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Certainly don't know but there are people who are very healthy and fit who are having long term effects.

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eh I'd actually be fine if Sweeney did nothing. Unless it's a move for someone who is a top 6 forward who is also part of the long-term picture...just go with what you have. Lots of $$$ coming off the books. I do think Rask comes back (2 years) and his AAV will be much less. Mcavoy is going to get a big $$$$ but that won't be a big deal financially.

that's exactly what I hear from others too. I mean maybe I've just freaked myself out with looking at so many chest x-rays of post-COVID individuals but its not freaking pretty. That's why I don't understand why those who don't want the vaccine don't want it b/c "we don't know the long term effects of the vaccine"....ok but we kinda know the long-term effects from COVID.

I really don't want it either. I know I'd most likely be fine but it's the long-term potential damage it does. There are a few people who I know who had it a while back and they're still not the same. What it does to the lungs is kinda scary

Interesting...I haven't really seen that here in CT. For the most part people are wearing them (indoors). You see some every now and then with the mask below the nose and mouth but at least from my experiences it's kind far and few. But I don't knock on them...maybe they just need a breather or something. I feel for those that have to wear it like all day every day. When I'm at work I have to wear it all day b/c I have an intern in the same area as me and it drives me freaking nuts.

I think what's going to happen with the masks is as we go into summer and the majority of people get vaccinated...you're going to see more and more people just stop wearing them despite whatever mandates may be in place. Then what's going to happen...are businesses going to not let people in or are restaurants going to refuse service when a large amount of people just stop wearing them? Of course there will be people who continue to wear them.

This has been a pretty big issue as of late...even dating back the past few years. But that end of week signal is kinda interesting...pretty impressive dynamic cooling signal advertised by the GFS. I'm not saying we're looking at a good threat for some snow (outside of maybe the higher elevations) but could probably see some sleet/grauple showers should that type of solution with the H5 sliding south of us. In fact, the Euro is advertising this too. But who knows...I really don't have much confidence going past 3-4 days out in this type of pattern

The signals for some interior/higher elevation snows around next weekend have been popping up now and then for a few weeks now. Would be nice to get some region wide soaking rains but looks like alot of it could be really more hit and miss type stuff.

My brother got the J&J shot yesterday too...I guess they had a walk-up clinic or something in New Britain. He got the same symptoms as well.

probably why your side effects are so strong after the first dose. You should talk to your doctor about the second shot. When I was reading about side effects/symptoms it's entirely possible for your doctor to recommend not getting the second dose if you've had COVID and had a strong response to the first dose.

didn't you have COVID?

Excellent point. They have dropped off substantially...actually getting to the point of being "Covid free".

The thing is parts or maybe even a huge part of the country is back to normal...the south is predominately normal and has been for a while. Heck, so much negative heat has been given to states like Texas and Florida for how they' handled this but if you look at deaths/million people for example, some of the states with the highest numbers are the ones who had been more strict. Compare Florida and Connecticut...states which have went about this completely differently...overall there isn't much difference. Yes Florida's death numbers are much larger when first looking at that but in terms of death/one million people we're blowing them out of the water. I have been very up in the air about CT's numbers as of late...given how we've been vaccinating I would think we should be seeing a daily positivity rate somewhere between 1-2%. My thinking was by mid-April we would be around 1.5% and probably under 1% by the end of the month. Testing numbers continue to be high so obviously that's going to bring about more cases but we're still well over 1,000 new cases per day...there has not been any decline in this number. I also find this kinda odd too is how come new case numbers are always right in the same neighborhood every day? And today's numbers came out and hospitalizations have increased once again. If we don't see a huge drop off here in the next two weeks then something is up...either something is fishy with the tests or there is something else at hand (and I cringe to say vaccine efficacy in the real world population is vastly below what it was in trials).

I agree...it won't be toast, but hopefully it will be better combatted. The excellent news is the model projections bring this down substantially once we move through May and flat line it right through the summer...this is excellent to see. But the latest projections do show the deaths climbing back up a bit but that's likely due in part to the recent surge in cases. If we are going into June and still over 50K cases per day with not much decline in hospitalizations or rate of hospitalizations...that would be a big cause for concern.

We'll probably need to get some sort of booster during the early fall

that's what I gather too...I mean 91% against the Brazilian would be huge given how potent that strain is

Some reports of that too out of Chicago although not sure anyone has died

Over 20 players and coaches have tested positive with several ending up in the hospital. Several players family members very sick too. I don't think the Canucks have played a game in like 3-weeks now. The NHL is hoping the Canucks can return this upcoming Thursday but it's kinda more hope. There is a chance they may not be able to finish out the rest of their season. Moreso news but yes he has! Really the driver in daily cases across the country and IIRC they are one of the states struggling with vaccine rollout.

ughhh that's horrific. The strain that has developed there is no joke. Might be the scariest one of them all. I mean look at the Canucks...top fit athletes very young and some are in not very good condition.

Predominately cases although you have to think the death numbers there are much higher than what's being reported but it looks like deaths are back on the rise. Looks like they're headed in a direction which will be the worst for them thus far (both cases and deaths).

Where things are really getting out of control is India...pretty ugly there.

This! This is a fantastic point and something not talked about often. But that is a huge problem. Some of these tests out there are extremely sensitive and result in false positives. A month or two ago, I was listening to a doctor on the radio (or maybe it was something I read from a doctor), but they were explaining that some of these tests are so sensitive they are returning false positives. Something to the idea that even if they hint at a trace of the virus it comes back positive...which can be very misleading. There is a difference between having traces of virus in you and having levels high enough to exhibit symptoms and be able to spread. Our bodies are constantly being attacked by viruses daily...I'm sure if we got tested daily for something the majority of us would test positive for something. But this goes to say...how many of these daily cases are actually anything? Let's look at sports for example...outside of the Vancouver Canucks situation (which they are the culprit of the Brazilian variant) look how many athletes have tested positive and never exhibited symptoms (now that's not to say they can't spread it) or it turned out they were false positives. Now thing of the population size of athletes vs. the entire country. This is certainly key...and with this...it is a little on the concerning side to see hospitalizations continue to increase across many states...even serious/critical conditions numbers have risen. Hell, even here in Connecticut, we have seen a daily increase just about every day over the past 3-weeks...maybe 2 or 3 days where the number dropped.

Swayman has looked very sharp in his two games. Hopefully he can bring some stability in net until Rask comes back (assuming he can remain healthy). I wish data was more widely available (or easily available) for each state where you could see what age brackets are driving numbers...I'm sure that data is available but would require a quite a bit of "research". But...I guess my point was, while there has been an uptick, it's really several states driving it and I think many of those states are also "behind" with the vaccine rollout (with exception of maybe NY).

I absolutely agree with this. Another big challenge we face too is how long "immunity" lasts and it's because it varies from individual-to-individual (speaking about those who have had COVID). With the vaccines that information is unclear as well, but the idea seems to be upwards of 6-months (at least for Moderna). What's really hurting things too I think is there is no consistency in vaccine rollout or guidelines in terms of who's eligible across the country...it's different from state-to-state. I'm kinda stunned here in CT we've been hovering between 3-5% positivity rate and for the most part have seen an uptick in hospitalizations despite our impressive rollout. I think what should have happened for rollout was 1) Do 65+ plus essential healthcare, school teachers, or most at risk 2) Then do 16-30 since that age group seems to be responsible for the majority of spread. This next month will really tell us everything...if we really don't see a significant drop off by mid-May...then something isn't right. Hopefully some boosters will be created which can help with some of the newer variants which seem to be driving things