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Resource COVID19 V - The Info Thread
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WA recorded 5,838 new cases in WA to 8pm last night.
Sadly, WA Health can confirm four people who tested positive for COVID-19 have passed away.
Three men (aged in their 40s, 60s and 90s) and a woman in her 60s were reported as having died yesterday. The man in his 90s died the previous day but was reported to WA Health yesterday.
Sadly, WA Health can confirm four people who tested positive for COVID-19 have passed away.
Three men (aged in their 40s, 60s and 90s) and a woman in her 60s were reported as having died yesterday. The man in his 90s died the previous day but was reported to WA Health yesterday.
"The short answer is that it’s possible. "
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Will I Slowly Get Immunity Just Going About My Life?
A slight exposure to the coronavirus isn’t likely to lead to lasting protection. At least not yet.
That Question was posed in 2020 . I haven't done a lot of research on it . All I needed to establish is that it is possible . How to identify the extent of it happening I daresay antibody testing probably could tell us, if it was extensively done . It is reported the immunity in people who get it full blown is short , which is why I was thinking regular small exposure might keep some people regularly keeping an immunity .
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"The short answer is that it’s possible. "
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Will I Slowly Get Immunity Just Going About My Life?
A slight exposure to the coronavirus isn’t likely to lead to lasting protection. At least not yet.www.theatlantic.com
That Question was posed in 2020 . I haven't done a lot of research on it . All I needed to establish is that it is possible . How to identify the extent of it happening I daresay antibody testing probably could tell us, if it was extensively done . It is reported the immunity in people who get it full blown is short , which is why I was thinking regular small exposure might keep some people regularly keeping an immunity .
I think the fact that you’ve referenced an article from all the way back in November 2020 that couches the concept in heavily qualified language suggests this one isn’t actually a thing:
“ That’s the dream scenario: building up immunity without getting sick. The short answer is that it’s possible. The long answer is that it’s not very likely. At least not yet.”
“ But don’t mistake a single report of a person who had tons of protective antibodies without ever getting sick for the norm. For now, no one should behave any differently right now just because they’ve had a positive antibody test. ”
“ The bottom line is that your question is an interesting academic one, but the answer shouldn’t change anyone’s day-to-day life. In reality, most infected people have at least some symptoms, and many get extremely sick.”
“ There’s no reason to assume that low-level exposure to the virus is beneficial. Flirting with mild exposure is not something to even consider doing deliberately.”
Who in their right mind would flirt with deliberately exposing themselves to the virus. I hope you didn't presume I was promoting that . I certainly wasn't . . A bus driver has a job , a checkout chick has a job . Nurses ,Doctors They don't deliberately put themselves in the virus path . They vaccinate they wear masks and a silver lining is the small exposure they may get may benefit them in building an immunity . Don't miss the point .
Who cares if a reference is from 2020 . If it is stated by a doctor who would question that ?. At least come back with a qualified reference ,until that time it is possibly a thing and I will consider it "a "possible "thing ".
Who cares if a reference is from 2020 . If it is stated by a doctor who would question that ?. At least come back with a qualified reference ,until that time it is possibly a thing and I will consider it "a "possible "thing ".
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WA's delayed COVID peak leaves frustrated businesses seeking answers as restrictions bite
Mandurah publican Brittney Hutchen-Craig was among those hoping WA's COVID-19 restrictions would ease within a week or two, but plateauing case numbers mean they could be here to stay.
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Looks like we might now be weeks away from our peak thanks to the Ba.2 subvariant of Omicron. Or we'll have a long slow peak instead of a big drop. As usual, there's disagreement on exactly what will happen.
My wife is now a close contact just as my daughter is coming out of being a close contact. Whee....
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Wouldn't a more transmissible subvariant cause the peak to be a spike though? This plateauing of cases is mystifying.
WA's delayed COVID peak leaves frustrated businesses seeking answers as restrictions bite
Mandurah publican Brittney Hutchen-Craig was among those hoping WA's COVID-19 restrictions would ease within a week or two, but plateauing case numbers mean they could be here to stay.
Looks like we might now be weeks away from our peak thanks to the Ba.2 subvariant of Omicron. Or we'll have a long slow peak instead of a big drop. As usual, there's disagreement on exactly what will happen.
