We can save 60,000-100,000 lives in the weeks and months ahead if we step up together.
Wear a mask. Stay socially distanced. Avoid large indoor gatherings.
Each of us has a duty to do what we can to protect ourselves, our families, and our fellow Americans.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 30, 2020
Americans are waking up to another day of record coronavirus deaths, as the vaccine rollout continues to fall below expectations. pic.twitter.com/EzV9kQ7vjg
— CNN Early Start (@EarlyStart) December 31, 2020
BREAKING: US hits 20 million cases pic.twitter.com/TfJcGvdDJz
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) December 30, 2020
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.6 million tests, 226k cases, a record 125,220 hospitalizations, and a record 3,903 COVID-19 deaths. Holiday reporting delays are still markedly affecting testing, case, and deaths figures. pic.twitter.com/HPV1cBbzLE
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 31, 2020
3,903 deaths were reported in the U.S. today of covid. https://t.co/UnWYTBeoSx
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) December 31, 2020
Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered states. Federal and state officials say the pace will soon accelerate, but the logistical challenges are also expected to intensify in the new year https://t.co/Z9efFDOXXB
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) December 30, 2020
I’m down with lack of governmental funding for public health driving the poor vaccine distribution, but on the ground (in Iowa) it looks like dropping the EUA at Christmas has been a significant barrier. Things will pick up quickly from here
— Eli Perencevich, MD MS? ? (@eliowa) December 30, 2020
38% of all COVID deaths in the US actually happened AFTER Trump got his miracle “cure,” and promised to start giving it out for free, right away! https://t.co/D0JcVXo9LZ
— David Waldman-1, of Yorktown LLC™ (@KagroX) December 31, 2020
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After a harrowing 2020, Asia tiptoes into the New Year https://t.co/EU0t4sp5tW pic.twitter.com/sedQudcQK7
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study https://t.co/DTX3kJLoKQ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 30, 2020
Indonesia receives 1.8 million more doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/m4rFLb9awa pic.twitter.com/sjNPK4SFQW
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
Philippine islands self-isolate after new COVID-19 variant found in Malaysia https://t.co/XrIBgN57dm pic.twitter.com/bb9F2AM4l1
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
⚡ Russia confirmed 27,747 new coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing its total count to 3,159,297 https://t.co/1YuioCCKDV
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 31, 2020
Shots first, questions later: Britain's new COVID-19 vaccine rollout approach https://t.co/0IK1M1rxRR pic.twitter.com/kuNYpMJJoQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
Covid: France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year's Eve gatherings https://t.co/xg2P5hJC13
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 30, 2020
Covid-19: Republic of Ireland moves to Level Five restrictions https://t.co/wbcPe1oQFf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 30, 2020
As a result of holiday gatherings, African officials warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 on the continent and urge increased testing to combat it. https://t.co/AxBs4Nd1r6
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 31, 2020
Covid: Sydney outbreak linked to new cases in Melbourne https://t.co/s6CuMouFgo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 31, 2020
Brazil fails to secure syringes for COVID-19 vaccine jabs https://t.co/EgXD13yFIN pic.twitter.com/GhBYfE3fYY
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
Mexico reports over 1,000 new coronavirus deaths https://t.co/nyPdKDEzrS pic.twitter.com/K6bPV9uMUj
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020
Canada will soon implement a measure requiring all passengers arriving in the country must have a negative COVID-19 test within three days of arrival, according to an announcement from the Canadian government. https://t.co/wQZUI7j1WJ
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) December 30, 2020
Confined mostly to tiny cabins, crew members found themselves forced to stay aboard—sometimes without pay—and struggling to cope with a never-ending lockdown https://t.co/DKb8u2Y4wF
— Businessweek (@BW) December 30, 2020
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British regulators approved a vaccine to prevent COVID19. Chart explains how it works. The vax uses a deactivated adenovirus that normally causes a common cold-like illness in chimps. That adenovirus vector -or carrier- ferries SARSCoV2 genes into the person being vaccinated https://t.co/TUKuEVfRmc
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) December 31, 2020
China's Sinopharm says its #coronavirus vaccine is "79% effective." China has been racing against the West to develop its own Covid19 vaccines, with five already in large-scale Phase 3 clinical trials https://t.co/VHe826ZDcw
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) December 30, 2020
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Remember: if you decide to ignore social distancing by attending large parties on New Years Eve, don't act surprised when this uninvited guest strolls through the door. ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/zCUpHCsJQC
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) December 30, 2020
As COVID slams LA’s hospitals, patients are “piled in administrative hallways, stuffed in the corners, hanging over chairs,” said one healthcare worker.
