Dolly Parton gets the vaccine from her pal Dr. Abumrad.
Last year, he asked Dolly for a donation to help fund the research that led to the Moderna vaccine.
They met in 2013 after he helped her recover from an accident. They bonded over discussions about current events & science pic.twitter.com/FMJ8wTu2C6
— Yashar Ali ?? (@yashar) March 2, 2021
Today, I am directing every state to prioritize educators for vaccination. We want every educator, school staff member, and child-care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of this month.
It’s time to treat in-person learning like the essential service that it is.
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 2, 2021
Psaki announces President Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to support Johnson & Johnson and Merck's COVID vaccine partnership, including equipping two Merck facilities with standards needed to manufacture the single-shot vaccine https://t.co/gtLhAnvyLK pic.twitter.com/MbhZ3tupjJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 2, 2021
The US administered 1.7 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 78.6 million, or 23.7 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose to 1.94 million shots per day. 15.6% of Americans have received at least one shot; 7.9% are fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/F51DGYaRKv
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 3, 2021
Really incredible to compare this with the relative differences in tone about how these two groups are covered. https://t.co/mSqQb6oo8G
— Adam Serwer ?? (@AdamSerwer) March 2, 2021
The US had +56,890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total closer to 29.4 million. The 7-day moving average fell below 67,000 new cases per day, to its lowest level since October 23. pic.twitter.com/JRgveE3pNr
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 3, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine shipments present a security challenge worthy of a James Bond film — companies are using armed guards, digital locks on trucks, wireless sensors, panic buttons, police escorts, @tgbuckley reports https://t.co/SF1BXGTzrD
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 2, 2021
Rather than go to Congress to get money for Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration siphoned money meant to help hospitals deal with the unprecedented #Covid19 crisis to pay for vaccine development, @rachelcohrs reports. https://t.co/zQqwx8HNnV
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 2, 2021
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“In the first 10 days of COVAX vaccine arrivals, we will have exceeded the achievements of the first three months of the 2010 programme launched in response to the H1N1 outbreak” – CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett ?
“This is only the beginning” ?https://t.co/oH3CeNH3JH
— CEPI (@CEPIvaccines) March 2, 2021
Global coronavirus numbers are edging back up after weeks of decline, according to WHO. The global health agency is blaming the surge on circulating variants and premature efforts to lift public health restrictions https://t.co/v9rToS57Hx
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 2, 2021
Millions of people around world are lining up for China's vaccines, despite questions over their safety and efficacy. "Do I have another choice?" one woman asks. https://t.co/s8k1pEgboh
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 2, 2021
Japan asks China to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on its citizens https://t.co/IP6rfXUuyA
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 1, 2021
Russia on Wednesday confirmed 10,535 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total caseload to 4,278,750https://t.co/r3ROOxX1p9
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 3, 2021
Ukraine's leader received a coronavirus vaccine shot in a bid to dispel widespread public skepticism about vaccination. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was given the jab as he visited the military near the area of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. https://t.co/OceB7HVAC8
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 2, 2021
Slovakia was thrown into a political crisis over a secret deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Prime Minister Igor Matovic defended the move, saying it was made in the public interest amid a surge of infections. https://t.co/cvrLzakR2b
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 2, 2021
Bosnia has received 10,000 vaccine doses from neighboring Serbia amid a dispute with the international COVAX mechanism over a delay in planned shipments. The Balkan nation has threatened to sue the program unless the vaccines arrive as agreed. https://t.co/U4L4PDQyZ2
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 2, 2021
EU targets vaccine production capacity of 2-3 billion doses/year by end-2021 paper https://t.co/9WLN9T7YzT pic.twitter.com/g2eXqoc0a0
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 3, 2021
Covid vaccine being tested in UK patients with low immunity https://t.co/KuNc7I8OQO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 3, 2021
France has shifted position on the Astra Zeneca vaccine and will allow its use for older people. But the doubts some people have about it won’t necessarily go away – not least because of what the government has said about it. Produced @michaelcoxj https://t.co/d0VwYanWDb pic.twitter.com/bSwcTjuWRx
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) March 2, 2021
Qantas launches 'mystery flights' to boost tourism https://t.co/FRvEDNyzI3
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 3, 2021
3.92 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Abuja, Nigeria??.
