Andy Shen

The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate. Vaccinations could begin in the second half of December, Fauci said. Vaccinations are expected to begin with high-risk groups and to be available for the rest of the population next spring.

Seems like lineups are the norm at Costco these days. Don’t forget masks or face shields are required as of Monday. PS No Lysol wipes

Passport Canada is promoting traveling again. Link: https://twitter.com/PassportCan/status/1327325509999620100

COVID-19 Update: October 7, 2020 115 new cases in BC (total: 9956; 1.2%) 3644 VCH (prev: 3612; 32; 0.9%; 36.6% of all) 5119 FHA (prev: 5038; 81; 1.6%; 51.4% of all)... 557 IHA (prev: 556; 1; 0.2%; 5.6% of all) 222 VIHA (prev: 221; 1; 0.5%; 2.2% of all) 325 NHA (prev: 324; 1; 0.3%; 3.3% of all) 89 Outside Canada (prev: 90; -1; 0.0%; 0.9% of all) Total Active Cases: 1387; 13.9% of total 3 (-0.1%) 71 Hospitalized (prev: 71; 0; 0.0%; 0.7% of total) 15 ICU (prev: 16; -1; -6.3%; 0.2% of total) 8296 recovered (prev: 8184; 112; 1.4%; 83.3% of total) 244 deaths to date (prev: 244; 0; 0.0%; 2.5% of total) Recovery Rate: 83.3% 0.2% Active Cases by Health Authority BC 1387 ( 3; New 115; Recovered 112; Prev: 1384) VCH 427 ( -25; New 32; Recovered 57; Prev: 452) FHA 902 ( 30; New 80; Recovered 50; Prev: 872) IHA 25 ( 0; New 1; Recovered 1; Prev: 25) VIHA 12 ( 1; New 1; Recovered 0; Prev: 11) NHA 14 ( -2; New 1; Recovered 3; Prev: 16) Hospitalization by Health Authority BC 71 ( 0; Prev: 71) VCH 32 ( 0; Prev: 32) FHA 36 ( 2; Prev: 34) IHA 1 ( -1; Prev: 2) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 1 ( 0; Prev: 1) Outside BC 1 ( -1; Prev: 2) ICU by Health Authority BC 15 ( -1; Prev: 16) VCH 8 ( -1; Prev: 9) FHA 6 ( 0; Prev: 6) IHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 1 ( 0; Prev: 1) Outside BC 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) New Tests By Health Authority (Total, since Friday) BC 615417 (6772 since last; up 1.1%; positive rate: 1.6%) VCH 203068 (1993 since last; up 1.0%; positive rate: 1.8%) FHA 228081 (2501 since last; up 1.1%; positive rate: 2.2%) IHA 74420 (905 since last; up 1.2%; positive rate: 0.7%) VIHA 75352 (1035 since last; up 1.4%; positive rate: 0.3%) NHA 23425 (260 since last; up 1.1%; positive rate: 1.4%) BC Testing Rate: 93711 / 1M (+1215 / 1M) Canada Testing Rate: 206423 / 1M (+1703 / 1M) See more: https://blog.andyshen.ca///covid-19-update-october-7-2020/

Mask policy at Costco Canada effective November 16, 2020

US CDC has updated their guidance to clarify that coronavirus is airborne, rather than the previously believed droplet. COVID-19 can sometimes be spread by airborne transmission: Some infections can be spread by exposure to virus in small droplets and particles that can linger in the air for minutes to hours. These viruses may be able to infect people who are further than 6 feet away from the person who is infected or after that person has left the space.

If you are in Fraser Health, Fraser Health CEO Victoria Lee is urging individuals to not host anyone at home. This is an extension of Bonnie Henry's practice "safe six" rule.

