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“COVID-19 is a novel disease for which treatment protocols are evolving and remain imperfect. With the internet’s eternal tropism towards bullshit, there will be plenty of false or misleading claims about ways of preventing, enduring or “curing” COVID-19 infections. Please don’t amplify them here. If you do have knowledge or experience you feel is of interest to the jackaltariat, please make sure you make it clear where that information comes from: sources, expertise, and so on. It’s easy to get stuff wrong in a crisis and mistakes can create real harm. So be careful out there…and in here.”
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Two BJ favorites – Jen Psaki and Dr. Fauci!
There has been lots of discussion abut J&J this morning, so I thought we might like to hear some info straight from the horse’s mouth. I saw that TaMara said she was going to be tuning out for a bit after the news from yesterday and today, so I am thinking she won’t be putting this up.
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.@Lin_Manuel Miranda joined politicians at a new Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site meant to jump-start New York City's entertainment industry, saying it would help reopen Broadway: "We want to gather again, and we want to tell stories in the dark."https://t.co/UxZsd7VQbz
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 12, 2021
Here's where we are, America.
If this doesn't make you nervous about #COVID19 trends, I give up.https://t.co/aCORFtphQD pic.twitter.com/UKGxnIXYpB— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 13, 2021
Biden Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt: “By next week we will have opened a total of 36 mass vaccination sites with a combined capability of administering 124,000 shots per day.”
— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) April 12, 2021
The only reasonable way to talk about this involves the adjective, "evil."#Trump #COVID19 https://t.co/I2WzNksBPh
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 10, 2021
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India's 161,736 new coronavirus infections are world's highest https://t.co/HYNNf4zSYz pic.twitter.com/U1e1v9KYQm
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2021
India says it is approving the use of all coronavirus vaccines that have been given an emergency nod by the WHO or regulators in the U.S., Europe, Britain or Japan. The country is seeing a crippling surge of infections that could overwhelm hospitals. https://t.co/7HxhWNa6Lw
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 13, 2021
India is experiencing its worst pandemic surge, with average daily infections exceeding 130,000. The spike is alarming because India is a major vaccine producer and critical supplier to the U.N.-backed initiative that aims to help distribute shots fairly. https://t.co/3zqK8Ek1Ue
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 13, 2021
China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy https://t.co/VpW5vppLep
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
As #China defends the efficacy of its homegrown vaccines, 100 subjects are being recruited in #HongKong to see whether mixing the #Sinovac and #Pfizer–#BioNTech vaccines would be more effective and more safe.
The latest, with @HKUMed's Ivan Hung. pic.twitter.com/GU8edipqi8
— Kristie Lu Stout✌🏽 (@klustout) April 13, 2021
Japan's Osaka to report over 1,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday: media https://t.co/vd3ZoInT7Q pic.twitter.com/L17dQ50IUc
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2021
“I think the recommendation should be to be immunized, particularly for the athletes,” said Okabe, who has held leadership roles in the World Health Organisation.
Japan Olympic adviser urges COVID-19 vaccine option for athletes https://t.co/nss2mq3yMB— Rocky Swift (@swiftrocky) April 13, 2021
Thailand reports 965 new COVID-19 cases as biggest holiday begins https://t.co/B973UNH5FN pic.twitter.com/i3HxWtJjl2
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2021
It’s not just the excess deaths, but the difference between reported deaths. The gap is usually a measure of incompetence, poverty, corruption, or all of the above. Russia is a mess, but a gap of over 600%? Horrible and dangerous. pic.twitter.com/WrsoLlpTiJ
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) April 13, 2021
Stunning summary of the last year of living with covid. pic.twitter.com/KZ5kaNX9Ks
— James McInerney (@jomcinerney) April 10, 2021
Lofty hopes that the coronavirus pandemic would produce a more cohesive European Union as its member nations faced a common challenge have given way to the reality of division, @rcasert reports. https://t.co/YLMFR1Bmq5
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 11, 2021
The anti-vax movement targeting German children https://t.co/5NTtVqXJ78
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2021
Britain offers all over-50s first COVID-19 shots in boost for PM Johnson https://t.co/2U7QqW8ChA pic.twitter.com/zI6jmmpLNT
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2021
All eyes have been on Brazil. But looks like Argentina is following suit. pic.twitter.com/hMy7wY7YVc
— Philip Schellekens (@fibke) April 11, 2021
And here's how LAC compares to the rest of the world. Note that ECA is particularly affected.
