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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 3-4

by Anne Laurie|  February 4, 20215:53 am| 25 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19, Foreign Affairs

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We have stepped up to the Swiss police @fedpolCH #JerusalemaChallenge. Gardaí across Ireland answered the call to give the public we serve a lift in these challenging times. #StayTogether #homeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/sbLdkk54hB

— Garda Info (@gardainfo) February 2, 2021


Our daily update is published. States reported 1.4 million tests, 117k cases, 91,440 currently hospitalized, and 3,685 deaths. pic.twitter.com/UcCMgGWrLn

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 4, 2021

The US had +113,459 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 27.1 million. The 7-day moving average continued to decline to just over 136,000 new cases per day, its lowest level since November 11. pic.twitter.com/FETiJi0Gy5

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 4, 2021

The US administered 1.3 million vaccine shots today, after a 2-day lull, bringing the total to 35.0 million, or 10.7 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose slightly back to 1.33 million doses per day, but progress has plateaued in recent days. https://t.co/La1I9nsYCU pic.twitter.com/I06ISS75GL

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 4, 2021

Biden's covid response coordinator is the go-to guy when the sh*t hits the fan

Zients is always looking “for a pile of manure to dive into,” @PressSec said. "That’s what he actually likes." https://t.co/iAKSlmhp4o w/ @josh_wingrove

— Anna Edney (@annaedney) February 3, 2021

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WHO expert calls for patience as sensitive data is collected in the Wuhan probe, the search for the pandemic's origins. There'll be no quick answers said investigator Hung Nguyen-Viet of Nairobi's Internat'l Livestock Research Institute https://t.co/LlZOgBOuFm via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2021

Extremely important meeting today with staff at WIV including Dr Shi Zhengli. Frank, open discussion. Key questions asked & answered. https://t.co/68Ake5gMuW

— Peter Daszak (@PeterDaszak) February 3, 2021

South Korea PM orders revamp of COVID-19 social distancing rules https://t.co/xAWNsE3ZI7 pic.twitter.com/GUTygwEGA4

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 4, 2021

Russia confirmed 16,714 new coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing the total number of reported infections to 3,917,918 https://t.co/Oom9VYtbUU

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) February 4, 2021

How are European countries tackling the Covid pandemic?https://t.co/5wpvJwFDcj

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 3, 2021

As most of you know, I’ve been following the #b117 data closely which has meant watching Denmark and talking to researchers there.
So here is a piece on Danish situation, why it is important and what we are learning from it.
(thread to come tomorrow)https://t.co/WDX5GmRma4

— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) February 3, 2021

More than 1 in 6 adults in the UK have now received a coronavirus vaccine, with over 10 million people given their first dose https://t.co/SqD4zZ4ZmA

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 3, 2021

The Czech Republic has reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, becoming by far the smallest of the 21 countries to surpass the milestone. https://t.co/ClRpxaYKok

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 3, 2021

Coronavirus: German medics fly in to aid Portugal's hospital emergency https://t.co/X9W1rp4HR7

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 4, 2021

Gulf Arab states are launching new restrictions over fears of the coronavirus resurging across their countries. With populations including largely young and healthy foreign laborers, many Gulf countries have avoided the higher death tolls seen elsewhere. https://t.co/zGqW7PagM7

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 4, 2021

"To the virus, we are all one herd. To beat it, we must act as one community"
Vaccine nationalism is more likely to prolong the pandemic than control it, tantamount to medical malpractice on a global scale. Powerful argument by @drtedros in @ForeignPolicy https://t.co/uyahoHpSVx

— Annie Sparrow (@annie_sparrow) February 3, 2021

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People’s willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week, an updated survey of global vaccine confidence found https://t.co/C510XE9lDQ

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 4, 2021

If you are a #COVID19 long-hauler, here is an opportunity to get quality care and to contribute to scientific efforts to understand & treat the lingering effects of #coronavirus infection. https://t.co/CTwFVUgnUA

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 3, 2021

Britain launched a trial to assess the immune responses generated if doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca are combined in a two-shot schedule https://t.co/ZcroEsQkJ3 pic.twitter.com/vqedOkjnpS

