You gotta love this.#COVID19 #vaccine #veterans pic.twitter.com/7VUrs0hlrz
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) March 16, 2021
Dr Fauci, appearing on @Morning_Joe, just painted a more optimistic vision of July 4th, saying that Biden’s goal of Americans gathering in small groups that day could be exceeded if the nation doesn’t backslide in its pandemic response
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 16, 2021
The US administered 1.7 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 111 million, or 33.4 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose slightly to 2.44 million shots per day. 21.7% of Americans have received at least one shot; 11.8% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/XSJslEHsNl
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 17, 2021
The US had +52,650 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to nearly 30.2 million. The 7-day moving average declined to 55,093 new cases per day, its lowest level since October 14. pic.twitter.com/qiCKCC88ai
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 17, 2021
.@CDCgov's @DrNancyM_CDC sat down with me today to talk about the U.S. #Covid19 vaccine rollout.
I got to do the fun part — ask the questions. @DrewQJoseph did the hard work — write the story. https://t.co/ecOlRU6nTQ pic.twitter.com/8dDKbp2nkR— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 16, 2021
A number of Republican lawmakers are saying no to COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/CSAsSehEI3
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) March 16, 2021
Trump tells Republican supporters to get vaccinated https://t.co/jKZT8AyQkq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 17, 2021
NEW: Acting @FEMA Administrator Fenton announces the agency will stand up a "1-800 number" in April to begin reimbursing families of Americans who died of Covid19 for funeral costs.
The program has been stalled as the agency grapples to avoid fraud and work with incomplete data. pic.twitter.com/y2DrMlXDHv
— Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) March 16, 2021
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Europe’s suspension of AstraZeneca's vaccine may be driven as much by politics as science. Once it became clear Germany was suspending use, the pressure mounted on other governments to hold off as well https://t.co/fz7ZSSaS0Q
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 17, 2021
Community activists armed with language skills are reaching out in a Berlin immigrant neighborhood, hoping to raise awareness of the dangers that COVID-19 poses in areas where infection rates remain high. By @kugrieshaber https://t.co/2Cqm6JlYos
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 17, 2021
Faced with a possible flood of visitors from Germany later this month, authorities in Spain's Balearic Islands are warning hotel owners that tourists must adhere to coronavirus restrictions the same way residents do. https://t.co/3snxoO2C7X
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 16, 2021
Coronavirus 'not under control' in Paris region, says hospital executive https://t.co/Z4RuNAs77E pic.twitter.com/sefcOHKjFv
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Britain considering best way to proceed on vaccine passports: minister https://t.co/FOsuNc76q0 pic.twitter.com/3dirkpmg1V
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
A look at how Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is making its way into the EU and what it means for both parties:https://t.co/S4NjRrwQ49
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 16, 2021
"Please, I just need to tell my in-laws that my immunity won't kick in until after Passover." https://t.co/cACX12hPC9
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) March 15, 2021
Bahraini prince takes AstraZeneca vaccine to Everest without approval https://t.co/m5h2m93uf5
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 16, 2021
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report https://t.co/kSUe7e4hHD
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 17, 2021
India's coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months https://t.co/B3oNKuFrxz pic.twitter.com/raU2IOnUFi
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Philippines to bar entry of foreigners, some nationals as COVID-19 cases climb https://t.co/alQozyjy6h pic.twitter.com/QT2YTiJrts
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Vietnam says homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to be available by fourth quarter https://t.co/KkKcH5MhfZ pic.twitter.com/fs13Vg6OEM
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Australia to send Papua New Guinea vaccines as cases surge https://t.co/4hN36imWoO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 17, 2021
Brazil Sao Paulo health chief urges lockdown as Covid deaths surge https://t.co/MqvRZnne6I
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 17, 2021
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This time last year, physicians around the world prepared to treat a new disease—over and over again. Today, #COVID19 remains enigmatic—and deadly—but doctors have drafted a rough game-plan of strategies for how to treat it.
