wow, the Covid situation at the meatpacking plants was WAY worse than we thought at one Tyson plant in Texas, about 50% of the staff had Covid via @leahjdouglashttps://t.co/MbWlv69OZz — Deena Shanker (@deenashanker) October 27, 2021 This is *not* actually new information — I kept starting posts with news stories about the terrible conditions in …
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(Matt Davies via GoComics.com) ICYMI: FDA Panel: High marks for Pfizer's kid-dose #Covid vaccine. The advisory panel recommended emergency use authorization— EUA— of a 2-dose regimen (10 μg each) of Pfizer-BioNTech's mRNA vaccine, administered 3 weeks apart https://t.co/HlgD3RqCoL — delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 26, 2021
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“The number of new daily Covid-19 cases has plunged 57 percent since peaking on Sept. 1. Almost as encouraging as the magnitude of the decline is its breadth: Cases have been declining in every region.” https://t.co/oGsCwFuyGU
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) October 26, 2021
… Despite all the encouraging news, one shadow still hangs over the U.S.: The pandemic does not need to be nearly as bad it is.
About 1,500 Americans have died of Covid every day over the past week. For older age groups, the virus remains a leading cause of death. And the main reason is that millions of Americans have chosen to remain unvaccinated. Many of them are older and have underlying medical conditions, leaving them vulnerable to severe versions of Covid.
For older people, the effects of vaccination are profound. In late August, near the height of the Delta wave, 24 out of every 10,000 unvaccinated Americans 65 and above were hospitalized with Covid symptoms, according to the C.D.C. Among fully vaccinated Americans 65 and above, the number was 1.5 per 10,000…
The low vaccination rate in the U.S. is another consequence of our polarized politics and our high levels of socioeconomic inequality. Only 67 percent of American adults without a four-year college degree have received a shot, compared with 82 percent of college graduates, according to the most recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll. And only 58 percent of self-identified Republicans are vaccinated, compared with 90 percent of Democrats.
It’s a triumph of misinformation. Offered a lifesaving drug to counteract a highly contagious virus, many Americans are instead choosing to take their chances.
“More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus’s first wave, Birx told investigators.” https://t.co/8axHUAF7Ws
— Dean Haddix (@doctor_eon) October 26, 2021
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it detracts sharply from our credibility as opponents of the CCP – especially to one of the most important audiences, the Chinese public – if we don't also acknowledge when it's successful.
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) October 26, 2021
I've also recently been frustrated with people, none of them living here, who seriously argue that China is hiding massive numbers of deaths from Covid-19. If you live in China you just know this isn't true, regardless of your political stance. https://t.co/v2Civlc3Lf
— Gabriel Corsetti (@GabrielCorsetti) October 27, 2021
China's growing COVID-19 outbreak tests vulnerable border towns https://t.co/idhQZk2ggK pic.twitter.com/b1GVbTOz2z
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2021
Covid: Australia to end ban on citizens leaving country https://t.co/lsxWfUwlis
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 27, 2021
After two years of stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns Australia is ready to party, but venues from restaurants to sporting stadiums are facing a difficult summer after a huge exodus of holiday workers and foreign students https://t.co/9SFBFGeXks pic.twitter.com/oGkBQBoqQu
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2021
Australian:
I don’t want to tell Nazis how to Nazi, but you’re not meant to be *saving* Jewish lives. Anyway, yes, Jews go get the covid vaccine. Thanks Nazis! pic.twitter.com/yYWeYbdQ0c
— John Safran (@JohnSafran) October 27, 2021
The announcement comes a week after Putin insisted he would never support mandatory vaccination. https://t.co/9AgSxCvKY4
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@Nat_Vasilyeva) October 26, 2021
Wednesday's increase brings the official death toll to 233,898 — Europe’s highest — though authorities are accused of drastically downplaying that figure https://t.co/tz9JyiM7e5
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 27, 2021
Low vaccination rates have allowed the coronavirus to roar back in Eastern Europe. Bulgaria, Russia and Ukraine all reported record numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths. https://t.co/ip3GXwwN2Y
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 26, 2021
Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries, which local officials call a breakthrough on the world’s least vaccinated continent. https://t.co/9r3AN2hI38
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) October 26, 2021
