batch it into the infrastructure bill and while you’re at it, go ahead and add payments for boosters in the fall https://t.co/7GsjzLrAVN
— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) May 8, 2021
58.5% of all American adults have received at least one vaccine shot; 44.7% are now fully vaccinated.
83.8% of Americans age 65 or older have received at least one shot; 71.6% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/P8K3IpANHK
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 12, 2021
We had under 1M doses last Tuesday, so vaccinations are really speeding up again. https://t.co/pQHRvTQbae
— snow?? (@snowmanomics) May 11, 2021
The US had +34,904 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total higher above 33.5 million. The 7-day moving average declined to below 40,000 new cases per day, to its lowest level since September 14. pic.twitter.com/KUhSSOjNC9
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 12, 2021
The GOP Death Cult (Grifter Division) in action:
Dr. Fauci rejects Rand Paul’s claims: “Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely, entirely and completely incorrect that the NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain of function research in the Wuhan Institute.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 11, 2021
So Rand Paul is just a liar, right?
— Molly Jong-Fast?? (@MollyJongFast) May 11, 2021
Analysis: Tucker Carlson’s and the GOP’s efforts to blame Fauci for the coronavirus https://t.co/xFyVyqYWHn
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2021
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India’s COVID deaths cross quarter million mark, no sign of peak https://t.co/npMpgBYkQK pic.twitter.com/OgkLSZFzUG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
India’s daily COVID-19 deaths rise by record 4,205 https://t.co/wMushWJTaW pic.twitter.com/J8jwQQN9ge
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
Calls for a national lockdown mount as India struggles to bring outbreak under control https://t.co/oTzqdKxV4b
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 11, 2021
Indian health agency chief says most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks https://t.co/X0MiZKfEID pic.twitter.com/yNgVv9i0kC
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily, but the country is behind in doing the testing needed to track the variant and understand it better. https://t.co/bjijiXlTTd
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2021
PHOTOS: Mumbai’s pop-up mega hospital in India is mounted with tents and metal partitions and looks like a war room. It has a capacity of more than 2,000 beds with state-of-the-art medical facilities with oxygen and ventilators. It is mostly full. https://t.co/65CJabxFfp
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 11, 2021
(As good an excuse as any… )
China will partition Mount Everest’s summit to reduce coronavirus risk https://t.co/jqwPZHkOUK
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 11, 2021
As India halts vaccine exports, Nepal faces its own Covid crisis https://t.co/zpdtC1WaNw
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 12, 2021
Coronavirus: Sinovac shot causes ‘drastic drop’ in deaths, infections among Indonesian health workers; variant from India found in more than 44 countries https://t.co/R0WWPlSpub
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) May 12, 2021
Japan’s coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes https://t.co/sjQQHM99KY pic.twitter.com/djuuFYg2RG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
German vaccine seekers getting aggressive, doctors say https://t.co/4lavT09SNv pic.twitter.com/LxHUIRIaUf
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
French lawmakers approve COVID ‘health pass’ at second attempt https://t.co/6lGszzrsTF pic.twitter.com/9kj2ulDSGp
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
How Italy’s healthcare staff survived the pandemic https://t.co/DxLYQz5oay
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 11, 2021
Authorities in Australia’s second most populous state warned the next few days would be critical to preventing a coronavirus outbreak after a man in his 30s tested positive a day earlier for COVID-19 https://t.co/PZn959gFLt pic.twitter.com/0DHnHlwyKq
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
Looking at this from the west coast of the US with family in Qld: flight costs are all over the place but range between 5k-10k per person. QLD gov’t advises budgeting $3.7k for quarantine. No exemptions for vaccination. I’m probably better resourced than many but I cannot do that https://t.co/KsocAeoLoq
— jason wilson (@jason_a_w) May 11, 2021
(oh and to be clear that’s 3.7k for two people – you can see it here – for 2 adults and 2 kids it is 4.7k) https://t.co/UQj3IGY7XX
— jason wilson (@jason_a_w) May 11, 2021
Brazil buys 100 million more doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/0oYgTSOLz6 pic.twitter.com/4m9I7TLMSO
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
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The World Health Organization said that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year is being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily https://t.co/QL51xQIvTl pic.twitter.com/Bw4P8eFzFc
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 11, 2021
In the lab: A new vaccine candidate blocks SARSCoV2, its variants, plus other coronaviruses https://t.co/rHY2bomoZy via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 11, 2021
Non-hospitalised COVID patients have low risk of serious long-term effects -study https://t.co/qj8B85IwxD pic.twitter.com/21UEE5qIhi
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 11, 2021
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Vaccine confidence is improving in the U.S., as fewer Americans insist they will never get a #COVID19 #vaccine.
See who new polls show are the least likely to get immunized.https://t.co/Etra48bs2P— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 11, 2021
Parents, schools and clinics quickly began vaccinating kids from 12 to 15 after U.S. regulators endorsed that use for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision seen as a major leap forward in getting students back into classrooms. https://t.co/cgpLbJAufP
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 11, 2021
Uber and Lyft set to offer free rides to US vaccine sites https://t.co/6eQ2FPJZ2d
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 11, 2021
Gov. Mills announces new ‘Your Shot to Get Outdoors’ COVID-19 vaccination initiative https://t.co/4MHuUVO2ZE
— WMTW TV (@WMTWTV) May 12, 2021
Now’s a good time to get vaccinated. “Your Shot to Get Outdoors”- https://t.co/dywt0LBws8
— Maine Dept of Agriculture Conservation & Forestry (@MaineDACF) May 11, 2021
Some anti-vaxxers believe a conspiracy that the vaccinated will “shed” harmful proteins onto the unvaccinated
This conspiracy is leading some anti-vaxxers to protect themselves from the vaccinated by *wearing a mask and social distancing* https://t.co/kFHbY3GIpW
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 11, 2021
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