At least half a dozen U.S. officials tested positive for COVID in recent days, as caseloads drop across the country. Even as the new BA.2 Omicron variant accounts for nearly three out of four cases, experts are hoping another wave will be avoided pic.twitter.com/yj7jfhqOVS
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2022
The U.S. is getting a first glimpse of what it’s like to experience COVID-19 outbreaks during this new phase of living with the virus, and the roster of the newly infected is studded with stars.
Cabinet members, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Broadway actors and the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut have all tested positive. Outbreaks at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University are bringing back mask requirements to those campuses as officials seek out quarantine space.
The known infections likely reveal only the tip of the iceberg — with actors and politicians regularly tested at work. Official case figures are certain to be vast undercounts of how widely the virus is circulating because of home testing and mildly sick not bothering to test at all…
Large indoor gatherings with masks optional have led to infections, with a high-profile party in Washington, D.C., now seen as a possible super-spreader event. Other infection clusters outside of groups that are regularly tested might go undetected, said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington.
“It’s harder now than it was before to know what’s happening. The future is a little fuzzier because we don’t have as much information at our fingertips,” Michaud said. “If you’re not an actor in a Broadway play or a politician you might fall through the testing cracks.”
The public health response will vary from community to community based on what’s happening locally, Michaud said.
“We’re fighting smaller fires instead of a raging blaze across the country and those smaller fires can be disruptive,” Michaud said. “It leaves everyone to choose their own adventure when it comes to pandemic response and individual behaviors.”…
D.C. health chief Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, in comments to reporters this week, has pointed to the ongoing low level of hospitalizations as proof that the vaccinations have successfully limited the severity of the illness…
“We need to remember that living with the virus does not mean forgetting about the virus. It’s still out there, it’s still causing people to get sick and some people to die,” Michaud said. “If we’re not prepared, we could be in a bad situation quickly again.”
How many ways can the CDC hurt us?
Serious breaches on airborne transmission, masks, boosters, isolation guidelines…..
And now this.@JReinerMD is spot on. This is what Americans should be alerted byhttps://t.co/hyN0OuQDR5— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 9, 2022
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The best estimate is 3·4 billion (95% CI 3·1–3·6) or 44% of people, >13-fold more than the 254 million number of confirmed infections (as of Nov 14, 2001)
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 9, 2022
This is good news. While a single shot of Sinovac is not especially great (it’s still miles better than none) three shots of Sinovac provides superb protection.
So if you or loved ones, especially the elderly, have taken Sinovac, make sure you are fully boosted ?? https://t.co/tVYRArzlEb
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) April 9, 2022
China's President Xi Jinping praised the country's "tested" zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as Shanghai authorities prepared nearly 130,000 beds for Covid-19 patients amid surging cases and mounting public anger – @AFP
No changing course then. https://t.co/OlAwhmcfeC
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) April 9, 2022
Shanghai official says handling of COVID outbreak below expectations as lockdown continues https://t.co/0iXn7xXmoN pic.twitter.com/e7CG67yhWS
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 9, 2022
A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people. https://t.co/4gIDUHheKU
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2022
India’s health ministry said the country would begin administering a third coronavirus shot for people between the ages of 18 and 60 beginning April 10. Until now, a third shot was only available for health care workers and people 60 years and older. https://t.co/kPe7OSDkgh
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 9, 2022
Cases may now be plateauing in some of the UK — at least, in children and adolescents. https://t.co/mnPBj0OrB4
BUT, last week, 1 out of every 13 people in England caught the #BA2Variant & #COVID19.https://t.co/5ehtBjigna— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 8, 2022
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Omicron spawns U.S. search for better kids' masks, new standard https://t.co/NL8zjHXOIM pic.twitter.com/mmzZ3Shr1l
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2022
Here's why a #coronavirus/flu ‘twindemic’ may never happen. Scientists are exploring a theory suggesting that exposure to one respiratory virus helps the body fend off competing pathogens https://t.co/VdAKBG6KEQ
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 8, 2022
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NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
375 new cases yesterday.
NotMax
Ran a panoply of errands including the monthly grocery run yesterday for the first time since Hawaii’s mask mandate was lifted. Would estimate those still masked at 50%.
Got no grief and saw no side-eye regarding my wearing one from those with newly benuded faces.
NotMax
Would be of passing (if nominal) interest to see what the spike, if any, has been in lipstick sales with no masks becoming more the norm.
;)
mrmoshpotato
Re: Dr. Tom Friedan’s tweet about flights – COVID is the real cancel culture!