A Brazilian Senate committee is recommending that President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted for allegedly bungling the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether to file charges would be up to Brazil's prosecutor-general, a Bolsonaro appointee. https://t.co/MNOdv7dM7N
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 26, 2021
Province of British Columbia to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all residents https://t.co/QhhkwrDTWy pic.twitter.com/VhXWMbxKo4
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2021
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The vaccine clinical trials for kids had 5 adverse events, none of them related to the vaccine. One kid swallowed a penny, which is exactly (and hilariously) what you'd expect during a trial that includes 5-year-olds. https://t.co/W22vIlN0l4 pic.twitter.com/laihy499kP
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) October 26, 2021
Read the whole (substack) thing:
… This was a much anticipated meeting for two reasons:
– Originally, the FDA hinted they would not consider an EUA for kids <12 years. But, Delta and pandemic resurgence caused the FDA to change perspectives. - The VRBPAC step was not conducted for the adolescent Pfizer vaccine; VRBPAC doesn’t have to be called for an EUA amendment. But they were called for the vaccine for 5-11 year olds. So, today 18 members of VRBPAC met to discuss hundreds of pages of data. These members are a mix of pediatricians, immunologists, virologists, epidemiologists, and other scientists across the nation. There were also presentations from the sponsor (Pfizer), FDA, and the CDC. Here was the agenda. Here are all the powerpoints…
'The benefit of a third [booster] dose in reducing transmission is sizeable and increases with vaccine coverage and contact rates among individuals."https://t.co/oFqrOMzbOZ by @billy_gardner_ and @DiseaseEcology pic.twitter.com/zAZcJgF1nJ
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 27, 2021
Accuracy of Covid screening can vary w/ the body's circadian rhythms. People are more likely to have an accurate positive test if taken at midday. Circadian cycles are known to impact the activity of infectious bacteria & other viruses, studies also show https://t.co/OCO22VUeGS pic.twitter.com/Khkn47Z1BK
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 27, 2021
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.@Facebook researchers showed they could reduce COVID disinfo by 38% & Zuckeberg nixed it cuz it would hurt engagement:
“We wouldn’t launch if there was a material trade-off with MSI.”https://t.co/QHG8jAq6qj pic.twitter.com/1FmgJ0ud1v
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 25, 2021
mandates work, part infinity; https://t.co/HeeMmnU1S2
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 26, 2021
30,000 people died this summer in Florida. For weeks it was the deadliest place on the planet. Florida now has a low infection rate because SO MANY people were being infected every day. The policies of @GovRonDeSantis led to the needless deaths of thousands of Floridians. https://t.co/NOCUhYufEk
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) October 26, 2021
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey directed state agencies not to cooperate with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate https://t.co/0GtQMmxuN3
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) October 26, 2021
Masks will be required in Mass. schools through at least Jan. 15 https://t.co/lfxW2xbvpi
— Adam Gaffin (@universalhub) October 26, 2021
State Rep. Katherine Rogers, D-Concord, who is undergoing chemotherapy to treat uterine cancer, gave all House Finance Committee members a mask and asked they wear one during Tuesday’s executive session. All GOP members of panel were not wearing masks. #nhpolitics
— Kevin Landrigan (@KlandriganUL) October 26, 2021
that's 8 out of about 14,000, following a vaccine mandate initially objected to by 114 workers, or fewer than 1%. This is now fewer than 0.06% of Los Alamos workers https://t.co/0n1gKca0N4
— Kelsey Deatherton (@AthertonKD) October 27, 2021
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APNEWSALERT: WASHINGTON (AP) — FDA advisers endorse Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. — Michelle L. Price (@michellelprice) October 26, 2021 Now I need to tell my nine year old that he needs to make a very important decision — ice cream or pancakes after vaccination? My daughter went double pancakes. There …
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“If you don’t like it – you can leave.” This is perfection…pic.twitter.com/nC2tznAWYg — Rex Chapman???? (@RexChapman) October 25, 2021
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Children ages 5 to 11 could begin getting Covid vaccines in early November, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. These younger children could be fully immunized by the holidays, if an FDA panel approves Pfizer’s application on Tuesday.https://t.co/YW8AfW0ZQ5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2021
This whole thread of @IHME_UW COVID19 projections.
Every policy maker needs to read.
