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INVITE CORONA VIRUS TO TRAVEL

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LATEST NEWS: Canada government will very soon loosen travel restrictions and open borders with the United States, where now – as we speak – many States experience new outbreaks of this corona virus Delta variant. Mr. Trudeau, Canada, besides opening borders in July, will introduce further loosening of travel restrictions for international travel by September.

[ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fully-vaccinated-americans-can-travel-to-canada-starting-in-mid-august-01626403456 ]

Largely due to pressure by the corporations who rely on travel and tourism: Airlines, cruise ships and related industry. [ https://globalnews.ca/news/8028480/covid-19-pressure-mounts-to-reopen-borders-as-montreals-tourism-industry-continues-to-struggle/ ]

What will be the result ? [same as experienced in several countries in Europe] – as confirmed by an inside source a week ago , doctors are “doctoring – falsifying” vaccination passports to allow vacation travel among countries. [ https://www.dw.com/en/security-flaws-uncovered-in-eu-vaccination-passport/a-58129016 ]. Big bucks can be made now (for example, among others, by corrupt doctors or medical facilities), falsifying vaccination certificates.

FULLY VACCINATED DOES NOT MEAN you can NOT CARRY THE VIRUS. AND PASS IT ON.

DELTA variant, one of the more dangerous (and of concern) variants of the corona virus, now finding its way around the world. As mentioned before: VACCINATION and VIRUS are two sides of the issue of “protect yourself” and “protect against infection caused by others.” [ https://renataveritasopinion.com/2021/06/25/covid-19-vaccination-and-the-virus/ ] Why is it so difficult to understand that vaccination alone does not provide protection against getting the virus, or spreading it.

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COVID-19 Delta variant and travel

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SARS-CoV-2 variants – dangers of loose travel restrictions. DELTA variance, one of the more dangerous (and of concern) variants of the corona virus, now finding its way around the world. As mentioned before: VACCINATION and VIRUS are two sides of the issue of “protect yourself” and “protect against infection caused by others.” [ https://renataveritasopinion.com/2021/06/25/covid-19-vaccination-and-the-virus/ ]

Why is it so difficult to understand that vaccination alone does not provide protection against infection.

The new, more dangerous Delta variance is now traveling around the world, together with many happy travelers. [ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/variant-info.html%5D. This variant of he SARS-CoV-2 virus is more easily transmissible. This is precisely the reason why travel restrictions should not be loosened or eliminated.

Canada receives travelers from all over the world. Many are family members or Canadian citizens, and arriving from countries with a high proportion of those infected with the new more transmissible Delta variant. [ https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/travel-restrictions-exemptions.html ]. Even our British Columbia government have recently loosened restrictions about mask wearing, opening restaurants and other facilities, where virus transmissions can easily occur. And Travel – one of the main sources for disease transmission, importing dangerous virus variants. Most infections occur within closed groups, families, and people with close contact to each other. Frankly, I could foresee this months ago.

Still seems, the only protection is self-isolation.

[ https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports ]

COVID-19 Vaccination

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It is now already March 2021 and virus infections have again picked up. Too many new infections world wide. Largely due to mutations of this virus. Meanwhile I learned much more about primarily how vaccinations could protect against this pandemic disease.

There still is so much to learn about this, especially if vaccines will be effective and for how long. For the various vaccines that have now been approved by governments, it is the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines which according to the experts and the Pharma industry require two shots, preferably given within a time frame of 21 to 42 days.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/how-they-work.html

The ready supply of vaccines is foremost on governments’ minds. Most important. And because it can not always be guaranteed, some governments have decided to extend the period between the first and second injection, up to 16 weeks, that is 112 days.

As I will have my vaccination in several days, I was concerned about this. My question was:”How effective is the (double-dose) vaccine, under these circumstances, and would it not be better, NOT to have any vaccination, if I can not have the second shot ?”

https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/12/18/coronavirus-vaccine-single-dose-debate

[NOTE. If the second shot is 112 days after the first, then it can be inferred that the second shot will or could not be given at all. Simple logistic. Alternatively, during the wait period for he second shot, government policy may change and it can be given earlier.]

Therefore, my decision is now: Get this injection when I am scheduled. Hoping that the vaccine comes from a reliable, non-expired and properly stored batch.

