COVID-19 infections and deaths in the Americas are still increasing, but the rise in infections seems to be slowing down in places hit earliest by the Omicron variant, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. https://t.co/c9ZuPy5bxr
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 2, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 in the U.S. could be on the way, but some questions remain. Here’s a look at what happens next. https://t.co/bU2WUzaVvl
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2022
"Since December 1…the share of Americans who have been killed by the coronavirus is at least 63% higher than in any of these other large, wealthy nations."https://t.co/WaPjwA9P98 pic.twitter.com/cC96XBa962
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 2, 2022
One thing this useful article only kind of hints at is the extreme regional divide within the US, driven by Republican anti-vaccine propaganda and policies 1/ https://t.co/J6fcjUPp2H
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 2, 2022
New York looks like a major European country in terms of vaccination level; it's red America dragging the average down 4/ pic.twitter.com/mRwTftY2FF
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 2, 2022
The U.S. has lost 13.5 million years of life during the pandemic. 100s of 1000s more people died since 2020 than expected. Scientists know this based on a metric called excess deaths—a comparison of the recorded number of deaths vs. what would be expected https://t.co/B0V9kZ63M0
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2022
Infuriating that America's low vaccination rates are treated as some sort of unexplainable paradox rather than the predictable outcome of relentless anti-vaxx propaganda being spread by our most popular cable network. https://t.co/VTcfKbUGJO
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) February 2, 2022
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Yesterday (2/1) there were 3,352,849 new #COVID19 cases worldwide & 14,303 deaths.
France reported the largest daily increase in cases (+399,668) followed by:
United States: 398,914
Germany: 211,277
Brazil: 171,251
India: 161,386
Japan: 142,451https://t.co/jhvFmFJf9a pic.twitter.com/L8OPKbZycS— KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) February 2, 2022
China reports 39 new COVID cases for Feb 2 vs 63 a day earlier https://t.co/NXjiozZpqU pic.twitter.com/583O38FW0W
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Beijing Games see 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally https://t.co/Z5Nw74RJS3 pic.twitter.com/zfkuQs8oK9
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
S.Korean companies take precautions to block COVID-19 spread after holidays https://t.co/biu5s2rVF0 pic.twitter.com/b4rSbKEL1Q
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Japan is starting mass Covid boosters as #omicron cases soar. Shots are being administered at a temporary center operated by the military. Demand is intense: Online reservations started Friday but all slots for ~4300 doses were filled in 9 minutes https://t.co/BuEvYF3S0g
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 2, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of foreigners have been denied entry to study, work or visit families in Japan, which has kept its doors closed to most overseas visitors during the pandemic. Foreign students and scholars say the measures are unfair. https://t.co/Hn95VwuWFJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 3, 2022
New Zealand announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector https://t.co/ZTCecDVjFL pic.twitter.com/qDhE83s3Bm
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening https://t.co/ommTU9bJxR pic.twitter.com/49t2VVZS78
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Streets of tsunami-hit Tonga empty on first day of COVID lockdown https://t.co/POnmXY8KOz pic.twitter.com/qwTjxoyzS7
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Countries are rushing to ease pandemic restrictions, but WHO says: "Not so fast." Denmark's nightclubs are reopening. Norway is dropping its testing rule for vaccinated travelers. France says masks are no longer needed outdoors https://t.co/l75AOoakME
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2022
German vaccine commission to recommend fourth COVID-19 shot https://t.co/NU0wPmHRO4 pic.twitter.com/3dE9vXwpki
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Italy set to ease COVID restrictions, Draghi says https://t.co/csnkkvxtGj pic.twitter.com/rZXck7trYu
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 2, 2022
France's COVID vaccine pass to stay until ICUs are 'emptied', says health minister https://t.co/MXUgTDRLfe pic.twitter.com/VjyduNWfTM
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 2, 2022
Uganda:
Nearly two years after the government shut down bars, nightclubs, banned outdoor musical performances and other entertainment activities to combat COVID-19, the country's nightlife is roaring back https://t.co/GxPYL9cj71 pic.twitter.com/dyhPGUS3ds
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Mexico tops 5 million total coronavirus cases https://t.co/Rf8bcj4Qak pic.twitter.com/oeOFawyCTo
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2022
Canada police warn of guns at Ottawa anti-vaccine mandate trucker protest https://t.co/J7SdKIGToW pic.twitter.com/gNyXtITGF9
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 2, 2022
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One nasal droplet is all it takes to become infected w/#Covid19, any variant, according to study in which volunteers were intentionally dosed.
Also, people developed symptoms very quickly – on average, wit/in 2 days – and are most infectious at Day 5.https://t.co/hswLkuGsXQ— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 2, 2022
The Covid vaccine we need now may not be a shot. Nasal vaccines under development around the world may make better boosters by stopping the coronavirus in the airways https://t.co/rb8JSQpT4K
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2022
Omicron is unlikely the end of the pandemic. The variant’s rapid spread, different vaccine strategies and varying levels of immunity worldwide make the pandemic’s future difficult to model https://t.co/Blreimu0np
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 2, 2022
Why does Covid rob people of their sense of smell? A team at NYU's med school & Columbia Univ found SARSCoV2 dials down activity of olfactory receptors, proteins on nasal nerve cells that detect odor molecules. Aggressive immune activity also plays a role https://t.co/M79aT42XDP pic.twitter.com/DUaproqqkR
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 3, 2022
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The Army said it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon. https://t.co/31O6jvDyhX
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2022
.@amymaxmen @oni_blackstock let's be clear this narrative of libs quavering behind their masks is about people, well, journalists and some docs, with privilege wanting out of the collective work of keeping others safe. https://t.co/cCRglazLQy
— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) January 31, 2022
This is an excellent thread as to why the minimizers of the meaning of "endemic" are wrong.
Their prescriptions will keep us in the pandemic for longer than we need to be. https://t.co/EBaNvJ8ShR
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) February 2, 2022
Glenn, here's one who died from taking Rogan and his guests' advice. Comedian Christian Cabrera, who was a big Rogan fan, died last week at age 40 from covid. He told his brother he regretted not getting vaxxed. His wife and three-year-old regret it too.https://t.co/g7RouKYc7q pic.twitter.com/YsMAHXH4zj
— Joshua Frank (@joshua__frank) February 2, 2022
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