They are predicting a surge in the US this winter. No surprise as the country is basically wide open and only 7 states have mask mandates. The cases prevented by wearing masks are staggering. https://t.co/SwFMf2NoRg
— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) October 25, 2021
Biden admin today released its rules, which kick in Nov. 8, for foreign citizens traveling to US by airplane. People from countries with low supplies of vaccines who aren’t traveling on tourist visas will be exempt from coronavirus vaccine requirement. Kids under 18 exempt, too.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 25, 2021
Unvaccinated foreigners will be generally barred from flying to US. A notable exception is for those from ~50 countries with insufficient vaccine supplies. If they aren’t on a tourist visa, they’ll be admitted with proof of neg test within 1 day of flight.https://t.co/KjtQRKWlt3
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 25, 2021
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BBC’s China correspondent:
There are now new travel restrictions for the Chinese capital following the recent #coronavirus #Delta outbreak in #China. Internal travel into #Beijing has been banned for anyone coming from another area which has #covid infections.
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) October 25, 2021
The number of new infections being added each day to the official figures is not great but it’s spread to many places. Most clusters of infections are being traced back to groups of people travelling in #InnerMongolia and #Gansu Province.
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) October 25, 2021
The authorities are saying people will be charged if they deliberately risk exposing others to the #Coronavirus. In one example some people reportedly didn’t declare they’d been to a high-risk area, didn’t get tested but instead organised a mahjong game infecting other players.
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) October 25, 2021
Most observers here are not expecting officials in #China to change the "back to zero" #covid19 elimination strategy to a "living with #covid" policy until at least October 2022 (as a minimum) because that is when the 5-yearly Communist Party Congress will be held in #Beijing.
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) October 25, 2021
South Korea unveiled on Monday a three-phase strategy to get back to normal from the coronavirus with all limits on gatherings and distancing gone by February, after it achieved a goal of vaccinating 70% of its people on the weekend. https://t.co/zvsDnpBdoQ
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 25, 2021
Russia reported a daily record for coronavirus cases, nearly 38,000, as six regions with particularly bad outbreaks told most businesses to close and workers to stay away from job sites. The whole country is set to follow suit starting Saturday. https://t.co/VHnk7l0LdX
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 25, 2021
Just how bad is COVID in Russia right now? While official figures report 1,000 daily deaths, the actual number is closer to 3,000. One independent demographer tells @tvrain that he expects a death toll of nearly 90,000 in October. A rate not seen since the Second World War.
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) October 25, 2021
With a new lockdown on the horizon, Russians who had the jab — and businesses who vaccinated their workers — say they are being punished for the country’s low vaccination rate, @JakeCordell and @PjotrSauer report https://t.co/g7TA0aLLXw
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 25, 2021
#UPDATE The EU's drug watchdog approved booster doses of Moderna's #Covid19 vaccine for all over-18s, amid concerns that protection levels dip after initial jabs. Spikevax is the second booster to be given the green light after Pfizer/Biontech's Comirnaty jab earlier this month pic.twitter.com/XjPKKbJ6cU
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 25, 2021
EXCLUSIVE African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines -officials https://t.co/gfQ5BTkQP0 pic.twitter.com/5FlJInvFtn
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 26, 2021
The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House, which will defer delivery of some doses intended for the United States to facilitate the deal, officials told Reuters.
The AU’s doses will be delivered over the coming months, with 15 million arriving before the end of 2021, 35 million in the first quarter of next year and up to 60 million in the second quarter.
“This is important as it allows us to increase the number of vaccines available immediately,” AU coronavirus envoy Strive Masiyiwa said in an email. “We urge other vaccine producing countries to follow the lead of the (U.S. government) and give us similar access to buy this and other vaccines.”…
The new shipments of vaccine are well below what Africa needs to vaccinate its 1.3 billion people, who have had far less access to the life-saving vaccines than more prosperous parts of the world. Getting access to Moderna vaccines adds diversity to the AU’s vaccine supply with different storage requirements.
