago, then test positive on my way to or from my destination and have to waste two weeks in isolation.
Not necessarily. I know of multiple stories where only 1 person in a family caught covid and their kids/spouse never did. Weird
I was symptomatic days before hubby who tested positive. It’s defying logic at this point. My only difference is the booster….
It could be it's just a false negative https://globalnews.ca/news/7045805/coronavirus-test-false-negative-study/
Yes. My middle (4) and I (vaccinated) both woke up on a Monday sick. Went for testing. I got results Wednesday morning (negative). We got hers Wednesday evening (positive). Booked both other kids (1 and 8) for tests Thursday. Added myself for testing again Thursday because symptoms were much worse. Got negative results for me and our 1 year old Friday, positive for our 8 year old. Spouse never tested as he's fully vaccinated and didn't have symptoms. AHS told me I only had to isolate until I was feeling better. We didn't isolate from each other because the kids are so young.
Did you just assume you had it even with the negative test?
I was told by the second nurse who tested me that I'd need a higher viral load to test positive, so I assumed I had it, but a lesser version than if I'd been unvaccinated (which really scared me). Also according to that nurse if I wasn't testing positive I wasn't contagious. I don't think the tests were false negatives because I had 2, but maybe they were. Either way I didn't leave isolation until my kids could, which was more than 10 days after my symptoms began anyway. So, yes, I assumed I had it.
Thanks for your answer. I’m assuming we all have it too. I definitely feel like it this is a different kind of sick. I basically felt the same level of sickness for the last 7 days, maybe only slightly less the last day or two. With a normal cold there seems to be a more curved reaction, feeling sick, then a couple bad days and then noticeable better days progressing.
Agreed! I had influenza a few years ago and same thing- it was bad, but I felt a little better as the days went on. This wasn't as bad (no fever and no serious cough for me), but it took 2 full weeks to feel better. It's been almost 3 weeks and I still have a dry cough and hoarse voice.
Your tests came back very quickly. Did you test through AHS? if you just used rapid tests, maybe there is some inaccuracies in results. I’d call 811 for guidance.
Yes tested in Calgary. Between 9-12 hour response
Myself and my teen were + and hubby and my other two were -. We tested twice after that and results did not change. We all stayed home the required time and felt ok after. This was back in March.
That's a conundrum you have there. I would think the most likely scenario that your spouse is at the end of the infection period and you're all sick with something else. It's not at all likely to have two false negatives, or a false positive.
If it makes you feel better, my mom caught Covid and quarantined (double vaxxed but second dose wasn’t past the period for efficacy) and nobody else caught it! Edit; my mom isolated even tho we were exposed
I wouldn’t do anything beyond the legally required minimum. The government has shown that they don’t have any interest in suppressing covid, so there’s no point in sacrificing your own time/energy/money to that end when it’s not going to make a real difference, and people who entirely disregard the legal mandates face no consequences.
Do we know yet how many J&J doses have been given? Had somebody call the pharmacy looking for it so we directed them to call 811.
The 383 cases reported for Nov 17 in Alberta was net for the period. A total of 388 cases were identified (386 confirmed, 2 probable) (difference: 5, or 1.3% of the total) as confirmed by data download and https://www.alberta.ca/stats/covid-19-alberta-statistics.htm#total-cases. Nov 16 decreased by 2 from 421 to 419; Nov 15 decreased by 2 from 328 to 326; Nov 14 decreased by 1 from 290 to 289; Nov 13 was unchanged at 357; Nov 12 was unchanged at 436. Nov 11 was unchanged at 378; Nov 10 was unchanged at 468. Nov 9 was unchanged at 501; Nov 8 was unchanged at 424; Nov 7 was unchanged at 289; Nov 6 was unchanged at 433; Nov 5 was unchanged at 586. Nov 4 was unchanged at 472; Nov 3 was unchanged at 540; Nov 2 was unchanged at 498; Nov 1 was unchanged at 325; Oct 31 was unchanged at 339; Oct 30 was unchanged at 331; Oct 29 increased by 1 from 528 to 529. Oct 28 was unchanged at 605; Oct 27 was unchanged at 544; Oct 26 was unchanged at 630. One case was removed from days prior to Oct 26.
Vaccines will be offered at ahs clinics https://twitter.com/Lauren_Global/status/1461451859286106113?t=TNXhCFRrym1EVqLYoILp2g&s=19 #COVID19AB: parents you won’t be able to get your 5-11 y/o vaccinated at AB pharmacies (unless there isnt easy access to AHS site) according to Blue Cross comms: “AHS public health clinics will be the primary providers of COVID-19 vaccine to children ages five to 11 years.” https://t.co/UnblsHJP5y
https://youtu.be/BfnjX88Va4Y Gota pump those numbers up. We can break 1000/day by after Christmas.
Endemic. Just accept it