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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Tuesday/Wednesday, Jan. 26-27

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  1. 1.

    sab

    Budweiser retired all its drafthorses when the Belgians bought it out, so I didn’t want to see its commercials anyway.

  3. 3.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY yesterday:

    279 new cases. 692 hospitalized, 142 in the ICU. 893 deaths. 33% of hospital beds available, 23% of ICU beds available. 4.7% positivity.

    We’re heading back up again.

  4. 4.

    NotMax

    “Oklahoma trying to return its $2m stockpile of hydroxychloroquine”

    “Whaddaya mean we threw out the original shipping cartons?”

  6. 6.

    JPL

    @NotMax:  Maybe trump will bail them out, since he’s a billionaire.   Now they know what trump meant when he said what have you got to lose.

  7. 7.

    satby

    @MagdaInBlack: word. Haven’t been in one since.

    I’m fighting “vaccine hesitancy” in the office, now up to three of them, all women in their 30s. I wish the vaccines would get regular FDA approval so the doctor would feel comfortable requiring them.

  8. 8.

    sab

    Only 65, so not eligible for vaccine until Feb 8. Curious about the scrabble then.

    Teachers are in our tier. Why aren’t child daycare workers? Hate to be cynical, but they don’t have big unions like teachers. Just doing very essential work is not enough to give you political clout. Political leaders say they want to revive the economy, but actually they only want to respond to political pressure. How the fuck are mothers supposed to go back to work if their kids daycare isn’t safe?

    ETA I have only been out and about twice in the last month. In both places, the frontline workers were new to me and very young. Both businesses have a history of employee stability. The old guys not being there is disturbing. I hope it was by choice.

  9. 9.

    Splitting Image

    Canadians are still a long way from achieving herd immunity despite raging second wave

    Despite?

    A better headline would read: “Raging second wave proves Canadians are still a long way of achieving herd immunity”. But I suppose the National Post has gotta do what it’s gotta do.

  10. 10.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    Greece saw a spike from Monday to Tuesday, from 432 new cases Monday to 814 on Tuesday. There are concerns that the B117 variant (the “British variant” as it’s called in the Greek press) is becoming more prevalent.

    Vaccination continues – they’re now vaccinating people 80 years old and older. Yesterday’s reported vaccination number was 8,406, bringing the total vaccination shots delivered to 195,783 (182,778 Greeks have received at least one shot, which means that 13,005 second shots have been delivered).

    For perspective, Worldometer lists Greece’s population as 10,394,016. So that means that one-point-seven percent of Greece’s population has been vaccinated (with at least one shot) to this point. I hope the pace of vaccinations picks up quickly, because at the current rate, it’d take three years for Greece to be fully vaccinated.

  11. 11.

    sab

    Black death in 1348 killed off half the world. I am not much in favor of unvaccinated herd immunity as a concept.

    ETA : Okay, the Americas missed it, but still…

  12. 12.

    OzarkHillbilly

    Most poor nations ‘will take until 2024 to achieve mass Covid-19 immunisation’

    Most poor countries will not achieve mass Covid-19 immunisation until at least 2024 and some may never get there, according to a new forecast, which maps a starkly divided world over the next few years in which a handful of developed countries are fully vaccinated while others race to catch up.

    Countries such as the UK, US, Israel and those in the EU will probably achieve “widespread vaccination coverage” – meaning priority and vulnerable groups, and almost all of the rest of the population – by late 2021, according to analysis from the Economist Intelligence Unit. They will be followed by a slew of other developed countries by the middle of 2022 and then most middle-income countries by the end of that year.

    But 84 countries that make up the world’s poorest will not receive enough doses to sufficiently immunise their populations for at least a further year, a global faultline that will run through the first half of this decade, said Agathe Demarais, the unit’s global forecasting director and author of the report.

    “It’s going to define the global economy, the global political landscape, travel, pretty much everything,” she said.

    Which, due to mutations occurring in those populations, could have the knock on effect of making current vaccines less effective and/or more deadly infections and/or more likely to lead to long term disability. On the trump hand it just might mutate into another common cold.

  13. 13.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 3,680 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 194,114 cases. He also reports seven new deaths today, for a total of 707 deaths — 0.36% of the cumulative reported total, 0.47% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 42,389 active and contagious cases; 314 are in ICU, 122 of them on respirators. Meanwhile, 1,858 patients recovered and were discharged, for a total of 151,018 patients recovered – 77.8% of the cumulative reported total.