{Another little aside from this is, that makes me believe my immune system is pretty good, for my age. I survived a serious virus outbreak on a cruise ship in September 2015, Princess Cruises (Norovirus). Vancouver – Hawaii and return. At that time I had been one of the few who walked off the ship Vancouver Harbour, no symptoms, yet. But, during the bus trip from Vancouver to the ferry for Victoria, BC, I got sick. Coming home, then isolated myself for several weeks and survived. [ https://renataveritashistory.com/2015/10/10/norovirus-cruises-star-princess/ ]}

COVID-19 Mask or no mask

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Mask ? of course, I would say, to protect yourself. Against those who have the virus and do not know, yet. Or those, who simply do not care if they spread the virus. Simple as that. Despite that some people may think that masks are silly or are only worn by those who are actually sick.

Since this world-wide epidemic (turned pandemic) has started it was clear that this virus – as most virus attacks are – is also air borne. People walking in the street, talking. Always talking. Breathing and spraying the virus infected air around, or worse, inside closed spaces, head to head, breathing the virus into each others faces.

For me, it was also quite clear that the regulations (keeping social distancing to each other at least 2m apart) is long not enough. From the start, since March 2020, I keep a distance of 5m. In the street, and try hard inside a store. Lucky, I live alone, no other person ever inside my home. Try to avoid public transit. When I need the bus, wear a mask. Inside the store, wear a mask. Washable, every day wash not only hands, groceries, all containers, but gloves, mask, and after the odd bus ride all my clothes.

So, when some one in the street passes me and might assume I am sick wearing a mask, then that is not true: I do this to protect myself from getting infected through the air. Because once infected a virus is in your blood, will travel and multiply. Since we do not have regular blood tests (to test immune system responses to such a virus) or a well functioning health care system to test for the virus itself, or get treatment once one is infected and sick. the only way to stay alive is: BE CAREFUL, PROTECT YOURSELF.

COVID-19 PPM (Pandemic Propaganda Machine)

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The PPM (Pandemic Propaganda Machine) is still running at full tilt. Daily several times a day radio, or TV news inserts, or the Internet. One of the issues I do not see addressed is: How to explain this condition in simple terms to those who may not even have access to the Internet (so far provided in our – now closed – Public Libraries), or simply explain to the local vulnerable population WHY they now must clean their hands often, or in the case, they never did, why clean them at all.

And what the meaning is of this COVID-19. I assume 19 because it started 2019. (In reality it should now be COVID-20.) COVID = Coronary Virus Infectious Disease. Stemming from the SARS-COV-2 virus.

I myself who works daily on the Internet and has made her living since 1960 in computer systems development, has no problem to find the relevant and necessary information. But what about those who cannot ?

Simplified explanation: This virus (who cares about its name) is easily transmittable from person to person. Inside the human system it multiplies and exits via mouth or via the ‘rear end’ , and is likewise easily transferred to a person’s hands. A person touching any number of surfaces where this virus than attaches itself. In addition to particles caused by coughing. Again, where people touch any part of their face, so that the virus can enter. And why always wash your hands is, nobody knows who is infected already, may carry this virus, and who not.

THEREFORE THE all-the-time HAND WASHING, AND NO HAND SHAKES ANYMORE

That is all the media systems need to tell people, if they care about them.

COVID-19 Extra Protective Measures

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Continuation of my previous blogs (extra measures during these trying times – [ https://renataveritasopinion.com/ ]

IMPORTANT UPDATE

What can kill this new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2 ) ? [ https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-expert-advice-on-which-cleaning-products-to-use-against-coronavirus ]

Seems one of the active ingredients (besides bleach=sodium hypochlorite) is alcohol ethanol. Searched all my cleaners like dishwashing and regular, found Comet (contains bleach), is harsh on surfaces. I always use for all items brought back from stores. More difficult: what to use for washing produce ?

Then found that none I had except WINDEX (for windows cleaning) which contains ethanol and may help.

[from the Web: WINDEX MULTI-SURFACE DISINFECTANT SANITIZER CLEANER will clean and shine surfaces without any dull residue. It KILLS 99.9% of GERMS, VIRUSES, and BACTERIA on hard, non-porous surfaces. This is the perfect product for cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, tiles, stainless steel, and so much more!Oct 7, 2019]. Which I will use.