New Deal democrat
Well, the BA.2 wave is finally here. Including two data dumps from TX (6900 cases) and FL, which reported for the first time in two weeks (3000 cases), cases rose to 35,100. The alternate NY Times tracker, which uses a different source for States’ data, show a bottom 4 days ago at 28,300, rising to 31,000 since.
7 States are in decline including DE, GA, ID, KY, MO, NC, SD, and WV.
9 States are flat week over week including AL, AR, CO, IN, ME, MT, OK, TN, and WY.
36 Jurisdictions rising including AK, AZ, CA, CT, FL, HI, IL, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI, plus DC and PR.
Hospitalizations declined slightly to a new 2 year low of 10,327. Deaths declined to 536.
In positive news, the BA.2 wave has peaked everywhere in Europe.
If the US follows Europe’s pattern, the wave should peak by the end of this month, and should be evident first in the Northeast. It is concerning that no States in the Northeast have peaked yet.
Geo Wilcox
I live in SE Indiana and went to the dentist last Wednesday. I was the only one, besides the staff, wearing a mask. And my husband asks me why I don’t go anywhere but necessary appointments. I am getting anxiety about buying top soil for the garden next week.
JMG
Still well over 50 percent masked at the local Cape Cod supermarket and liquor store.
YY_Sima Qian
On 4/8 Mainland China reported 1,334 new domestic confirmed (491 previously asymptomatic), 23,737 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 domestic suspect cases.
Guangdong Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases. As the province does not break down recovered cases between domestic & imported, I cannot keep track of the count of active domestic cases there.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 each at Chongzuo & Fangchenggang) cases. 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 20 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed (4 each at Qinzhou, Fangchenggang & Baise, & 1 each at Guilin & Yulin) & 212 active domestic asymptomatic cases (89 at Fangchenggang, 41 at Baise, 23 at Chongzuo, 47 at Qinzhou, 6 at Guilin, & 3 each at Beihai & Nanning) in the province. 3 sites at Qinzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Hunan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases.3 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was a released from isolation. There currently are 25 active domestic confirmed & 11 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. All areas in Huaihua are now at Low Risk. 4 sites at Changsha & 1 village at Hengyang are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, at Hinggan League, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed (1 each at Hinggan League, Hohhot & Chifeng, & 6 at Tongliao) & 16 active domestic asymptomatic (8 at Hohhot, 7 at Tongliao & 1 at Hinggan League) cases in the province. 1 residential compound at Chifeng is currently at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 27 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 35 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 51 active domestic confirmed & 60 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 site is currently at High Risk. 1 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shandong Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 39 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 35 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 228 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 263 active domestic confirmed cases & 1,260 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As not all of the administrative divisions in the province provide data on recoveries, I cannot track the count of active cases in all of the administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Shanxi Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (all mild, 4 at Taiyuan & 2 at Yuncheng) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Taiyuan & 1 at Yuncheng) cases. There currently are 40 active domestic confirmed (26 at Taiyuan, 5 Xinzhou, 6 at Yuncheng, & 1 each at Datong, Jinzhong & Linfen) & 13 active domestic asymptomatic (9 at Taiyuan, 3 at Yuncheng, 1 at Changzhi) cases remaining.
Hebei Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 107 domestic asymptomatic cases. 11 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 128 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 1106 active domestic confirmed & 1,700 active asymptomatic case in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Liaoning Province reported 25 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 18 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 98 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 131 active domestic confirmed & 855 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Heilongjiang Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 15 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 165 active domestic confirmed & 168 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Jilin Province reported 248 new domestic confirmed (52 previously asymptomatic, 242 mild & 4 moderate & 2 serious) & 706 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1,563 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 860 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. As the province does not consistently break down recoveries by confirmed & asymptomatic cases or by jurisdictions, I can no longer track the count of active case counts in the different jurisdictions.
Beijing Municipality reported 6 new domestic confirmed (all mild) cases, 5 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 1 site is currently at High Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 1,015 new domestic confirmed (420 previously asymptomatic) & 22,069 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 22,154 of the new domestic positive cases were already under quarantine, & the rest from screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure (which at this point pretty much means the entire city). 110 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 335 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 3,894 active domestic confirmed & 141,808 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 13 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all mild, 7 at Xi’an & 1 at Shangluo) cases. 2 of the cases at Xi’an were previously asymptomatic, 3 are arrived from Shanghai on 4/6 under centralized quarantine since, & 1 via screening of residents under lock down. The case at Shangluo arrived from Shanghai on 4/6 under centralized quarantine since. 12 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 34 active domestic confirmed & 3 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Hubei Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases (both at Wuhan), 1 traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. There currently are 83 active domestic asymptomatic (41 at Suizhou, 14 at Wuhan, 12 at Huangshi, 5 at & Xiaogan, 4 at Ezhou, 3 at Huanggang, 2 at Jinzhou, & 1 each at Xianning & Xiangyang) cases in the province.