    17 new clusters were reported today: Parit Lanjut, Industri Grisek, Jalan Trus, Jalan Medini, Tengah Tiga, and Pengerang Utara in Johor; Persiaran Tecoma building site, Jalan Danau, Jalan Yahya, and Jalan Pudu in KL; Jalan Mutiara, Tanjung building site, and Persiaran Perkilangan in Selangor; Jalan Sulaman in Sabah; Jalan Seri and Jalan Pengkalan in Perak; and Bendayan in Sarawak.

    Jalan Pengkalan and Bendayan are community clusters. The rest are all workplace clusters.

    3,674 new cases today are local infections. Johor has 1,069 cases: 54 in older clusters, 683 in Parit Lanjut, Industri Grisek, Jalan Trus, Jalan Medini, Tengah Tiga, and Pengerang Utara clusters, 224 close-contact screenings, and 108 other screenings. Selangor has 819 local cases: 70 in older clusters, 67 in Jalan Mutiara, Tanjung building site, and Persiaran Perkilangan clusters, 503 close-contact screenings, and 179 other screenings. KL has 696 local cases: 49 in older clusters, 187 in Persiaran Tecoma building site, Jalan Danau, Jalan Yahya, and Jalan Pudu clusters, 216 close-contact screenings, and 244 other screenings. Sabah has 295 cases: four in older clusters, six in Jalan Sulaman cluster, 212 close-contact screenings, and 73 other screenings.

    Perak has 180 local cases: 30 in older clusters, 43 in Jalan Seri and Jalan Pengkalan clusters, 72 close-contact screenings, and 35 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan has 112 cases: 43 in existing clusters, 37 close-contact screenings, and 32 other screenings. Penang has 101 cases: 35 in existing clusters, 49 close-contact screenings, and 17 other screenings.

    Kedah has 76 cases: 27 in existing clusters, 29 close-contact screenings, and 20 other screenings. Sarawak has 70 cases: 51 in older clusters, two in Bedayan cluster, one close-contact screening, and 16 other screenings. Terengganu has 68 cases: 23 in existing clusters, 18 close-contact screenings, and 27 other screenings. Melaka has 63 cases: 17 in existing clusters, 30 close-contact screenings, and 16 other screenings. Kelantan has 60 cases: three in existing clusters, 35 close-contact screenings, and 22 other screenings. Pahang has 42 cases: 12 in existing clusters, 23 close-contact screenings, and seven other screenings.

    Putrajaya has 19 cases: five in existing clusters, six close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings. Perlis has three cases: two close-contact screenings, and one other screening. And Labuan has one case, found in other screening.

    Six new cases are imported. Three were reported in Selangor, two in KL, and one in Perak.

    The seven deaths reported today are a 55-year-old man in Perak with no co-morbidities listed; a 74-year-old man in Sarawak with gout; an 84-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease; a 72-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes and hypertension; a 72-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes; a 61-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; and a 71-year-old woman in Perak with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and a hearing problem.

  15. 15.

    mali muso

    Going in for my first shift as a volunteer at our local mass vaccination clinic later today. Just doing clerical duties but excited to be part of the effort!

  16. 16.

    TS (the original)

    Day Seven: we have found a way to secure vaccine supply adequate to provide a dose for EVERY adult by summer.

    Amazing – a competent government  gets the supply & is working to sort out the distribution. They highlight how incompetent and useless the last lot were.

    Wonder if the press will do anything except complain that they haven’t got the distribution sorted.

  19. 19.

    Mousebumples

    @satby: i believe the fda is waiting on X months of safety studies for approval. I think one of these previous threads (thanks, as always, AL!) indicated the probable timeline for application for approval.

  20. 20.

    mrmoshpotato

    Oklahoma trying to return its $2m stockpile of hydroxychloroquine

    1. You’re idiots.
    2. Sue Dump.
  21. 21.

    sab

    @satby: My sister in her fifties with a hysterectomy buys into that. Fear of autoimmune diseases later. Fortunately her fear of Covid overcomes that.

    Republican mindspace is a toxic place.

    ETA and she is just an old fashioned Lincoln Republican. Not the least bit racist or homophobic.

  22. 22.

    mali muso

    @sab: Guessing that states have some latitude to define the tiers because daycare workers are definitely included in the K-12 group here in Virginia.  Seems like a no-brainer to me.

  23. 23.

    Amir Khalid

    @satby:

    Here’s what has been announced: The first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive next month, touch wood. The first phase of vaccinations begins in March and will cover healthcare and other frontline workers. A second phase starting around May will cover people at higher risk (e.g. me). There’ll be a third phase after that for the rest of the population over 18. All Malaysians will get their vaccinations free, the Government promises. Further details TBA.