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 4, 2021

In August, a half-dozen researchers at a Pfizer lab began the arduous task of figuring out how to transform the “overfill” in every vial — an extra amount of liquid that's standard for injectable pharmaceuticals — into a precious sixth dose https://t.co/ePVhMRYvov

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2021

British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline and German biotech firm CureVac announced plans Wednesday to jointly develop a coronavirus vaccine with the potential to counter multiple variants https://t.co/wFJKehqYnc pic.twitter.com/g5uFjhNTBd

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2021

The low fees have led some doctors to stop testing certain patients, or forgo testing altogether. https://t.co/x5St4yKiSc

— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) February 4, 2021

More experts now recommend medical masks. Good ones are hard to find https://t.co/k8efxfqe0x pic.twitter.com/xtFGjRMBnh

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2021

Reducing the number of people infected with #Covid will certainly lower the amount of #SARS2 virus in a community. But did the new preprint on the AstraZeneca vaccine show it cuts transmission from vaccinated but infected people by 67%. No, it did not. https://t.co/4srnpvEo2e

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) February 3, 2021

Study: "resurgent #COVID19 epidemics in US have been driven by adults aged 20-49…these adults accounted after school reopening in October for 72.2% of infections in the US, whereas <5% originated from children aged 0-9 and <10% from teens."https://t.co/s3rEywvva8

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 4, 2021

China has been developing Covid-19 vaccines since the very beginning of the pandemic

What do we know about the frontrunners Sinovac and Sinopharm?https://t.co/SXEGwUvlIN pic.twitter.com/fcx6zr9o3f

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 3, 2021

2/..and could pass polio fecally. The oral Sabin #vaccine sterilized viruses out of the gut, stopping BOTH the disease and transmission to others. Bingo, no more polio.
We need a "Sabin" for #COVID19 — a vaccine that BOTH stops disease and eliminates spread of virus to others.

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 3, 2021

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I want undocumented immigrants to get vaccinated because that protects me. Even if I didn't care about them, it's in my best interests for them not to spread COVID-19. https://t.co/JtxMBIsdMt

— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) February 3, 2021

Vaccination sites opening in hard-hit California communities to tackle COVID disparities https://t.co/NWdkltPVQw pic.twitter.com/RLmoEejD59

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 4, 2021

Iowa House Speaker has claimed he can't enforce a mask mandate. He's told reporters that this is how he would enforce the chamber's dress code. A Democratic Rep. apparently tested that this evening. Also, 5 COVID-19 cases have been reported tied to the Iowa House #ialegis https://t.co/9IMJex9aFh

— Katarina Sostaric (@KatarinaSos) February 3, 2021

For weeks now, commenters have flooded Tennessee nurse Tiffany Dover’s Facebook wall with messages of tribute, offering their condolences for her loss. But Tiffany Dover is not dead.

My story on a viral conspiracy theory and anti-vaxx harassment campaign: https://t.co/QDRUuX0kZA

— Emily Shugerman (@eshugerman) February 1, 2021

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  1. 1.

    NeenerNeener

    February 4, 2021 at 5:57 am

    Monroe County, NY yesterday:

    209 new cases. 517 hospitalized, 115 in the ICU.
    An even 1000 reported deaths now. 36% of hospital beds available, 27% of ICU beds available. 3.2% positivity.

    And the upcoming Superb Owl parties are going to blow this all to hell.

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    the pollyanna from hell

    February 4, 2021 at 6:05 am

    AL, I don’t think you wanted all of this on the front page.

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    February 4, 2021 at 6:27 am

    Netherlands, at ~996k reported cases, poised to be the next to surpass 1,000,000, by the end of the week.

  4. 4.

    YY_Sima Qian

    February 4, 2021 at 6:30 am

    On 2/3 China reported 17 new domestic confirmed, 1 new domestic asymptomatic case.

