Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

If marriage is the equivalent of selling yourself into slavery, women with self respect should reject the offer.

The willow is too close to the house.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Found liable for massive fraud, is required to post a massive bond, gets a break, then files a *fraudulent* bond!

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Republicans can’t even be trusted with their own money.

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

Republicans in disarray!

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

Let’s finish the job.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

If you are still in the gop, you are either an extremist yourself, or in bed with those who are.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Dead end MAGA boomers crying about Talyor Swift being a Dem is my kind of music. Turn it up.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

I didn’t have alien invasion on my 2023 BINGO card.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Sunday / Monday, May 9-10

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… The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health ministry were off a little from recent peaks, taking India’s tally to 22.66 million with 246,116 deaths.

As many hospitals grapple with an acute shortage of oxygen and beds while morgues and crematoriums overflow, experts have said India’s actual figures could be far higher than reported.

Sunday’s 1.47 million tests for COVID-19 were this month’s lowest yet, data from the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research showed. The figure compared with a daily average of 1.7 million for the first eight days of May.

The number of positive results from the tests was not immediately clear, however…

Delhi’s health minister said the city was running out of vaccines, with just three to four days of supplies remaining of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) vaccine, made by the Serum Institute of India and branded Covishield, the NDTV news channel reported.

By Sunday, the world’s largest vaccine-producing nation had fully vaccinated just over 34.3 million, or only 2.5%, of its population of about 1.35 billion, government data shows…

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  2. 2.

    rikyrah

    That tweet with the car is too cute?

    DA phuq?? with nursing homes not requiring the vaccine for employees.

    The USA should be giving our vaccines to countries in this hemisphere. Start with Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

  3. 3.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY stats:

    158 new cases – 70% were people under 40, including 40 children between 0 and 19

    4848 active cases
    1263 COVID deaths since March 2020
    3% test positivity

    52% with at least one vaccination
    43.7% totally vaccinated

  4. 4.

    Joey Maloney

    Florida parents heckle Asian American school board member over mask mandate

    These f*ing idiots. I would like to line them all up and do a 3 Stooges-style dope-slap right down the row.

  5. 5.

    rikyrah

    @NeenerNeener:

    So 118 could have been vaccinated – 70 could have vaccinated. -the 70% – the kids + those over 40.

     

    That would drop it down to 38.: The unvaccinated pool

    Vaccinations would make such a difference

  6. 6.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    Reading the Cuban story. There are five Cuban vaccines going through the approval process. Two, called Abdala and Soberana 2, have finished phase 3 trials and are expected to be approved by mid-May.

    And both require THREE doses.

  7. 7.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 5/9 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation, both at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are currently 24 domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases in Yunnan Province.

    Imported Cases

    On 5/9 China reported 11 new imported confirmed cases, 18 imported asymptomatic cases:

    • Shanghai Municipality – 4 confirmed cases, 3 Chinese nationals returning from Cambodia & 1 from Israel
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Oman & Cambodia; 2 asymptomatic cases, a Chinese national returning from the UK (via Amsterdam Schiphol) & a foreign national coming from Oman
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Indonesia, both a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from South Sudan
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 2 confirmed & 4 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Pakistan, off a flight diverted from Beijing
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 confirmed & 6 asymptomatic cases, 5 Chinese nationals returning from Egypt & 1 from the Sudan (via Cairo)
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province- 1 confirmed case, coming from Nigeria; 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Spain
    • Yunnan Province (location not specified) – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Myanmar via land border crossing
    • Zhengzhou in Henan Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from the Netherlands

     

    Overall in China, 13 confirmed cases recovered, 7 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & nine were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 331 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 298 active confirmed cases in the country (274 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 319 asymptomatic cases (313 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 5,973 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 5/9, 324.307M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 6.721M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 5/10, Hong Kong reported 4 new cases, all imported (3 from Indonesia & 1 from India).