  24. 24.

    satby

    @sab: One of them had a confirmed case of covid so feels she doesn’t need the vaccine, which at least has some basis in past vaccine practice (but before her time certainly). The other two have no coherent reason not to get it, but probably would if it was required. One of those two is already on the edge of losing her job, so why she thinks it’s wise to oppose this is beyond me.

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    As long as these poorer countries are unable to get enough people vaccinated, they will remain a reservoir of coronavirus infection for the whole world. As WHO has been saying all along, it’s in the best interests of wealthier countries not to leave them behind in the rush for vaccine doses.

  28. 28.

    MagdaInBlack

    @satby: My boss, who apparently spends too much time on the wrong side of the internet, is anti-vaccine. He was also anti-mask til his grandmother nearly died of Covid. They’re slow learners

    Eta: I keep telling him to stay off Fox and FB.

  30. 30.

    Amir Khalid

    Cats and dogs, among other pet animals, are known to be susceptible to Covid-19 infection. I have not seen any reports of work on a veterinary coronavirus vaccine. Has anyone else here seen anything?

  31. 31.

    sab

    OT : chopped my thumb big time last night. Bled all over my avocado. My husband, who is not a cannibal, was horrified. He doesn’t even like avocado. No risk to him, but he didn’t believe that. We were having tacos. Add your own ingredients. No need to add the avocados.

    People living in tight quarters have the stupidest arguments.

  32. 32.

    satby

    @sab:  oh, she thinks. Every time I’ve had to correct something her answer to me is “I thought it (would be ok, wouldn’t matter, etc)”. I even told her to stop thinking because she’s bad at it and just follow the directions.
    Hiring good workers has been more of a challenge than I remember. And two good ones I did hire are going to be reducing hours or leaving soon, graduating and going on to full time work.

  33. 33.

    Sloane Ranger

    Yesterday in the UK we had 20,089 new cases. This is a reduction of about 2000 from the day before and a decrease of 26.4% in the rolling7-day average. The R rate as of 22 January remains at 0.8 – 1 so the amount of virus in the population is going down. New cases by nation,

    England – 17,920 (down @2200)

    Northern Ireland – 550 (up @130)

    Scotland – 1049 (up @300)

    Wales – 570 (down @300).

    Deaths – Yesterday, 1631 people died within 28 days of a positive test. The rolling 7-day average shows an increase of 5.1%. The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic has now officially passed the 100,000 number, at 100,162. New deaths by nation, England – 1520, Northern Ireland – 16, Scotland – 87 and Wales – 8.

    Testing – On Monday, 25 January, 542,893 tests were conducted out of a capacity of 809,470. This is a decrease in the rolling 7-day average of 0.4%.

    Hospitalisations – On Sunday, 24 January, 37,561 people were in hospital. 4032 people were on ventilators as of Monday, 25th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions is down 7.2%.

    Vaccinations – As of 25th January, 6,853,327 people had received the 1st dose of a vaccine and 472,446 had received their 2nd dose.

    Nothing else to report today.

  35. 35.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 1/26 China reported 55 new domestic confirmed, 47 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 1 domestic suspect case.

    Beijing Municipality reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 1 new asymptomatic cases, all at the epicenter community in Daxing District. 3 of the 4 confirmed cases were traced close contacts already under home and/or centralized quarantine since 1/17 and 1/21, the other is from mass screening but under home quarantine since 1/17. No information on the asymptomatic case. There are currently 2 villages (both at Shunyi District) at Medium Risk. 1 community (at Daxing District) is at High Risk.

    Hebei Province:

    Hebei Provincial Health Commission reported 7 new domestic confirmed cases. 69 domestic confirmed case recovered & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 715 domestic confirmed cases (12 critical, 27 serious, 548 moderate and 128 mild) & 75 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province:

    • Xingtai reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, at Nangong District, a traced close contact already under centralized quarantine since 1/16. There are currently 59 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. Nangong District remains at High Risk, 1 residential compound at Longyao County remains at Medium Risk.
    • Langfang did not report any new domestic positive cases. There are 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 1 residential compound remain at Medium Risk.
    • Dingzhou reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, a traced close contact of a confirmed case at Shijiazhuang, and has been under centralized quarantine since 1/9.
    • Shijiazhuang reported 5 new domestic confirmed cases. 3 of the confirmed cases are at Gaocheng District (2 traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine, the other from mass screening already under home and centralized quarantine), all at the epicenter township; 2 at Pingshan County (both traced close contacts). 69 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 5 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. Currently, there are 654 confirmed cases & 67 asymptomatic cases. 1 village was elevated to Medium Risk. 2 villages and 3 residential compounds were re-designated as Low Risk. There are 21 residential compounds, 4 villages & 1 residential building at Medium Risk in the city. Gaocheng & Xinle Districts remain at High Risk.