    Hebei Province:

    Hebei Provincial Health Commission report 2 new domestic confirmed cases. 52 domestic confirmed case recovered & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 242 domestic confirmed cases (3 serious, 195 moderate and 44 mild) & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province:

    • Xingtai did not report any new domestic positive case. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 26 domestic confirmed cases in the city. Nangong District remains at High Risk.
    • Langfang did not report any new domestic positive cases. There are 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases there. The Medium Risk residential compound there was re-designated as Low Risk.
    • Dingzhou in Baoding did not report any new domestic positive cases. There is 1 domestic confirmed case there. 1 residential compound remains at Medium Risk.
    • Shijiazhuang reported 2 new confirmed cases, both at the epicenter township of Gaocheng District, both traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine since 1/10. 50 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. Currently, there are 215 confirmed cases & 21 asymptomatic cases. There are 2 residential compounds & 3 villages at Medium Risk in the city. Gaocheng & Xinle Districts remain at High Risk.

     

    Heilongjiang Province

    Heilongjiang Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 43 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 462 domestic confirmed (8 serious, 321 moderate and 133 mild) & 474 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.:

    • Suihua reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Wangkui County, all traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine. 43 confirmed cases recovered & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 326 domestic confirmed & 302 domestic asymptomatic cases there. 17 residential compounds & 6 villages are at Medium Risk. The entire Wangkui County, as well as 2 villages at Hailun, remain at High Risk.
    • Harbin reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, at Hulan District, a traced close contact already under centralized quarantine. There are currently 133 domestic confirmed & 145 asymptomatic cases there. Currently there are 3 sub-districts at High Risk. 16 sub-districts, 2 townships & 1 village remain at Medium Risk.
    • Qiqihar did not report any new domestic positive cases. There are 1 domestic confirmed & 25 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 domestic positive cases. There are 2 domestic confirmed cases there.

     

    Jilin Province 

    Jilin Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed cases (6 previously asymptomatic). 19 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There are currently 327 domestic confirmed (7 critical, 25 serious, 225 moderate and 70 mild) & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases:

    • Songyuan did not report any new domestic confirmed cases. There are 4 domestic confirmed cases there. 1 residential compound and 1 residential building were re-designated as Low Risk.
    • Tonghua reported 6 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic). The new positive case is a traced close contact already under centralized quarantine. 18 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 221 domestic confirmed 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.
    • Changchun reported 2 new domestic confirmed cases (1 previously asymptomatic). The new positive case is a traced close contact already under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There are currently 102 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 township remains at Medium Risk.

     

    Shanghai Municipality reported 3 domestic confirmed cases, 2 at Huangpu District & 1 at Baoshan District, all traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine since 1/21 & 1/22. Currently there are 21 confirmed cases (18 moderate, 3 mild) in the city. 1 residential area was re-designated as Low Risk. 2 residential compounds & 1 hotel remain at Medium Risk. 

    Imported Cases:

    On 2/3 China reported 13 new imported confirmed cases, 11 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:

    • Beijing Municipality – 5 confirmed cases, 4 cases coming from Serbia & 1 from Sweden
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 3 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from the US & 1 from Malaysia
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 3 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from Malaysia & 1 from the US
    • Jiangmen in Guangdong Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Malaysia & Iraq, off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Tanzania
    • Shanghai Municipality – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Canada & the UAE; 1 suspect case, no information released
    • Zhengzhou in Henan Province – 5 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, both cases returning from Brazil
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Djibouti (via Kathmandu)

     

    Overall in China, 135 confirmed cases recovered, 47 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation and 6 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 2,816 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1,411 active confirmed cases in the country (304 imported), 49 are in critical/serious condition (5 imported), 788 asymptomatic cases (277 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 34,184 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    On 2/4 Hong Kong reported 22 new cases, 3 imported (from Nepal, Russia & Brazil) and 19 domestic (10 of whom do not have sources of infection identified).

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    Amir Khalid

    February 4, 2021 at 7:06 am

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 4,571 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 231,483 cases. He also reports 17 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 826 deaths — 0.36% of the cumulative reported total, 0.45% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 48,771 active and contagious cases; 308 are in ICU, 135 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 4,092 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 181,886 patients recovered — 78.6% of the cumulative reported total.

    10 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Industri Rawang and Jalan Jasmine in Selangor; Jalan Gombak in Selangor and KL; Parit Penyengat, Kampung Lukut, and Jalan Jelutong in Johor; Jalan Pengiran in Sarawak; Permata Satu in Negeri Sembilan; and Kampung Pulau Jawa and Rantau Tanjung in Pahang.

