Recent content by EasternOrthodox

Yep. it’s been pretty wild!

We’ve got a drought happening here in Victoria, BC. The autumn rains have failed. I’ve never seen anything like this before. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/19/british-columbia-drought-floods-climate-crisis

Thanx for the info. Yes, the mRNA has really worked with Covid.

Why would we use a vaccine against BÀ.1 if we have a vaccine against 4 and 5? Are you thinking that because the first vaccine is available and ready to go, we should take it now and just wait till the newer vaccine becomes available? Excuse my ignorance, but I got distracted during my August...

I was rummaging around trying to catch up on the Covid news and I read that BA.1 is no longer circulating. I seem to recall that from before I went into the hospital in July. I used to follow the Covid news more carefully.

Thanks for clearing that up. Many news articles don’t use BÀ.1, etc. Perhaps they’re afraid don’t know what they mean.

The US also approved Pfizer’s vaccine. I expect Canada will also. Or is there more to this? I haven’t followed it closely.

It's a good idea to get COVID-19 booster shot now, not wait for next version, says virologist You’re right. An article from Saskatchewan confirms it. As far as I can see the old version is useless. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/booster-shot-covid-19-saskatchewan-1.6552422

There has been a lot of dispute about who is responsible for the mRNA technique. It seems that various people & companies have worked on it. Related: Just got a notice to register for the next Covid vaccine. The email didn’t say if it was the new “bivalent” (also acts against Omicron). I...

True. It’s never going to get easier, that much we can guarantee. The care homes don’t sound that bad. My problem is that I don’t know much about them. Should I wait until I have some serious accident or just find one now? There’s 2 different types in BC: independent living and assisted...

It’s harder to plan because you don’t know what your health will be like. My parents didn’t require help from me, partly because my father was 14 years older than my mother and he had her to help with age-related concerns. My mother sold the house after dad died at 79 and it just so happened...

Right. Hence the emerg is hopeless overcrowded. With some not really an emergency but there is nowhere else to go.

That’s awful. The medical system in general is declining. There are shortages and long waiting lists. After my family doctor retired I was out of luck as there are zero family doctors in Victoria, BC who are taking on new patients. Eventually I found one through a friend. The other options are...

No taxis due to covid? They’re still operating in Victoria, BC. I guess every place is different. There are new companies called Uber and Lyft (I think those are the names), where private citizens effectively become a taxi with their own car. You use a computerized app to book them. They...

Yes, I know what you mean. You could downsize to a smaller place nearer the city. I’m on my own and I couldn’t deal with the aging house (I have 2 now-grown kids, that’s why I bought the house). I moved to a condo just a few miles from the house. The house sold for enough that I was able to...