“It was like practicing Civil War medicine. It was the worst shift of my life.” https://t.co/koXqZswnCk
— Soumya (@skarlamangla) December 30, 2020
Why do I get the feeling Max Tani throws a major hissy if he has to wait fifteen minutes in line at his local pharmacy?
Seems like a nice guy but let’s be clear: three hours is just not that long https://t.co/6MWwbV62Th
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) December 30, 2020
To make it easy on you so you don't have to read it, the article's main takeaways are: the logistical obstacles getting the vax to far-flung hospitals & how Michigan’s most geographically isolated hospital worked to get it up there as fast as everyone else did earlier this month
— Kayla Ruble (@RubleKB) December 31, 2020
Lived in the Midwest. The logistics of getting the vaccine to rural areas is going to be challenging and important, particularly given rural hospital closures and that residents of rural areas tend to be older than those of urban areas. Thx for covering this.
— mindy (@OhLikeMorkAnd) December 31, 2020
State to reopen coronavirus field hospital in Atlanta as hospitals see record surge: "Gov. Brian Kemp reiterated Tuesday he plans no new limits on businesses and gatherings, or mandating mask-wearing" https://t.co/f4ZIYn19Dd
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) December 30, 2020
I never thought the leopards would eat *my* face…
“I wasn’t on the conga line. I ate by myself,” he said. “I don’t know how I got this." https://t.co/YGGtrj5SPn
— Errol Louis (@errollouis) December 30, 2020
Horrifying, if true:
Wow. Sounds like an anti-vaxxer working in a Wisconsin hospital turned saboteur https://t.co/HJ44ywrH1P
— David Rider (@dmrider) December 31, 2020
YY_Sima Qian
On 12/30, China reported 9 new domestic confirmed and 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Dalian in Liaoning Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) and 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases. All 3 confirmed cases are in moderate condition. The new confirmed case who was not previously asymptomatic had developed symptoms on 12/27, and was transferred by negative pressure ambulance to fever clinic. She tested negative on 12/27, but positive on 12/29. No information released for the new asymptomatic cases. There are currently 41 domestic confirmed cases (1 serious, 28 moderate and 2 mild) and 28 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. There are 13 communities, 2 residential compounds and a village at Medium Risk in the city. All mass gatherings and events in the city have been cancelled.
Shenyang in Liaoning Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed cases (1 moderate and 1 mild). 1 of the new confirmed cases is a traced close contact, having been under quarantine since 12/28 (but likely immediately tested positive). The other was discovered after developing symptoms and sent to centralized quarantine on 12/29. Shenyang will conduct mass screening of all residents 9 districts. There are currently 16 domestic confirmed and 2 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 community and 4 residential compounds are at Medium Risk.
Heihe in Heilongjiang Province, on the border with Russia, reported 2 new domestic confirmed and 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases. The confirmed case is the immediate family of 2 of the positive cases reported on 12/29, her mother is the first confirmed case discovered from the cluster, and her son is an asymptomatic case. The other confirmed case, as well as the asymptomatic case, are classmates of the grandson, discovered during mass screening of all students and staff in the same grade at the school. Clearly an outbreak had already started at the school. There are currently 3 confirmed and 3 asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 residential compound has been designated as Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 2 new domestic confirmed cases (both mild), both at Shunyi District. Both are traced close contacts of previously reported positive cases, have been under quarantine since 12/26. The Shunyi outbreak has 16 confirmed (6 moderate and 10 mild) and 2 asymptomatic cases (1 imported) so far. Xicheng District has 1 asymptomatic case, and Chaoyang District has 1 imported confirmed case and 3 domestic asymptomatic case. 1 village in Shunyi District has been designated as Medium Risk. There are 4 villages and 1 hotel are at Medium Risk in the city.
At Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang Province, 1 confirmed patient recovered (at Suifenhe).
There are no changes in other Chinese cities with recent/current outbreaks.
On 12/30, China reported 16 new imported confirmed cases, 4 imported asymptomatic cases:
Overall in China, 13 confirmed cases recovered, 5 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation and 5 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 205 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 368 active confirmed cases in the country (273 imported), 5 are in serious condition (3 imported), 267 asymptomatic cases (216 imported). 13,615 traced contacts are currently under quarantine.