    Kampung Lukut, Jalan Jelutong, Kampung Pulau Jawa, and Rantau Tanjung are community clusters. The rest are all workplace clusters.

    4,568 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports by far the most, 2,054 local cases: 624 in older clusters; seven in Jalan Industri Rawang, Jalan Jasmine, and Jalan Gombak clusters; 727 close-contact screenings; and 696 other screenings. Johor reports 664 cases: 340 in older clusters; 44 in Parit Penyengat, Kampung Lukut, and Jalan Jelutong clusters; 150 close-contact screenings; and 130 other screenings. KL reports 480 local cases: 76 in older clusters, one in Jalan Gombak cluster, 201 close-contact screenings; and 202 other screenings. Sarawak reports 270 cases: 106 in older clusters, 12 in Jalan Pengiran cluster, 86 close-contact screenings, and 66 other screenings. Melaka reports 238 cases: 211 in existing clusters, 15 close-contact screenings, and 12 other screenings.

    Sabah reports 175 cases: eight in existing clusters, 124 close-contact screenings, and 43 other screenings. Perak reports 163 cases: 103 in existing clusters, 36 close-contact screenings, and 24 other screenings. Penang reports 157 cases: 46 in existing clusters, 22 close-contact screenings, and 89 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 100 cases: three in older clusters, seven in Permata Satu cluster, 28 close-contact screenings; and 62 other screenings.

    Pahang reports 78 cases: 56 in older clusters, eight in Kampung Pulau Jawa and Rantau Tanjung clusters, 10 close-contact screenings; and four other screenings. Terengganu reports 69 cases: seven in existing clusters, 47 close-contact screenings, and 15 other screenings. Kedah reports 51 cases: 14 in existing clusters, 19 close-contact screenings, and 18 other screenings. Kelantan reports 48 cases: two in existing clusters, 34 close-contact screenings, and 12 other screenings.

    Putrajaya reports 20 cases: four in existing clusters, five close-contact screenings, and 11 other screenings. And Labuan reports one case, found in other screening.

    Perlis reports no new cases today.

    Three new cases are imported. Two are in Selangor, and one is in KL.

    The 17 deaths reported today are a 53-yearold woman in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; a 69-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes and lymphoma; a four-month-old boy in Sabah with heart disease; an 80-year-old man in Negeri Sembilan with intestinal cancer; an 82-year-old man in Melaka with hypertension, stroke, and heart disease; a 65-year-old man in Pahang, DOA with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obesity; a 35-year-old man in Selangor, DOA with obesity and gout; a 79-year-old man in Sarawak with nasopharyngeal carcinoma; a 60-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension and gout; an 80-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and stroke; a 60-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease; a 63-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; an 81-year-old man in Kelantan with no co-morbidities listed; an 81-year-old man in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 61-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension, gout, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease; a 78-year-old non-Malaysian man in Sabah with no co-morbidities listed; and a 34-year-old non-Malaysian man in Pahang, DOA with no co-morbidities listed.

  6. 6.

    WereBear

    February 4, 2021 at 7:09 am

    I can’t get over the trolling at the nurse by the anti-vaxxers. They really should get a life: then again, the fact they don’t have one is why they are trolls.

  7. 7.

    Duke of Clay

    February 4, 2021 at 7:14 am

    @the pollyanna from hell: OK! So it was’t something I did.

  8. 8.

    Chyron HR

    February 4, 2021 at 7:21 am

    Rep. Qbert: “This vaccine is full of Jew microchips!”

    Rep. Scalise: “And such small portions!”

  9. 9.

    Cheryl Rofer

    February 4, 2021 at 7:22 am

    It’s probably worth mentioning that the COVID Tracking Project is shutting down. They started up because the CDC wasn’t doing its job under Trump’s orders to keep the numbers down, so the people of the COVID Tracking Project stepped up.

    The CDC and other government agencies are now doing their jobs and providing the numbers, so the COVID Tracking Project is handing it off to them.

  10. 10.

    Brachiator

    February 4, 2021 at 7:23 am

    An additional story about virus infection disparities.

    The rate of death of Latinx people is three times that of white communities, and Latino COVID-19 deaths are up 1,000% since November in L.A. County, Dr. Muntu Davis said.

