.@POTUS set a goal to deliver 100 million vaccine shots in 100 days. His administration hit the milestone in just 58. Let’s keep it going: Please get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you. It’s the only way to beat this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/uYmwRMMmYw
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 19, 2021
The US administered 2.6 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 118 million, or 35.6 doses per 100 people, enough to cover 18.1% of the population. The 7-day moving average declined a bit to 2.46 million shots per day. pic.twitter.com/7F6eMtbnor
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 20, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed social distancing guidelines for schools, saying students can now sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. The advice represents a change from the 6-foot standard that forced some schools to remove desks. https://t.co/n7YS5s1xvx
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2021
The US had +65,981 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 30.4 million. The 7-day moving average held roughly steady at just over 55,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/k2lKUUL0i3
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 20, 2021
? NEW: United States #COVID19 trends continue to improve, with declines in daily cases and deaths. However, the national trend masks diverging patterns across states. Details in the thread. ?? pic.twitter.com/hycELfe7c7
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) March 19, 2021
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Covid: Rich states 'block' vaccine plans for developing nations https://t.co/equ27A2Kzc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 20, 2021
A U.N. spokesman says the world body in North Korea has been left with no international staff, who are now working remotely. Despite claiming to be coronavirus free, North Korea has sealed off its borders as part of stringent anti-pandemic measures. https://t.co/ShbuKigRwQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 20, 2021
India coronavirus cases surge to four-month high, some lockdowns return https://t.co/30KNSma9zE pic.twitter.com/Zsa1N3rSpm
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2021
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has tested positive for Coronavirus!
(P.S. He received the first vaccination shot just a few days ago. Remember it takes two weeks after the *second* shot before the antibodies reach a level of reasonable protection).
— Umar Saif (@umarsaif) March 20, 2021
Philippines reports record 7,999 new COVID-19 infections https://t.co/dEcCfju2KD pic.twitter.com/8AoRtBAbgI
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2021
Coronavirus: How Russia glosses over its Covid death toll https://t.co/aZDv9IDAZ7
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 20, 2021
"We should have already finished with this: " With the COVID-19 vaccination campaign still slow in Italy and across Europe, elderly people continue to die and doctors are despairing, reports @collbarry https://t.co/RYxZEnH4mW pic.twitter.com/gSCFrrtIa5
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) March 20, 2021
Covid: France and Poland increase lockdown measures as infections surge https://t.co/K3nhSMrxOF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 20, 2021
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,033 – RKI https://t.co/oO5JLG3eeN pic.twitter.com/zup7uBa3Fr
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2021
PM Boris Johnson receives AstraZeneca Covid jab as he urges public to do same https://t.co/WjeugZlVns
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 19, 2021
Egypt gets more doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/Hkj1lCLQrp pic.twitter.com/NvsTKT4kRQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2021
Brazil’s vast size and deficient infrastructure make getting coronavirus vaccines to far-flung communities a particularly daunting endeavor. One of the biggest challenges is keeping the shots cool in an isolated, tropical region. https://t.co/obNmAjKLrG
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2021
Utter horrifying reports from Brazil – ICUs overflowing and deaths soaring. https://t.co/RrvJwVVjgv
— Adam W Gaffney (@awgaffney) March 20, 2021
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SARSCoV2 circulated undetected for months before the 1st Covid cases in Wuhan. Using molecular dating tools & epidemiological simulations, researchers at UC San Diego estimate SARS2 was likely circulating for ~2 months before the 1st cases in December 2019 https://t.co/o7h95G3UtX
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021
CDC classifies two coronavirus mutants as 'variants of concern.' Both were first detected in Calif. The agency said the variants are ~20% more transmissible & that some Covid treatments may be less effective against them. The variants are B.1.427 & B.1.429 https://t.co/9lMvtcIvq9 pic.twitter.com/Z8fqSCDHHL
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021
Once you’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, what can you safely do? You can enjoy small gatherings again, officials say, but continue wearing a mask and social distancing in public. See more of @AP’s “Viral Questions”:https://t.co/pehx5jYL1qhttps://t.co/Fs7tH8Is41
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 18, 2021
You could do a fancier analysis—surely someone has—but just descriptively, comparing all-cause mortality in 2020 to 2015-2019 and marking the portion where COVID is listed as a cause, it seems clear that there's substantial under-counting, with a lot of variation across states. pic.twitter.com/a3Pwry0mhA
— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy) March 19, 2021
The developer of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has signed a partnership with an India-based drugmaker for the production of 200 million doses of the jabhttps://t.co/V09gISnRhB
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 19, 2021
Zoos, vets taking steps to prevent human-to-ape #coronavirus transmission. The aim is to curb people from spreading the virus to animals & preventing outbreaks like the one among great apes at the San Diego Zoo https://t.co/sjyfrWoZ5r via @physorg_com
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021
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"Stopping epidemics at their source is a fundamental tenet of public health, and vaccinating those who are at high risk of being infected and suffering worse outcomes are two essential priorities for responding to #COVID," write @T_Inglesby and @ARGonzales https://t.co/O6kTkfA0TT
— Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (@JohnsHopkinsSPH) March 19, 2021
CNN and NYT have also been busy writing DeSantis valentines abt Fla “boom” for a state is drowning in $3B pandemic budget deficit and whose Covid metrics rank in the middle of the 50 states
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) March 19, 2021
Column: No, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record on COVID-19 isn't a success https://t.co/oE0hpvWewS
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) March 20, 2021
Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak, according to several people familiar with the situation. Trump moved to Mar-a-Lago after leaving Washington in January. https://t.co/1gzI5jpMSx
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2021
YY_Sima Qian
On 3/19 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Imported Cases
On 3/19 China reported 4 new imported confirmed cases, 8 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect cases:
Overall in China, 6 confirmed cases recovered, 9 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 1 was reclassified as confirmed case, and 465 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 162 active confirmed cases in the country (160 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 250 asymptomatic cases (all imported), 4 suspect cases (all imported). 3,423 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
On 3/20 Hong Kong reported 8 new cases, 1 imported & 7 domestic (1 of whom does not yet have source of infection identified).
