Former President Barack Obama and actor Eva Longoria are joining a social media chat Monday on Facebook Live about COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic’s effects on women, particularly women of color. They'll encourage people to get their shots. https://t.co/YD0kG4qS00
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2021
The US administered nearly 1.8 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 286 million, or 86.1 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average declined to 1.83 million shots per day. pic.twitter.com/nsmWZMbt3T
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 24, 2021
25 states and DC have now fully vaccinated at least half their adult populations, per CDC data. The state with the highest number of adults fully vaccinated is Maine.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 23, 2021
The US had +13,541 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, the lowest number since last March 24, bringing the total to nearly 33.9 million. The 7-day moving average declined to 25,083 new cases per day, its lowest level since last June 17. pic.twitter.com/veXYxhucvu
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 24, 2021
U.S. health officials say most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they are exposed to someone who is infected. Experts say testing vaccinated people can lead to unnecessary worry and disruption at work and school.https://t.co/ZcQMwhnMZG
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 23, 2021
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BREAKING: The COVID-19 death toll in India has passed 300,000 as a devastating surge of new infections shows no signs of easing. https://t.co/siM8qilq3n
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2021
India is battling a fatal fungal threat—mucormycosis— as virus deaths near 300K. India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began, w/ almost half occurring in the past 2 months https://t.co/ifWT21d4W5
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 23, 2021
Why is Covid killing so many pregnant women in India? Throughout March, April & May, doctors there say most pregnant women are presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome, their lungs collapsing. https://t.co/4FF8dnuIVi
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 23, 2021
An expert climbing guide says a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff. That's the first comprehensive estimate amid official Nepalese denials of a COVID-19 cluster on the world’s highest peak. https://t.co/Ek89w6GrV1
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 22, 2021
Durable eradication is not sustainable without vaccination (or longstanding, stringent NPI)
2 model countries, Thailand and Taiwan, had eradicated covid but are now experiencing case surges
1st dose vaccination: Thailand 2.7%, Taiwan < 1% pic.twitter.com/pb1cXyhA8s— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 23, 2021
Not even Singapore’s rules could keep the coronavirus at bay. The city-island-nation is battling the variant B.1.617.2, which 1st emerged in India https://t.co/9cSDg3rUlT
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 23, 2021
Pressure to accept China vaccines intensifies as Taiwan battles COVID surge https://t.co/r8cBQwuIti pic.twitter.com/uiwLYSafEp
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics. https://t.co/RL4jgxebt1
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2021
Hospitals in Japan's second-largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus infections https://t.co/y2yslDHIC9 pic.twitter.com/rgl2ORaNRS
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
Aussie skateboarders test positive for COVID in Games setback https://t.co/eu5CgmXZC8 pic.twitter.com/v7X9WoHILO
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state investigates two likely COVID-19 positive cases https://t.co/65raOAwLfI pic.twitter.com/iAvSPMcncG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
UK passes 60m Covid jabs milestone https://t.co/Sr3CslwDuo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 24, 2021
England pilots new support initiatives to boost self-isolating in higher COVID areas https://t.co/7Jbk7r2xVg pic.twitter.com/dIdH9wgv9o
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
“It’s a start, but it’s not club culture." Berlin's renowned nightclubs are reopening along with pubs and restaurants. But it's for outside service with patrons seated, and everything must be distanced. https://t.co/vH6j4rIyeA
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) May 23, 2021
The UN is urging more vaccines for Africa expressing concern that the continent has received only about 2% of all doses administered globally. No country is truly #Covid-free until all nations have controlled the spread https://t.co/Otb2GSKfaH
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 24, 2021
Mexico reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in over a year https://t.co/is28CpOfiw pic.twitter.com/uaO2mWIEIZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
Canada:
"Moderna and Pfizer are like Mercedes and BMW. You don't turn down a Mercedes. You don't turn down a BMW." https://t.co/cUsnyTbO5A
— CBC News (@CBCNews) May 23, 2021
Toronto lockdown: A year without indoor dining https://t.co/b3EmWaidup
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 24, 2021
MY LATEST:
? Coronavirus vaccines will be needed to get on cruise ships, says Royal Caribbean's CEO.
But will it be enough to save a summer that could be crucial for the future of a $150bn industry?https://t.co/AR4LyP8yFM
— Jonathan Josephs (@jonathanjosephs) May 23, 2021
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the triple threat of vaccines will help prevent infection, but if they don't will all but eliminate serious illness *and* make transmission harder is very good https://t.co/2XFLTrMY3j
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) May 24, 2021
Singapore provisionally approves 60-second COVID-19 breathalyser test https://t.co/FbyfZpYYSA pic.twitter.com/M6nxKCUovZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2021
Thread concerning the latest ‘The WSJ swears it’s a lab leak!!!!1!!’ piddle:
I thought I was the only one scratching my head at the sourcing and caveats in that WSJ Wuhan story, but it's full of…well, if not holes, then blank spots and careful elisions that don't amount to much. https://t.co/LoVkdoTiYI
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 23, 2021
The intelligence community still does not know what the researchers were actually sick with, said the people briefed, and continues to have low confidence in its assessments of the virus' precise origins beyond the fact that it came from China. https://t.co/ZZefsTOPgv
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) May 23, 2021
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There’s many strong reasons why Rhode Island has such a high vaxx rate:
A tiny, working-class city, and a battered community telling its stories in the wake of a COVID-19 nightmare. https://t.co/oh9UdCMnuE
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2021
The pandemic…the fear of contracting/spreading a virus resulting in the loneliest, most painful deaths imaginable…was wretched for my mental health.
The notion that collective action could mitigate that disease was a boon to my mental health.
Not a difficult concept. https://t.co/5WBbC5zIOu
— Zd (@Zeddary) May 23, 2021
I don't mind staying home to stop the disease. I minded doing that while some Palin clone Governor hosted a million middle-aged bikers for condomless Burning Man.
— Zd (@Zeddary) May 23, 2021
This whole saga has proven we never locked down hard enough. We never had to 'learn to live with it.' We could have grit our teeth, stuck it out with financial help from the world's only superpower and a few hundred thousand more people would be alive and vaccinated today.
— Zd (@Zeddary) May 23, 2021
I daresay those latter two things have been worse for my mental health!
— Big Cheugus (@mumbly_joe) May 23, 2021
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