     

    Baishui County in Weinan, Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic suspect case, a traced close contact of a confirmed case (reported on 1/14) that had travel back from Jinzhong in Shanxi Province (that small cluster was in turn seeded by persons who had traveled from Shijiazhuang at the beginning of Jan.). The suspect case has been under centralized quarantine since 1/13.

    Heilongjiang Province:

    Heilongjiang Province reported 29 new domestic confirmed & 28 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 7 confirmed cases recovered & 10 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 486 domestic confirmed (3 critical, 24 serious, 311 moderate and 148 mild) & 529 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.:

    • Suihua reported 17 new domestic confirmed & 20 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Wangkui County. No case information released so far. 7 confirmed cases recovered & 8 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 404 domestic confirmed & 372 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 8 residential compounds at Anda were elevated to Medium Risk. The entire Wangkui County remains at High Risk.
    • Harbin reported 12 new domestic confirmed & 8 asymptomatic cases. Hulan District reported 3 confirmed & 4 asymptomatic cases, Limin Dev. Zone reported 8 confirmed & 3 asymptomatic cases, Daowai District reported 1 confirmed case & 1 asymptomatic cases. There are currently 78 domestic confirmed & 122 asymptomatic cases there. From 1/9 – 1/26, 3,253 F1 & 14,201 F2 close contacts have been traced and placed under home or centralized quarantine. 1 community (in Limin Dev. Zone) was elevated to High Risk. 1 residential building unit was re-designated as Low Risk. 3 sub-districts and 1 township were elevated to Medium Risk. 13 sub-districts, 1 township & 3 residential building units remain at Medium Risk.
    • Qiqihar did not report any new domestic positive cases. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from quarantine. There are 1 domestic confirmed & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 1 village remains at Medium Risk.
    • Yichun did not report any new domestic positive cases. There are 2 domestic asymptomatic cases there.
    • Daqing did not report any new positive cases. There are 2 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 1 residential building unit was elevated to Medium Risk. 2 residential building units remains at Medium Risk.
    • Mudanjiang did not report any new positive cases. There are 3 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 

     

    Jilin Province 

    Jilin Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed cases (2 previously asymptomatic) & 18 domestic asymptomatic cases. There are currently 292 confirmed (18 critical, 25 serious, 168 moderate and 81 mild) & 83 asymptomatic cases there.:

    • Songyuan did not report any new domestic confirmed cases. There are 4 domestic confirmed cases there. 1 residential compound and 1 residential building are at Medium Risk.
    • Tonghua reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 confirmed & 7 asymptomatic cases are traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine, and the other 10 asymptomatic cases were found via mass screening (already under home quarantine). There are currently 204 domestic confirmed & 74 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. The entire Dongchang District remains at High Risk. 1 residential compound at the High Tech. Dev. Zone remains at Medium Risk. Shortage of supplies to Tonghua residents under home quarantine has become a hot topic on Chinese social media. A torrent of complaints about lack of vegetables and fruits, poorly organized deliveries and unresponsive government hot lines. There are also allegations of corruption by local authorities, funneling the the sales and supplies to a few favored platforms and supermarket chains, causing enormous bottlenecks. The city’s leaders have apologized, and the censors are tolerating the criticism (as long as they do not turn toward Beijing) to expose issues and apply pressure on the local and provincial authorities.
    • Changchun reported 12 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases. 11 confirmed & the asymptomatic cases are traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine. There are currently 84 domestic confirmed & 9 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 2 residential compounds were re-designated as Low Risk. 1 township & 1 residential compound are at Medium Risk.

     

    Shanghai Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (at Huangpu District), a traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine since 1/21. Currently there are 16 confirmed cases (14 moderate & 2 mild) in the city. As of 0 AM on 1/27, 380 F1 & 1,021 F2 close contacts have been traced and placed under centralized quarantine. 1 resident compound and 1 hotel were elevated to Medium Risk. 2 residential compounds, 1 residential area and 1 hotel are currently at Medium Risk. 

