.@FLOTUS Jill Biden is taking reinforcements with her when she travels to Texas today to promote pediatric vaccines alongside @Surgeon_General Vivek Murthy: Superman and Wonder Woman. https://t.co/uZm4H7ZhSI via @ABC
— Molly Nagle (@MollyNagle3) November 14, 2021
I’m at @TexasChildrens today, we’re vaccinating the kids as part of @FLOTUS @DrBiden @Surgeon_General visit. Told the antivaccine crowd is lurking so asked for some extra security this afternoon. I’m in good hands… pic.twitter.com/RATrdfxkoz
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) November 14, 2021
According to the CDC, 99.1% of people 65+ have at least one vaccine dose in their arm. 86% have completed their doses and of those more than a third have already had a booster.
I really think we should take a second and celebrate when we've done at least one thing right.
— zeddy (@Zeddary) November 14, 2021
A worrisome sign that Covid vaccine hesitancy may transfer to other vaccines. Pre-Covid, Democrats & Republicans were equally likely to get a flu shot. This year Democrats are 25 points more likely to get a flu shot than Republicans. https://t.co/Y6exd98Ncv
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 14, 2021
I’m waiting for someone to look into what Jared did with the contents of those vast warehouses full of PPE and ventilators that existed at the end of the Obama admin but somehow had disappeared by March 2020.
— C. S. Harris (@csharris2) November 14, 2021
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Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid https://t.co/GMh4b7nuBD
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 15, 2021
TL, DR: Because they can — and have every reason to stick with a plan that’s working for the administration:
… Dr Zhong Nanshan is seen as something of a medical hero in China. The specialist in respiratory medicine shot to global fame in 2003 for challenging the then-government’s line that the Sars outbreak was not so severe.
These days, people – including officials – listen to what he has to say.
In a recent interview, he said China’s strict Covid amelioration measures would remain for “a rather long time”.
He added that a global Covid-19 mortality rate of 2% was too high for China to accept even with vaccines in place. The cost of opening too quickly was not worth it, he said, adding that China would be watching the experience of other countries under their “living-with-Covid” plans.
It is also important to consider that China’s officials can be quite conservative in their approach. It is possible that they plan to “re-open” the country again and are simply in no great rush to do so…
While middle and upper class people may be lamenting the lack of freedom to move about internationally, many ordinary Chinese citizens seem content to allow the government to manage the situation if it keeps them healthy.
In the meantime, mass testing, centralised quarantine, transport controls, high-level surveillance, delivering track and trace as well as strict, localised lockdowns will remain a big part of life in China.
China fights biggest Delta outbreak as cases grow in city of Dalian https://t.co/wCB73OVLzN pic.twitter.com/FePCiExhCz
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 15, 2021
… Chinese authorities said 32 new domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms have been reported for Nov. 14, most of which were in northeastern Dalian city. That brings the tally of local cases since Oct. 17 to 1,308, Reuters calculations based on official data showed, surpassing the 1,280 local cases from a summer Delta outbreak.
This marks China’s most widespread Delta outbreak, which has affected 21 provinces, regions and municipalities. While it is smaller than many outbreaks in other countries, Chinese authorities are anxious to block any further transmissions under the government’s zero-tolerance guidance…
Since Dalian’s first local symptomatic patients from the latest outbreak was reported on Nov. 4, the port city of 7.5 million people has detected an average of about 24 new local cases a day, more than any other Chinese cities, according to Reuters calculations.
A few cities near Dalian, including Dandong, Anshan and Shenyang, have said people arriving from Dalian have to be quarantined at centralised facilities for 14 days before they can move freely, in an unusually cautious measure.
As of Nov. 14, mainland China had reported 98,315 confirmed coronavirus cases with symptoms, including domestically transmitted infections and those from overseas. There have been 4,636 deaths…
China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northwestern city of Dalian. https://t.co/lgLrOc3fR4
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2021
India has began allowing fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country on regular flights, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions as infections fall and vaccinations rise. https://t.co/GiPH0ffFLm
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2021
Maori tribe tells anti-vaccine protestors to stop using popular haka https://t.co/aBpBJckmUZ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 15, 2021
… The Ngati Toa tribe, which has legal guardianship of the haka, issued a strong notice after protestors performed the war dance during demonstrations last week.
The notice comes as vaccination rates among the Maori people have been low.
Just 61% of eligible Maori people are fully vaccinated and 77% have received their first dose. This is short of New Zealand’s targeted rate of 90% among its eligible population.
“Ngati Toa condemns the use of the Ka Mate haka to push and promote anti-Covid-19 vaccination messages,” said its chief executive officer Helmut Modlik in a statement.