Jiangsu Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 73 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 80 active domestic confirmed & 634 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As not all of the jurisdictions in the province track recoveries, I cannot track the count of active cases in all of the administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Anhui Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 65 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 21 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 24 active confirmed & 656 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Zhejiang Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic) & 26 new domestic asymptomatic case. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported versus domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases in the province.
At Gansu Province 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered 14 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed & 99 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province no longer breaks down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in the administrative divisions.
At Wuzhong in Ningxia “Autonomous” Region there currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Fujian Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 114 domestic confirmed case recovered & 130 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 467 active domestic confirmed & 1,222 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 42 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 3 at Sanya & 1 at Lingshui County) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Sanya) cases. 1 of the cases at Sanya was previously asymptomatic, & the 3 new positive cases were found via screening of residents under lock down. The case at Lingshui County was previously asymptomatic. There currently are 44 active domestic confirmed (10 at Haikou, 24 at Sanya, 5 at Qionghai, 2 each at Danzhou & Lingshui County, & 1 at Wanning) & 66 active domestic asymptomatic cases (59 at Sanya, 4 at Haikou, & 1 each at Lingshui County, Qionghai & Wanning).
At Guizhou Province there currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (2 at Guiyang & 4 at Xingyi in Qianxinan Prefecture) & 5 active domestic asymptomatic (3 at Xingyi in Qianxinan Prefecture, & 1 each at Puding County in Anshun & Liupanshui) cases.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both mild) & 29 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 3 domestic confirmed case recovered & 43 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 17 active domestic confirmed & 204 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (at Zhengzhou) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic cases (8 at Zhoukou, 7 at Shangqiu & 2 at Zhengzhou). 2 of the cases at Zhengzhou are recent arrivals from Shanghai & under quarantine since, & a cohabitating close contact of 1 of the cases. 13 domestic confirmed case recovered & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 43 active domestic confirmed & 235 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 2 sites at Zhoukou, as well as 1 at Luohe & 2 at Shangqiu, are currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (mild), a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Sichuan Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Chengdu & Leshan) cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. As the province does not break down recovered cases between domestic & imported, I cannot keep track of the count of active domestic positive cases there. 3 residential compounds at Leshan are currently at Medium Risk.
Qinghai Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 5 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Yunnan Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 domestic confirmed case recovered & 13 new domestic asymptomatic were released from isolation. There currently are 19 active domestic confirmed & 128 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Imported Cases
On 4/8, Mainland China reported 16 new imported confirmed cases (6 previously asymptomatic, 3 in Guangdong), 78 imported asymptomatic cases, 6 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 1,996 confirmed cases recovered (53 imported), 1,996 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (105 imported) & 497 were reclassified as confirmed cases (6 imported), & 23,342 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 23,186 active confirmed cases in the country (442 imported), 79 in serious condition (all domestic), 174,015 active asymptomatic cases (932 imported), 29 suspect cases (all imported). 445,797 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 4/8, 3,292.643M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 3.18M doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 4/9, Hong Kong reported 2,535 new positive cases, 13 imported & 2,522 domestic (885 via RT-PCR & 1,638 from rapid antigen tests), 53 deaths (6 fully vaccinated, including 1 boosted) + 9 backlogged deaths.
On 4/9, Taiwan reported 578 new positive cases, 136 imported & 442 domestic, & 1 death (an unvaccinated 90 y.o. w/ underlying health conditions).
Raven
@Geo Wilcox: How old are you? How long do you think you’ll do this?
Steeplejack
I got my second COVID booster yesterday afternoon at CVS—very quick and easy. I got Moderna; all previous shots were Pfizer. Slight arm soreness last night, almost completely gone now. I did go to bed early and slept somewhat longer than usual.
OzarkHillbilly
Braggart.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 14,944 new Covid-19 cases yesterday in its media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 4,307,529 cases. It also reported 31 deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,259 deaths – 0.82% of the cumulative reported total, 0.85% of resolved cases.
Malaysia’s nationwide Rt stands at 0.84.
79 confirmed cases and 127 suspected cases are in ICU; of these patients, 48 confirmed cases and 61 suspected cases are on ventilators. Meanwhile, 14,045 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,113,831 patients recovered – 95.5% of the cumulative reported total.
