Manic of a panic is geopolitical

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Nick

There's a story in the Dutch news about a woman who went to get tested for Covid but ended up being vaccinated instead by mistake.

Huh. No luck finding that story so far. However, judging by the following, it is possible that now they're trying to vaccinate anything that moves.

Coronavirus: Dutch shocked to be EU vaccination stragglers

In a proudly well-organised country, with a well-funded health service, the first Dutch nationals will receive their coronavirus jabs on Wednesday - ten days after their European neighbours and nearly a month after the UK.

EDIT: The story is now all over creation. DutchReview tells it as a comedy of errors. Dutch woman accidentally vaccinated instead of getting COVID-19 test

The woman had received a letter calling for her to get tested for the virus — but this is where the confusion began. She did not read her letter properly and assumed it was giving her the date and time for her vaccine, not a test.

When she arrived at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, her local GGD location, members of staff failed to check her letter upon entering the vaccination hall. Following this, she had to go to the registration desk and show the confirmation letter to prove she had an appointment.

Ahh, you may be thinking, surely this would have put an end to all this confusion? Nope. It seems the universe wanted this woman vaccinated. She had forgotten her letter to prove the confirmation of her appointment. Usually, when this happens, the member of staff will search the database to ensure a person has an appointment — BUT NO.

The computer was running too slowly and the staff member did not want to hold up the line. The woman was waved forward and found herself receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

[Nick]

In Germany, Der Spiegel is reporting that the blacked-out passages in the vaccine contract published by the European Commission are readable.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Nick

In Germany, Der Spiegel is reporting that the blacked-out passages in the vaccine contract published by the European Commission are readable.

European Commission redacts AstraZeneca vaccine contract – but forgets to wipe the bookmarks tab

Although the main text of the contract had been heavily redacted in places, nobody thought to check the bookmarks tab had also been redacted before dumping the contract online as a PDF.

A non-redacted section of the contract states: "The Receiving Party shall treat all Confidential Information as secret and confidential and shall not use, copy or disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party."

It adds that the Receiving Party (ie, the EU) shall "ensure the protection of confidential information or documents with the same level of protection as its own confidential information or documents and in any case with due diligence."

[Xyzzy]

Originally Posted by Nick

There's a story in the Dutch news about a woman who went to get tested for Covid but ended up being vaccinated instead by mistake.

We learned this in medic school: http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/I...istration.aspx

[Xyzzy]

[Uncwilly]

Those two sound like people that are trying to sell their books. They use wording that imbues the virus with intelligence and intent. Viruses that can't spread person to person are not usually much of a problem and don't get mentioned much (in the broader media.)

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

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Viruses that can't spread person to person are not usually much of a problem and don't get mentioned much (in the broader media.)

I can think of a number of viral diseases which are generally spread by mosquitoes rather than person-to-person like colds, flu, or COVID-19.

Among these, West Nile and Saint Louis Encephalitis appear in the "broader media" reasonably often. Zika virus was widely epidemic in 2015. Other serious insect-borne viral illnesses include yellow fever and dengue fever. Neither is especially common in the good ol' USA or Europe, though, so they don't get into the "broader media" much.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

I can think of a number of viral diseases which are generally spread by mosquitoes rather than person-to-person like colds, flu, or COVID-19.

Those are not zoonotic (IIRC), which is the type that was discussed in the video.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Those are not zoonotic (IIRC), which is the type that was discussed in the video.

West Nile is zoonotic in birds, especially corvids. I believe Saint Louis Encephalitis is also maintained in bird populations. Dengue and yellow fever are IIRC only maintained in primate populations.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Viruses that can't spread person to person are not usually much of a problem and don't get mentioned much (in the broader media.)

TMV can be spread by insects I believe. Neither can it be spread person to person, which is probbably why it doesn't get mentioned much.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by xilman

TMV can be spread by insects I believe. Neither can it be spread person to person, which is probbably why it doesn't get mentioned much.

TMV is Tobacco Mosaic Virus, yes? It is indeed spread by insects, but it does not infect humans AFAIK.

It infects plants, notably of the Nightshade family Solanaceae. It holds the distinction of being the first virus ever discovered, and also the first virus ever purified.