Learn more: https://t.co/GgJRNgkbiZ #LongReads pic.twitter.com/RhtkFfQA08
— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) March 16, 2021
Moderna begins testing Covid-19 vaccine on babies and young children https://t.co/jBAruRCFKu
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 16, 2021
Some long-haul Covid patients say their symptoms are subsiding following vaccination. After suffering for months, some people are reporting that their symptoms declined after inoculation, leaving experts chasing yet another puzzling development https://t.co/DHApOZ67gy
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 16, 2021
2/ So some of the 63% success w/a single dose reflects that 1-out-of-4 of those folks were naturally immunized by having #COVID19 . Nevertheless, the findings jive w/Israeli results, offering evidence that the @pfizer #vaccine blocks spread of the virus.https://t.co/p6xoCtbMSN
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) March 16, 2021
Chronic SARSCoV? The vast majority of people infected w/ SARSCoV2 clear it. But those w/ compromised immunity— & autoimmune diseases—can become chronically infected. As a result, weakened defenses allow the virus to attack w/out being able to eradicate it https://t.co/1cbfa9pEEg
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 16, 2021
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After weeks of declining cases, hot spots emerge in Upper Midwest & New York City. As a dangerous variant spreads, experts urge continued coronavirus vigilance despite positive trends across U.S. https://t.co/pzmmLRwoBP pic.twitter.com/DvZsRoRmYf
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 16, 2021
Death in the prime of life: Covid proves especially lethal to younger Latinos https://t.co/9LAC18TlWY
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) March 16, 2021
Governor Charlie ‘Chickensh*t’ Baker remains a Republican:
This should help boost #Covid19 rates in Boston! cc @HelenBranswell https://t.co/hGgg2xD0eA
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) March 16, 2021
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy was arrested in Idaho on Monday after he refused to wear a mask in court, which prevented him from entering and making him a no-show for his own trial, officials say. https://t.co/QUtDEtJEA5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 15, 2021
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY stats:
New cases = 90
Deaths up to 1183 now
1.5% positivity
They aren’t reporting on available hospital capacity anymore.
Vaccinations:
26% of Monroe county with at least 1 dose
193,292 people with at least 1 dose
98,222 people fully vaccinated
I’m among the 193,292 people who’ve had at least 1 dose now!
Woo hoo! My arm started hurting about 4 hours after the jab and it still hurts this morning, but I guess that means it’s working.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,219 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 327,253 cases. He also reports two new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,220 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.39% of resolved cases.
There are currently 15,075 active and contagious cases; 154 are in ICU, 64 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 1,346 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 310,958 patients recovered – 95.02% of the cumulative reported total.
12 new clusters were reported today: Subang Dua, Jalan Lada Sulah, and Meranti Jaya in Selangor; Jalan Merpati in Sarawak; Kayu Gading, Jalan Hang Tuah, Tembok Muhasabah, and Andromeda in Johor; Jalan Perdana in Negeri Sembilan; Jalan Long Yunus and Banggol Lepah in Kelantan; and Taman Ria Enam in Sabah.
Jalan Hang Tuah and Taman Ria Enam are community clusters. Tembok Muhasabah is a prison cluster. Andromeda is an import cluster involving crewmembers on a dredge ship from Singapore. The rest are workplace clusters.
1,212 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 499 cases: 100 in older clusters; 156 in Subang Dua, Jalan Lada Sulah, and Meranti Jaya clusters; 150 close-contact screenings; and 93 other screenings. Sarawak reports 225 cases: 32 in older clusters, four in Jalan Merpati cluster, 142 close-contact screenings, and 47 other screenings.
Johor reports 165 local cases: 72 in older clusters; 37 in Kayu Gading, Jalan Hang Tuah, and Tembok Muhasabah clusters; 37 close-contact screenings; and 19 other screenings.
Penang reports 69 cases: 31 close-contact screenings, and 38 other screenings. Kuala Lmpur reports 51 local cases: five in existing clusters, 19 close-contact screenings, and 27 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 46 cases: nine in older clusters, 24 in Jalan Perdana and Tembok Muhasabah clusters, eight close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Perak reports 36 cases: 15 in existing clusters, 12 close-contact screenings, and nine other screenings. Sabah reports 31 cases: two in older clusters, four in Taman Ria Enam cluster, 172 close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings. Kedah reports 26 cases: two in existing clusters, 18 close-contact screenings, and six other screenings.
Melaka reports 20 cases: 16 in existing clusters, three close-contact screenings, and one other screening. Kelantan reports 19 cases: six in older clusters, seven in Jalan Long Yunus and Banggol Lepah clusters, three close-contact screenings, and three other screenings. Terengganu reports 15 cases: 13 in existing clusters, and two other screenings.
Putrajaya reports five cases, all close-contact screenings. Pahang reports three cases, all found in other screening. Labuan reports one case, found in other screening. And Perlis reports one case, in an existing cluster.
Seven new cases today are imported: four in Andromeda cluster in Johor, and three in Kuala Lumpur.
The deaths reported today, both in Sabah, are a 75-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and heart disease; and a 58-year-old woman with hypertension.
rikyrah
That picture of the ‘T’ in Boston is INSANE????
rikyrah
@NeenerNeener:
congrats???
debbie
First, hosting Seder is a major PITA. I don’t blame those requesters.
Second, the offer of a 1% wage increase to NHS nurses is a fucking offense, and BoJo should be pilloried for such an insult to the people who saved him and many, many others
ETA: Third, Ohio is about to hit the 1,000,000 mark for new cases.
