BIDEN: So listen up folks, we’re going to be leaving 4 million [looks at notes, then stage left] I’m not saying ‘jabs’ Jen, c’mon. Four million doses are gonna be on the curb with an old chaise lounge from the White House basement & if you got a truck, then buddy, they’re yours. https://t.co/eTOybTrl7p
— The Mall Krampus (@cakotz) April 9, 2021
(Isn’t it great to be at a point where we can joke about vaccinations? Where there’s still so much danger / damage, but also signs of a new day?…)
45.9% of American adults have received at least one shot; 28.1% are now fully vaccinated.
78.5% of Americans over age 65 have received at least one shot; 61.4% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/9LPZMlolfv
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 12, 2021
U.S. has administered 187 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, CDC says https://t.co/tNV1ShIRa9 pic.twitter.com/3M6r512Shd
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
The US had +47,864 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 31.9 million. The 7-day moving average remains above 68,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/O2RBxsEnzD
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 12, 2021
#Covid19 vaccination programs across the US are going broad right now, following Pres. Biden's instructions. But @DrTomFrieden argues in this thread that more targeted & more agile approaches are needed, because too many high risk people are still unvaxed. https://t.co/gB8J6aFp20
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 10, 2021
.@jaketapper asks @SecretaryPete why white evangelicals aren’t getting the vaccine, and what his message would be to them: pic.twitter.com/wKTes7OIam
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) April 11, 2021
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Coronavirus lockdowns are being ordered around the world as vaccine efforts stumble in many countries https://t.co/yFfyRM5nZn via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Essential, but invisible: Covid has kept 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea. Global trade depends on maritime workers, but the pandemic has thrust them into a ‘humanitarian & economic crisis’ https://t.co/5RV4SE8vaS
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Chinese authorities have to motivate a population that feels little urgency to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by using a mix of social pressure, incentives, education and coercion. “There are so many reasons, or excuses, for me to wait and see." https://t.co/iYz1yotJ92
— WSJ China Real Time (@ChinaRealTime) April 12, 2021
Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Olympics in a country where less than 1% of people have been vaccinated. https://t.co/05oOAg1fCe
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2021
India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections to overtake Brazil as the second-worst hit country. The 168,912 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed India’s total to 13.5 million. https://t.co/5wrdtV9bYa
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2021
Tens of thousands of people participate in India's Kumbh Mela festival amid deadly Covid wave https://t.co/0AYIkWNvCg
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 12, 2021
If I believed that a once-every-twelve-years ceremony was my best hope of salvation, while simultaneously in the midst of an apocalyptic plague, well… as Chris Rock would say, I don’t approve, but (to some degree) I understand…
The devotees are marking an auspicious bathing day on Monday at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar city of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand…
The Kumbh Mela takes place every 12 years and the venue is chosen from amongst four cities, including Allahabad, Haridwar, Nasik and Ujjain.
Haridwar’s turn to host the gathering came amid a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections, with India consistently reporting more than 100,000 cases daily in the past few weeks…
Health experts had appealed for the Kumbh Mela festival to be cancelled, but the government went ahead saying safety rules would be followed…
Monday – Somvati Amavasya – marks the biggest bathing day during the two-month-long festival, with hundreds of thousands of devotees expected to take a dip.
The government had earlier said that only people with Covid negative reports would be allowed at the festival and strict measures like social distancing would be followed.