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    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 3,807 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 444,484 cases. He also reports 17 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,700 deaths — 0.38% of the cumulative reported total, 0.42% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 37,396 active and contagious cases; 434 are in ICU, 224 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 3,454 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 405,388 patients recovered – 91.20% of the cumulative reported total.

    19 new clusters were reported today: Balakong Jaya Tiga, Jalan Raja Musa, Desa Kemuning, Jalan Haji Alias, and Jalan Jurutera in Selangor; Jalan Maharani, Jalan Kesyukuran, and Kampung Sawah in Johor; Bukit Minyak Lapan in Penang; Dah Empat Kota and Dah Lalang in Kedah; Kompleks Empat in Sabah; Gudang Genting in Pahang; Pekan Pasir Mas in Kelantan; Ulu Anap and Emperan in Sarawak; Pelagat Tiga in Terengganu; and Parit Lima and Jalan Baling in Perak.

    Desa Kemuning, Jalan Haji Alias, Pekan Pasir Mas, Jalan Kesyukuran, and Dah Lalang are religious clusters. Ulu Anap, Emperan, Kampung Sawah, Pelagat Tiga, and Parit Lima are community clusters. Jalan Jurutera and Jalan Baling are education clusters non-Ministry of Education schools. The rest are workplace clusters.

    3,802 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 1,148 local cases: 29 in clusters, 826 close-contact screenings, and 293 other screenings. Sarawak reports 648 local cases: 148 in clusters, 423 close-contact screenings, and 77 other screenings.

    Kelantan reports 329 cases: 37 in clusters, 222 close-contact screenings, and 70 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 317 local cases: 22 in clusters, 202 close-contact screenings, and 93 other screenings.

    Johor reports 257 cases: 76 in clusters, 110 close-contact screenings, and 71 other screenings. Penang reports 245 cases: 32 in clusters, 89 close-contact screenings, and 124 other screenings. Kedah reports 224 cases: 41 in clusters, 85 close-contact screenings, and 15 other screenings.
    Negeri Sembilan reports 144 cases: 32 in clusters, 72 close-contact screenings, and 40 other screenings. Perak reports 119 cases: 59 in clusters, 45 close-contact screenings, and 293 other screenings.

    Sabah reports 96 cases: 57 in clusters, 24 close-contact screenings, and 15 other screenings.Terengganu reports 93 cases: 38 in clusters, 42 close-contact screenings, and 13 other screenings. Melaka reports 88 cases: 39 in clusters, 356 close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings.
    Putrajaya reports 11 cases: nine close-contact screenings, and two other screenings. Labuan reports three cases, all in clusters. And Perlis reports three cases: one in a cluster, and two other screenings.

    Five new cases today are imported: three in Kuala Lumpur, one in Selangor, and one in Sarawak.

    The deaths reported today are an 88-year-old woman in Sarawak with hypertension; a 48-year-old man in Selangor with no co-morbidities listed; a 69-year-old man in Selangor with no co-morbidities listed; a 72-year-old man in Selangor with no co-morbidities listed; a 51-year-old man in Sabah with hypertension and chronic kidney disease; a 67-year-old man in Selangor with hypertension; a 63-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur with hypertension; an 82-year-old man in Penag with hypertension and gout; an 81-year-old man in Penang with hypertension; an 82-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and dyslipidaemia; an 80-year-old man in Penang with heart disease; a 63-year-old man in Melaka with diabetes; an 80-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; a 74-year-old man in Melaka with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and kidney cancer; a 92-year-old man in Melaka with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia; an 82-year-old in Kedah with hypertension; and a 56-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Kelantanwith diabetes and hypertension.

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    satby

    @rikyrah: Though legal analysis has stated that most businesses can require the vaccine, none of them (even hospitals) want to waste legal fees getting that confirmed on drugs that still are only under emergency authorization. As soon as the FDA fully approves them, you’ll see businesses slowly start to require them. Slowly, because people who refuse to get vaccinated can’t be easily replaced now, not even at higher salaries, despite the constant refrain here that more $$ will draw scores of bodies. There are precious few bodies available right now, no matter what the pay.

