(04-06-2021, 04:55 AM)Mav date Wrote:The Brazil variant P1 is a worry. Apparently, it has gained a foothold in Canada and we have to hope it doesn’t hop on a plane to Oz. Apparenly, it’s on the loose in the Whistler alpine resort and that is a favourite of some Australians. IIRC, some rich arseholes caused outrage in the early days of Covid when they flew back from a US ski resort and ignored warnings to isolate, spreading it at various social gatherings.Yes, the infamous Portsea/Sorrento cafe troupé!
Seems P1 is twice as transmissible and is much likelier to infect young people and make them seriously ill. We’ve staved off Covid and that gave us the time to immunise the population but Scotty from Marketing has blown that opportunity :-X
Was it in fact Whistler they returned from or Aspen, I recall them being labelled the Aspen Spreaders? iirc They came back and said it's nothing more than a cold, then the media reported they had their own Private ICU setup at home, as you do for a cold. But went down the road for a latte and muffin anyway! :

btw., I agree, the new variants prevalence to infect U30s at twice the going rate is the most worrying aspect. That puts it in the Secondary School range, and as it stands we are months and months away from getting vaccines into that population, including the staff.
Scotty has turned into a marketing dud!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"