X
OzarkHillbilly
To which I can only say, “Then don’t.”
Maybe that’s why I’m an atheist.
Amir Khalid
Pampered Bahraini prince is clearly not used to the rules being applied to him.
mrmoshpotato
@debbie:
BoJo The Assclown
Baud
@OzarkHillbilly:
I think once the virus is contained, people are going to be surprised how much they hate each other.
debbie
@OzarkHillbilly:
Oh, I’ve become very creative in coming up with excuses.
Baud
@debbie:
“I’ve become a born again Christian. Sorry.”
Cermet
As I meantioned in a post yesterday – I got my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday; arm is a good bit sore but an extremely minor issue compared to the alternative! Glad to know in a week or so I’ll be 65% less likely to get Covid and even if I get it, highly unlikely to need any hospitalization. The vaccine is a typical “miracle” of science – which reminds me of the saying: science, just like magic except its real.
NotMax
@debbie
“Chicken soup with matzo balls. Dayenu.”
;)
debbie
@NotMax:
Unfortunately, one of my cousins makes the best matzo ball soup I’ve ever had. If I could just get a bowl of it and then leave, that would be my best Seder ever!
@Baud:
These are people who already know me and know it’s well past that working.
WereBear
I am continually thwarted in my efforts to schedule an appointment because it demands a particular kind of Medicare ID/insurance and I don’t have it.
Once again, I hunker down and wait.
OzarkHillbilly
@Baud: I won’t be. I already hate everybody.
@WereBear: Come sit by me. Plenty of room here on the Group W bench.
Catherine D.
@WereBear: I don’t have Medicare, but the form questions about drug coverage didn’t make any sense for my insurance plan (Empire). I just checked N/A, and it went through fine.
I also was accepted into the Excelsior Pass beta. Tried to set it up yesterday, but I was more than 3 days past my last PCR test. However, I was tested yesterday morning, and today I got into the system. I can’t download the app, but I suspect that’s because I’m not in the NYC metro area. So I just saved the screenshot.
Of course, if you’re not fully vaccinated, you need to update it frequently, but at least it’s something beyond me saying I was tested.
evap
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my trip back to the U.S. after 3 weeks in Germany and Ireland. It was the day after the T* admin declared that everyone returning to the U.S. who had been in one of a list of “bad” countries (which included Germany) had to be screened and approved individually by the CDC before getting on a plane. After 6+ hours of chaos and standing in lines, I made it onto a plane and got home. Thinking back, I wonder how many people got COVID from standing in line for hours with people who had been in Germany, Italy, etc. Nobody (except some of the Asians) knew about masks.
YY_Sima Qian
On 3/16 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Imported Cases
On 3/16 China reported 4 new imported confirmed cases, 15 imported asymptomatic cases, 4 imported suspect cases:
Overall in China, 10 confirmed cases recovered, 4 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 1 was reclassified as confirmed case, and 411 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 176 active confirmed cases in the country (173 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 270 asymptomatic cases (all imported), 4 suspect cases (all imported). 4,178 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
On 3/17 Hong Kong reported 11 new cases, 3 imported & 8 domestic (2 of whom does not yet have source of infection identified).
WereBear
@Catherine D.: Thanks, but I’ve already burned up so much effort and some of them DEMAND my information in red and I’m just tired of it all.
When it gets easier I’ll get it. Beating my head on a brick wall has lost all appeal…
Matt McIrvin
What I do not understand about my state is that Charlie Baker’s approval levels remain (1) high (well, net positive), and (2) higher among Democrats than among Republicans. But they’re down since last fall.
WereBear
@OzarkHillbilly: (twiddling fingers from six feet away outdoors and masked) Thanks! I don’t have to go out very often, and our infection rate locally is low, and it’s yicky weather which also cuts down the numbers of contacts.
Besides, how often can I say, “I’m too YOUNG!”? I treasure these moments :)
And it doesn’t help that there’s a ton of contradictions: age/pre-existing conditions/insurance/yes/no/maybe.
NeenerNeener
Rikyrah: Thanks!
And of course, now that I’ve jumped through hoops trying to get vaccination appointments and finally managed to get my first shot at Wegmans, my employer has announced they’ve arranged to have eligible employees vaccinated at our work sites.
Mousebumples
My husband currently qualifies in the next group of vaccine eligible adults – with a BMI of 25.1. He’s been trying to eat healthy, and I’ve suggested we just put a pin in that until later this month….
Cermet
@NeenerNeener: Congrats! With the J&J vaccine getting sent out, companies could do their own vaccinations. Nice aspect of that vaccine.
@Mousebumples: If his BP, Lipid profile and/or A1C are all good, should be fine to wait. If not, the sooner those get addressed, the better.