rikyrah
My heart breaks about everything that I read about Brazil.
WE would be Brazil if Dolt45 has won??
The vaccine would be nowhere in sight.
Thanks for this daily post…you are a treasure
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY stats:
New cases = 114
Deaths at 1194 now, up from 1188
1.6% positivity
27.8% vaccinated with at least 1 shot
102,936 people fully vaccinated
206,659 people with at least 1 jab
We don’t seem to have figured out how to keep people from dying from covid around here.
OzarkHillbilly
FTFT because we all know the powers that be in NK couldn’t give a rat’s ass about their citizens, but their image is another matter all together.
Catherine D.
Cornell has moved back to “yellow” status because idiot students have been idiots. 78 new positives in the last week with only 4 of those faculty and staff. Sigh!
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,671 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 331,713 cases. He also reports four new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,229 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.39% of resolved cases.
There are currently 14,442 active and contagious cases; 161 are in ICU, 64 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 1,585 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 316,042 patients recovered – 95.28% of the cumulative reported total.
Four new clusters were reported today: Teluk Air Tawar in Penang; Perindustrian Pekan Nenas in Johor; Tanjung Genting in Sarawak; and Pulau Pisang in Perak.
Teluk Air Tawar and Perindustrian Pekan Nenas are workplace clusters. Tanjung Genting and Pulau Pisang are community clusters.
1,669 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 652 cases: 213 in existing clusters, 283 close-contact screenings, and 156 other screenings. Penang reports 328 cases: 213 in older clusters, two in Teluk Air Tawar cluster, 70 close-contact screenings, and 43 other screenings.
Sarawak reports 154 cases: 25 in older clusters, three in Tanjung Genting cluster, 84 close-contact screenings, and 42 other screenings. Johor reports 130 cases: 16 in older clusters, 39 in Perindustrian Pekan Nanas cluster, 43 close-contact screenings, and 32 other screenings. Sabah reports 102 cases: one in an existing cluster, 43 close-contact screenings, and 58 other screenings.
Kuala Lumpur reports 76 local cases: one in an existing cluster, 44 close-contact screenings, and 31 other screenings. Kelantan reports 63 cases: 25 in existing clusters, 21 close-contact screenings, and 17 other screenings. Kedah reports 46 cases: 18 in existing clusters, 12 close-contact screenings, and 16 other screenings. Perak reports 37 cases: 16 in older clusters, four in Pulau Pisang cluster, nine close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings. Teregnnanu reports 32 cases: 27 in existing clusters, two close-contact screenings, and three other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 25 cases: six in existing clusters, 14 close-contact screenings, and five other screenings.
Melaka reports 18 cases: seven in existing clusters, eight close-contact screenings, and three other screenings. Pahang reports three cases: two in existing clusters, and one other screening. And Labuan reports three cases, all found in other screening.
Perlis and Putrajaya report no new cases today.
Two new cases today are imported, both in Kuala Lumpur.
The deaths reported today are a 47-year-old woman in Sabah with glioblastoma multiforme; an 83-year-old man in Selangor with hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; a 74-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; and a 68-year-old man in Kedah with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hypercholesterolaemia, and stroke.
YY_Sima Qian
Fascinating paper on molecular dating and epidemiological simulation of the initial outbreak mechanic, especially the simulation results that show COVID-19 petering out before reaching pandemic proportions two thirds of time, and > 95% of time when in rural setting. That might explain why the initial outbreak was detected at Wuhan, rather than some rural community where zoonotic cross-over is more likely to have occurred, and relatively far away from the bar populations that are presumed to host the ancestor virus. Seeding in southern and souther western Chinese cities could have occurred, but they might have petered out.
