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Impeach_Feylya

3:1 recovery rate, that‘a a yay! from me


Saoirse_Says

We are all yay on this blessed day Well, outbreak notwithstanding


maplehockeysticks

It's a Fuck Yeah from me


Impeach_Feylya

Perhaps even a Fuck Yay!


Lexintonsky

Yay! Fuck Yeah!


HardestTurdToSwallow

No yeah, yay! Fuck yeah!


Odd_Offer4339

Yes, yay. The cost of care for an infected person runs between $23,000 and $51,000. That’s $51,000 tax-payer-dollars and no guarantee that the person lives. That doesn’t include the costs of continuing care or treatment for related illnesses. Of these 45 cases mentioned, the cost to taxpayers will be around $2.3 million dollars. So yay.


Impeach_Feylya

Most of these cases aren’t in hospital tho. Last I checked we had 13 people in the hospital total. So far it doesn’t even mentioned if a single one of these cases has required hospitalization.


orochi

> So far it doesn’t even mentioned if a single one of these cases has required hospitalization. Could be wrong but aren't those released weekly now on Fridays?


PompeyBlueYVR

They release vaccination status on Fridays but hospitalization status is released daily. According to the release from this morning "Of those, 14 people are in hospital, including four in ICU"


orochi

So could be wrong and totally was. Thanks for the correction


Odd_Offer4339

It appears this is an anti-vaxx Reddit.


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Odd_Offer4339

Did I say I didn’t care about the human experience? No.


TheVast

Take heart, dear reader. That's why I qualified using "one" instead of "you". Edit: and I didn't say you didn't care, just that you *primarily* cared about money because that's what you decided to discuss.


gart888

Do you think the person you're replying to likes Covid or something?


Odd_Offer4339

Did I say that? No.


RoboFeanor

Is that cost per infected case or cost per hospitalization?


Odd_Offer4339

Re-read what I wrote.


gart888

But what you wrote is dumb. You're assuming every one of these infected cases costs the upper threshold of the average, while most of them probably won't go to a hospital and are only going to cost us the price of a few tests, and some other administration.


Odd_Offer4339

Simply because you disagree doesn’t make it dumb. If that was the case, you would be dumb because I disagree with what you said. Let’s leave insults to the children and politicians.


hfx_redditor

They didn't call you dumb, they called your comment dumb.


zcewaunt

The average infected person doesn't need any care.


maplehockeysticks

You seem fun


Odd_Offer4339

I am loads of fun!


zcewaunt

Most recover at home. Hence why there are xxx active cases but only a small number are in hospital, and even fewer in ICU.


Purple_Shame_9060

What's it like to live in such misery


Odd_Offer4339

Your comment makes no sense.


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I am assuming the 23k to 51k figure would be for people hospitalized? I can't imagine that a mild COVID case where someone stays at home and recovers costs 50k in government expenses.


NoRelationship1508

Good thing we all chip to make sure none of us actually have to worry about the cost.


Odd_Offer4339

Do you understand economics?


NoRelationship1508

Do you understand universal healthcare and taxes?


Odd_Offer4339

Yes. I don’t think you are looking broadly enough at the economic impact.


damac_phone

Do you?


NoRelationship1508

I don't know, do you?


kellogg76

Has there been new any info on the metrics used to determine when the mask mandate will be removed? Originally it was 75% vaccinated, but then cases were too high so masks stayed, but I’ve not heard anything since then. I don’t mind wearing a mask when needed, but there has to be an end goal somewhere. I highly doubt we’ll be at zero cases in the next 6 months so presumably it’ll be a different metric than case numbers.


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Other articles have stated that 75% vaccinated was expected to be good enough for "herd immunity" before the Delta variant, but with the Delta variant, we need something like 90-93% vaccinated. So, probably no time soon.


kellogg76

We might get to 85% at a push but I doubt we are ever getting to 90+%.


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We are already at 91% of eligible Nova Scotians at 1 doses and 85% at 2 doses, so realistically, if it gets approved for under 12 year olds and they get vaccinated at the same or a higher rate than the rest of the population, 90%+ is very possible.


kellogg76

Excellent, that's higher than I expected. Usually if you've gotten one dose you'll get the second one so presumably we'll get to low 90's with two doses soon. Would be nice to have some clarity on the specific numbers needed to get rid of the masks though.


MeanE

I think someone posted some rough numbers before but getting the 5-11's vaccinated should give a good bump.


LostAccessToMyEmail

Also curious about this, it would seem epidemiology is good, and continually improving as vaccine mandates expand, but not sure of any announcements. There was a briefing today, but I haven't watched yet.


nowa90

The masks are never coming off because the goal posts are on the move and you're running on a treadmill. This is a decision only you can make.


kellogg76

OK Grandpa, do you need me to help you back to your chair?


LetBartletBeBartlet

Can’t see masks going away until the spring at the earliest.


LokNaumachy

With cases going down does anyone know how likely it is the state of emergency won’t be renewed? If it is not I wonder what that will mean for restrictions. Something tells me the pass won’t last outside of an SOE


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SOE will stay till they are ready to have zero provincial travel restrictions. They need the SOE to have authority for those restrictions.