On 12/31, Hong Kong reported 68 new cases, 6 imported and 62 domestic (18 of whom do not have source of infection identified). Another 40+ cases are preliminarily positive, awaiting retesting.
Baud
I’ll miss these posts when we’re all vaccinated.
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY yesterday:
625 new cases, 959 people hospitalized, 140 patients in the ICU.
We’re up to 592 deaths now. Ugh…
34% of the hospital beds are available on average and 29% of the ICU beds.
8.6% positivity
sab
Yay my 96 year old dad just got his first covid vaccine shot.
His nurse’s aide was reluctant. (!!!???) Her choice but WTF. But I am white, so more medically trusting.
Gov DeWine was surprised at the high level of nursing home workers who don’t want vaccine. 80 % patients/ residents want it. 60% of staff want it. They have been in the front lines. They aren’t stupid. They just aren’t trusting. Can’t blame them. Tuskegee Experiment ended when I was in college.
Dad had been moved from memory unit to assisted living because he behaved. Thought that would bump him back on vaccine. It didn’t, probably because staff didn’t turn up so extra shots were available.
Gonna mention to dad’s nurse’s aide what DeWine said. This bus may take awhile to come back. If you are 1A to get vaccine and you pass, you may be last in line before you get another chance. She needs to get it: health, safety, grandchildren visits.
Mary G
Someone dies every 10 minutes in LA, hospitals are overrun, funeral homes and mortuaries are turning customers away for lack of space, and Orange County reported 4,514 cases and 27 deaths. Test Positivity Rate is officially 16.9%.
They’re posting these every 10 minutes:
Martin
Unfortunately the vaccine arrived right as we were peaking in SoCal. They’re having trouble distributing it because so many healthcare workers are doing surge shifts in hospitals.
David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch
Happy New Year New Zealand.
Pete Downunder
@David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch: it’s coming up 9:30 pm 31 December here in Queensland, Australia. We are looking forward to 2021. Happy New Year everyone.
Baud
@David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch:
Lucky bastards.
a thousand flouncing lurkers was fidelio
In Tennessee, 8,220 new cases out of 26,426 tests reported, for a positivity rate of 23.68%.
In the entire state (population around 6.9 million), we have 1,615 available hospital beds and 173 available ICU beds.
Not only does Governor Lee not have much of a plan for anything, he does not even have a clue. At least the bowl game we were supposed to have yesterday was canceled. Too many MU players have COVID.
Chyron HR
@Baud:
I’ll miss these posts when
we’re all vaccinated.it magically disappears at noon on January 20.Baud
@Chyron HR:
It will disappear within two years of Biden’s term, at which time the right will remember it as disappearing on Inauguration Day.
GregMulka
Alpena is my hometown.
My parents have been obsessive about social distancing. Most of their friends and a big chunk of the extended family, less so.
I think they may have skipped the Upper Peninsula when talking about isolated hospitals. If distance from an interstate is their measure I think the Marquette hospital wins.
OzarkHillbilly
Was followed up with,
first off, that was 3 hrs one way, so 6 hrs total, which just tells me you are such an entitled douche you don’t even think you need to read the stories you choose to elevate with your special imprimatur.
2ly, what selfless act have you bestowed upon your fellow human beings today?????
satby
Active sabotage of a vaccine supply. That person better be charged and convicted.
The co-worker and her mate who have symptoms of covid are still waiting on test results from tests on Monday (him) and Tuesday morning (her). Test results taking so long are useless, no wonder they’re not really bothering with contract tracing here. If she had worked any of the six days before she became symptomatic our doctor’s office AND the store it’s located in would have had to close and all employees expected to quarantine. Fortunately, she wasn’t scheduled and no one else has gotten sick.
Baud
@OzarkHillbilly:
Yeah, that was a weird criticism in the tweet.
rikyrah
He wasn’t on the conga line. He ate by himself.
What kind of bullshyt is this.
If he had been reading this thread, he would know about the South Korea study.
Less than 5 minutes.
More than 20 feet.
That’s how the virus spread inside of a restaurant study.
Mofo, the minute you showed up at the party, you doomed yourself.??
satby
@OzarkHillbilly: That’s why clickbait headlines are so destructive, because that’s all most people read. And never bother reading the article that occasionally refutes the headline it’s published under. But commenting (and sharing) without reading the whole thing, sadly very common.
