The positive message, we CAN get through the holiday season safely, and achieve a safe and sustained reopening. IF we put in the work and follow the game plan. Vax it. Boost it. Mask it (when called upon). Test it (if symptomatic). Treat it.
Just do it! pic.twitter.com/ZqasptW2wl
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 16, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S could move beyond the COVID-19 health emergency next year if it ramps up vaccination rates and if those who are already vaccinated get their booster shots https://t.co/t67iUeLxvm #TotalHealth pic.twitter.com/xjlIZcIcgk
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
Fauci: U.S. cases need to fall "well below" 10,000 a day to get a handle on the pandemic.
America has averaged 83,500 new #COVID19 cases a day the past week, up 14% from the week before.
Fueling the rise? The 60 million unvaccinated, eligible adults.https://t.co/V2UHqWtNXL— David Beard (@dabeard) November 17, 2021
I talked to Tony Fauci as part of @statnews' #Statsummit. He, like me, is flummoxed at the death toll the country seems willing to tolerate. "It’s almost inexplicable," he said. https://t.co/b38vGwGKJH
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 16, 2021
That’s more than the combined populations of 17 state capitals. It’s greater than the populations of every state capital except Phoenix, Austin, Columbus, & Indianapolis, which are the 5th, 11th, 14th, & 15th largest US cities. It would be 18th, btwn San Francisco & Seattle https://t.co/TznNDDNRaK
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 17, 2021
And it's up: #ACIP's webpage shows there will be a meeting from noon to 3 pm on Friday to talk about expanding access to the Pfizer booster.#Covid pic.twitter.com/dIbfaHV9Pl
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 16, 2021
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Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it signed an agreement that enables European Union and European Economic Area countries to donate over 70 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing scheme for low-and-middle income countries. https://t.co/OXREHW5sEd
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) November 16, 2021
#HongKong pilot base shut down by @FedEx. https://t.co/rz3CFhAKGH
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 17, 2021
Hong Kong's Disneyland will close for a day on Wednesday for staff to take compulsory COVID-19 tests after authorities found one person who visited the theme park over the weekend was infected with the coronavirus https://t.co/nzUCE8D2Ui pic.twitter.com/PgrCiLSa4Y
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
COVID-19 became a 'boon' for a battered Indian hospital that is getting a new lease of life as authorities try to address the country’s chronic under-investment in health https://t.co/LQfV3iIEzr pic.twitter.com/8UPHGiFcf5
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced India to urgently try and revitalize its health infrastructure.
Here are some facts and figures on health in India, based on data from the government, the World Bank and research reports https://t.co/sHLuPBY7q4
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
South Korea has reported 3,187 new virus cases, nearly matching a one-day record, a worrisome development after social distancing rules were eased to lessen the pandemic’s economic impact. Officials are pushing to speed up booster shots. https://t.co/iizvcf55EH
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 17, 2021
Philippines approves emergency use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/oxscXUnHUb pic.twitter.com/5Cy8mvxh9F
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
New Zealand to ease Auckland domestic border curbs in mid-Dec https://t.co/Qp1Yt1Oeqk pic.twitter.com/cQOu7i5hzU
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
Russia on Wednesday confirmed 36,626 Covid-19 infections and 1,247 deathshttps://t.co/onClUVKF7c
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 17, 2021
Russia had +1,240 coronavirus deaths today, close to an all-time high, bringing the total to 257,837. pic.twitter.com/dhQYdHqOt3
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 16, 2021
Hungary new daily COVID-19 infections at highest since end-March https://t.co/j39i3Ocvfd pic.twitter.com/ZGeDHfSQjc
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
Working at home and pub curfews return in Ireland due to rise in Covid infections https://t.co/BVD7KW1lLE
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 16, 2021
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Pfizer has asked the FDA to authorize its Covid antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death when given to high-risk unvaccinated people. The drug could become available within weeks if authorization is granted. https://t.co/vgarQILWdn
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 16, 2021
