Tell me you’ve lived more than half your life within a pandemic without telling me… pic.twitter.com/NBpBtkBett — Kim Manis (@kimmanis) November 13, 2021
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BREAKING: The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health groups are calling on employers to voluntarily implement Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate, immediately, as covid cases rise again.https://t.co/6toRzMfR6W
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 18, 2021
#COVID19 hospitalizations are rising among fully vaccinated in US, Fauci says
“What we’re starting to see now is an uptick in hospitalizations among people who’ve been vaccinated but not boosted. It’s a significant proportion, but not the majority.”https://t.co/WTZwYPhtkH
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) November 18, 2021
I think one thing that's been weirdly memory-holed is *how bad* it got for a lot of places before the CARES Act; I remember when we were scrambling to buy gift cards and do takeouts from neighborhood places just to make sure they survived at all
— Paul Musgrave ?????? (@profmusgrave) November 14, 2021
This sounds like Trump BS but I remember picking up from one place and the owner bursting into tears in gratitude, mid-March '20 was godawful
— Paul Musgrave ?????? (@profmusgrave) November 14, 2021
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The first known case of COVID-19 was a market vendor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a new U.S. study published in the journal Science https://t.co/guXVry5Uq1 pic.twitter.com/OIZj5HOB3Y
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2021
Countries around the world are debating coronavirus booster shots. Here’s where they’ve been approved. https://t.co/ZVzxas8h3y
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2021
Less than three weeks after South Korea relaxed pandemic restrictions under a new living-with-covid policy, the country is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases.https://t.co/LmLEFHOGVG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2021
Singapore is hosting top executives of big global companies, marking its gradual return to normalcy and underscoring the contrast with Hong Kong, which is sticking with some of the toughest quarantine rules in the world https://t.co/yjlbYoadRh pic.twitter.com/VnmpFdHvg1
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2021
Philippines to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists https://t.co/EdWoTqEC6Q pic.twitter.com/pUUxjz80Xo
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2021
Russia on Friday confirmed 37,156 Covid-19 infections and a new record of 1,254 deaths https://t.co/mu97WpJ8RS
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 19, 2021
Several European countries have already seen their daily new #COVID19 rates soar right past the highs of November 2020. Driven by the unvaccinated minorities within their populations, people & govts are stunned.https://t.co/qsAYex79o4 pic.twitter.com/ZSJHRUjahP
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 18, 2021
Greece, like Austria and other EU nations are slapping restrictions on the unvaccinated as cases surge https://t.co/oBezbfhqEq
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 18, 2021
Germany to place tighter curbs on unvaccinated https://t.co/dSKUFNapJJ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 18, 2021
BREAKING: Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says the country will go into a national lockdown to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. Mandatory vaccinations will start on February 1. https://t.co/AlKPUNWyk4
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 19, 2021
The city of Vienna in Austria has now booked a vaccination appointment for everybody not vaccinated. They are informed via a letter and asked to cancel if they don't go to the appointment. Not a lot of pressure, but may get some more people vaccinated. https://t.co/kJHrtKJOtt
— Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer) November 18, 2021
Macron says France does not need to lock down non-vaccinated people as COVID spreads https://t.co/rzr7fhi8N5 pic.twitter.com/foArE63coc
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2021
Britain to add booster shots to COVID-19 travel pass https://t.co/m0APXdaOqD pic.twitter.com/BMtZpHGEtA
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2021
Scientists had warned the COVID-19 pandemic would be a disaster for Africa, with its poor health care systems and underdeveloped infrastructure. But so far, the continent has done better than many developed regions. https://t.co/PBJKE8S6Nk
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) November 19, 2021
Hundreds of Mexican adolescents are being bused across the U.S. border to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The effort started by a group in San Diego working with the Mexican consulate comes as Mexico prepares to vaccinate minors. https://t.co/sOffXScaRl
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 19, 2021
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Dozens of health groups are urging businesses to voluntarily adopt mandates for employee vaccination. The more people who are vaxxed in a workplace, the less likely work-related Covid outbreaks will occur. https://t.co/XaA0oeNpLu
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 18, 2021
New research from the @CDCgov finds that when hospitals are under strain from #COVID19 case surges, all cause excess deaths increase in the following weeks. This excess mortality increases as hospital strain increases.https://t.co/opfcuflDlI
— Medical Research Library of Brooklyn (@DMCLibraryBKLYN) November 18, 2021
Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says a new global study. Results highlight the need to continue w/ face coverings, social distancing & handwashing along w/ vaccination. Non-pharmaceutical measures—such as masking—have been beneficial fighting flu https://t.co/n02VBqBllb
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 19, 2021
There are three main kinds of Covid nasal swab tests: the nasopharyngeal (the deepest), the mid-turbinate (the middle) and the anterior nares (the shallow part of your nose). One is considered the gold standard. https://t.co/z4Om1qu7DP
— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) November 18, 2021
Well beyond mink and deer reservoirs:
"The World Organisation for Animal Health, known as OIE, has recorded 598 Covid outbreaks in animals affecting 14 species in 30 countries"https://t.co/2Wa7KEnpUM @clivecookson pic.twitter.com/tpMn2M1Ezx— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 18, 2021
Thanks for sending this @Sanpaku1970 — this Malaysian study does, indeed, refute all claims that #Ivermectin is effective against #COVID19 . https://t.co/6pYRi4QEwY pic.twitter.com/Td5YBypLdL
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 18, 2021
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A surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving. In Minnesota, the military is sending medical teams to relieve hospital staffs overwhelmed by patients. https://t.co/tGlapDV6pi
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2021
Opposition within the GOP to #Covid vaccine mandates is metastasizing to other vaccine requirements for school children, a dangerous trend that could set back disease control in the U.S., experts tell @levfacher. https://t.co/SCKcdIVUd8
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 18, 2021
The U.S. Army Secretary to National Guard members who resist vaccines: Prepare for discipline https://t.co/qroZuJVoiR
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 19, 2021
Private businesses in Florida will be forced to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping legislative package to combat federal requirements. https://t.co/J9pLnvHHWK
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2021
Racism meets anti-vax:
New 'pureblood' trend got a push from conservative TikToker star Lyndsey Marie. In #harrypotter world, Purebloods are evil.
“'From now on, I refuse to be referred to as #unvaccinated. I want everyone to now call me Pureblood.'”https://t.co/9UXqOvd9rY— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 18, 2021
buying fake vaccine cards (which don't protect you) when getting a real vaccine (which does protect you) is free is some exceptional brain genius stuff https://t.co/qZoWvr0K1v
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) November 18, 2021