Caveats: differences in testing, population sizes, … pic.twitter.com/Yq5KjmwSpe
— Philip Schellekens (@fibke) April 12, 2021
Last week, Brazil saw its deadliest day since the start of the pandemic. The state of Sao Paulo and the city of Rio de Janeiro rank among the worst in the country for Covid-19 deaths.
Yet both plan to ease movement restrictions starting on Monday. https://t.co/0H1sNz5mhD
— CNN International (@cnni) April 12, 2021
Doctors in the Canadian province of Ontario may soon have to decide who can and cannot receive treatment in intensive care as the number of coronavirus infections sets records and patients are packed into hospitals still stretched from a December wave. https://t.co/VCyY5yTvBA
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 12, 2021
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As variants surge, a patchwork of surveillance efforts have ramped up to detect them https://t.co/s3DodY4Rbc
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 11, 2021
Scary: Many people have tested negative for SARSCoV2, yet they developed Long Covid. What's to blame? Haphazard testing protocols, delays & difficulties accessing tests & poor quality of many of the tests on the market. All have have left people without proof of infection. https://t.co/KH3QYkbbKW pic.twitter.com/MVuRhWoHle
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 12, 2021
New versions of COVID-19 vaccines are being tested in case they ever are needed to protect against mutated versions of the virus. The vaccines available now offer strong protection, even against some of the variants, but viruses constantly evolve. https://t.co/m9eQJqvx1x
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2021
A monoclonal antibody cocktail developed by the drug maker Regeneron offered strong protection against #Covid when given to people living w/ someone infected with the coronavirus, according to clinical trial results announced Monday https://t.co/NuSJDIQ30L
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 12, 2021
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New polling shows a heavy overlap of three groups: people who don't want the vaccine, people who are indifferent about efforts to contain the virus — and people who broadly trust Donald Trump's medical advice. https://t.co/wGU9Ota5FL
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 12, 2021
We're wearing masks because if we stop, all the anti-vaxxers will also stop wearing masks and claim to have been vaccinated (but no you can't see proof because of HIPPPPPPA). So even though it would be nice to stop, we're doing this until the pandemic is over. https://t.co/6j2LIyGDW9
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) April 12, 2021
the vaccine is a social warfare nuke that lets people remove themselves from the game of hostage and kidnapper the MAGA goons have been playing for a year. you want to be an asshole infection vector? fine. I’m out of the game.
— the women of kilgore trout’s office (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 12, 2021
there is no plausible fix for this. we just went through a year where being asked to wear a mask was treated like being thrown in internment camps. the goons are not gonna go away because the GOP empowers them. the risk level has a fixed floor. get a shot & get on the fixed floor https://t.co/W2x5YMmQln
— the women of kilgore trout’s office (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 12, 2021
Texas Gov. Abbott says state is ‘very close’ to herd immunity. The data tells a different story. https://t.co/hxQNNpA9kv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 12, 2021
Public health officials in Minnesota have traced COVID-19 cases in nine counties to a recent youth wresting tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota https://t.co/8RZo61FwtT
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 12, 2021
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BIDEN: So listen up folks, we’re going to be leaving 4 million [looks at notes, then stage left] I’m not saying ‘jabs’ Jen, c’mon. Four million doses are gonna be on the curb with an old chaise lounge from the White House basement & if you got a truck, then buddy, they’re yours. https://t.co/eTOybTrl7p
— The Mall Krampus (@cakotz) April 9, 2021
(Isn’t it great to be at a point where we can joke about vaccinations? Where there’s still so much danger / damage, but also signs of a new day?…)
45.9% of American adults have received at least one shot; 28.1% are now fully vaccinated.