This first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa's most populous nation marks a huge step towards #VaccinEquity. Congratulations #Nigeria!?? pic.twitter.com/BmYcfjcsao
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 2, 2021
New evidence demonstrates how SARSCoV2 spread on flights between Dubai & New Zealand & in a quarantine cntr. Infections involved 7 passengers seated 4 rows apart. There were 5 transmission events despite masks & gloves. 2 didn't wear masks or gloves https://t.co/TNjEzJ73sW pic.twitter.com/PHQNisb6lL
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 2, 2021
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Yesterday Florida led North America for "S-gene target failure" (SGTF), with 36% of new #COVID19 cases caused by mutants with altered spike proteins. And 100% of those SGTF were the so-called UK variant B.1.1.7 — the super-spreader.https://t.co/avIfDvE9o8 pic.twitter.com/T2OZqB37JT
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) March 2, 2021
Would it be in poor taste to make a crack about the British propensity for rampant colonization?…
ATTN fellow #COVID19 nerds
"Given the widespread appearance & large numbers of B.1.1.7 genomes globally surpassing other existing clades, we have elevated the B.1.1.7 lineage (GR/501Y.V1) to its own clade GRY…"
Look at the orange vs global timeline.https://t.co/bDRZ0IDXEK pic.twitter.com/k572W2k1aj— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) March 3, 2021
Anti-Covid vaccine tweets face five-strikes ban policy https://t.co/Sh4nTs8DnO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 2, 2021
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Great to see these declines in cases and deaths among nursing home residents. Given the outsized contribution of these facilities to total US deaths, we may see slower or stepwise declines in deaths going forward as we shift to vaccinating other, less vulnerable, groups. https://t.co/R5XzRO2gGp
— Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH (@JenniferNuzzo) March 2, 2021
I hope that my life still has value, even if the governor (who I didn’t vote for, but that’s beside the point) makes bad decisions. https://t.co/c2Al9ea7Xo
— Bethany Albertson (@AlbertsonB2) March 3, 2021
Prove me wrong that there isn't a GOP memo highlighting political benefits of losing another year to COVID.
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) March 2, 2021
“We ended COVID in a good financial position,” Reynolds told the Journal Editorial Board. “You shouldn’t punish states that do that.”
Excuse me lady what? https://t.co/HHLFAph1Me
— The Mall Krampus (@cakotz) March 2, 2021
Midshipmen at the Naval Academy need to start receiving their coronavirus vaccines by the last week of March in order to participate in summer training with the fleet, the school’s superintendent said Tuesday. https://t.co/VqfXgsJwzp
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) March 3, 2021
*a hundred mile long line of cars looking like don draper is inside snakes into north carolina* https://t.co/wJKHH8xfL4
— kilgore trout, ted’s travel agent (@KT_So_It_Goes) March 2, 2021
rikyrah
Still enraged about Texas and Mississippi opening up before complete vaccination????
eclare
My category in TN will finally open on Monday. I called my aunt, who I haven’t seen in over a year to tell her the good news. She started in with the “good” news about TX. I was having none of that shit. It’s amazing I didn’t drop an F-bomb on my 90 yo aunt. Although if I did, no jury would convict.
NotMax
FYI.
Lahaina and Kihei are the two major areas of tourist accommodation.
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY yesterday:
99 new cases, still at 1137 reported deaths
1.7% positivity
187 people in the hospital, 58 in the ICU
40% of regular hospital beds available, 34% ICU beds available
I’m seeing and hearing conflicting information about whether or not people with suppressed immune systems should get the vaccine. My doctor said ‘Yes” but there’s a web site that claims Fauci said ‘No’. I think I’ll trust my doctor.
rikyrah
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Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,745 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 305,880 cases. He also reports seven new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,148 deaths — 0.38% of the cumulative reported total, 0.41% of resolved cases.
There are currently 24,025 active and contagious cases; 195 are in ICU, 95 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 2,276 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 280,707 patients recovered – 91.8% of the cumulative reported total.
11 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Perubatan, Jalan MP building site, Balakong Satu, Jalan Utarid, and Jalan Anak Gasing in Selangor; Jalan DPB Lima in Johor; Jalan Bachok in Kelantan; Jalan PKNK 1/6 in Kedah; Sri Jelutung in Pahang; Jalan Sikamat Lama in Negeri Sembilan; and Kampung Gedang in Melaka.
Kampung Gedang is a community cluster. Jalan Anak Gasing is a high-risk group cluster. The rest are all workplace clusters.
1,743 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 638 local cases: 104 in older clusters; 32 in Jalan Perubatan, Jalan MP building site, Balakong Satu, Jalan Utarid, and Jalan Anak Gasing clusters; 367 close-contact screenings; and 135 other screenings. Johor reports 376 cases: 248 in older clusters, 32 in Jalan DPB Lima cluster, 49 close-contact screenings, and 47 other screenings.
Sarawak reports 139 cases: 26 in existing clusters, 60 close-contact screenings, and 53 other screenings. Perak reports 136 cases: 133 in existing clusters, and three other screenings.