For anti-maskers:

Masks are mandatory in Banff, unless you have a medical condition

COVID-19 Update: September 16, 2020 122 new cases in BC (total: 7498; 1.7%) 2660 VCH (prev: 2608; 52; 2.0%; 35.5% of all) 3835 FHA (prev: 3784; 51; 1.3%; 51.1% of all)... 485 IHA (prev: 479; 6; 1.3%; 6.5% of all) 195 VIHA (prev: 195; 0; 0.0%; 2.6% of all) 237 NHA (prev: 225; 12; 5.3%; 3.2% of all) 86 Outside Canada (prev: 85; 1; 0.0%; 1.1% of all) Total Active Cases: 1614; 21.5% of total 24 (-0.0%) 60 Hospitalized (prev: 63; -3; -4.8%; 0.8% of total) 23 ICU (prev: 20; 3; 15.0%; 0.3% of total) 5646 recovered (prev: 5548; 98; 1.8%; 75.3% of total) 219 deaths to date (prev: 219; 0; 0.0%; 2.9% of total) Recovery Rate: 75.3% 0.1% Active Cases by Health Authority BC 1614 ( 24; New 122; Recovered 98; Prev: 1590) VCH 890 ( 26; New 52; Recovered 26; Prev: 864) FHA 649 ( -6; New 51; Recovered 57; Prev: 655) IHA 22 ( 3; New 6; Recovered 3; Prev: 19) VIHA 11 ( -1; New 0; Recovered 1; Prev: 12) NHA 34 ( 1; New 12; Recovered 11; Prev: 33) Cases by Age <10 ... 200 (prev: 197, +3) 10-19 ... 393 (prev: 385, +8) 20-29 ... 1698 (prev: 1669, +29) 30-39 ... 1519 (prev: 1492, +27) 40-49 ... 1043 (prev: 1032, +11) 50-59 ... 977 (prev: 967, +10) 60-69 ... 621 (prev: 611, +10) 70-79 ... 408 (prev: 403, +5) 80-89 ... 307 (prev: 304, +3) 90+ ... 175 (prev: 175, +0) Unknown ... 157 (prev: 141, 16) Cases by Gender F ... 3662 (prev: 3602, +60) M ... 3703 (prev: 3649, +54) U ... 133 (prev: 125, +8) Hospitalization by Health Authority BC 60 ( -3; Prev: 63) VCH 26 ( 0; Prev: 26) FHA 25 ( -3; Prev: 28) IHA 1 ( 0; Prev: 1) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 7 ( 0; Prev: 7) Outside BC 1 ( 0; Prev: 1) ICU by Health Authority BC 23 ( 3; Prev: 20) VCH 10 ( 2; Prev: 8) FHA 6 ( 1; Prev: 5) IHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 0 ( -7; Prev: 7) Outside BC 7 ( 7; Prev: 0) New Tests By Health Authority (Total, since Friday) BC 447721 (6442 since last; up 1.5%; positive rate: 1.7%) VCH 144365 (2676 since last; up 1.9%; positive rate: 1.8%) FHA 163535 (2298 since last; up 1.4%; positive rate: 2.4%) IHA 57302 (537 since last; up 0.9%; positive rate: 0.8%) VIHA 58972 (503 since last; up 0.9%; positive rate: 0.3%) NHA 16815 (174 since last; up 1.0%; positive rate: 1.4%) BC Testing Rate: 71331 / 1M (+0 / 1M) Canada Testing Rate: 167392 / 1M (+0 / 1M) There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, 11 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks. There have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be community exposure events.