    Dr. Davis says a lot of people living in communities of color are essential workers and have been working throughout the pandemic.

    But note that this is about where socio-economic status intersects with ethnicity. In the US it is poorer Hispanics and Native American groups which are sometimes hardest hit, not all people of color.  Elsewhere in the world, it may be immigrant workers from Southeast Asia living in South Korea.

  11. 11.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 4, 2021 at 7:29 am

    @Cheryl Rofer: Imagine that. A government handling governmental functions. It’s a strange and wondrous world we live in.

  12. 12.

    Amir Khalid

    February 4, 2021 at 7:36 am

    Other Covid-19 news, and there’s a fair bit of it today:

    PM Muhyiddin Yassin has announced more details on Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination plan. It is expected to cover 25.6 million Malaysians (out of some 32 million of us) will have three phases. Phase one is for frontliners and is expected to take place over March and April. Phase two is for high-risk groups, and is expected to take place from April to August. Phase three is for the remaining adult (i.e. over 18) population, and is expected to take place from May to next February.

    The Government plans to open 600 vaccine storage/vaccination centres nationwide, Muhyiddin said. Khairy Jamaludin, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, has been appointed Minister in Charge of the vaccination effort.

    Muhyiddin also said the Government has reached agreement with 31 private hospitals around the country to outsource the treatment of non-Covid inpatients and ease the burden on public hospitals.​​​​​

  13. 13.

    Platonicspoof

    February 4, 2021 at 8:01 am

    @Cheryl Rofer:

    Yes, thought you (someone, somewhere) did a post about them.

    Link in case someone missed it.

  14. 14.

    Geminid

    February 4, 2021 at 8:07 am

    Palestinian authorities in the West Bank announced that they had recieved the first 10,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik 5 vaccine yesterday. PLA Health Minister Mai Alkaila said that vaccinations of hospital personnel had begun, and that some doses would be transferred to Gaza. Israel, which has vaccinated over 30% of its 8+ million citizens, provided 2,500 doses to the PLA in recent days. The West Bank has 3.1 million Arab residents; Gaza’s population is 2 million.     From the Jerusalem Post.

  15. 15.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    February 4, 2021 at 8:08 am

    What @SteveScalise  really means is: only white people should get the vaccine.

    I suspect it’s even worse, only the right kind of white people. Watch, the micro-second the Rich and the Upper Middle Class get the vaccine there will be all kinds of pressure to declare the pandemic over and send everyone back to school and work.

  16. 16.

    Sloane Ranger

    February 4, 2021 at 8:11 am

    Yesterday in the UK, we had 19,202 new cases. This is an increase of about 2400 from the day before but a reduction of 25.1% in the rolling 7-day average. The R number as of 29th January is now estimated at 0.7 – 1.1. New cases by nation,

    England – 17,265 (up @2200)

    Northern Ireland – 504 (up @40)

    Scotland – 978 (up @220)

    Wales – 455 (down @160).

    Deaths – There were 1322 deaths yesterday. This is a decrease of 13.4% in the rolling 7-day average. The total number of people who have died since the start of the pandemic with COVID-19 mentioned on their Death Certificate is 112,660. Deaths by nation, England – 1173, Northern Ireland – 11, Scotland – 88 and Wales – 50.

    Testing – 606,382 tests were conducted on Tuesday, 2 February out of a capacity of 768,851. This is an increase of 12% in the rolling 7-day average.

    Hospitalisations – 32,851 people were in hospital on Monday, 1 February and 3638 were on ventilators on Tuesday, 2nd. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions has decreased by 22.2% (as of 29 January).

    Vaccinations – 10,021,471 people had received the 1st dose of a vaccine on 2 February and 498,962 had received their 2nd dose on the same date.

    General – AL has already covered the news I was planning to post so all I can add to the above is that the vaccination programme seems to be working smoothly with all the over 70’s of my acquaintance either already having received their 1st shot or with appointments to get. The only complaints I’ve heard concern having to walk a few hundred yards to the doctor’s surgery because the car park was full. As for myself, as a 62 year old with no serious medical issues, I am, apparently, in Group 7 of the government’s plan. A number of newspapers have published online calculators allowing people to get an idea of when they get their 1st shot and, based on my age, reasonable good health and the current rate of vaccination and take up, the calculator estimates my turn will come in late March/early April.