Think I will take some CoQ-10 to see if it will help with the arm pain (muscle damage.) Can’t hurt … . Wonder if anyone else has tried that?
bluefoot
@rikyrah: F*cking Charlie Baker is cutting public transit despite the money coming from the federal government. And this is after some COVID-related cuts in service that have already happened. He’s a Republican. And we’re reopening. It’s so stupid.
RedDirtGirl
Anyone else think the guy in the Veteran ad looks like Mark Ruffalo?
MoCaAce
Fuck that moran Bundy.
In good jabby news, I wend online last night to get my name on the list… assuming that as a mid-50’s fat guy with HBP I would still be waiting for them to call me sometime around May. As I went through the clinic questionnaire I was reading off the questions aloud to Mrs MoCa. When asked if I wanted to schedule an appointment we were pretty excited. I told her “they have one for the 18th! and she assumed I meant April or May… it’s for TOMORROW! She cried and I had to go out to go out and lock up the shop because it was getting a little weepy in there.
ETA: Thank you Gov Evers… WI is doing good despite our fucked up GQP legislature
NeenerNeener
@RedDirtGirl: now that you mention it, yes. And now that I’ve seen it I’ll never be able to see it as anyone else.
marklar
@debbie:
Just tell your relatives that because of the pandemic this year, you don’t have two zuzim to rub together, and that your cat ate your one gadyah!
Sloane Ranger
Yesterday in the UK we had 5294 new cases. This is an increase of about 200 from Monday’s figures but a decrease of 1.9% in the rolling 7-day average. There is a clear falling off in the reduction in this metric. New cases by nation,
England – 4391 (up @140)
Northern Ireland – 164 (up @40)
Scotland – 597 (up @40)
Wales – 142 (down @100).
Deaths – There were 110 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a decrease of 32.8% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, England – 101, Northern Ireland – 1, Scotland – 7 and Wales – 1.
Testing – On Monday, 15 March 1,573,774 tests were conducted. The increase in the rolling 7-day average was 42.2%. The estimated lab processing capacity on Thursday, 11 March was 734,609.
Hospitalisations – On Sunday, 14 March 7281 people were in hospital and 1016 were on ventilators on Monday, 15th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions is down by 25.1%.
Vaccinations – As of 15 March, a total of 24,839,906 had received the 1st dose of a vaccine and 1,663,646 had received both.
General – The Scottish First Minister has announced a road map for easing restrictions there. The Stay at Home order will be lifted on 2nd April and replaced by guidance to “Stay Local”. Further easing, subject to case numbers remaining low, will then follow in 3 week increments with the plan to move to a tier system on 26 April. They hope to get to the “new normal” by the end of June.
BC in Illinois
A report from Missouri.
I don’t know if the link will get to the precise map, but go to the map data > cases > reported cases per 100,000 people.
Missouri stands out as worst in the nation.
[Note: BC in Illinois lives in St Louis County MO, and has received dose one of the Pfizer vaccine. Dose two is scheduled for next Friday.]
Percysowner
Ohio will open up vaccination to 40 and older as well as those with cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, heart disease and obesity on Friday and to everyone 16 and over on March 29. I’ve go my second shoton Monday, but I’ll feel so much better once my kids get theirs.
charon
@OzarkHillbilly:
It’s like Thanksgiving for Jews, dude, even atheists like them.
Uncle Cosmo
I dimly recall a SF short story from >50 years ago (by Poul Anderson IIRC) in which the only two telepaths in the world detect one another from far away. The distance keeps each from “reading” much about the other – something akin to an inverse-square effect – but just finding someone else who shares the ability evokes relief and joy. They make excited plans to meet in person – and as they get nearer, doubts begin to surface, and by the time they’re walking toward one another across a square, each of them hates the other’s guts.
Miss Bianca
@RedDirtGirl: Yep. First thing I thought! Second was, “I’d put that on my wall!”
Matt McIrvin
@evap: I know there’s been speculation that the huge crushes at the customs/immigration lines in metropolitan US airports were superspreader events that sparked the initial waves in places like New York.
Suzanne
Here in PA, we are still in a plateau. Cases are right around 275 new per day here in Allegheny County and the pattern is the same across the state. It is concerning.
J R in WV
@WereBear:
We were never asked for any kind of health insurance information at all. County Primary Care Clinic, rural area, only health care facility in the county, includes dental, counseling, the works. First shot in well organized large room during horrible February ice storm with major power outages, clinic open and running on large diesel Kohler generators.
Second shot will be drive thru tomorrow, rainy but mid-70s temps.
ETA: Best of luck, Werebear, everyone. Should be easier quickly as large vaccination centers open.