  12. 12.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    If vaccine killed 3,000 people like dimwit Johnson claims that still beats the 900,000 killed so far by Covid.

  14. 14.

    Sloane Ranger

    Sunday in the UK we had 1770 new cases. This is a decrease of 4.3% in the rolling 7-day average. Weekend warnings apply. New cases by nation,

    England – 1418 (down 324)

    Northern Ireland – 98 (up 17)

    Scotland – 200 (down 24)

    Wales – 54 (did not report on Saturday.)

    Deaths – There were 2 deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported yesterday. This is a decrease of 39.1% in the rolling 7-day average. both deaths were in England.

    Testing – Not updated at weekends.

    Hospitalisations – Not updated at weekends.

    Vaccinations – As of 8 May, a total of 35,371,669 people had received 1 shot of a vaccine and 17,669,379 people had had both. In percentage terms this means that 67.2% of all adults in the UK have had 1 shot and 33.5% were fully vaccinated.

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    Suzanne

    Here’s a question: is there any reason that people can’t get two vaccines? For example, if they vaccinate with Sinopharm and then a year later get Pfizer or Moderna, is there any problem with that? I realize that it is twice the work and greater expense and time, of course.

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    @Suzanne: I’m sure there will be testing related to booster shots in the fall, or next year.  But I sure wouldn’t double vaccinate now. I am not a scientist, but I can think of at least a couple of potential bad outcomes from doing that.

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    Amir Khalid

    PM Muhyiddin Yassin has declared all of Malaysia under the strictest level of movement control orders from 12th May to 7th Jun. No gatherings for Eid, no visiting of family members’ graves, congregations for Eid prayers this Thursday limited to 50 people in big mosques (i.e. those with capacity over 1,000) and to 20 people in smaller mosques. No crossing state or district borders. No dine-in at restaurants either, only takeaway permitted.

  18. 18.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    GOP Sen. Ron Johnson falsely suggested on a conservative radio show the vaccine has killed 3000 people and attacked the government for running commercials telling everybody to get vaccinated.

    Now I think about, Jesus Christ on that Johnson quote, 3,000 is the number of people who die every week in the US from COVD.  What the fuck is wrong with that boy’s head?  If him and GOPer circle jerk buddies were willing to sacrifice 2% of the population over three years in the name of herd immunity, a vaccine that only kills less that a percent of that and the return to normalcy in three months should be a god send in their book.

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    Robert Sneddon

    Scotland — 168 new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths reported. Test positivity rate is creeping up, 1.6% of those tested were positive. These numbers are likely affected by some reporting offices being closed at the weekend. Tuesday’s numbers will be more representative.

    Vaccination numbers are down, 11,000 first vaccinations and 17,000 second vaccinations in Scotland over the past 24 hours, as of this morning. It may be that vaccine supplies are becoming limited due to the international situation — the available data I’ve seen suggests PHS tries to keep a buffer of between 300,000 to 500,000 doses (allocated by the UK government) in case there are severe shortages. There have been no news reports that supplies are being constricted at the moment but Britain made an early start in its vaccination program and so we had easy access to supplies to begin with and this may make our early vaccination rates look better.

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    Sloane Ranger

    @Robert Sneddon:

     

    Vaccination numbers are down, 11,000 first vaccinations and 17,000 second vaccinations in Scotland over the past 24 hours, as of this morning. It may be that vaccine supplies are becoming limited due to the international situation — the available data I’ve seen suggests PHS tries to keep a buffer of between 300,000 to 500,000 doses (allocated by the UK government) in case there are severe shortages. There have been no news reports that supplies are being constricted at the moment but Britain made an early start in its vaccination program and so we had easy access to supplies to begin with and this may make our early vaccination rates look better.

    This might be the case, alternatively, now we are vaccinating 40 pluses, I did wonder if there was less urgency or interest among that age group to get the vaccine. After all they’ve been told they are at less risk of dying or getting seriously ill from COVID.

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