Sabah reports 95 cases: 22 in existing clusters, 59 close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 92 cases: 26 in existing clusters, 25 close-contact screenings, and 41 other screenings. Penang reports 90 cases: nine in existing clusters, 54 close-contact screenings, and 27 other screenings. Kedah reports 40 cases: nine in older clusters, 25 in Jalan PKNK 1/6 cluster, two close-contact screenings, and four other screenings. Melaka reports 36 cases: 21 in older clusters, seven in Kampung Gedang cluster, and eight other screenings. Pahang also reports 36 cases: one in an older cluster, 26 in Sri Jelutung cluster, four close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Kelantan reports 33 cases: 16 in older clusters, four in Jalan Bachok cluster, eight close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 24 cases: seven in older clusters, seen in Jalan Sikamat Lama cluster, and 10 other screenings.
Terengganu reports five cases: one in an existing cluster, three close-contact screenings, and one other screening. And Putrajaya reports three cases: one in an existing cluster, and two close-contact screenings.
Labuan and Perlis report no new cases today.
Two new cases today are imported: both are in Selangor.
The deaths reported today are a 65-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and heart disease; a 50-year-old woman in Kelantan with obesity; a 67-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease; an 86-year-old woman in Sarawak with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and gout; a 55-year-old woman in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 54-year-old woman in Kuala Lumpur with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; and a 71-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Kuala Lumpur with hypertension and stroke.
evap
I got my first jab yesterday, through volunteering at a vaccine clinic. So happy. I’m going to keep volunteering, too, because it makes me happy to see all those people getting their shots.
Anne Laurie
But we’re on vacation! You can’t expect us to wear masks when we’re on vacation!!!!
(Followed, when that doesn’t work, by outrage that they are “giving you their business” and you “don’t appreciate it”... )
Cruise companies are probably already ‘reminding’ their customers that mask-wearing is one of those Quaint Local Customs whereby the locals fleece their visitors.
JAFD
@Amir Khalid: Might I ask if there’s a good map of Malaysia online ? Would like to see where all those places are. (OK, I’m a geography buff)
Mousebumples
@evap: awesome! Thank you for volunteering!
Got my first jab yesterday, as my “group” is eligible as of 3/1. Sore arm and tired dry far.
Re Dolly (first tweet above) – Dr Abumrad’s son has a podcast series with Dolly from WNYC and Radiolab. I enjoyed it when it came out a few years ago. ?
Amir Khalid
This tweet today from Dr Noor Hisham is interesting.
Low Key Swagger
Noon today: First dose of Moderna for me. On a lark, I called a small neighborhood pharmacy and asked them to put me on the list, and they called the next day. Weird.
Amir Khalid
@JAFD:
Here’s a map showing the states and federal territories.
Here is the map tweeeted today by the Minisry of Health, showing cumulative and daily reported case totals.
I hope it helps.
Sloane Ranger
Yesterday in the UK we had 6391new cases. This is an increase of about 1000 from the day before but a decrease of 29.4% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,
England – 5530 (up @800)
Northern Ireland – 149 (up 11)
Scotland – 542 (up @160)
Wales – 170 (down 23).
Deaths – There were 343 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a decrease of 36% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, England – 307, Northern Ireland – 2, Scotland – 33 and Wales – 1. During the week ending 19 February, there were 4447 deaths where COVID was mentioned on the Death Certificate throughout the UK.
Testing – On Monday, 1 March, 727,972 tests were conducted out of a capacity of 750,650. This is an increase in the rolling 7-day average of 12.9%.
Hospitalisations – On Sunday 28 February, 12,748 people were in hospital. 1806 people were on ventilators on Monday, 1 March. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions has declined by 22.1%.
Vaccinations – As of 1 March, a total of 20,478,619 people had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 844,098 had received both shots.
General – My local rag has run a story naming and shaming 2 shops that had been fined for multiple breaches of lockdown. One was a flower seller and the other was a art gallery and the police were called out on numerous occasions when they were found to be open for business despite selling art and flowers not exactly meeting the criteria as essential businesses allowed to open during lockdown.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
@rikyrah: Yes, but it looks like Florida had never masked up going by their numbers.
eclare
@Enhanced Voting Techniques: TN never had a statewide mandate, leaving it up to individual counties. Luckily I live in a county that has one, I just hope we can keep it.
dr. bloor
No surprise that Dolly even had the perfect dress for vaccination in her wardrobe. She probably threw in a couple of stops to local schools on the way to the hospital to drop off a few thousand more books for the kids.
