only kind of related, but I have legit been considering, like, a tattoo. this is my first pandemic https://t.co/e3fGkrrsS8
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) April 2, 2021
The US had +45,365 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to over 31.4 million. The 7-day moving average declined slightly to under 66,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/2HvahSn62U
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 5, 2021
NEW: US currently vaccinating for Covid-19 nearly five times faster than the global average, according to CNN analysis
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) April 5, 2021
Fauci pushes back on GOP criticisms, calling claims “bizarre” https://t.co/fR2ADQfApP
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 5, 2021
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'Vaccine nationalism' is a threat to equitable access & global herd immunity. While 3M+ Americans are vaccinated against #Covid daily, ~80% of people in low-income countries won't be vaccinated in 2021. Currently ~6.7M inoculated daily worldwide https://t.co/BrV5XfMneS
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
The US, which is fast approaching having a quarter of its adult population fully vaccinated against #Covid19, is talking about vaccine diplomacy.
The world is watching.https://t.co/TLJVGaAXAA— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 6, 2021
Testing of covid-19 in rural areas of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan is almost non-existent, so the official tally of cases is likely to be a drastic undercount https://t.co/BjLAwJBtGJ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 6, 2021
Indian states seek widening of vaccinations as second surge overtakes first wave https://t.co/bbKZG96MKk pic.twitter.com/ygCVMfG8XP
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 6, 2021
Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics. https://t.co/f6OYGG4iGE
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 5, 2021
Russia on Tuesday confirmed 8,328 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total caseload to 4,597,868https://t.co/eaBSNENlzG
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) April 6, 2021
The 3rd wave of #COVID19 is overtaking the bumpy #vaccine rollout and mixed control measures all over Europe.https://t.co/8YOKXfpdLN pic.twitter.com/yR1uXVXLqe
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 5, 2021
Retail stores across most of Greece have been allowed to reopen despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country battles to emerge from deep recession. https://t.co/pcruzSL6v2
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 5, 2021
Australia and New Zealand to start quarantine-free travel https://t.co/dlJcusW2SA
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 6, 2021
Brazil has become South America’s nonstop superspreader event https://t.co/lbTv9ssgDF
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
Colombia to allow private imports of COVID-19 vaccine, but shots must be free https://t.co/zSc9bZzAYT pic.twitter.com/9snWmVRkmo
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 6, 2021
Haiti lacks even a single dose of vaccine. So far, the country is slated to receive only 756k doses of AstraZeneca vaccine via a U.N. program aimed at ensuring needy countries get Covid shots. The free doses are scheduled to arrive in May at the latest https://t.co/hxEz2j1vU4
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
What i especially hate about rich white Americans crying about vaccine passports is how the US requires Africans to jump through hoops to even visit. It's so invasive…have to show bank statements and other things to "prove" you're not going to abandon your life and stay ?
— Wagatwe Wanjuki ?? ?? (@wagatwe) April 5, 2021
2019: You people just want open borders. If you don’t have borders, and control over who crosses them, you don’t have a country!
2021: You mean I have to show proof of COVID vaccination to enter another country? This violates my freedom to travel anywhere I want!
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 5, 2021
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New research shows masks & a good ventilation system stop SARSCoV2 spread better than social distancing. The research is in the journal Physics of Fluids & arrives as schools & universities are considering more in-person classes https://t.co/UQAqaAM3bI
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
Pretty interesting report of #Covid19 transmission during church services in Australia. Infected choir member appears to have transmitted to up to 12 church goers, some seated more than 15 meters from the choir loft. No masks. Yes, likely airborne. https://t.co/w5CKMsaKp9 pic.twitter.com/Wmi6jxOPox
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 5, 2021
A research team in China has found 24 new bat coronaviruses within a 1.24-mile radius. None appear to be a direct ancestor of the coronavirus that causes Covid, but together reveal a range of genomic diversity that's surprising to scientists https://t.co/yxanHq0o3M via @scmpnews
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
This.
Why we'd think vaccinated immune systems would develop Covid amnesia is beyond me. If vaccines are a little less effective in blocking mild infections but continue to prevent severe disease — they are still doing what we need them to do. https://t.co/42Oygib456— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 5, 2021
It's worth noting that while a 3-week gap does get people fully protected faster, there's no evidence that an extra week has any negative impact on effectiveness. This also comes amid an ongoing debate about whether US should adopt much longer spacing, like Britain and Canada.
— Rebecca Robbins (@RebeccaDRobbins) April 5, 2021
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The #Navajo Nation, which once had one of the worst #COVIDー19 case rates in U.S. reached a milestone of zero cases & zero deaths in a 24-hour period.
It's vaccinated more (>50%) of its population than any state. https://t.co/6ku2qDcSt3— Gary Slutkin, MD (@GSlutkin) April 5, 2021
Another US #Covid19 surge may look different, experts say, particularly for younger people https://t.co/kZB98mfvQv
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 5, 2021
California now has the lowest positivity rate in the country.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) April 5, 2021
White evangelical resistance is obstacle in vaccination effort. Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against #Covid19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics https://t.co/Ba9qACkcX5
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 6, 2021
New CDC study:
46 COVID cases linked to one indoor event at a rural Illinois bar.
29 from people at the event, who then spread it to an additional 17 people, including 3 at a nursing home, and closing a school serving 650 kidshttps://t.co/tWn7ASEyKB
— Peter Sullivan (@PeterSullivan4) April 5, 2021
When boycotting baseball to own the libs runs into dying of COVID to own the libs. https://t.co/kRzQutcBz5
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) April 5, 2021
Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs (possibly) approves this message…
Rooting for the virus here. Hope he feels for the next week like somebody body slammed him.
Not sorry. https://t.co/Zhv6AoJE8l— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 6, 2021
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