Two new clusters were reported yesterday, for a cumulative total of 6,947 clusters. 135 clusters are currently active; 6,812 clusters are now inactive.
14,840 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. 104 new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 34,904 doses of vaccine on 8th April: 6,355 first doses, 20,260 second doses, and 8,289 booster doses. The cumulative total is 69,138,021 doses administered: 27,550,216 first doses, 25,891,835 second doses, and 15,908,442 booster doses. 84.4% of the population have received their first dose, 79.3% their second dose, and 48.7% their booster dose.
Raven
@Steeplejack: I pretty much laid up all day the day after. It might not have been to bright to do my 45 min aqua jog right after the shot but what the hell!
Raven
@OzarkHillbilly: Shoulder? I know most people here don’t give a fuck but what Tiger is doing is miraculous. Compound fractures in both legs a little more than a year and a half ago and he’s one over. I shattered my left leg in 8th grade and spent 7 months in a full leg cast before I could even walk.
germy
Steeplejack
@OzarkHillbilly:
Inorite. Went to bed about 10:30, very early for me, and got up about 7:00. I did wake up off and on during the night, but I resolutely did not get on my phone to check news or messages.
OzarkHillbilly
Yep, both have had surgery and both have pain. I’m a side sleeper and I spend most nights flipping from one side to the other, and then back again a half hour later. 35 years of framing and hanging, not to mention all that crawling around in caves, has left it’s mark on me.
Tigers a dawgdamned walking medical miracle, but he’s always been a freak of nature.
Raven
@OzarkHillbilly: I’m witcha. I had a specialized nerve conduction study this week and we may have found something in the S1 nerve that accounts for my leg problems. Gotta keep choppin!
OzarkHillbilly
@Raven: Good, I know it’s been bothering you.
nc lurker
fourth pfizer yesterday am.
exactly the same as the first three.severe chills beginning at 1 am.
feel like hammered shit this morning.
electric blanket saved the night.
cheers all.
The Moar You Know
“Masking is a simple, easy tool…”
That boat done sailed, buddy. I mask. But at this point I’m about one in 30 at best. Some retail employees still are, and the medical people still are and that’s about it
I should add that I’m in an area that had damn good mask compliance.
smith
Had a Moderna booster on top of 3 Pfizers on Monday. This was the first one that caused me any problems, mostly all over muscle soreness, difficulty sleeping, slight headache and grogginess. All gone after a day and a half. MUCH better than a dose of covid.
Glidwrith
Moderna booster on top of two Moderna then Pfizer. Sore arm this morning, last booster did the same thing. The Costco I went to for the shot had only staff masked and maybe 10% of customers (San Diego area).
Steeplejack
I had the mildly sobering thought this morning that the Sighthound Hall mob has basically decided that COVID is over. Got a cell-phone video that my brother took at a club last night (crowded, no masks) with his husband and two friends who are regulars at the Sighthound Hall entourage dinners. (They pretty much are the entourage, at this point.) The whole family is going to New York City for four days next week. And the last few times I have met my brother for lunch he hasn’t bothered to wear a mask.
I don’t quite know what to think. I realize that BA.2 cases are likely to be mild, but that is tempered by the knowledge that I am in a high(er)-risk group (age 70), and there is the still largely unknown shadow of long COVID in the background. I don’t wear a mask outdoors, still wear one when I go into a store. I don’t have any real concerns about eating at a restaurant, but I go almost exclusively at lunch and at off-peak times, so there’s little exposure. So I’m looking at the possibility that my main exposure point—while slight—is my family. Still processing this.
Sloane Ranger
Friday in the UK we had 41,384 new cases. The rolling 7-day average is down by 36.8% New cases by nation,
England – 33,782
Northern Ireland – 983
Scotland – 6215
Wales – 404.
Deaths – There were 347 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. The rolling 7-day average is up by 32.2%. 302 deaths were in England, 5 in Northern Ireland, 35 in Scotland and 5 in Wales.
Testing – 485,879 tests took place on 7 April. The rolling 7-day average is down by 22.3%.
Hospitalisations – There were 20,331 people in hospital and 357 on ventilators on Thursday, 7 April. The 7-day average for hospital admissions was up by 0.3% as of 4 April.
Vaccinations – As of 7 April, 91.9% of all UK residents aged 12+ had had 1 shot; 86.1% had had 2, and 67.7% had had a 3rd shot/booster.
Matt McIrvin
@The Moar You Know: The thing is to wear an N95. Cloth masks and surgical masks do their job if everyone wears them. An N95 will give you a fair bit of protection from all those other assholes if only YOU wear it. It’s the mask for the times.