“Many of our tupuna [ancestors] lost their lives in previous pandemics… we are absolutely clear that the COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection we have available to us, and we are committed to supporting our whānau [family] to get vaccinated as soon as possible.”…
With federal lawmakers set to vote on a nationwide mandate requiring these passes to enter public transit and airplanes, restaurants and bars, non-essential shops and other public spaces, getting a QR code is becoming increasingly urgenthttps://t.co/XaVAp8ZShZ
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 15, 2021
Eastern Europe faces "truly disastrous" Covid situation right now. Experts call it a "warning."https://t.co/87BAwqcr3r
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 14, 2021
German coronavirus infections hit new high, tighter measures planned https://t.co/mA7LxEWLrk pic.twitter.com/2bzD3mf5BX
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 15, 2021
Austria to impose a lockdown on millions of unvaccinated people amid a Covid surge. The least-vaccinated province of Upper Austria, where 1193 in 100k people have tested positive, already plans to impose a lockdown on the unvaccinated starting Monday https://t.co/ZVVmlAcQ72
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 14, 2021
The number of #COVID19 cases recorded each day on average in France has risen above 10,000, for the 1st time since mid-Sept – a rise of 39% in one week.
12,496 positive cases were identified in 24 hours, compared to 8,547 last Sunday. Hospital admissions are climbing.???? https://t.co/BDgnS9BQlL— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 14, 2021
The ??UK #COVID19 situation is worsening.
The UK reported 36,517 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, as well as 63 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to government data.
A week ago, the UK had logged 29,843 new infections and 62 deaths.— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 14, 2021
Cuba, now leading the world in vaccine doses per 100,000 people, has managed quite a turnaround from being one of the worst-hit countrieshttps://t.co/CtQtGERWps@OurWorldInData
It can be done. pic.twitter.com/GLjfCpiuR3— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 14, 2021
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#LongCovid: More clues, but no 'Aha' moments —yet. Debilitating symptoms can linger for many months. Some experts fear it's the next public health disaster in the making https://t.co/5c7EwVVFfw pic.twitter.com/vmIyLvST8S
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 15, 2021
SARSCoV2 evolution in animals could reveal the future of Covid in humans. SARS2 emerged initially bc of viral spillover from animals to humans. But *spillback* to other animal species (mink, zoo animals & pets) has been observed w/ accelerating frequency https://t.co/LRyWcnNorX pic.twitter.com/DwoJuHtVVF
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 14, 2021
Here are some sources on #COVID19 in zoo & pet animals, including vaccinating animals and human-to-animal transmission.
In response to your request for sources I give you:
It is mainly zoo personnel-to-animals.https://t.co/gmBOI50mzBhttps://t.co/xseygUR311
MORE— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 14, 2021
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New Mexico has become the 3rd state to offer booster shots to adults of all ages. California and Colorado authorized Covid boosters to all adults a few days ago. New Mexico is offering boosters amid a surge in new infections driven by the #DeltaVariant https://t.co/cr8Gcumu6T pic.twitter.com/25R3dZKF6M
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 14, 2021
From a long, illo-heavy thread:
Some outlets are trumpeting the currently small number of cases in Florida as vindicating the state’s covid-curious approach to the pandemic. The reality is different, and uncomfortable for undervaccinated communities here and around the world as the nights draw in 1/n
— Bill Hanage (@BillHanage) November 14, 2021
A combination of lax mitigation and poor vaccination in older age groups led to a large surge of infections with the Delta variant, which is both more transmissible and likely to lead to hospitalization 3/n pic.twitter.com/ffif6z7ahM
— Bill Hanage (@BillHanage) November 14, 2021
Is it over? Well undoubtedly FL has more immunity, as well as death, than it did. That will be contributing to low case numbers. But they won’t necessarily stay this low forever. Cases there have plateaued and some of the decline was likely due to changed contact patterns 10/n
— Bill Hanage (@BillHanage) November 14, 2021
Unvaccinated adolescents have been the driving force behind a stubbornly persistent Delta surge in Britain, a potential warning sign for California if inoculation rates don’t improve considerably among this age group, health experts warn.https://t.co/DDNP61YGMi pic.twitter.com/XBcbCwR8Fd
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 14, 2021
twelve people moved from new york to florida, this is almost certainly a thing that has never happened in human history pic.twitter.com/4sZehvqIGU
— World Famous Art Thief (@CalmSporting) November 14, 2021
Can you change your mind and get vaccinated later, or do you have to commit to it?
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 14, 2021
Fixed it for you. pic.twitter.com/EXFiE0T7Pk
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) November 14, 2021
If only they understood math a little better. https://t.co/sJvj4hXsWt
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) November 14, 2021
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