Mary G
Looks like BoJo’s government is in a competition to see who can screw over their citizens harder. Doctors who’ve given seniors their first vaccine shots suddenly ordered not to give the second:
OzarkHillbilly
@Baud: The part that really pisses me off is the fact that it doesn’t even occur to Tani that this Doc was perfectly within his rights to sit on his ass and do nothing at all to quicken the pace of vaccinations, just as Tani has done. But he did do something, maybe it wasn’t much but it was something, while all Tani can do is say this guy is getting too much attention. Look at me.
Tony Jay
“Bannakaffalatta not Virus. Bannakaffalatta just have head like sexy puffa-fish.”
Good episode. Watched it just last week.
Mary G
@rikyrah: He’s a Republican. You know Fox didn’t cover the Korea study and he’s not a reader of “fake news.” Serves him right.
Tony Jay
@Mary G:
They’ve ‘got Brexit done’. The so-called Opposition is in the hands of inept self-abusers. Their people inhabit all the top jobs in the Media. Why should they give a fuck about pretending anymore?
It’s fill your pockets time for the lively boys and girls at the top of the Tory grifting tree. No bribe too obvious, no shame too shameful. The people they leave dead in their wake are just another way of keeping score.
rikyrah
@satby:
Arrest and convict??
mrmoshpotato
That Reuters graphic misspelled “FUCK YOU 2020”.
satby
@rikyrah: @Mary G: and ironically, he was taking more precautions than the average Republican would have, and may have even caught a bit of grief from other party goers. It continues to annoy me how the antimaskers at the market still haven’t gotten sick though many other people who do mask up and follow precautions have. Life is very unfair.
OzarkHillbilly
@satby: We’ve all run into this phenomenon. How many times have I posted a headline with just enough of a teaser quote to entice people to go read the whole article and then have somebody base their opinion on just what I quoted? Or had somebody ask a question about some aspect of the story, that the story specifically addresses?
It’s a human enough thing to do, I’m pretty sure I am guilty of it too. But this guy? His bio says he is a
“media reporter @thedailybeast
[email protected]”
So, fuck him.
Baud
@OzarkHillbilly:
If people weren’t assholes on Twitter, it would have gone bankrupt. Then where would we be?
satby
This is something I intend to quote often. It applies to the Trump Republicans as much as it does to the Tories.
NotMax
The sheer scale is phenomenal. Article is replete with “may” and “could.”
But put that aside for now and do the math (numbers slightly massaged for ease of calculation). Assuming
1) Vaccine arrival and supply is sufficient, regular and timely
2) Accommodation in place to schedule and where necessary transport people to and from vaccination sites
3) Capability for daily vaccinations at all sites combined manages to be upped to 2000
4) Use a baseline of a round number of 100,000 for the 75+ cohort
It would then take 50 days to reach the point where all of them have received at least the first shot. (Longer in fact, as those returning for the second dose will of necessity be a part of the gross number able to be serviced per day.) And that covers approximately 7% of the state’s population.
Baud
@OzarkHillbilly:
I think I’ve become pretty savvy about identifying misleading headlines, but it is hard.
NotMax
@Baud
But- but – batboy!
:)
NorthLeft12
@Baud: Yes, we will have a helluva celebration in 2025 for Annie’s last article.
JPL
@Baud: As long as YY.Sima Qian keeps us updated, I’ll be fine.
It still amazes me, that we have a president who chose to ignore the virus. f.k em
OzarkHillbilly
@Baud: True dat.
ETA, probably the main reason I am not on twitter is the amount I would add to the assholization factor there.
mrmoshpotato
Just read this article and can’t help but wonder how many “But mah freedumbs!” selfish piles of shit would start out 2021 as cop killers here in the States.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports another record day for new cases in his media statement today: 2,525, for a cumulative reported total of 113,010 cases. Dr Noor Hisham also reports eight new deaths today, for a total of 471 deaths — 0.43% of the cumulative reported total, 0.53% of resolved cases.
23,598 active and contagious cases are currently in hospital; 131 are in ICU, 60 of them on respirators. Meanwhile, 1,481 patients recovered and were discharged, for a total of 88,941 patients recovered — 78.7% of the cumulative reported total.
Five new clusters were reported today: Jalan Gajah in Selangor, Jalan Datuk in KL, Kampung Baharu and Pekeliling in Johor, and Jalan Rasah in Negeri Sembilan.