Scout211
I am so glad that President Biden has prioritized teachers. My daughter’s school in Washington state has been open for hybrid for over a month but teachers under 50 years old were low on the priority list. With Biden’s new push for teachers to be vaccinated, all pre-K and K-12 teacher are now eligible. Yay!
California has already prioritized teachers, although very recently. My DIL got her first vaccination yesterday.
Uncle Cosmo
Congratulations. My “group” in MD was eligible as of January 25. Over five weeks and I can’t even get an appointment for vaccination. Supposedly I’ve been placed on two lists to be notified when any appointments are available – at which point I will be entered in a mad scramble to book one before they’re out again. Other websites where I tried to apply ran me through page after page of
registrationstealing my personal data – to be told on the last page (I paraphrase)Yesterday afternoon, on the advice of a friend, I went to one of the pharms with vaccine & inquired if they had any extra doses from appointment no-shows. Waited patiently in the store for 10 minutes to be told no. Great. Looks like I will have to repeatedly show up in person, exposing myself to infection in order to maybe one of these days score a jab.
This is FUBAR.
Sloane Ranger
I am being constantly amazed at this scramble for vaccine appointments that seems to be everywhere in the States, even the blue ones. Here in the UK, the roll-out has been really well organised with everyone getting informed when their turn has come and no issues about getting an appointment within a reasonable time..
YY_Sima Qian
On 3/2 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Hebei Province
Hebei Provincial Health Commission reported that 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 2 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There are currently 5 domestic confirmed cases (4 moderate and 1 mild).:
Jilin Province
Jilin Provincial Heath Commission reported 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed (2 moderate and 1 mild) cases there.:
Imported Cases
On 3/2 China reported 10 new imported confirmed cases, 16 imported asymptomatic cases, 2 imported suspect case:
Overall in China, 24 confirmed cases recovered, 10 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & none were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 385 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 186 active confirmed cases in the country (166 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 249 asymptomatic cases (246 imported), 2 suspect cases (both imported). 4,929 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
On 3/3 Hong Kong reported 14 new cases, all domestic (8 of whom do not yet have source of infection identified).
EmanG
Not Covid related, but Dr. Abumrod’s son Jad (of RadioLab fame) leveraged his dad’s access to Dolly to create an amazing 8 part podcast called “Dolly Parton’s America”. It’s out there for free and if, like all good humans, you have some Dolly love in your heart I highly recommend it.
Robert Sneddon
@Sloane Ranger: The only source for vaccinations in the UK is through the NHS so appointments and scheduling are dealt with centrally, not left to pharmacies and local government teams to sort things out on an ad-hoc basis. The downsides with this centralisation in the UK are that people can slip down between the cracks — for a long time I was not registered with any NHS services for various reasons and if I had continued being unregistered I would not have been on any sort of a schedule for vaccination and there would be no way to organise getting vaccinated by my own efforts.
America generally seems to be getting vaccines into arms at about the same rate or better than the UK right now. There are gaps in coverage in various areas and it requires people to make the effort to search for appointments, get on lists and be internet-savvy (and be mobile, have their own cars etc.) but the actual numbers look good.
The UK authorities have warned us there may be limited deliveries of vaccines over the next week or two reducing the number of appointments being sent out at the moment. There’s no detail about exactly why this is happening, it may just be that the extraordinary efforts of the previous couple of months have “worn off” and the future delivery schedules are going to be the new normal. For a time the UK was the only customer for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines since we approved their use quite early but now everybody is getting deliveries so it’s not too surprising the flood has slowed down a bit.
Ruckus
@Robert Sneddon:
The other side of the US vaccination issues is political. Nearly half of the politics in this country is attempting to kill, in one way or another their opposition. And if they miss a bit of whom they are aiming at, they don’t seem to mind. Probably because their minds are mush.
OK now on to another reason and that is that we have a healthcare system that is based upon two things, where you live and how much money you have. Here in LA county we have more residents than 41 of the states, the county health department has an enormous job. They have set up at least 3, possibly 4 drive thru testing/vaccination sites, and it’s not close to enough. The closest thing we have to a national healthcare system is the VA, and it’s not half bad, but of course money is always an issue. And the VA serves a total, across the nation of less than the population of LA county.
Scout211
If you have a mammogram scheduled for this year, the recommendation now is for you to schedule it before your COVID vaccinations. The vaccine can cause lymph nodes to swell and then look like something more serious on the mammogram that typically warrants a referral for a biopsy.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/health/swelling-mammograms-covid-19-vaccine-wellness/index.html
Robby-D
Request: Can someone pls add the “COVID-19 Coronavirus” tag to this post so it shows up under that tag?
thanks!!
JAFD
@Amir Khalid: Thanks very much !