The Biden administration is deferring delivery of 33 million doses it had bought from Moderna to give the AU its “spot in line” to make a purchase, according to Natalie Quillian, the White House’s deputy coordinator for COVID-19 response…
The United States, which has seen more than 700,000 people die from COVID-19, is flush with vaccines. The delayed Moderna deliveries will not have an impact on efforts to provide booster shots to already inoculated Americans, Quillian said…
Facebook takes down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim https://t.co/tzkJU8HKvq pic.twitter.com/PXurByl2JI
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that COVID-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS…
According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), COVID-19 vaccines approved by health regulators are safe for most people, including those living with HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known as AIDS…
In addition to removing the video, YouTube has suspended Bolsonaro for seven days, national newspapers O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo reported, citing a source familiar with the matter…
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The Biden administration announced additional steps on Monday to increase the availability of rapid at-home coronavirus tests and bring down their cost.https://t.co/7u0PCSYj31
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 25, 2021
Can intranasal vaccines stop breakthrough #Covid? Vaccine injections are necessary— and extremely important— but may not be sufficient for those at high risk. Intranasal vaccines would fill a gap by generating local tissue immunity https://t.co/sFgE8CwFFz
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 25, 2021
CDC now reports Covid cases & deaths by vax status using a new interactive tool. It also reveals data on each of the 3 approved vaccines. Users can parse the data by vaccine product. Unsurprisingly, the unvaccinated have the highest rates of cases & deaths https://t.co/ZHE6ce0M1h
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 25, 2021
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One thing stands out for me in this San Diego County #COVID19 #vaccination data — Oceanside is where Camp Pendleton Marine Base is located, and is heavily populated by current and retired military personnel. Some 30% of Marines have refused vax, despite USMC mandate. https://t.co/IwUV8qh926
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) October 25, 2021
Covid is No. 1 killer of police over last two yrs
these are exactly the type of people who should not be wearing badges https://t.co/8r0ueSVSni
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 25, 2021
this strikes me as desantis being very desperate to stay in the limelight https://t.co/350RU0ah7P
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) October 25, 2021
Left/Right horseshoe politics in action:
Max Blumenthal promotes The Great Reset conspiracy theory, lying that "vaccine passports" are used to digitally track and deny currency: They get their passport to society, which will be digitized…if they are not vaccinated young they will not be enrolled in this massive system pic.twitter.com/nlPV8jFUu3
— Matthew Dimitri ?? (@themattdimitri) October 24, 2021
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Boomer humor! I just got this book from the library. pic.twitter.com/jBnJOrZizb — Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) October 24, 2021
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Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November https://t.co/lsUYC3A2K5 pic.twitter.com/FdTxRaIaZb
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
The United States is now reporting 72,961 new coronavirus cases per day, the lowest seven-day average since July 29, according to data from @CNN and Johns Hopkins University.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) October 24, 2021
What previous Covid waves tell us about the virus now https://t.co/SRgMROkaWx
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
The US and Israel were early world leaders on vaccinations. Now, both are trailing in the global race to vaccinate people against SARSCoV2. The problem? Anti-vaxxers. https://t.co/Jp02WhtwRq
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO now estimates that by May of this year, 80,000 to 180,000 healthcare workers have died of Covid worldwide. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health care workers needed to be among the 1st immunized https://t.co/IkQrqYhe5R pic.twitter.com/tNtMPwGAGb
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus:
Covid will end when "the world chooses to end it."
"We have all the tools we need, but the world has not used those tools well."— Michelle Kosinski (@MichLKosinski) October 24, 2021
China expects its new SARSCoV2 outbreak to widen over the coming days. A wave of infections has spread throughout 11 provinces, and most of the infected have cross-regional travel histories https://t.co/3PHCeEvHAo
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
China is still pursuing a zero Covid policy, but there have been dozens of new cases in 11 provinces in recent days https://t.co/4gHkYlisQT
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 25, 2021
A northwestern Chinese province heavily dependent on tourism closed all tourist sites after finding new COVID-19 cases. Gansu is famed for the Dunhuang grottoes filled with Buddhist images and other religious sites. China had 35 new cases, four in Gansu. https://t.co/UUBPuDOoXU
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2021
A financial industry group warned that Hong Kong's zero-COVID policy and strict quarantine requirements for international travelers threatens to undermine the city's status as a financial hub https://t.co/gkSgcm6lnY
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
New Zealand reports second-highest daily COVID-19 cases in pandemic https://t.co/tbq0QKJ4O3 pic.twitter.com/a5ROTOTJMc
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
Red Cross urges action for Papua New Guinea as COVID-19 overwhelms health system https://t.co/gBPYPs63O1 pic.twitter.com/HBj1WOhuW8
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
⚡ Russia on Monday confirmed 37,930 new Covid-19 infections, a new pandemic record, and 1,069 deaths https://t.co/m2MhLzOyYP
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 25, 2021
#COVID19 cases in eastern Europe will soon surpass 20 million, as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started.