  17. 17.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    February 4, 2021 at 8:16 am

    @Brachiator, that’s what that Mortician was saying in her video. These Latinos in LA are all poor so they are crowed together in their housing, “essential” so no unemployment for them if they don’t work no matter how high risk, they have no medical insurance or even time off when they get sick,  and they are doing most of the dying and everyone has this BS myth that LA is Beverly Hills so why is LA complaining? And then to add insult to it, their families can’t afford even a cremation when they die, no one gives a shit to their bodies are just stacking up.

  18. 18.

    Platonicspoof

    February 4, 2021 at 8:24 am

    May also be misremembering a commenter saying they were thinking of taking Benadryl before a shot.

    Not recommended:

    Even if you typically use allergy medications like Benadryl before getting your biologic infusion, it’s a good idea not to do so before your COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC recommends against this because antihistamines do not prevent anaphylaxis, and their use may mask “cutaneous” (skin) symptoms, which could lead to a delay in the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.

    “The first symptoms of allergic reactions to vaccines often involve the skin, such as with hives,” says Dr. Hudelson. “So if you have an allergic reaction and you’ve already taken Benadryl ahead of time, you’ll block the histamine and we’re not going to see that skin rash. The allergic reaction will have progressed a lot further along when you start to show symptoms, so we won’t be able to treat it with epinephrine as quickly as we might want to.”

     

    CDC link info so you don’t have to hunt for it:

    Administration of antihistamines to COVID-19 vaccine recipients prior to vaccination to prevent allergic reactions is not recommended. Antihistamines do not prevent anaphylaxis, and their use may mask cutaneous symptoms, which could lead to a delay in the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.

     

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  19. 19.

    evodevo

    February 4, 2021 at 8:25 am

    @Brachiator: ​
      Or immigrant workers in Saudi and other Arab peninsula countries…

  20. 20.

    Robert Sneddon

    February 4, 2021 at 8:47 am

    @Sloane Ranger:  I am aged 65 in Scotland and I received my appointment letter for my first COVID-19 vaccination yesterday. The vaccination centre is about 600 metres from my front door in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. I should get my Fauci Ouchie on the 10th, less than a week from now. There is no date and time specified for my second vaccination. The Scottish government is following the UK standard of trying to give as many people as possible their first dose of vaccine so it may be more than the recommended 3-week or 4-week period before I get my second shot.

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    Sloane Ranger

    February 4, 2021 at 9:24 am

    @Robert Sneddon: I envy you. The vaccination hub for where I live is the Queensway Medical Centre which is either a 30 minute walk or a 20 minute bus ride from my house (I don’t drive). If the weather is anything like reasonable, I plan to walk.

  22. 22.

    Chris T.

    February 4, 2021 at 9:43 am

    @WereBear: I can’t get over the trolling at the nurse by the anti-vaxxers. They really should get a life …

    I’d settle for them getting a nice ironic death by Covid-19…

  23. 23.

    Skepticat

    February 4, 2021 at 9:55 am

    The Bahamas is having a big surge—six new cases. The last death was on December 31. Nevertheless, the CDC designates the country as Level 4, extremely high risk, and recommends against traveling here. Which is fine; we don’t need anyone importing the virus from the petri dish. I still don’t have power after seventeen months, but I’m in no rush to return to the States.

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    February 4, 2021 at 10:01 am

    @Platonicspoof: I remember the post, too, but I can’t recall who put it up!  Sad.

  25. 25.

    The Moar You Know

    February 4, 2021 at 11:10 am

    The vaccination centre is about 600 metres from my front door in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. 

    @Robert Sneddon: I was right by your house 13 months ago, on what I’m hoping is not my or my wife’s last trip to Scotland.  That city of yours is the loveliest place I have ever been.  A bit on the chilly side in December but that helps.

    If an angel came down with the offer of “where do you want to live for the rest of your life, Kailua-Kona on the Big Island or Edinburgh?” I’d pick Edinburgh.  Barely, but I would.  Yeah, it’s that awesome.

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