2,512 new cases today are local infections. Selangor has a whopping 1,205 cases: 774 in older clusters, 12 in Jalan Gajah cluster, 209 close-contact screenings, and 210 other screenings. Sabah had 299 cases: three in existing clusters, 202 close-contact screenings, and 94 other screenings. Melaka has 239 cases: 233 in existing clusters, three close-contact screenings, and three other screenings. KL has 217 local cases: 80 in older clusters, 14 in Jalan Datuk cluster, 63 close-contact screenings, and 60 other screenings. Johor has 194 cases: 92 in older clusters, 25 in Kampung Baharu and Pekeliling cluster,s 41 close-contact screenings, and 36 other screenings.
Penang has 92 cases: 60 in existing clusters, nine close-contact screenings, and 23 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan has 78 cases: 53 in older clusters, one in Jalan Rasah cluster, nine close-contact screenings, and 15 other screenings. Labuan has 55 local cases: five in existing clusters, 35 close-contact screenings, and 15 other screenings. Kelantan has 37 cases: 15 in existing clusters, 10 close-contact screenings, and 12 other screenings. Perak has 33 cases: 19 in existing clusters, 10 close-contact screenings, and four other screenings. Kedah has 24 cases: 11 in existing clusters, 11 close-contact screenings, and two other screenings.
Terengganu has 17 cases: five in existing clusters, ten close-contact screenings, and two other screenings. Pahang has 15 cases: nine in existing clusters, three close-contact screenings, and three other screenings. Putrajaya has five cases: one close-contact screening, and four other screenings. And Sarawak has two cases, both found in other screenings.
Only Perlis reported no new local cases today.
13 new cases are imported. Five were reported in KL, and eight in Labuan.
The eight deaths today are a 79-year-old man in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, dyslipidaemia, prostate cancer, and myelodysplastic syndrome; a 62-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, dyslipidaemia, and stroke; a 69-year-old man in Johor with hypertension and stroke; a 78-year-old woman in Selangor with rheumatoid arthritis; a 58-year-old woman in Kelantan with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 39-year-old man in Negeri Sembilan with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 71-year-old man in Kedah with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease; and a 61year-old man in Selangor with hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and stroke.
AndoChronic
@sab: I received my 1st Pfizer dose yesterday. While I’m in 1A I got it a week or two early due to other hospital staff either declining or not showing for their scheduled time resulting in doses having to be thrown out. I’m extremely grateful, but I’m seeing the entire shitshow’s consequences in a new light.
NorthLeft12
@NorthLeft12: Sorry for the negativity, but actual vaccinations are going quite slowly here in Canada. Disappointing.
My wife and I are more than prepared to wait our turns, but we are concerned about elderly fathers and their spouses, and all the other high priority/risk people out there.
Unsurprisingly, I hear vaccinations in the US are behind schedule too. That will change in a month or so I suspect.
NotMax
@Baud
If someone shoved a loaded gun against my temple in an attempt to compel me to go to Twitter I would gladly reach over and pull the trigger.
(Too blunt?)
NotMax
@NorthLeft12
What was trying to convey more than anything else is how innumerate mainstream reporters/reporting is when it comes to the massiveness (and complexity) involved.
Feel good articles tend to fall apart when viewed with a dispassionate eye.
Amir Khalid
@Mary G:
Guardian liveblog says Bojo’s government ordered that first doses be given priority, so the second dose appointments for the senior citizens were postponed on very short notice. Not cancelled, but still bad.
Cameron
@Tony Jay: This sounds very familiar.
JAFD
Good morning, jackals and jackalettes !
8.5 x 11 postcard in yesterdays mail from Essex County to everyone. “Visit EssexCovid.org or call… to get testing appointment” “Starting soon, limited vaccine doses will be available… Frontline healthcare workers will receive the first… oher critical populations … include, but are not limited to… healthcare workers, first responders, food and agriculture, transportation, education and child care, energy, water and sanitation workers”. Followed by high-risk adults, other high risk groups, and the general public
Followed by “when vaccines are available”, visit website or call for appointments “Vaccinations will be given in two doses… It is critical that residents attend both appointments” With pictures of the five planned vaccination sites – three schools and two ex-Sears stores.
Best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2021 to all of you !
wvng
@Baud: it took Trump three years to create the kind of “American carnage” he spewed about in his Inaugural address, and now republicans will blame it all on Biden.
