One thing I've learned over the past year is that zombie movies don't have enough scenes where the authorities announce that there are slightly fewer zombies but definitely still zombies out there and then a bunch of people rush out to restaurants and amusement parks.
— Ali Davis ?????? (@Ali_Davis) March 29, 2021
Speaking of zombies… Sorry this is so late; there was a *lot* to process tonight. And while my laptop has a new battery and is doing fine, spring allergies have reduced my wetware (brain) processing speed considerably!
We’ve made enormous progress when it comes to COVID-19, but new variants are spreading quickly. Now is not the time to let up — we have to hold the line while we get the country vaccinated.
Wash your hands.
Stay socially distanced.
Wear a mask.
Get vaccinated when you can.— President Biden (@POTUS) March 29, 2021
The US administered 2.4 million vaccine shots yesterday and 1.8 million today, bringing the total to 148 million, or 44.5 doses per 100 people, covering 22.7% of the population. The 7-day moving average has risen to 2.77 million shots per day. pic.twitter.com/RSpZoC6TmV
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 31, 2021
At least 550,000 Americans have died from #Covid19.
So much loss. pic.twitter.com/tOWe9T3ejx— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 30, 2021
The US had +60,198 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday and +62,459 today, bringing the total to nearly 31.1 million. The 7-day moving average has risen back to over 65,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/EDWAM3YhZl
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 31, 2021
The Operation formerly known as Warp Speed is at the heart of the Biden administration's efforts to roll out #Covid19 vaccines. As @NicholasFlorko reports, the foundation the Trump administration laid remains — with some changes. https://t.co/TlerANypaS
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 30, 2021
Three months ago this insane person was a top member of the covid team https://t.co/44ye56QYk3
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 31, 2021
Minutes later… pic.twitter.com/pvoDZIfa9w
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) March 31, 2021
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World leaders call for an internat'l treaty to combat future pandemics. Citing what they call “the biggest challenge to the global community since the 1940s,” leaders of more than 2 dozen countries, the EU & WHO floated a plan to shield the planet https://t.co/rIqLGPEL0w
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 31, 2021
China state media outlet warns against 'crude' efforts to get people vaccinated https://t.co/s5SJ2BFN6m pic.twitter.com/cIn9zdzseO
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2021
Russia on Tuesday confirmed 8,277 new coronavirus cases and 409 deaths, bringing its total to 4,536,820 cases of coronavirus and 98,442 deathshttps://t.co/q91XLqMnHg
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 30, 2021
Russia went into coronavirus lockdown one year ago today. While its economy fared much better than other countries in lockdown, Russia still holds one of the world's highest excess death tollshttps://t.co/4SlP8Cifi8
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 30, 2021
For Europe‘s sluggish #coronavirus vaccination rollout the #AstraZeneca shot has become the Disaster-Zeneca saga. My guest is health diplomacy expert @tanishafazal Watch the show at https://t.co/feF0nnx9o6 @dwnews @WHO #Covax #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/FzZd2ICoqL
— Brent Goff (@brentgofftv) March 30, 2021
Paris mayor calls for schools to be closed to rein in COVID-19 https://t.co/zex46P5iHq pic.twitter.com/qDmNWltDiV
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2021
Britain’s coronavirus-hammered economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the final three months of last year but still shrank by the most in more than three centuries in 2020 as a whole, official data showed https://t.co/rvgmVoU0rQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2021
Australia falls 85% short of Covid vaccine delivery goal https://t.co/Zv6dqCPwiX
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 31, 2021
Chile is a leader in vaccinations but Covid cases are surging, offering a cautionary tale about reopening too soon https://t.co/V9Lgsfi9gv
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 31, 2021
More than 80% of #Covid patients who were intubated in Brazil have died since the start of the 2nd wave of infections ravaging the country, according to researchers. Mortality rate since Feb. 15—83.5%—is far higher than Mexico, Britain, Germany & Italy https://t.co/AFnfD07dTs pic.twitter.com/C7viz6108w
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 30, 2021
"17 people with COVID-19 were connected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, at Toronto General Hospital, the highest number since the pandemic began. Their ages ranged from 22 to 61. Four are in their 20s or 30s." https://t.co/GMN0B6Xijz
— Irfan Dhalla (@IrfanDhalla) March 29, 2021
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Stanford Scientists Post Entire mRNA Sequence for Moderna Vaccine on Github https://t.co/m56EOgDogj pic.twitter.com/xYqEVh7eUG
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) March 29, 2021
…As Hubert wrote in a separate blog post, however, this does not mean that anyone is going to be homebrewing either vaccine soon in a “distributed manufacturing revolution.” Hubert detailed the ridiculously complicated supply chain that powers the pharmaceutical companies’ vaccine manufacturing, which involves numerous complex ingredients, DNA and mRNA production in specialized facilities, and combining mRNA and lipids into lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the last of which perhaps only a number of experts in the “low hundreds” know how to do. The final steps, including formulation where the LNPs are mixed with other more generic ingredients and are filled into vials, also require specialized knowledge and equipment—with subsequent distribution to patients being its own daunting technical challenge…
Researchers examine the evolutionary race between SARS-CoV-2 and human defenses https://t.co/tmaUCczpMt
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 30, 2021
Russia has approved what it says is the world’s first coronavirus vaccine for pets https://t.co/ktAHfAVrJM
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 31, 2021
I imagine COVID will stay around and recur like the flu. That doesn’t mean every flu outbreak is like 1918. https://t.co/civ0PYX9HD
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 30, 2021
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After a big drop in cases, the country is adding as many per day as it did a month into the third surge. And the number is rising. https://t.co/ZA01q6fq1v pic.twitter.com/ZGZiKzDT7l
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 31, 2021
Confidence in Covid-19 vaccination keeps rising significantly in the United States, but pockets of vax skepticism remain. An estimated 61% of adults have received at least one dose or are eager to get a shot https://t.co/gE9iRGkwto
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 31, 2021
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 31, 2021
President Biden is urging states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But some GOP governors are staying on track to drop the rule. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison, for instance, says a mask mandate is no longer needed there. https://t.co/deQxxGEkrQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2021
This is great news — Vermont has a lot of old, poor people. (It also has the advantage that they’re mostly White):
Under @GovPhilScott's leadership, Vermont continues to have the highest vaccination rate of people over the age of 65 — 86.3% of this group have received at least one dose. While cases have remained high statewide, cases in those 70+ and in long-term care facilities have dropped. pic.twitter.com/TzaJx7ajwg
— Benjy Renton (@bhrenton) March 30, 2021
Something to keep in mind is DC Health foresaw supply problems at the start of vaxx. The agency asked the feds every day in early December for allocation to be based on workforce and not population. Request denied: https://t.co/qWyXFCMJlf
Look us now: https://t.co/eB0Ozt1RXQ https://t.co/DkygZhomYO
— Amanda Michelle Gomez (@amanduhgomez) March 30, 2021
At least four organizations canceled conferences or conventions in Austin, citing health concerns after Texas ended its statewide mask mandate earlier this month.https://t.co/uXUAWmwQNe
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) March 26, 2021
also, and I can't believe this needs pointing out, but proof of vaccination would give people *more* freedom of movement, not less. have the "omg yellow star" people not noticed how everything has been shut down the last year? I've been stuck on a tiny island since 2019
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) March 31, 2021
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