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  1. MGD

    Reduced reduced CV19 Deaths

    I don't dispute the conclusion but there is no way to qualify the effects of lockdowns, as there is no way to know what would have happened without them. Real lockdowns have been very effective in China.
  2. MGD

    New York Times looks into why the DR is a pandemic tourism success story

    No testing, vaccination, or quarantine requirements to enter. Plus they got rid of the ridiculous curfew, which I think was 12 noon at one point.
  3. MGD

    Board a Flight to Canada 14 Days After a Positive Test

    Although this should be a simple matter, I would be worried about potentially missing my flight.
  4. MGD

    Board a Flight to Canada 14 Days After a Positive Test

    I think the positive test up to 180 days only makes you exempt from any test upon entering Canada, so you will likely still need a negative test to get on the plane.
  5. MGD

    Vacation rental: how much up front?

    It seems crazy for your friend to make such a commitment in such uncertain times. There are numerous places available to rent now. Just get a hotel for a day and find a place to rent.
  6. MGD

    Omicron Protection

    Nice clear and simple illustration in your link. Unfortunately, it will still go right over the heads of some people.
  7. MGD

    Omicron Protection

    You suspect wrong. In Ontario ICU right now, 45 are vaccinated, 73 unvaccinated, 2 partially vaccinated. Plus the 73 are from a pool that is 1/9 the size. If you want to compared apples to apples, it is like 45 to 600+.
  8. MGD

    Omicron Protection

    Sorry, I should have been more specific and said ICU, not all counted in the hospital. Many of the Covid cases counted in the hospital did not go to the hospital because of Covid. https://covid-19.ontario.ca/data/hospitalizations Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont Further, it needs to be...
  9. MGD

    Omicron Protection

    10% of the population is filling the hospitals way more than the other 90%. How is this possible if the vaccines don`t work?
  10. MGD

    Russian tourists booking fast beach destinations

    That makes sense to me but I wondered why they fly so far when there were so many other places much closer. I assume cost is a huge factor.
  11. MGD

    No curfew but with a vaccination card or PCR test to enter establishments

    What is your point? The vaccines are not effective? If the vaccination rate was 100%, then 100% of hospitalizations would be vaccinated. If we get to a point where the ratio is 50/50, but 10 times more people are vaccinated, that means the vaccines are highly effective. 10% are filling the...
  12. MGD

    Problems with Vaccines.. past and present.

    If you have an event where 100% of the attendees are vaccinated, then 100% of the cases will be vaccinated people. In Ontario now it seems like around 5 times more new cases are unvaccinated, which is even more significant given that the pool of vaccinated is way bigger than the pool of...
  13. MGD

    Problems with Vaccines.. past and present.

    Just because you think testing is useless does not make it so. These people who test positive go into isolation, instead of becoming potential super-spreaders.
  14. MGD

    Problems with Vaccines.. past and present.

    Given that the incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days, I don`t know. There are several flights coming into Canada with people who test positive when they arrive, even though they all took such a test within 72 hours of departure.
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    Problems with Vaccines.. past and present.

    The point of testing is not to pad the stats. It is to let people know that they can put others at risk.
  16. MGD

    Problems with Vaccines.. past and present.

    50% of new cases are vaccinated people? Where is this happening?
  17. MGD

    New Dilemma: Dominicans racists because call Koreans "chino"

    Chino is Chinese but it is used as the equivalent of oriental. There is no racist intent. It is just simpler than Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Philippine, Laotian, Cambodian, etc....
  18. MGD

    are hotel room safes "safe?"

    I have never had a problem but don`t doubt those who have. One time I forgot to lock my safe and the door was wide open and I went out. I came back and saw that the maid had cleaned the room and nothing was missing from my safe.
  19. MGD

    PCR Testing was never reliable

    It says they may have higher levels than previously understood. It doesn't say anything about having higher levels than unvaccinated people.
  20. MGD

    Travel back to Canada after July 5 2021

    It is not possible that there are 10 vaccines approved. The WHO has only approved 7, and that includes Sinovac and Sinopharm. 2 Astrazenica, Pfizer, Moderna, and JnJ are the others.