The red sun, as seen from #Kamloops #yka #smoke #wildfire

COVID-19 Update: September 15, 2020 97 new cases in BC (total: 7376; 1.3%) 2608 VCH (prev: 2557; 51; 2.0%; 35.4% of all) 3784 FHA (prev: 3754; 30; 0.8%; 51.3% of all)... 479 IHA (prev: 473; 6; 1.3%; 6.5% of all) 195 VIHA (prev: 195; 0; 0.0%; 2.6% of all) 225 NHA (prev: 216; 9; 4.2%; 3.1% of all) 85 Outside Canada (prev: 84; 1; 0.0%; 1.2% of all) Total Active Cases: 1590; 21.6% of total -4 (-0.3%) 63 Hospitalized (prev: 58; 5; 8.6%; 0.9% of total) 20 ICU (prev: 16; 4; 25.0%; 0.3% of total) 5548 recovered (prev: 5446; 102; 1.9%; 75.2% of total) 219 deaths to date (prev: 219; 0; 0.0%; 3.0% of total) Recovery Rate: 75.2% 0.4% ** I am on vacation this week so posts might be late ** Active Cases by Health Authority BC 1590 ( -4; New 97; Recovered 101; Prev: 1594) VCH 864 ( 17; New 51; Recovered 34; Prev: 847) FHA 655 ( -26; New 30; Recovered 56; Prev: 681) IHA 19 ( 2; New 6; Recovered 4; Prev: 17) VIHA 12 ( 0; New 0; Recovered 0; Prev: 12) NHA 33 ( 2; New 9; Recovered 7; Prev: 31) Cases by Age <10 ... 197 (prev: 195, +2) 10-19 ... 385 (prev: 379, +6) 20-29 ... 1669 (prev: 1640, +29) 30-39 ... 1492 (prev: 1482, +10) 40-49 ... 1032 (prev: 1014, +18) 50-59 ... 967 (prev: 952, +15) 60-69 ... 611 (prev: 601, +10) 70-79 ... 403 (prev: 399, +4) 80-89 ... 304 (prev: 300, +4) 90+ ... 175 (prev: 173, +2) Unknown ... 141 (prev: 144, -3) Cases by Gender F ... 3602 (prev: 3549, +53) M ... 3649 (prev: 3590, +59) U ... 125 (prev: 140, -15) Hospitalization by Health Authority BC 63 ( 5; Prev: 58) VCH 26 ( 4; Prev: 22) FHA 28 ( 0; Prev: 28) IHA 1 ( 1; Prev: 0) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 7 ( 0; Prev: 7) Outside BC 1 ( 0; Prev: 1) ICU by Health Authority BC 20 ( 4; Prev: 16) VCH 8 ( 1; Prev: 7) FHA 5 ( -1; Prev: 6) IHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) VIHA 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) NH 7 ( 4; Prev: 3) Outside BC 0 ( 0; Prev: 0) New Tests By Health Authority (Total, since Friday) BC 441279 (3598 since last; up 0.8%; positive rate: 1.7%) VCH 141689 (1133 since last; up 0.8%; positive rate: 1.8%) FHA 161237 (1367 since last; up 0.9%; positive rate: 2.3%) IHA 56765 (363 since last; up 0.6%; positive rate: 0.8%) VIHA 58469 (369 since last; up 0.6%; positive rate: 0.3%) NHA 16641 (269 since last; up 1.6%; positive rate: 1.4%) BC Testing Rate: 71331 / 1M (+1299 / 1M) Canada Testing Rate: 167392 / 1M (+3663 / 1M) "There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at OPAL by Element in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. In total, 11 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks. "There have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be community exposure events.

COVID-19 Update: September 14, 2020 Today, we are providing case updates for three 24-hour reporting periods. In the first reporting period, from Sept. 11 to 12, we had 137 new cases, from Sept. 12 to 13, we had 119 new cases and in the last 24 hours, we had a further 61 new cases. 317 new cases in BC (total: 7279; 4.6%)...Continue reading

Chance Creek near #Whistler. Still looks beautiful despite all the #Washington #smoke

It’s amazing how much the world has changed within a decade. #whistlerolympicpark #whistlervillage #weekend #saturdayvibes #britishcolumbia #vancouverbc #visitwhistler

Whistler, Canada seemed busy, but not as busy as peak summer in normal years. It was a bit smoky but not as smoky as Metro Vancouver. HD Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt4d9x7kic0

Smoggy in Squamish, British Columbia today. Can barely see the Stawamus Chief today. HD Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp3c91DZa28

Last weekend vs this weekend at Colony Farm Regional Park