The region has the lowest vaccination rates in Europe, with < 1/2 of the population having received a single dose.https://t.co/W3rs8ofAwc
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2021
Poland may tighten COVID-19 curbs if cases keep growing, says minister https://t.co/veaYomwmgC pic.twitter.com/S3Mr7wjYph
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
Details ?https://t.co/FSC9RvFRvM
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) October 23, 2021
UK likely to force NHS staff to have COVID shots, Javid says https://t.co/wGImiEEvkV pic.twitter.com/8J0MsqXk9G
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2021
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We will have a large number of disabled people in the near future. We don't know what the long-term effects will be. We still see effects from polio. https://t.co/RNFRkWhbos
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) October 24, 2021
Given the percentage of Americans with untreated gum disease… maybe Covid just exacerbates an ongoing process?
According to a French publication a puzzling new Covid symptom has been discovered in American patients: tooth loss. It joins the long list of well-known Covid symptoms: Fever, cough, body aches, fatigue, headaches, breathing difficulties and loss of taste & smell. https://t.co/3dszfYh1fi
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
Worth pointing out that this is in line with what many scientists expected:
Delta arose independently of Alpha and replaced it.
But Delta is so transmissible that it seemed likely any new successful variant would evolve out of Delta.
AY.4.2 may be that variant— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) October 24, 2021
Precisely!
— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) October 24, 2021
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My assessment: by the end of 2021 my state of Texas will lose the ultimate race, by eclipsing California as the state with the highest death toll from COVID19. The worst humanitarian tragedy in our 185 year history. https://t.co/o6ZTLnhdNX
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) October 25, 2021
here in this diner, 96% of the people are the minority https://t.co/FiFpkFO921
— kilgore trout, defective towel (@KT_So_It_Goes) October 24, 2021
Who really forced the mask mandates? pic.twitter.com/UbooxOtZm7
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
Most of these politicians do, in fact, trust the science behind vaccination, and are vaccinated themselves. They just believe there are votes to be had in feeding the fears of people who don’t, sometimes at the cost of their lives. https://t.co/S7cYmsYjlA
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) October 24, 2021
A lot of people just spreading an article with an extremely misleading headline, explicitly designed to do more "Fauci" boogeymaning. Maggie exists to help push RW narratives. https://t.co/y1nOuePKaD
— Centrism Fan Acct ? (@Wilson__Valdez) October 24, 2021
where @ThisWeekABC uses its national platform during public health crisis to elevate obvious lies of Rand Paul
this is awful, awful stuff https://t.co/YM2kAmSgbF
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 24, 2021
I Wonder Why!
? pic.twitter.com/9eqkYrQqte— Peter (@Panosfrmgoranos) October 25, 2021
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Our nurses, doctors, technicians, and first responders have gone above and beyond to provide care and comfort to patients in this battle with COVID-19. @POTUS and I see you and recognize the work you have done to keep our communities safe and healthy. You are heroes. pic.twitter.com/aE3HSft4hx — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) October 23, …
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Recipients of the Johnson & Johnson shot are rushing to get boosters. Some people are actually getting the shots, but others have encountered problems w/ pharmacies & clinics unprepared for the expanded booster rollout https://t.co/AL47Dzt33i
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2021
.@US_FDA's vaccines expert panel meets Tuesday to weight the benefits/risks of approving Pfizer's #Covid vaccine for kids 5-11. An FDA analysis suggests the benefit outweighs the risk of myocarditis currently, with lots of Covid spreading: @matthewherper. https://t.co/bji3nHc9hx
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 23, 2021
Please read this thread. If you’re following me you probably have been vaccinated, & the people who follow me who have kids are prob getting their kids vaccinated. But almost all of us know apprehensive parents, so this may help you to convince them to do the right thing https://t.co/Jxgu2rbMn3
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) October 24, 2021
There will be 28 million kids newly eligible for vaccination.
There is little doubt that they are at risk from COVID & Delta. 6 million kids have had COVID, over 1 million in the last 6 weeks. 2/
While few kids end up of dying of COVID, cases aren’t all mild, nor do they all end when the acute illness ends. MIS-C is quite problematic.
