COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[redmanjp]

curfew tomorrow and monday?

[widdyphuck]

The delta variant is here. Co Worker of mines died yesterday after contracting it a week ago.
Trinidad ain't ready for this variant. Brace yourselves because we in for some serious times..

[redmanjp]

The delta variant is here. Co Worker of mines died yesterday after contracting it a week ago.
Trinidad ain't ready for this variant. Brace yourselves because we in for some serious times..

age, vax status?

[Kenjo]

The delta variant is here. Co Worker of mines died yesterday after contracting it a week ago.
Trinidad ain't ready for this variant. Brace yourselves because we in for some serious times..

Wait what ? His family put up social media post ? He had comorbidities ? Be safe out there if you interacted with him

[Mmoney607]

curfew tomorrow and monday?

I am calling on Dr Keith Christopher Rowley to shut down the entire country for the next three weeks.

[aaron17]

The delta variant is here. Co Worker of mines died yesterday after contracting it a week ago.
Trinidad ain't ready for this variant. Brace yourselves because we in for some serious times..

Wait what ? His family put up social media post ? He had comorbidities ? Be safe out there if you interacted with him

They list that as delta death?

[aaron17]

Remember...fear kills too

[bluefete]

‘Fully Moderna vaccinated’: Miami businesswoman diagnosed with breakthrough COVID

Madeleine Marr
Fri, July 30, 2021, 3:58 PM
Local businesswoman Loren Ridinger shared some unfortunate but altogether too common news on Thursday: She had a breakthrough case of coronavirus.

Madeleine Marr
Fri, July 30, 2021, 3:58 PM
Local businesswoman Loren Ridinger shared some unfortunate but altogether too common news on Thursday: She had a breakthrough case of coronavirus.


“Why you should get vaccinated,” wrote the Market America/Shop.com mogul. “I was fully Moderna vaccinated and was told I have COVID yesterday. I have been incredibly safe, always mask but yet still exposed and got COVID four months after my vaccine.”



Rapper Dess Dior just performed at Rolling Loud in Miami. Now she’s got COVID

It is unclear if the Miami Beach resident, who has appeared on “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” has the Delta variant, which is currently on the rise.

Vaccinated people can still get COVID. Here are the most common symptoms, study says

For those who don’t think you should bother to get the shot if you can get the virus anyway, the 52 year old wife of JR Ridinger had these words: “If I wasn’t vaccinated I could be so much more sick. Today I am grateful for the vaccine.”

As for how the socialite is feeling, her symptoms are apparently manageable.

The post ends with a plea: “Please, please do your body and those you love a favor and get vaccinated as it really does make the process easier. COVID is real and here for a while. Mask up.”

COVID-19 vaccines are the best way to protect people from getting seriously ill in the hospital or dying, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the agency notes that no vaccine is 100 percent effective and breakthrough infections can occur.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fully-modern ... 03545.html

[redmanjp]

The delta variant is here. Co Worker of mines died yesterday after contracting it a week ago.
Trinidad ain't ready for this variant. Brace yourselves because we in for some serious times..

More and more ppl know some one who died

With the tens of thousands of cases we have had in the past 3 months I sure dozens of 2nrs had it but like most keeping quiet.

[sucre251]

Bluefete, I noticed that you did not highlight the important parts at the end where she said:

"If I wasn’t vaccinated I could be so much more sick. Today I am grateful for the vaccine.”


"Please, please do your body and those you love a favor and get vaccinated as it really does make the process easier. COVID is real and here for a while. Mask up.”


But you made sure to highlight big and bold using a different font color and size the fear-mongering parts that a fully vaccinated person got Covid. Once again, a vaccine does not stop you from getting a virus, it keeps the effects manageable for your body so it does not get overwhelmed and you end up near death's door. This fact has been known since vaccines were invented. It seems like this story will be told every day as replies on social media for the rest of our lives, but the people who love to create fear will continue to thrive on it. Look at yourself please.

[Mmoney607]

Bluefete, I noticed that you did not highlight the important parts at the end where she said:

"If I wasn’t vaccinated I could be so much more sick. Today I am grateful for the vaccine.”


"Please, please do your body and those you love a favor and get vaccinated as it really does make the process easier. COVID is real and here for a while. Mask up.”


But you made sure to highlight big and bold using a different font color and size the fear-mongering parts that a fully vaccinated person got Covid. Once again, a vaccine does not stop you from getting a virus, it keeps the effects manageable for your body so it does not get overwhelmed and you end up near death's door. This fact has been known since vaccines were invented. It seems like this story will be told every day as replies on social media for the rest of our lives, but the people who love to create fear will continue to thrive on it. Look at yourself please.