    Imported Cases:

    On 1/26, China reported 20 new imported confirmed cases, 14 imported asymptomatic cases:

    • Shanghai Municipality – 5 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from the US and 1 each returning from Czechia (via Vienna) and Italy (via Switzerland), and a US national coming from the US
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 4 confirmed case, 2 Chinese nationals each returning from Zambia (via) & the UAE; 3 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from the Netherlands, Tanzania & Zambia
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 3 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from the US and 1 from Bangladesh, all off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Jiangmen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Guinea, off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Lanzhou in Gansu Province – 4 confirmed cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Russia
    • Tianjin Municipality – 2 confirmed cases, no information released, yet; 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 is a Chinese national returning from the US, no information released yet for the other case
    • Nanjing in Jiangsu Province – 1 confirmed cases, a Chinese national returning from Brazil
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 confirmed & 1 asymptomatic cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Germany
    • Chongqing Municipality – 3 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Nepal
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Sweden & the US
    • Wuhu in Anhui Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Indonesia; the case arrived at Guangzhou in Guangdong Province on 1/9, passed through the 14 days of centralized quarantine and tested negative on RT-PCR multiple times, upon release from quarantine on 1/24 the case took a train to return home at Wuhu, where he entered into centralized quarantine again and tested positive
    • Jinhua in Zhejiang Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Romania (via France); the case arrived at Guangzhou in Guangdong Province on 1/8, passed through the 14 days of centralized quarantine and tested negative on RT-PCR 3 times, upon release from quarantine on 1/22 the case took high speed rail to return home at Jinhua, where he entered into centralized quarantine again and tested positive

     

    Overall in China, 98 confirmed cases recovered, 23 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation and 3 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 1,607 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1,862 active confirmed cases in the country (293 imported), 111 are in critical/serious condition (3 imported), 991 asymptomatic cases (288 imported), 1 suspect case (domestic). 39,811 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    On 1/27, Hong Kong reported 60 new cases, 3 imported and 57 domestic (21 of whom do not have sources of infection identified). There are another 40+ cases preliminarily positive, awaiting retesting for confirmation.

  36. 36.

    Argiope

    @mali muso: I gave my first shots yesterday as a volunteer with Medical Reserve Corps.  It’s nigh-on exhilarating to finally be able to do something to protect people.  Thanks for helping!  You’ll see a lot of relieved, happy people today.

  37. 37.

    EmbraceYourInnerCrone

    @sab: I am very sorry you hurt your hand and I am a horrible person because your story made me giggle. I can relate.

  38. 38.

    mali muso

    @sab: I’m in Virginia.  Where despite our failings at least we have a governor who is/was a physician, so science hasn’t been completely sidelined.

  39. 39.

    Soprano2

    I think the answers to that survey Yglesias highlights have to do with the framing of the question. When you ask if it’s ok for people to “cut in line”, lots of people will naturally say “no”. If they asked something like “Do you think it’s better to vaccinate people who aren’t in high risk groups if it means no vaccines will go to waste, or is it better to let the vaccine to go waste because those people aren’t in the high risk group”, I think the answers would be quite a bit different. Saying “cut in line” biases the question. Either way, I find it appalling that under any circumstances people would be OK with wasting vaccine DURING A FUCKING PANDEMIC THAT HAS AFFECTED EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES IN A NEGATIVE WAY! What the hell is wrong with people…..?

  40. 40.

    wvng

    @Amir Khalid: “As long as these poorer countries are unable to get enough people vaccinated, they will remain a reservoir of coronavirus infection for the whole world. ”  More importantly, they will be a continuing source of new variants that are either more infectious, more resistant to vaccines, or capable of bypassing antibodies to the current strains. The entire world needs to be rapidly vaccinated, or this will be a rolling disaster for the rest of our lives.

  41. 41.

    Robert Sneddon

    We just had an attempted bombing at a vaccine distribution point here in the UK. Bonking Boris thought it would be a jolly wheeze to visit the place in Wales a few weeks back, get his mug out front and in the press doing vaccines for Britain so its location was broadcast far and wide. There’s a reason these places, the vaccine storage and distribution warehouses and such are being kept anonymous but Boris was not to be deterred and the inevitable result eventuated.

  43. 43.

    VOR

    @Amir Khalid:  Minks too. Denmark had a mass cull of minks due to fears of them being a COVID reservoir.

    I recall a recent article about a gorilla in a zoo with COVID. Apparently it can transmit to great apes, don’t know about smaller primates.

  44. 44.

    Death Panel Truck

    Fucking Jim Jordan. **sigh**

    Sometimes I wish the Native Americans had prevailed and wiped out the invading Europeans. We’re too goddamned stupid to deserve this country.

  45. 45.

    J R in WV

    People don’t appear to realize that a slightly more vigorous viral plague could destroy our civilization, and perhaps even lead to an extinction event for Homo Sapiens.

    Once everyone who knows how to manipulate genetics in order to create a vaccine quickly dies off, that’s the end of our story.

    There are other points of failure, that’s perhaps the easiest one to explain to the stupid people.

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