And cases can be severe in kids. This summer thousands of kids per week were being hospitalized. 3/
Kids are also not terminal COVID cases. Kids spread COVID unknowingly to teachers, parents, grandparents & other adults— as well as kids in school with childhood cancer.
Kids play a vital role in the chain of infection. 4/…
So vaccinating kids 5-11 takes on great importance in reducing spread & deaths & hastening the pandemic’s end with more blanket immunity.
Still for many these reasons may not matter in the face of the slight but non-zero risk of heart problems among some kids. 6/…
Unlike adult vaccinations, 25,000 pediatricians are signed up to vaccinate kids.
Pediatricians are used to communicating directly with parents 1:1 about vaccinations & answering their questions. They are best positioned for this conversation. 14/
Most pediatricians will be able to discuss the mild side effects & the much more rare serious cases & counsel parents about the school, sports & camping situations where they are at real risk— all while asking about family situations & other exposures. 15/…
Sadly not all kids have pediatricians— a more important underlying issue— so community clinics, schools & pharmacists must be armed with the information to answer questions. 16/
The case for vaccinating kids is powerful & doesn’t require shortcuts. It does call for nuance & a real appreciation of how parents will face & consider the question.
Let’s enlist pediatricians & match our scientific progress with great public delivery. /end
Let’s get it done.
Opinion: “Using carrots is politically expedient, but wielding sticks is what’s needed to finally put this pandemic behind us.” https://t.co/pXXeO6F89n
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 21, 2021
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A team of scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. They are effectively making an end run around an industry that has prioritized rich countries in vaccine sales and manufacturing. https://t.co/C59SWxIW5o
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2021
In a pair of Cape Town warehouses converted into a maze of airlocked sterile rooms, young scientists are assembling and calibrating the equipment needed to reverse engineer a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to reach South Africa and most of the world’s poorest people.
The energy in the gleaming labs matches the urgency of their mission to narrow vaccine disparities. By working to replicate Moderna’s COVID-19 shot, the scientists are effectively making an end run around an industry that has vastly prioritized rich countries over poor in both sales and manufacturing.
And they are doing it with unusual backing from the World Health Organization, which is coordinating a vaccine research, training and production hub in South Africa along with a related supply chain for critical raw materials. It’s a last resort effort to make doses for people going without, and the intellectual property implications are still murky…
Some experts see reverse engineering — recreating vaccines from fragments of publicly available information — as one of the few remaining ways to redress the power imbalances of the pandemic. Only 0.7% of vaccines have gone to low-income countries so far, while nearly half have gone to wealthy countries, according to an analysis by the People’s Vaccine Alliance.
That WHO, which relies upon the goodwill of wealthy countries and the pharmaceutical industry for its continued existence, is leading the attempt to reproduce a proprietary vaccine demonstrates the depths of the supply disparities.
The U.N.-backed effort to even out global vaccine distribution, known as COVAX, has failed to alleviate dire shortages in poor countries. Donated doses are coming in at a fraction of what is needed to fill the gap. Meanwhile, pressure for drug companies to share, including Biden administration demands on Moderna, has led nowhere…
Arguing that American taxpayers largely funded Moderna’s vaccine development, the Biden administration has insisted the company must expand production to help supply developing nations. The global shortfall through 2022 is estimated at 500 million and 4 billion doses, depending on how many other vaccines come on the market…
China says 76% of population have received complete doses of COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/7wL8pewtYi pic.twitter.com/pgJrpaAd7E
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2021
India reports 15,906 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours https://t.co/mENo6fJ5Oc pic.twitter.com/qS6E6kNLvA
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2021
Melbourne to ease more COVID curbs as 80% vaccination rate nears https://t.co/yKkiJPoycJ pic.twitter.com/5xSKUQpzi3
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2021
While the pandemic is receding in many countries, Russia's outbreak is worse than everhttps://t.co/xS19vQCFoO
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 23, 2021
Ukraine’s coronavirus infections and deaths have reached all-time highs, prompting authorities to close schools in the capital for two weeks. Similar measures were ordered in other hard-hit parts of the country, which is only about 15% fully vaccinated. https://t.co/iVE2TAV2tW