[ https://www.sydneysolvents.com.au/blog/our-blog/product-talk/10-uses-for-ethanol-around-the-home/ ]

Here Victoria, Vancouver Island. Always finding new ways on how to protect myself better from carrying a nasty virus home, after grocery shopping. Not only do I always wear gloves – easily washable ones when coming home – but all items, be they food items or packaged items no matter what package (plastic, aluminium, cardboard or other) will be washed using cleaner with bleach, or better, yet, now I started to remove food items out of those containers wearing protective plastic gloves, then again wash them and then place my groceries where necessary safely elsewhere loose (outside of packages), or else then in fridge. Except yogurt or similar, which is more difficult. 

In our stores finally now signs KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, which most customer do nicely. In the street, I always go around others keeping more than 2m distance.

Checkout: card readers (some stores cover up with protective plastic, some not). As I always wear gloves I can use the little keys with gloves on (see above, I wash gloves at home). Computer keyboards ? what about those ? Wipe down as well.

COVID-19 another corona virus outbreak

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A virus is a smart little entity and knows how to find hosts, multiply and make humans really sick.

Typically, going back in history, did not most of these virus epidemics or pandemics that caused upper respiratory disease start in large human populated areas ? [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome ]

Of most types of (zoonotic) infections (animal to human) the swine flu outbreak has also been devastating. World wide. 

[ https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-6-207 ]

As with most such viral outbreaks where animal virus can pass to humans, these significant zoonotic pathogens may also be a result of deliberate cross contamination of viral matter in laboratories. The next article is a wake-up call and reminding us how vulnerable we as humans are facing another pandemic:

[ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200325-covid-19-the-history-of-pandemics ]

How to survive ? Well humans are just another category of ‘social animals’, needing contact. Large cities are a breeding ground for human contact.

And any virus – new or old – is a happy pathogen causing deadly diseases often via bacterial infections. As said before, find the best way to fight stereotype herding behavior and maintain a healthy lifestyle. A few of us will survive, even older people, especially older people, but how to survive financial disaster afterwards, that is another story.

One person’s opinion from the New York Times [ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/opinion/tech-companies-covid.html ]

COVID-19 and related issues – continuation

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Continuation of my previous blog (extra measures during these trying times – [ https://renataveritasopinion.com/2020/03/18/covid-19-viral-pandemic-extra-measures/ ) ]

Here Victoria, Vancouver Island. Most residents try to keep social distancing. I say most, or many, not all. What surprised me was that there are still people who do not take this seriously, including health care workers, who are sick, now at home. And tell you (on the phone, luckily) “I am OK, will come back to work in one week”.

NOT GOOD !!!

This virus is quite persistent, may be dormant after a bout of respiratory disease, but can still become life again and try finding a new host, to replicate. Personally, I definitely do not go to that clinic after a health care worker comes back to work after one week, even two weeks, even more.

[ https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-Discharge-criteria.pdf ]

What counts is, how well everyone’s immune system can cope.

[MORE UPDATES ON THESE ISSUES LATER]

 

COVID-19 viral pandemic – extra measures

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Frankly at this point I am not so much concerned whether to survive this world wide pandemic, than how ever to recover from severe financial losses in my pension plan (that I need for living). As of latest count, five years of income are down the drain. In other words I have to worry more about killing myself before this money runs out, than possibly surviving this viral disease.

All the measures now prescribed by the health authorities I have practiced all my life. What I do in addition now:

Cleaning thoroughly all groceries before they enter my home. In front of my entrance door, get rubber gloves and wipe everything down, containers, packages. Door handle. Then wash my grocery bags and my gloves. I always wear gloves (even before this outbreak). Fresh produce (even though I peel all fruits) I dunk extra for a long while in a solution of white vinegar and water. WASH – WASH – WASH.

I still go for a walk – since everything now is closed here – streets eerily empty, and go through our large city Park. Keeping on roads and streets by myself.

Does that sound paranoid ? I do not think so. One needs to take this seriously.

[MORE LATER from Vancouver Island.]