But a number of people, including top saints, have already tested positive…
Thailand reports daily record of 985 new coronavirus cases https://t.co/QpnDAqxuVo pic.twitter.com/HWbjaMXvse
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
'Full capacity everywhere': Manila hospitals struggle as SARSCoV2 surges throughout the Philippines https://t.co/XKBwevP4kO via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 12, 2021
The United Kingdom distributed a further 586,339 COVID-19 vaccines, taking the total amount to almost 40 million, according to daily data published https://t.co/CoxcfP7I5r
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
England's shops, hairdressers, gyms and pub gardens will reopen in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said was a ‘major step’ towards freedom from the restrictions of COVID-19 https://t.co/oKN9XTcueP pic.twitter.com/k5qxDqasqe
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
New protocols, vaccine supplies to boost Italy's vaccination campaign – minister to paper https://t.co/HhsYv5NWB4 pic.twitter.com/W1xtPckDyE
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
Australia made a plan to protect Indigenous elders from covid-19. It worked. @teelareid kicked off efforts to protect elders in Gilgandra, 270 miles northwest of Sydney. “I could clearly see how catastrophic it could get.” https://t.co/R2e81HrINI
— Rachel Pannett (@RachelPannett) April 9, 2021
unequal global distribution of #Covid19 #vaccines could spur trade in fake doses in #Africa, hotspot for #counterfeit medicines, analysts warned, citing seizure of falsified vaccines in #SouthAfrica. poorer countries grapple to procure enough vaccine doseshttps://t.co/URniPp8KTH
— Bill Tropical Health (@bbbrieger) April 10, 2021
April is shaping up to be Brazil's darkest month yet in the pandemic, with hospitals facing a crush of patients, deaths on track for record highs and vaccines in short supply. Experts blame President Jair Bolsonaro for refusing to enact strict measures. https://t.co/6ZA7264PS6
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2021
The coronavirus outbreak within the Vancouver Canucks organization, which has been linked to a variant, is the worst in the NHL this season — and perhaps in North American professional sports since the start of the pandemic https://t.co/XnUZM4Kzw2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 10, 2021
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Are some COVID-19 vaccines more effective than others? The question is difficult to answer because there have not been any head-to-head studies on the various types of vaccines https://t.co/8pJNlvt4fc via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
What is gain-of-function—GOF—research? GOF experimentation aims to boost a pathogen's transmissibility or virulence. Those who claim SARSCoV2 was lab-created say it's a GOF product. Yet in more than a year top labs have found zero signs of GOF manipulation https://t.co/N0jHU24nCl
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
CDC released a three-tier system for classifying SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Most are "variants of interest."
The U.S. also has five "variants of concern."
None are "variants of high consequence" but I'm not reassured by the existence of this category. pic.twitter.com/J1TC8HDwc7— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) April 11, 2021
US Pentagon has funded a blood filter for a dialysis machine that removes the #SARSCoV2 coronavirus from the blood – FDA has approved it for emergency use. It has been used to treat nearly 300 patients. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/PNLQpVSgxE
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 12, 2021
I'm pregnant. When I asked my doctor whether I should get a #coronavirus vaccine, he said: "It's a personal choice."
So I wrote about how I made that personal choice.
I hope it helps someone else wading through the benefits, risks, data, studies. https://t.co/3eS93TJiKq pic.twitter.com/Gt8iS61EU5
— Liz Essley Whyte (@l_e_whyte) April 8, 2021
We don't have nearly enough people vaccinated yet. But we're acting like we do—and it's going to cost us if we keep it up.
I wrote about the murkiness of risk calculation in a partly-vaccinated world.https://t.co/HXVaaGqdvu
— Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. (@KatherineJWu) April 5, 2021
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Globally, the US ranks near the bottom in Covid response, according to a new UC Berkeley report. However, Vermont, Alaska & Maine had the most effective pandemic response in 2020. Study analyzed 50 states & 172 nations on infection rates, deaths & testing https://t.co/P8eoUkNbfK
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Whitmer also renews her call for the federal government to send more J&J vaccines to Michigan. 'We really should be surging vaccines to states that are experiencing serious outbreaks.'
— David Eggert (@DavidEggert00) April 9, 2021
Asked why she thinks anyone will comply with recs now, Whitmer says she wanted to make people aware of how serious the situation is. Variants are bad. (She earlier said she is not taking anything off the table re: restrictions.)
— David Eggert (@DavidEggert00) April 9, 2021
fact: Fla. this week posted the most new daily Covid cases (8K) since early Feb.
fact: this is the second page-one piece the NYT has run in three weeks abt how Florida has defied the Covid odds and how GOP Gov. is benefiting.
behold your #LiberalMedia https://t.co/tn0t634YK3
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 11, 2021
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