78.5% of Americans over age 65 have received at least one shot; 61.4% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/9LPZMlolfv
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 12, 2021
U.S. has administered 187 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, CDC says https://t.co/tNV1ShIRa9 pic.twitter.com/3M6r512Shd
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
The US had +47,864 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 31.9 million. The 7-day moving average remains above 68,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/O2RBxsEnzD
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 12, 2021
#Covid19 vaccination programs across the US are going broad right now, following Pres. Biden's instructions. But @DrTomFrieden argues in this thread that more targeted & more agile approaches are needed, because too many high risk people are still unvaxed. https://t.co/gB8J6aFp20
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 10, 2021
.@jaketapper asks @SecretaryPete why white evangelicals aren’t getting the vaccine, and what his message would be to them: pic.twitter.com/wKTes7OIam
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) April 11, 2021
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Coronavirus lockdowns are being ordered around the world as vaccine efforts stumble in many countries https://t.co/yFfyRM5nZn via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Essential, but invisible: Covid has kept 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea. Global trade depends on maritime workers, but the pandemic has thrust them into a ‘humanitarian & economic crisis’ https://t.co/5RV4SE8vaS
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Chinese authorities have to motivate a population that feels little urgency to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by using a mix of social pressure, incentives, education and coercion. “There are so many reasons, or excuses, for me to wait and see." https://t.co/iYz1yotJ92
— WSJ China Real Time (@ChinaRealTime) April 12, 2021
Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Olympics in a country where less than 1% of people have been vaccinated. https://t.co/05oOAg1fCe
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2021
India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections to overtake Brazil as the second-worst hit country. The 168,912 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed India’s total to 13.5 million. https://t.co/5wrdtV9bYa
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2021
Tens of thousands of people participate in India's Kumbh Mela festival amid deadly Covid wave https://t.co/0AYIkWNvCg
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 12, 2021
If I believed that a once-every-twelve-years ceremony was my best hope of salvation, while simultaneously in the midst of an apocalyptic plague, well… as Chris Rock would say, I don’t approve, but (to some degree) I understand…
The devotees are marking an auspicious bathing day on Monday at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar city of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand…
The Kumbh Mela takes place every 12 years and the venue is chosen from amongst four cities, including Allahabad, Haridwar, Nasik and Ujjain.
Haridwar’s turn to host the gathering came amid a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections, with India consistently reporting more than 100,000 cases daily in the past few weeks…
Health experts had appealed for the Kumbh Mela festival to be cancelled, but the government went ahead saying safety rules would be followed…
Monday – Somvati Amavasya – marks the biggest bathing day during the two-month-long festival, with hundreds of thousands of devotees expected to take a dip.
The government had earlier said that only people with Covid negative reports would be allowed at the festival and strict measures like social distancing would be followed.
But a number of people, including top saints, have already tested positive…
Thailand reports daily record of 985 new coronavirus cases https://t.co/QpnDAqxuVo pic.twitter.com/HWbjaMXvse
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
'Full capacity everywhere': Manila hospitals struggle as SARSCoV2 surges throughout the Philippines https://t.co/XKBwevP4kO via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 12, 2021
The United Kingdom distributed a further 586,339 COVID-19 vaccines, taking the total amount to almost 40 million, according to daily data published https://t.co/CoxcfP7I5r
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
England's shops, hairdressers, gyms and pub gardens will reopen in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said was a ‘major step’ towards freedom from the restrictions of COVID-19 https://t.co/oKN9XTcueP pic.twitter.com/k5qxDqasqe
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
New protocols, vaccine supplies to boost Italy's vaccination campaign – minister to paper https://t.co/HhsYv5NWB4 pic.twitter.com/W1xtPckDyE