Mousebumples
From a political perspective, Grafton, Wisconsin (home of the intentionally wasted vaccine) is in Ozaukee County – one of the Red GOP “WOW counties” near Milwaukee. Ozaukee is trending less red due to the suburban Dem shift but, unfortunately, someone was selfish enough (or brainwashed by Fox News enough) to waste that vaccine. ???
NYCMT
My honorary uncle, Dad’s best friend from medical school, is in a bed at Lehigh Valley hospital with serious cognitive impairment after a bout of covid. Bill practiced his allergy and immunology specialty into his late seventies up through the first week of December, when a MAGA covid-19+ patient came into his practice streaming virus.
Anne Laurie
@GregMulka: It was a whole new discovery about geographical distances for me when, as a college freshman in mid-Michigan, I found out that it took my roommate as long to drive to her hometown Iron Mountain as it did for me to return to NYC!
Scout211
My sister and BIL in Orlando have appointments for their COVID vaccinations in early January and the second one in February. Florida prioritized adults 65 and over in the early group, contrary to CDC guidelines which recommend 1b for 75 and over and 1c for 65 and over. In Orange County, there were 30,000 doses available and appointments were done online. All appointments were filled within 24 hours.
Here in California, the state is estimating at the 1b and 1c groups will begin in “late winter.”
Hmmm. Does it seem like the red states are getting their vaccine deliveries a bit sooner than the blue states?
mrmoshpotato
@satby:
Yeah. That’s just unconscionable at the best of times…
WaterGirl
@Baud: I bet Anne Laurie won’t miss them!
Amir Khalid
@mrmoshpotato:
Not only criminal charges, but also revocation of any licences/certifications required to work in healthcare. Saboteurs are too dangerous to have around.
WaterGirl
@satby: That’s great news about the timing. Not great news that test results take such a ridiculously long time.
mrmoshpotato
@Mary G:
Ummm…
Halfway to the finish line doesn’t complete the race.
mrmoshpotato
@Tony Jay:
Oxymoron.
RM
@Mousebumples: I have family there that I haven’t spoken to in four years and right now I’m trying desperately to remember if my one cousin actually did end up working as a med tech and if she’d be capable of doing that shit. (My other is a vet tech.)
My uncle was a big MAGA guy, unfortunately, which is why I haven’t spoken to him in four years, but if he or my aunt or cousins catches covid because of this nameless chucklefuck…
PaulB
@OzarkHillbilly: It’s even worse. The story makes it clear that he’s going to be doing this over and over again, so this isn’t just a one-time thing.
mrmoshpotato
@NorthLeft12:
This made me laugh out loud. Thanks. ?
PaulB
Obligatory thank you to the awesome Anne Laurie for her efforts on our behalf. And a fervent wish for her that she can stop doing this soon because there’s nothing new to report other than that the pandemic is under control.
While this story is specifically about the Seattle area, I suspect it applies to many other cities and regions across the U.S. The story reinforces what we already knew, that the pandemic has not affected everyone equally:
PaulB
Since December 18th, we’ve had an average of a million passengers a day pass through TSA checkpoints, now over 13.5 million total for the holiday season.
mrmoshpotato
@Amir Khalid:
Yup. Goes without saying.
mrmoshpotato
@PaulB:
Inauguration Day will also bring another wave of hospitalizations for sure. ?
mrmoshpotato
Just finished the Bloomberg article on cruise ship crew suicides. It’s worth a read. RIP
lowtechcyclist
@PaulB: So I guess we’re going to have another big spike in Covid deaths during the first couple of weeks of Biden’s Presidency.
Swell.
WaterGirl
@PaulB: Stupid, reckless, arrogant people are causing a horrifying number of deaths.
lowtechcyclist
@mrmoshpotato: I read it. It was heartbreaking.
Every workplace, every worker needs a union. It’s that simple.
Without someone whose job it is to represent workers and fight for them, they’re at the mercy of employers like these.
The Moar You Know
I am wondering just how much training it takes to actually inject someone with the vaccine. I know there needs to be some kind of licensed medical staff within yelling range to deal with possible anaphylactic reactions, but it seems to me that if it’s intramuscular, any dipshit who can follow a checklist of directions can do that (I give my wife an IM of migraine preventative every month and it is truly not that hard.)
I would volunteer every spare minute of my time to do this. I think a lot of people would.
NeenerNeener
@mrmoshpotato: And then there are the upcoming Super Bowl (or Superb Owl) parties for a last superspreader event before Easter.
Arclite
Joe’s tweets smack of, dare I say it, leadership.