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Bank of Canada Rate Decision December 2021
December 22, 2021
3:11 pm
Norman1
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Kidd said

If the "vaccinated" are getting covid (testing positive) more than the "unvaccinated" maybe those who took the two shots have ruined their immunity system?

There are more vaccinated people getting infected with COVID because there are more vaccinated people.

In Ontario, 77% are fully vaccinated versus 18% unvaccinated. 4.28-to-1.

If one adjusts for that, using the 7-day average per-100,000 infection rates as AltaRed mentioned, one finds that Ontario infections are currently

  • 26.15 per 100,000 among the unvaccinated and
  • 22.10 per 100,000 among the fully vaccinated.

The two per-100,000 infection rates are not as different now because the unboosted vaccination is not very effective at preventing Omicron infections.

Back on November 15, infections were

  • 8.69 per 100,000 unvaccinated and
  • 2.12 per 100,000 fully vaccinated.
December 22, 2021
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No kidding unboosted vaccination is not effective in resisting infection, currently hardly any difference in infection rates compared to unvaxed group. When you look at those who then progress to hospitalization or to ICU that's where you see some benefit. I haven't seen much data re how effective and for how long these boosters are good for in terms of resisting infection, seems like they just made it up on the fly when it became clear double vaxing isn't doing much any more - let's give 'em another half dose and see what happens.

December 22, 2021
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Kidd said
Vatox, i honestly do like the logic used in your reply (post 99). 2 thumbs up.  

Thanks Kidd.sf-coolsf-wink

December 22, 2021
4:04 pm
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Bill said
… I haven't seen much data re how effective and for how long these boosters are good for in terms of resisting infection, seems like they just made it up on the fly when it became clear double vaxing isn't doing much any more - let's give 'em another half dose and see what happens.

Pfizer did some lab measurements.

Blood serum from double Pfizer vaccinated people took out only 1/25 of amount of Omicron virus compared to the amount of other variants.

Blood serum, from people one month after their booster third Pfizer dose, took out the same amount of Omicron virus as the blood serum of double Pfizer vaccinated people did of other variants.

December 22, 2021
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That sounds pretty good, Norman1, at least for the short term, and if we are lucky enough that Omnicron is a less severe variant even better.

December 22, 2021
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Vatox said

Could be, I think it’s more likely that vaccinated people are taking more risks and government restrictions have allowed vaccinated people into the riskier situations and not the unvaccinated. Restaurants, gatherings, events have all required vaccination proof to enter and that’s the exposure.  

I would add to that those who are fully vaxxed are more likely to be on the "lets be careful" group, and get tested whenever symptoms surface. The un-vaxxed crowd are more unlikely to get a test even with symptoms, as their belief is their immune system can handle it, whether covid or not.

December 23, 2021
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Israel plans to give fourth dose of vaccine to over-60s

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59749967

December 23, 2021
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Norman1 and AltaRed wanted a set standard to see a defined result. Based per 100k the results in Ontario for December 23 2021 are:

UNvaccinated in Ontario 34.86 per 100k
Vaccinated in Ontario 38.79 per 100k

source data Ontario ministry of health https://data.ontario.ca/en/dataset/covid-19-vaccine-data-in-ontario/resource/eed63cf2-83dd-4598-b337-b288c0a89a16

There's NO WAY in Hell an UNvaccinated person should be safer than a vaccinated person? The numbers should NOT be close, never mind being inverted, no matter the restrictions placed on the UNvaccinated.

December 23, 2021
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So what do you think's happening, Kidd? Are the numbers bs? Or what?

December 23, 2021
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As I have reported before, people who had the second dose more than 3 months ago but who have not had the booster are no longer well protected. There is no surprise here.

December 23, 2021
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Loonie said
As I have reported before, people who had the second dose more than 3 months ago but who have not had the booster are no longer well protected. There is no surprise here.  

Loonie, even if the vaccines are wanning, the vaxxed numbers should NOT be surpassing the Unvaxxed. This is just wrong.

Bill said
So what do you think's happening, Kidd? Are the numbers bs? Or what?  

Bill, I honestly don't know. This shouldn't be happening.

December 23, 2021
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How did this thread loose its focus? Time to delete it?