It does not jive with the reports of retroactively confirmed cases around the world in Oct. – Nov. 2019, though, but might explain why these seedlings failed to spark major outbreaks.
The warning in the conclusion is absolutely correct. The world’s epidemic surveillance systems were grafters agains the next SARS or MERS, or reemergence of Ebola, or tracking influenza. With COVID-19, by the time surveillance picks it up, it is already a major outbreak. Furthermore, surveillance turned out to be much weaker than thought outside of E/SE Asia.
Soapdish
Great. An article all the people who were sick in January 2020 and insist they *definitely* had COVID will point to and say, “Seeeeeee!!!”
Enhanced Voting Techniques
Amazing what getting rid of that useless daughter fucker did to managine the pandemic. I seriously thought it was so bad that even with a perfect response from the government under Biden it would take tell July to get the pandemic down to this level.
And Boris getting vaccinated, he had Covid, or this a gesture to show the public it’s safe?
Enhanced Voting Techniques
@rikyrah: Look how they are trying to do rewrite DeSantis failure as a success too. If Trump had won not only would the death toll be threw the roof but they would be praising it.
different-church-lady
Am I missing something, or did they revise how percentages are calculated?
Sloane Ranger
@Enhanced Voting Techniques:
It’s certainly a gesture to reassure people that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe but it’s also in line with UK guidance to have the jab even if you’ve had COVID-19 since immunity declines over time. BoJo’s age cohort are now being called up for vaccination so…
sab
@different-church-lady: Most Covid vaccines require two doses?
different-church-lady
@sab: yeah, maybe that’s it, and the J&J is single dose, so it doesn’t just multiply /divide evenly by 2. So he must be using “cover” to mean fully vaccinated.
Robert Sneddon
@Enhanced Voting Techniques:
Both. Having had COVID-19 is no guarantee someone won’t get it again, especially now the SARS-COV-2 variants are becoming more widespread so getting vaccinated almost nine months after he was hospitalised with the disease is worthwhile for him personally.
The UK government has been pushing hard for everyone who gets offered the vaccination to take it and of course it’s free. Having Boris and all the prominent High Heid Yins inoculated with the press around helps convince some of the waverers and that’s all to the good.
The next part of the vaccination process in the UK is going to be concentrating on getting second doses distributed — the two vaccines in use here are both two-dose protocols (Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca) and there are millions of people who had their first dose of vaccine more than two months ago. Personally I had my first dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine more than five weeks ago and I’m still waiting for an appointment for my second dose. Whether I run up to the announced 12-week limit around the beginning of May or I get my second dose earlier than that is as yet unknown.
prostratedragon
@Enhanced Voting Techniques: In addition to what the LATimes article says, the excess mortality graph from Kieran Healy shows there could be a larger undercount in Florida compared to its favorite whipping boys, e.g. California. Of course, this is the guy who has been pursing a vendetta against a data scientist who tried to publish more accurate numbers.
prostratedragon
@prostratedragon:
From the replies in Healy’s thread, some early studies in social and political factors: A new article by @OliviaGoldhill
@statnews
highlights our recent work examining excess deaths associated with the #Covid_19 pandemic across US counties. Thread.
Edmund Dantes
@OzarkHillbilly: seems about par for the course for the GOP way of handling the pandemic in the United States.
Kushner and Trump with it’s a blue state problem we can use to our advantage. The cooking of the books everywhere by GOP politicians (even throw Cuomo in here but he was always gop curious).
Sloane Ranger
Yesterday in the UK, we had 4802 new cases.This is a reduction of 1050 from the day before and an 8.7% decrease in the rolling 7-day average. This is good news, I was beginning to get worried as we’d had four days with increases in case numbers. Hopefully, it’s not an anomaly. New cases by nation,
England – 3809 (down @1040)
Northern Ireland – 137 (down 32)
Scotland – 655 (up 31)
Wales – 201 (down @90).
Deaths – There were 101 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a decrease in the rolling 7-day average of 36.8%. Deaths by nation, England – 81, Northern Ireland – 3, Scotland – 8 and Wales – 9.
Testing – 1,437,257 tests were conducted on Thursday, 18 March. This is an increase of 5.9% in the rolling 7-day average. The estimated lab testing capacity for Thursday was 764,492.
Hospitalisations – On Wednesday, 17 March, 6544 people were in hospital and 879 people were on ventilators on Thursday, 18th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions was down by 23.2% as of 14th March.
Vaccinations – As of 18 March a total of 26,263,732 had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 2,011,070 had received both shots. As of this date 49.9% of over 18’s had received 1 shot and 3.8% both shots.
germy
eachother
The roll of Dr. Doom is taken. And the Dr. called it right.
I say see. There were unmistakably more flu cases in January 2020 than I could make sense of. All around.
And now, all around there are Covid cases increasing and tried and tired mitigations spreading internationally. We have been warned repeatedly. History and epidemiology replicating itself.