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2021
As outbreak worsens, COVID-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 million https://t.co/tPTJ3gmmOk pic.twitter.com/xIpSfz3b7N
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2021
Austria's chancellor says unvaccinated people in the country could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise. https://t.co/X48u0TuGCI
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 23, 2021
France is recommending Covid and flu vaccinations in the same visit. https://t.co/hepj3xPFPS
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 23, 2021
Covid-19: Irish health service facing 'one of the most difficult winters' https://t.co/4X6FeIAy3g
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 23, 2021
Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighboring South Africa https://t.co/L3WFb5jNw1
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 23, 2021
Across the Andes, a region that has reported some of the world’s highest covid-19 death rates, teams are traversing deserts, mountains, rainforests and rivers to vaccinate isolated communities. https://t.co/iEfqgzk9cy pic.twitter.com/3BjxnY19p8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2021
In this remote part of the northern department of La Guajira, home to the country’s largest Indigenous population, there are no paved roads, no electricity, no running water and no other access to the vaccines that would protect their communities. https://t.co/iEfqgz2yl0 pic.twitter.com/JWFjkqAiR5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2021
IPSI Palaima, an organization founded in 2007 by an Indigenous woman who grew up in the area, is one of the only vaccine providers in Alta Guajira with a permanent refrigerator, in a medical center powered by solar panels. https://t.co/iEfqgz2yl0 pic.twitter.com/pctrv3yDQg
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2021
Travel is only part of the challenge confronting the team.
There is also a lack of information about the coronavirus, hesitation around vaccines and a general mistrust of authorities. https://t.co/iEfqgz2yl0 pic.twitter.com/2Dts4S3NYW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2021
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What happens when teens are not vaccinatedhttps://t.co/UtBCmgJ7bf pic.twitter.com/0NyyJWX4Ob
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 23, 2021
Not good news for antivaxxers.
Those who plan on never getting the vaccine should expect to get COVID every 1.5 years for the rest of their lives. Which, incidentally, may not be very long on average, considering the increased risk of MI, PE and stroke with every infection. pic.twitter.com/keXUzsMlZg
— Justin Pearson (@Jeffersoniandoc) October 20, 2021
?Behold—homemade 100 Corsi-Rosenthal air filter boxes!
?100 x 30 students/class = 3,000 students who will have another layer of protection from #COVID19 at school.
Great job @BkPhilanthropy! Let’s everyone make them for our kids. This will save lives—#COVIDisAirborne. pic.twitter.com/pY90eXsCtS
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 23, 2021
3) here is how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box… special thanks to @CleanAirCrewOrg – tag them with any photos of boxes you build yourself / with your school. https://t.co/0s3VXJhUIX pic.twitter.com/veomEw43lD
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 23, 2021
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Cities, states and businesses have reported that more than 9 out of 10 of their workers are complying with vaccine mandates. But other American workers opposed to the requirements are deciding whether to quit their jobs over them. https://t.co/WJk7zpM3yB
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2021
“I can unequivocally say [it was] the best decision we ever made.”
^^^a Texas CEO on implementing a vaccine requirement.
https://t.co/2FJUi0h71E— Ben Wakana (@benwakana46) October 16, 2021
The elite anti-vaccination crusade, which is a combination of manufacturing grievances to juice ratings and an attempt to politically damage Biden by abetting a deadly pestilence, is one of the most breathtakingly cynical and nihilistic things I've seen in my life https://t.co/Tdska60sY2
— Stephen Judkins (@stephenjudkins) October 22, 2021
The study isn't claiming that being vaccinated against Covid-19 protects you from other things that can kill you. It's talking about how people who got vaccinated are more likely to have better risk assessment and health consciousness than those who are unvaccinated. https://t.co/M3lYCunMdP
— Conspiracy Bullshit (@ConspiracyBull1) October 23, 2021
A game of horseshoes. https://t.co/pwWNPBs7Nm
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) October 24, 2021
Admirable Birds and Arrogant Jerks (Open Thread)
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Our local one-legged Limpkin visited this morning: Another clip of Legoloss the Limpkin on the trail of the elusive apple snail. #birds pic.twitter.com/pWUJ0nYPT9 — Betty Cracker ? (@bettycrackerfl) October 23, 2021 Don’t know what happened to the leg but I suspect a gator (partially) got him. Which reminds me: Now for the arrogant jerk. On …
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