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2021
Australia made a plan to protect Indigenous elders from covid-19. It worked. @teelareid kicked off efforts to protect elders in Gilgandra, 270 miles northwest of Sydney. “I could clearly see how catastrophic it could get.” https://t.co/R2e81HrINI
— Rachel Pannett (@RachelPannett) April 9, 2021
unequal global distribution of #Covid19 #vaccines could spur trade in fake doses in #Africa, hotspot for #counterfeit medicines, analysts warned, citing seizure of falsified vaccines in #SouthAfrica. poorer countries grapple to procure enough vaccine doseshttps://t.co/URniPp8KTH
— Bill Tropical Health (@bbbrieger) April 10, 2021
April is shaping up to be Brazil's darkest month yet in the pandemic, with hospitals facing a crush of patients, deaths on track for record highs and vaccines in short supply. Experts blame President Jair Bolsonaro for refusing to enact strict measures. https://t.co/6ZA7264PS6
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2021
The coronavirus outbreak within the Vancouver Canucks organization, which has been linked to a variant, is the worst in the NHL this season — and perhaps in North American professional sports since the start of the pandemic https://t.co/XnUZM4Kzw2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 10, 2021
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Are some COVID-19 vaccines more effective than others? The question is difficult to answer because there have not been any head-to-head studies on the various types of vaccines https://t.co/8pJNlvt4fc via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
What is gain-of-function—GOF—research? GOF experimentation aims to boost a pathogen's transmissibility or virulence. Those who claim SARSCoV2 was lab-created say it's a GOF product. Yet in more than a year top labs have found zero signs of GOF manipulation https://t.co/N0jHU24nCl
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
CDC released a three-tier system for classifying SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Most are "variants of interest."
The U.S. also has five "variants of concern."
None are "variants of high consequence" but I'm not reassured by the existence of this category. pic.twitter.com/J1TC8HDwc7— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) April 11, 2021
US Pentagon has funded a blood filter for a dialysis machine that removes the #SARSCoV2 coronavirus from the blood – FDA has approved it for emergency use. It has been used to treat nearly 300 patients. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/PNLQpVSgxE
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 12, 2021
I'm pregnant. When I asked my doctor whether I should get a #coronavirus vaccine, he said: "It's a personal choice."
So I wrote about how I made that personal choice.
I hope it helps someone else wading through the benefits, risks, data, studies. https://t.co/3eS93TJiKq pic.twitter.com/Gt8iS61EU5
— Liz Essley Whyte (@l_e_whyte) April 8, 2021
We don't have nearly enough people vaccinated yet. But we're acting like we do—and it's going to cost us if we keep it up.
I wrote about the murkiness of risk calculation in a partly-vaccinated world.https://t.co/HXVaaGqdvu
— Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. (@KatherineJWu) April 5, 2021
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Globally, the US ranks near the bottom in Covid response, according to a new UC Berkeley report. However, Vermont, Alaska & Maine had the most effective pandemic response in 2020. Study analyzed 50 states & 172 nations on infection rates, deaths & testing https://t.co/P8eoUkNbfK
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 11, 2021
Whitmer also renews her call for the federal government to send more J&J vaccines to Michigan. 'We really should be surging vaccines to states that are experiencing serious outbreaks.'
— David Eggert (@DavidEggert00) April 9, 2021
Asked why she thinks anyone will comply with recs now, Whitmer says she wanted to make people aware of how serious the situation is. Variants are bad. (She earlier said she is not taking anything off the table re: restrictions.)
— David Eggert (@DavidEggert00) April 9, 2021
fact: Fla. this week posted the most new daily Covid cases (8K) since early Feb.
fact: this is the second page-one piece the NYT has run in three weeks abt how Florida has defied the Covid odds and how GOP Gov. is benefiting.
behold your #LiberalMedia https://t.co/tn0t634YK3
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 11, 2021
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“With #COVID19 vaccines, it feels like hope is finally here.”🎵I had fun performing this rendition of @thebeatles “Here Comes the Sun” to show my gratitude to #NIH employees for their dedication during the pandemic. They rock!
Lyrics: @CWolinetzNIH & video by my wife Diane Baker pic.twitter.com/uwgVD5sgkv— Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) April 10, 2021
(Thank you, Mary G)
Vaccination record: A new record 4.6 million shots recorded today.
500,000 above the prior record.
— Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt46) April 11, 2021
45.1% of adults in the US have received at least one shot, and 27.3% are now fully vaccinated.
78.1% of Americans over the age of 65 have received at least one shot, and 60.6% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/oRzgOzo7Fi
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 11, 2021
The CDC could receive its biggest funding boost in nearly 20 years under the Biden administration's budget proposal, which calls for an $8.7 billion allocation https://t.co/84rJxPSief
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
The CDC's budget has been under fire for years. This was the number one complaint I've heard from insiders. Biden's budget outline would give the agency its largest budget boost in nearly two decades with $8.7 billion.
— Dean Russell (@deanwrussell) April 9, 2021
The #Covid19 pandemic in the U.S. has been a brutal lesson in what happens when you systematically underfund public health. The Biden administration wants to fix some of the blatant problems, @rachelcohrs reports. https://t.co/JMptZ5JK7D
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 9, 2021
The US had +66,764 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total closer to 31.9 million. The 7-day moving average declined slightly to back under 68,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/Pa3D7URMpG
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 11, 2021
Nearly 40% of Marines have declined the Covid-19 vaccine https://t.co/OpCZo8gsKH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 10, 2021
They don't call us Jarheads because of our smarts.
— ██🅶🆁🅸🅵██ (@GRIFdotJS) April 10, 2021
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World Health Organization criticises "shocking imbalance" in distribution of coronavirus vaccines between rich and poor countrieshttps://t.co/R6xgaV7z0S
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 10, 2021
India, once a virus success story, is now enduring one of the world’s worst outbreaks. On Saturday the country's health officials reported a daily record of 145,384 new cases as Covid raced out of control https://t.co/NqEDdC5OYB
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 10, 2021
South Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, exclude people under 30 https://t.co/DvmtBfRake
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 11, 2021
.@atmccann and Oleg Matsnev plugged Russia’s government-reported mortality data into the @nytimes global excess deaths analysis for 2020. It shows the pandemic was about 50% deadlier in Russia than in the US. https://t.co/26VBhnhNFL pic.twitter.com/RBgCYSPUZb
— Anton Troianovski (@antontroian) April 10, 2021
I’m super pro-vax, and despite copious misgivings re Russia’s Sputnik vax because the Putin regime has proven untrustworthy at every turn, it’s probably better than nothing. But if alternatives w reliable data are available, pushing them aside for politics is terrible. https://t.co/q6ZgwhkGA2
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) April 10, 2021
France extends gap between mRNA vaccine shots to ramp-up rollout https://t.co/4AXBNa3Mo8 pic.twitter.com/P2NYtkIkD5
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 11, 2021
Over 100 Paris restaurant diners fined for violating coronavirus rules https://t.co/5LFvBHCqfv
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 10, 2021
The day before elections, Peru marks record COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/53uTw1WxY7
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 11, 2021
Brazil poses global health threat as its hospitals buckle under COVID-19, experts warnhttps://t.co/yhlYGEorfP pic.twitter.com/jGYeskPnQ7
— Edward Harrison (@edwardnh) April 9, 2021
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Pfizer has the trial data for a regular submission. So either 60 days (fast track designation) or 6 months (priority designation) from submission. https://t.co/0fHTdEE2my
— Aaron Hedquist (@AaronHedquist) April 11, 2021
Pfizer & Moderna are expected to submit in the next few weeks https://t.co/E5EvQEoaQG
— Dr. Mara Pillinger (@mplngr) April 11, 2021
Large UK study of HCWers shows that having #COVID19 provides 84% protection against reinfection.
BUT, that means there's 16% chance of getting COVID a 2nd time.