Not good news — but, from the thread / replies, it’s not clear the virus particles remain infectious, at least for otherwise healthy individuals who aren’t repeatedly exposed:
Environmental contamination: SARSCoV2 detected in nursing homes. The coronavirus is airborne but it apparently lingers on surfaces. Over a 3-month period 2087 swabs of patient rooms. Nearly 90% had SARS2 in rooms at least once. Common areas also studied https://t.co/taj6mPpk22 pic.twitter.com/x8Ts7ioEwd
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 16, 2021
Evidence continues to suggest that coronaviruses similar to the one at the core of the current pandemic are more widespread geographically than previously thought https://t.co/nj1j9Yryvj
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 17, 2021
I support making boosters broadly available for those 18 and older. Even if breakthrough cases are generally mild in younger age groups, there is significant societal benefit to reducing circulation. 1/6https://t.co/FfrEPAU1lk
— Trevor Bedford (@trvrb) November 17, 2021
All this has been complicated by vaccine availability. Given constrained supply it makes sense to prioritize the vulnerable, but we should be clear that that's the decision being made, not that boosters are not necessary because protection against severe disease is robust. 5/6
— Trevor Bedford (@trvrb) November 17, 2021
Anyway it seems the ship is now sailing, which is welcome news. And of course, can we invest the resources to please address vaccine equity? This @OurWorldInData map remains depressing (https://t.co/6Ye3BVthvZ). 6/6 pic.twitter.com/QfGVonJjGG
— Trevor Bedford (@trvrb) November 17, 2021
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The Alpha variant had its biggest toll in the US in Michigan. Michigan lead the US again, now with Delta. pic.twitter.com/pD3q6w6TKQ
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 16, 2021
(Firearm) deer season in Michigan began Monday — the state seems to be warning hunters to test carcasses for Chronic Wasting Disease, but not — so far — coronavirus.
Amazon to pay $500,000 over concealed Covid cases https://t.co/OQSUk8nvtC
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 16, 2021
Amazon has reached a legal settlement in California over claims it failed to adequately inform its warehouse workers about Covid-19 cases in the workplace…
California’s attorney general said workers had been left “terrified and powerless”.
Amazon said the law did not require it to share total numbers of cases with staff, but it had now started to do so.
It is the first application of the state’s “right to know” rules that require employers to keep staff notified.
The legislation requires firms to inform workers promptly of potential Covid exposures at their work sites, to tell them about pandemic-related protections, benefits, disinfection and safety plans, and to report cases to local health agencies.
Amazon spokeswoman Barbara Grait said the company had not broken the law, and had always notified workers of any exposure to cases of the virus and done contract tracing.
“The California law doesn’t specify we had to give numbers in those notifications,” she said. However the firm was now providing that information within 24 hours for staff at its California sites…
The agreement applies only to California, where Amazon employs around 150,000 workers, and must still be approved by a judge.
However, the firm has been criticised over its policies elsewhere and is also facing legal action in New York over safety at two of its fulfilment centres there.
Amazon said there was no change required to the way it notified its workers if they had been in close contact with a Covid case. The firm said the issue was around the structure of bulk employee Covid-related notifications…
One way to persuade the ‘young immortals’ into getting vaccinated?
New York allows revellers at New Year's Eve celebrations https://t.co/9JQ6mgoZG3
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 17, 2021
Right now Will Smith has a new memoir, the 1619 project just pubbed, Fox News has a Christmas celebration book, and Jon Karl has a Trump expose breaking news every day.
RFK jr’s book on how Bill Gates and Fauci created Covid to sell more deadly vaccines is outselling then all.
— Eric Nelson (@literaryeric) November 17, 2021
not now, nature https://t.co/SmhBylb61K
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) November 17, 2021
Don’t panic — but do advocate for strong public health funding:
… According to officials, the resident recently returned from Nigeria and is experiencing mild symptoms. The individual is currently recovering in isolation and was not hospitalized…
“Public health authorities have identified and continue to follow up with those who may have been in contact with the diagnosed individual,“ said MDH Deputy Secretary for Public Health Dr. Jinlene Chan. “Our response in close coordination with CDC officials demonstrates the importance of maintaining a strong public health infrastructure.”
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