2020 mid-January: “hope the weather’s nice this week”
2021 mid-January: “hope the only mass casualty events this week are pandemic-related”
— KochBroHat (@Popehat) January 17, 2021
One year, 400,000 #coronavirus deaths: How the U.S. guaranteed its own failure https://t.co/iMnj7SUuKp
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 18, 2021
The US had +174,560 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 24.4 million. The 7-day moving average continued falling to below 222,000 per day. pic.twitter.com/VsEv51f8tV
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 18, 2021
Biden’s incoming chief of staff warns the coronavirus death toll will reach 500k by the end of February.https://t.co/BFPJkI1tr9
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 17, 2021
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Here's where the USA stands, worldwide, for #COVID19 #vaccine rollout….
(Not the worst, but terrible) pic.twitter.com/6ahCfT2E7U— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) January 17, 2021
(To be fair, at least two of the #2-5 countries are doing a worse job of tracking infections… )
Here's where we stand today: The USA is, of course, Number One in #COVID19 cases and deaths. Moreover, we've had more than twice the case and death toll of the world's #2 country.
In fact, we are doing worse than combined #2-5, India, Brazil, Russia, UK. pic.twitter.com/YM5zM9SnfG— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) January 17, 2021
China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases as infections persist in northeast https://t.co/bDLJjfl4aj pic.twitter.com/miGy2fZiZE
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2021
Chinese officials trace a growing new outbreak to a salesman hawking health products. He appeared at several workshops in Jilin in northeastern China & is linked to 102 infections. 79 workshop attendees, including the salesman, tested positive https://t.co/hGtqp3M9Xi
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 17, 2021
Asia Today: Coronavirus infections in the Philippines have surged past 500,000 as the government faces criticism for failing to immediately launch a vaccination program. https://t.co/zxlE4qcgv5
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 18, 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vows to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection. https://t.co/gVwUhdxMce
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 18, 2021
#Oped Russians' varying attitudes towards the coronavirus vaccine is a reflection of their level of trust in the Kremlin as well as local governance, @alexeizakharov writeshttps://t.co/0RgHULvLmg
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) January 17, 2021
Vaccination has started… all the way to the Greek islands! ??
In Syros, Rhodes or Chios, health workers are getting the vaccine to protect themselves and others.
Vaccination will help us keep safe from COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/cp1DeTlutW
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 17, 2021
UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says https://t.co/aEnExvO9uh pic.twitter.com/Ol81c57jx2
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2021
Australia unlikely to fully reopen border in 2021, says top official https://t.co/b7SfozXeJk
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 18, 2021
The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne.
by @byjohnpye https://t.co/mcxveGFoPf
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) January 18, 2021
Some 5,616 new cases of the novel #coronavirus were reported in #Israel on Sunday, with 9.1% of tests returning positive, a record in the percentage of positive tests, although the number of tests conducted decreased as well.https://t.co/euS9v3OabM
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) January 18, 2021
Data for vaccines: As Israel races to inoculate most of its population, it has struck a deal with Pfizer to secure coronavirus vaccines in exchange for medical data — but critics say the deal raises ethical questions. By @IlanBenZion. https://t.co/xBwqhQECTo
— AP Middle East (@APMiddleEast) January 18, 2021
Ghana president warns of health system overload as COVID cases soar https://t.co/aqvpfjpo6c pic.twitter.com/O3uWEPVrDJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2021
Brazil’s health agency approves the urgent use of two coronavirus vaccines, allowing immunizations to start after delays and political disputes. https://t.co/0XGDL213ZX
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2021
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The virus is changing. It's a deadly enemy, and a tricky one. The more we understand it and track where it is and where it's going, the better off we'll be.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) January 17, 2021
Experts expect the J&J vaccine to show efficacy at or >80%, which would trail the ~95% achieved in trials of already-authorized vaccines.
The J&J vaccine requires just a single dose & does not have the cold storage requirements of the other vaccines.https://t.co/e4HI7dWl5w
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 16, 2021
Those who've read about deaths in Norwegian nursing homes among seniors who had recently been vaccinated against #Covid19, please read this. Those who haven't yet read about the Norwegian deaths — please read it too. https://t.co/ByEdqxgCX6
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 18, 2021
One-third of people infected by Covid-19 never show symptoms but still spread the disease to others. They never bother to get a PCR test because they don't know they are infected. Only widespread deployment of simple rapid antigen tests will identify them. https://t.co/UMMapyirrb
— Annie Sparrow (@annie_sparrow) January 17, 2021
The risks of catching Covid indoors are well-known, but what are the chances of being infected outdoors?https://t.co/5AkTmcJ6io
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 17, 2021
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Los Angeles, crushed by Covid-19, now confronts a more contagious variant. L.A. County, one of the hardest-hit areas in the United States, may face even more dire weeks ahead. Hospitals have run out of space in intensive care units https://t.co/3tjny7fAiJ
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 18, 2021
I need a graph that shows where how the COVID case/death disparities will only widen if vaccination continues on this path. https://t.co/rC2Z0EHALE
— KizzyPhD (@KizzyPhD) January 17, 2021
the quoted tweet is only a couple of degrees away from the lady who was like, "everyone complains about how hard 2020 was, but no one actually suffered."
just incredibly blinded by privilege
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) January 18, 2021
And on a lighter note…
For @SFGate, I tested the idiot COVID rich guy helmet. OPEN THE POD BAY DOORS, HAL. https://t.co/89UfNrHrFK pic.twitter.com/8ByBtmA8n3
— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) January 15, 2021
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