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Aussie caravan sales at 30-year high as camping boom explodes
Australian caravan production is at a 30-year high as COVID restrictions and closed international borders prompt many families to holiday closer to home.
From grey nomads to young families, Australians are buying caravans, campers and off-road trailers in droves with the majority of sales going to local manufacturers.
Hugh Fitzpatrick from the Caravan Industry Association of Australia says that since the start of COVID caravan sales have boomed.
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Caravan production numbers are at a 30-year high.(Supplied) We ve seen 3,600 units in the first two months of the year, which is about 15 per cent up on any other year, Mr Fitzpatrick.
Sunset viewers at Paynes Prairie getting younger
King heard about Paynes Prairie for the first time in 2017, though she says the sunset-watchers were mostly older people back then. Now, she says, most are students.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the area has become even more popular.
Students itching to spend more time outside while staying safe have flocked to Paynes Prairie, with many sitting on the roofs of their cars while they watch the golden-pink sun dip below the horizon.
“You’re really spaced out,” said freshman microbiology major Amy Fagan. “The sunsets are really pretty, and this is one of the best places to watch that. It’s a nice break from campus and studying.”
Herd immunity may help protect against new variant strains
Wichita County Public Health District staff say herd immunity is between 70 - 80 percent
Herd immunity vs new variants By Ebonee Coleman | April 8, 2021 at 10:21 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:21 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District staff say herd immunity is between 70-80 percent. While we’re not there yet, numbers show we’re heading in the right direction.
“The thing that provides really good feedback to us is the number of cases that we’re seeing daily is so much less. I mean it’s just wonderful and the number of hospitalizations has decreased drastically,” said Amy Fagan, Assistant Director of the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced Tuesday it is investigating reports of people who tested positive for COVID more than two weeks after being fully vaccinated against the disease.
According to Kiro 7 News, a CBS affiliate in Washington, the DOH is investigating reports of the so-called “breakthrough cases,” which it said are expected with any vaccine. Each case was confirmed with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or a positive antigen test more than two weeks after the person had been fully vaccinated.
A majority of people with confirmed vaccine breakthrough experienced mild symptoms, if any. However, since Feb. 1, eight people with vaccine breakthrough cases were hospitalized and the DOH “is investigating two potential vaccine breakthrough cases where the patients died. Both patients were more than 80 years old and suffered underlying health issues,” officials said in a press release.