My wife is now a close contact just as my daughter is coming out of being a close contact. Whee....
Highly boosted population is more effective at reducing the spread of Omicron than first expected?
Or covid hates Perth.
It figured there are dockers supporters here.
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Double vaccination may not completely stop transmission, but it still has an effect. It is also proven to reduce symptoms and obviously the less people you have coughing onto others the lesser the chance of spread.
Our double vax rate is somewhere close to 97% I think. Our booster rate is also surging past 75% and reaching the stage where we may acquire herd immunity rapidly with relatively minimal impact on health outcomes. BA-2 is a concern but from current experiences around the world it does not appear to be more serious than BA-1.
It's a good problem to have when the peak is smoothed out and our hospitals are more able to cope.
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I think its either the effectiveness of 3 shots at slowing transmission, or a double spike from the two strains close together making it more of a hump.
Either way we're in largely uncharted waters.
Couldn't the plateau be because the restrictions are working to stop it spreading any further? Doesn't it make more sense to start lessening some of them, given our hospital system is coping quite well? It sounds like this is what the Government is considering, as they are currently reviewing with an announcement on the path forward next week.
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It would depend on predictions and modelling you'd think - an easing of restrictions now would only see the true effects a couple of weeks down the line.
We also know the current case numbers are not a true reflection of the number of cases, given the positivity rates of testing, but current hospitalisation rates are remarkably good compared to the rest of Australia - this must be due to the high double dose and booster rates when we finally let omicron go instead of aiming for COVID zero.
Any way you dice it the WA government has done incredibly well compared to almost every jurisdiction around the world when it comes to COVID, think some lose perspective on that front.
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I'm not sure its the restrictions because the other states had similar ones at their peaks and we changed the close contact definitions earlier than they did relatively speaking.
However as you say the hospitals are coping fine so we could see a reduction in restrictions soon depending on how the hospitals look at the end of March.
7075 today
Hospitalisations up to 180 with 6 in ICU
One person passed away on Sunday
As the weather starts to cool & people spend more time indoors I wouldn't be surprised if our case numbers don't drop off like the other States did.
Cases & Hospitilisations in other states also seem to be trending back up.
Hospitalisations up to 180 with 6 in ICU
One person passed away on Sunday
As the weather starts to cool & people spend more time indoors I wouldn't be surprised if our case numbers don't drop off like the other States did.
Cases & Hospitilisations in other states also seem to be trending back up.
New cases: 8429
Active cases: 40,695
Cases in hospital: 194
Cases in ICU: 9
Deaths recorded yesterday: 1
Positive PCR tests yesterday: 3,750
Positive RATs yesterday: 4,679
Total PCR tests administered yesterday: 17,552
Active cases: 40,695
Cases in hospital: 194
Cases in ICU: 9
Deaths recorded yesterday: 1
Positive PCR tests yesterday: 3,750
Positive RATs yesterday: 4,679
Total PCR tests administered yesterday: 17,552
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Might want to add in total of 8429 new cases Chris_6678
By Region
Region Active (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan 34,409 (6,992)
Goldfields 619 (145)
Great Southern 616 (132)
Kimberley 477 (131)
Midwest 481 (116)
Pilbara 916 (228)
South West 1,096 (252)
Wheatbelt 518 (105)
haha sorry thats the most important part
How many of those up north are FIFOs on site. Huge representation I'd wager
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8616 today.
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WA Health is reporting a total of 8,616 new cases to 8pm last night. There are currently 42,988 active cases in Western Australia.
To 8pm last night, there were 209 people with COVID-19 in hospital, nine in ICU.
A female in her eighties with COVID-19 passed away on Wednesday. Six additional historical deaths dating back to 11 March were reported to WA Health yesterday. They comprise of a female in her fifties, a male in his forties, two males in their sixties, a male in his seventies and a male in his nineties. Due to patient confidentiality, no further information will be released by the Department on these deaths.
Total case breakdown:
Region Active (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan 35,866 (6,914)
Goldfields 703 (156)
Great Southern 717 (165)
Kimberley 565 (156)
Midwest 563 (154)
Pilbara 1,084 (297)
South West 1,251 (299)
Wheatbelt 581 (139)