You know over 100 million people around the world had mild cases of Covid? Some didn't even know they had it.

[sucre251]

And the 4.2 million who who died? That's acceptable? Just flip a coin and take your chances, is that it? And the majority with long-term complications? What are the casino rules for them? So let the virus continue unchecked through the human population then, flip the coin, rather than take a vaccine. Didn't we used to do that with smallpox and polio? And we made a vaccine for those crippling viruses? The majority of infected people also lived didn't they? So why did we create a vaccine for smallpox anyway and eliminated that disease, why couldn't we just let the fittest survive? And after all it was only 2 -5 % of children really affected by polio. Everyone else survived. Those aren't good odds? Let people take their chance, flip that coin and victim blame the "unhealthy" people. And the +1000 deaths in Trinidad, apparently they're not real people with real families, it's just a number on paper for you to look at and feel good about the numbers and the odds. Eh casino boy?

[adnj]

Dayum. Casino boy.

[bluefete]

I only highlighted the headline of the article as I do with all my posts.

You are right in that I did not highlight anything in the article. Glad you read it through though.

So make sure you get vaccinated and stay safe.

Bluefete, I noticed that you did not highlight the important parts at the end where she said:

"If I wasn’t vaccinated I could be so much more sick. Today I am grateful for the vaccine.”


"Please, please do your body and those you love a favor and get vaccinated as it really does make the process easier. COVID is real and here for a while. Mask up.”


But you made sure to highlight big and bold using a different font color and size the fear-mongering parts that a fully vaccinated person got Covid. Once again, a vaccine does not stop you from getting a virus, it keeps the effects manageable for your body so it does not get overwhelmed and you end up near death's door. This fact has been known since vaccines were invented. It seems like this story will be told every day as replies on social media for the rest of our lives, but the people who love to create fear will continue to thrive on it. Look at yourself please.

[death365]

What's happening on Monday Normal 9 pm curfew ?

[DMan7]

Everything running normal

[Dizzy28]

I'm guessing nothing of note in the presser.
No updates here

[redmanjp]

Did he say 200000 ppl have natural immunity?

[elec2020]

^just vaccine vaccine vaccine

[elec2020]

Did he say 200000 ppl have natural immunity?

i didn't hear that... but too be fair i am playing rocket league on my pc while listening to this

[Mmoney607]

When you flip a coin you have a 50/50 chance of each outcome. With covid, survival is a 99.99% chance.

And the 4.2 million who who died? That's acceptable? Just flip a coin and take your chances, is that it? And the majority with long-term complications? What are the casino rules for them? So let the virus continue unchecked through the human population then, flip the coin, rather than take a vaccine. Didn't we used to do that with smallpox and polio? And we made a vaccine for those crippling viruses? The majority of infected people also lived didn't they? So why did we create a vaccine for smallpox anyway and eliminated that disease, why couldn't we just let the fittest survive? And after all it was only 2 -5 % of children really affected by polio. Everyone else survived. Those aren't good odds? Let people take their chance, flip that coin and victim blame the "unhealthy" people. And the +1000 deaths in Trinidad, apparently they're not real people with real families, it's just a number on paper for you to look at and feel good about the numbers and the odds. Eh casino boy?

[redmanjp]

Did he say 200000 ppl have natural immunity?

i didn't hear that... but too be fair i am playing rocket league on my pc while listening to this

He said a number but I didn't hear properly. Je said they will contribute to herd immunity so we can subtract that from how many people need to be vaccinated

[DMan7]

[redmanjp]

When you flip a coin you have a 50/50 chance of each outcome. With covid, survival is a 99.99% chance.

And the 4.2 million who who died? That's acceptable? Just flip a coin and take your chances, is that it? And the majority with long-term complications? What are the casino rules for them? So let the virus continue unchecked through the human population then, flip the coin, rather than take a vaccine. Didn't we used to do that with smallpox and polio? And we made a vaccine for those crippling viruses? The majority of infected people also lived didn't they? So why did we create a vaccine for smallpox anyway and eliminated that disease, why couldn't we just let the fittest survive? And after all it was only 2 -5 % of children really affected by polio. Everyone else survived. Those aren't good odds? Let people take their chance, flip that coin and victim blame the "unhealthy" people. And the +1000 deaths in Trinidad, apparently they're not real people with real families, it's just a number on paper for you to look at and feel good about the numbers and the odds. Eh casino boy?