Matt McIrvin
@New Deal democrat:
Look at individual areas. It seems like the counties in western Mass. are hitting some kind of peak; I just can’t tell whether it’s THE peak or just A peak. Up in Vermont the case rates whipsaw up and down, might just be small-N/low-population-density fluctuations.
New Hampshire seems to have stopped reporting county-level data and I don’t know if this is temporary or permanent. But no averages out of there should be trusted.
Ruckus
@Raven:
I loved my nerve conduction study!
I am of course lying out my ass. When the doc first hit the button I stated rather loudly M…F….. The intern with him was stunned, he’d never seen the test done. The older doc didn’t even flinch. At least in my case we found out that conduction was not my problem. Good luck on getting answers and hopefully solutions.
Ruckus
@Matt McIrvin:
Yes.
I wear an N95 because first it’s easier to breathe and actually protects a lot better.
Ruckus
@smith:
We are all different and some of us are medically weird.
1st Pfizer I was out of it for 2 days.
2nd Pfizer no reaction at all.
1st Pfizer booster, out of it for the next entire day.
2nd booster – Moderna, yesterday arm a bit tender.
One thing that sort of amazed me was the number of people getting a shot. Most of the CVS around me give shots so seeing people in line for a shot was unexpected. Maybe it’s just that there are so many people in LA county that even a low percentage would be a lot of people.
JAFD
@Raven:
My parents, uncles and aunts were golf fans, and I spent good bit of time watching it (even took some lessons, waybackwhen, not my thing).
Whether or not Mr. Woods is ‘a nice guy’, someone you’d want as neighbor…
Over the past two decades, a lot of people have gone from ‘on top of the world’ to ‘in the gutter’ – bad luck, bad decisions, the world economy… And Tiger has given us an example of grit, determination, refusal to be beaten and give up. More of a legacy than the trophies of his youth
Soprano2
@Raven: It’s amazing what the best medical care can do for people.
Ruckus
@Steeplejack:
My late 50s neighbor had Covid and while she’s over it and back to work it’s taken her about 2 months to not feel like she got run over by a truck. I don’t know what version she had as I have tried to stay as far away as possible, just on the odd chance. But she seems to have recovered reasonably and is back to her old self. We had a mid 90s lady here in the complex that got Covid and ended up in the hospital, she was back in 2 weeks. She is a fun old bird, she used to still ride motorcycles till she was in her early 80s. Hell I’ve got over 1/2 a million miles on motorcycles and I stopped at 70.
Matt McIrvin
@smith: I went Moderna-Moderna-Pfizer-Pfizer. Third shot didn’t give me more than a sore arm; with the fourth, I felt a little beat for a few hours the following afternoon, but that was it.
Steeplejack
@Ruckus:
Which is to say it’s a crap shoot. We’ve all heard those stories, and we’ve heard the ones about people who caught it out of nowhere and died. The odds are tilting to the former, but you never know, right? We’re all doing constant recalculations.
JaneE
My county stopped reporting its stats a couple of months ago, but they still have to give updates to the state. We were at zero new cases for a while, but have gone up to 3 = 15/100k based on our pop. Lower than when they stopped reporting. We haven’t had new hospitalizations for a while.
Right now everything is blooming and pollen counts are high. I haven’t had any symptoms that are any different from my normal allergic reactions, although they are bad enough to affect my lungs. Not really pneumonia if an anti-histamine shot fixes the problem. Not nearly so bad as it was when I was a kid, probably because there is less of what really gets to me here. Unless I really start running a fever (over 1 degree) I won’t bother to take my in-home test for Covid-19.
I assume the testing they are reporting are from contact or symptoms and the positivity is under 4%. If you can’t tell you have it, I won’t be too concerned. The potential problems from Covid-19 that might show up later – I might well be dead before they show up.
Bill Arnold
@The Moar You Know:
New case rate in my county is 30 per 100K per day, and climbing. And probably double than that compared to old numbers because rapidtests are widely available.
In my local large supermarket (like 1.5 acres?) that serves a diverse community, the masking rate is currently around 40 percent, about 60 percent with African Americans, about 30 percent with whites, Hispanic similar or maybe a bit less. The white people skew Republican, FWIW. When there was a face covering requirement, the rate was about 98+ percent.
I don’t see many N95s(I use one), some KN95s.
The occasional side eye, mainly white (probably Republican) males. No comments, which would be returned with “you are gullible and ignorant”, no attempts to remove my mask, which would be dealt with harshly. So far, have not caught COVID to my knowledge; no cold or fever or cough for 2+ years. Could have had one or more asymptomatic cases.