Worried about today's virus? DuckDuckGo for yourself, if life insurance rates are up, as those companies' profits come from the premiums, which have to cover all payouts, plus profit.

December 23, 2021
12:25 pm
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With a high percentage of the population vaccinated, a highly transmitable variant, restrictions from gatherings of the unvaccinated, the unvaccinated on unpaid leave and mass testing lineups. It’s obvious that more vaccinated people are infected. Since the vaccine doesn’t prevent infection. I might get more concerned if there are more vaccinated middle aged people in hospital than similar unvaccinated, but I think the numbers are representative.

December 23, 2021
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The few unvaxxed I know or know of are the type to ignore the whole thing, including getting tested. So maybe there's really lots more of them getting it.

December 23, 2021
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Bill said
The few unvaxxed I know or know of are the type to ignore the whole thing, including getting tested. So maybe there's really lots more of them getting it.  

Yep, I’m sure those testing lineups are mostly vaccinated. They want to be tested to be sure before Christmas gatherings. The unvaccinated probably don’t care or don’t worry. As a result way more vaccinated people are finding out they are infected.

December 23, 2021
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Kidd said

Loonie, even if the vaccines are waning, the vaxxed numbers should NOT be surpassing the Unvaxxed. This is just wrong.

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I took a look at the page you cited. My vision is not good enough to pore over all the number, but I assume you did your own calculations, which I can't verify.

The issue may be in the per 100,000 calculation
Did you mean per 100,000 of population? I assumed so. Given that the numbers of vaxed and non-vaxed are widely disproportionate, it is reasonable that there could be more vaxed people getting covid per 100,000. There are at least four times as many of them to begin with.

December 23, 2021
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Hi Loonie.

On the web link I provided. First, select the "date field", you have a choice ascending or descending. The latest data is from Dec 23rd 2021. Expand the field headings, Ontario health gave the numbers without any calculations required by me.

UNvaccinated in Ontario, 34.86 per 100,000 tested positive.
Vaccinated in Ontario, 38.79 per 100,000 tested positive.

December 23, 2021
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Kidd said
Hi Loonie.

On the web link I provided. First, select the "date field", you have a choice ascending or descending. The latest data is from Dec 23rd 2021. Expand the field headings, Ontario health gave the numbers without any calculations required by me.

UNvaccinated in Ontario, 34.86 per 100,000 tested positive.
Vaccinated in Ontario, 38.79 per 100,000 tested positive.  

1. One day is a small sample. In December per 100K 465 unvaxxed and 288 vaxxed tested positive.

2. We already know that double vaccination does not protect from contracting Omicron. That’s why we need boosters.

3. Unvaxxed probably won’t be tested unless they are in a bad way. The numbers only reflect the fraction of people with Covid who got tested.

4. Hospitalization and ICU numbers are the ones that matter

December 23, 2021
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Mordko. From that same Ontario ministry of health web site. 45.6% of those in hospital are unvaccinated. These are the government's numbers NOT mine.

https://data.ontario.ca/en/dataset/covid-19-vaccine-data-in-ontario/resource/274b819c-5d69-4539-a4db-f2950794138c

I have been tested twice, the last time being yesterday morning and... I AM ONE OF THE UNVAXXED.

December 23, 2021
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Sorry to be so picky, but does this mean X% of those who were tested or of those who tested positive? I'm assuming the former because the latter would leave too big a group of "unknown status".

In that case, then, I think it's very difficult to draw conclusions. I"m not sure whether they are talking about the quick test or the lab test and i don't know what the criteria are for getting said test. The answers to these questions would determine the populations being considered. The characteristics of those populations would matter in interpreting the percentages.

I think we'd need more data on how long ago the vaxed ones had dose two. It could be that most of the positives had vax 2 quite a while ago, thus tilting the result , as I would expect that group to not have a lot of resistance.

It would be very helpful if they also recorded the number who'd had vax 3. Perhaps there are none - yet!

I can't deal with the chart, but if you are only looking at one date on the calendar, that would not be statistically reliable in itself. One would need to look at a broader time period, perhaps a month.

I will admit my head is getting a bit fuzzy now and I may be off track, but I do think there is more to this than meets the eye, i.e. more factors. I was much sharper when younger - say, last week! LOL

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