Don't know where you all getting this 99.99%

Despite this many if us already know ppl who happen to end up in dat 0.01% so to hell with that

[elec2020]

Did he say 200000 ppl have natural immunity?

i didn't hear that... but too be fair i am playing rocket league on my pc while listening to this

He said a number but I didn't hear properly. Je said they will contribute to herd immunity so we can subtract that from how many people need to be vaccinated

the number i heard him say was the fully vaccinated. So he was saying that like a significant proportion of the population are not fully protected against the virus. That one i remember. I can't remember him saying other numbers after that one but as I said I am multi-tasking so i may have missed certain things he said

[Mmoney607]

:evilbat:

When you flip a coin you have a 50/50 chance of each outcome. With covid, survival is a 99.99% chance.

And the 4.2 million who who died? That's acceptable? Just flip a coin and take your chances, is that it? And the majority with long-term complications? What are the casino rules for them? So let the virus continue unchecked through the human population then, flip the coin, rather than take a vaccine. Didn't we used to do that with smallpox and polio? And we made a vaccine for those crippling viruses? The majority of infected people also lived didn't they? So why did we create a vaccine for smallpox anyway and eliminated that disease, why couldn't we just let the fittest survive? And after all it was only 2 -5 % of children really affected by polio. Everyone else survived. Those aren't good odds? Let people take their chance, flip that coin and victim blame the "unhealthy" people. And the +1000 deaths in Trinidad, apparently they're not real people with real families, it's just a number on paper for you to look at and feel good about the numbers and the odds. Eh casino boy?

Don't know where you all getting this 99.99%

Despite this many if us already know ppl who happen to end up in dat 0.01% so to hell with that

And its sad that we have lost people. But we need an appropriate reaction to the situation.

[aaron17]

We still have '5 or 6 hundred thousand' vaccines to use? That what Deyalsingh said in the conference.

[elec2020]

We still have '5 or 6 hundred thousand' vaccines to use? That what Deyalsingh said in the conference.

is that true? someone sent me a flyer saying that sinopharm vaccines going to done 3rd week in august.

[Dohplaydat]

We doing right 6k a day which isn't bad, but given that we have all walk in sites now you'd expect it to be much higher.

Time to blame people not government

[K74T]

ICYMI:

Key Points from the Press Conference Hosted by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley – Saturday July 31st 2021


- Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley issued a call to personal service workers like caretakers, and gardeners along with hairdressers, barbers and masseurs to get vaccinated in the hopes that they would be able to return to work in 2 weeks time.

- Prime Minister Rowley also indicated that if the retail sector becomes heavily vaccinated, they can be cautiously reopened in about 2 weeks.

- The Prime Minister stated that due to the socialization aspect of Bars, they can’t be reopened at this time, however Dr. Rowley said that the Finance Minister will be asked to offer further assistance to people who earn a living in bars.

- Dr. Rowley confirmed that there is to be no change to the 9PM to 5AM curfew at this time.

- Prime Minister Rowley indicated that T&T has enough vaccine doses to immunize approximately 600,000 people.

- Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshan Parasram stated that based on data collected from May 14th, 90.4% of HDU admissions were unvaccinated persons with 9.6% being partially vaccinated. 84.4% of ICU admissions were unvaccinated with 15.6% being partially vaccinated and 96.9% of deaths were unvaccinated persons with 3.1% being partially vaccinated.

- The Chief Medical Officer indicated that there have been no fully vaccinated persons admitted to HDU, ICU or among the recorded COVID-19 related deaths in T&T.

- Technical Director of Epidemiology, Dr. Avery Hinds, indicated that COVID-19 Cases are continuing to slightly increase across T&T with the current positivity at 27%.

- Principal Medical Officer of Institutions, Dr. Maryam Abdool-Richards, stated that as of 8AM this morning, there are 399 patients hospitalized across the parallel healthcare system which adds up to 39% total occupancy with Trinidad at 38% and Tobago at 46%. Dr. Richards also stated that Ward level occupancy is at 37% with ICU at 64% and HDU at 58%.

- Health Minister, Terrence Deyalsingh announced that to date, 388,805 persons have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with 194,710 persons receiving both doses. Minister Deyalsingh indicated that excluding the roughly 400,00 persons that are ineligible for vaccination there are currently over 600,000 persons who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

- Minister Deyalsingh announced that in preparation for the Delta Variant, 30 more ICU specialist nurses have been brought in from Cuba and that some of them will be sent to Tobago.