Also means that @pfizer & @moderna_tx #vaccines are better than surviving the disease in eliciting antibody responses. https://t.co/CjxA0skM5i— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 10, 2021
Blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine stem from rare antibody reaction. New studies from Germany and Norway examined cases involving mostly younger people who developed serious and sometimes fatal blood disorders https://t.co/Fcqhe0r41X
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 10, 2021
In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost. https://t.co/ZQv8JFzQ8G
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2021
Vaccine powerhouse? If all goes well in clinical trials of its Soberana-2 vaccine, Cuba hopes to produce 100M doses by year's end. Clinical trials of Soberana-2 and several other Cuban-developed vaccine candidates are currently underway https://t.co/oh6EzBTLyL pic.twitter.com/T4khcGyDlY
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 10, 2021
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Incarcerated and Infected: How coronavirus infections tore through the U.S. prison system. Since March 2020, more than 1400 new inmate infections and 7 deaths have been reported in US prisons, jails & detention centers each day https://t.co/DcvU7mqQcG pic.twitter.com/TMr7ALYt9O
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 10, 2021
More Black Americans say they are open to taking the coronavirus vaccine. The shift in public opinion comes amid nationwide efforts to overcome a shared historical distrust of science and government. https://t.co/9yQeQnmFGO
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2021
GOP lawmakers in many states say governors are overstepping state emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic and want to exert more control over decision-making. By @DavidALieb. https://t.co/yDTgVhqi5G
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2021
After a deadly year in New York's nursing homes, state lawmakers passed legislation intended to hold facility operators more accountable for neglect and potentially force them to spend more on patient care. https://t.co/ov1PxFJHWM
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2021
Under cover of darkness…
#scotus again sides with religious challengers to pandemic-related restriction on religious services: new majority on the court — with Barrett pivotal — is in control when the court considers if limits cross the line to endanger religious rights. https://t.co/S7Q010iT6B
— Robert Barnes (@scotusreporter) April 10, 2021
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People were like, "I don’t even know how to talk to people anymore!" No worries, mate, you just say "When/where did you get your shot? Moderna? Any side effects?" Five. Thousand. Times.
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) April 9, 2021
New: The US reported at least 80,157 new coronavirus cases on Friday according to John Hopkins University.
This marks the third day in a row and the fourth day in the last week the US reported at least 75,000 or more new coronavirus cases.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 10, 2021
The US had +80,161 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to over 31.7 million. The 7-day moving average rose to 66,677 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/SX1vTReBcz
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 9, 2021
Democrats also are demanding SCOTT ATLAS and PAUL ALEXANDER sit for interviews.
House probe found pattern of Trump officials “overruling and bullying scientists and making harmful decisions” that fueled faster covid spread, Rep. Clyburn writes in letters shared with The Post.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 9, 2021
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World #COVID19 #vaccine picture:
– Of 220 countries & econs,194 have started vaccination
– 26 have not: 7 of them have rec'ed vaxes
– >700 million doses have been admin'ed
– >87% have gone to high or upper middle-income countries
– only 0.2% have been in low income countries. pic.twitter.com/lAxqJz2IKu— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 9, 2021
Some developing nations are losing faith in a U.N.-backed vaccine distribution initiative. Fewer than 2 million COVAX doses were cleared for shipment to 92 countries in the last two weeks, the same amount injected in Britain alone. https://t.co/DdlNb2gAwA
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 10, 2021
Islamic leaders are spreading the word ahead of Ramadan that it’s OK to be vaccinated for the coronavirus during fasting for the most sacred month of the year for Muslims. https://t.co/p8DeQ60dIG
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2021
Complacency and missteps deepen the Covid crisis in India. The new wave of infections will hurt global mitigation efforts and vaccine supplies. Researchers are scrambling to assess whether new coronavirus variants are playing a role in India https://t.co/6jtpEjFlWZ
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
India's COVID-19 infections hit another record, weekend lockdown in Maharashtra https://t.co/VreywWvus3 pic.twitter.com/sYn19O3Pu6
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2021
"The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer is facing a Covid-19 vaccine shortage at home" https://t.co/qb2eq7xLPO
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) April 9, 2021
China's COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official https://t.co/ZYtahUkkgv pic.twitter.com/hi6NgXXfO4
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2021
Thai authorities are struggling to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak just days before the country’s traditional Songkran New Year’s holiday, when millions of people travel around the country. https://t.co/wETUn8bEsj
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2021
BREAKING NEWS. The Department of Health records 12,674 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Total cases now at 853,209.
Total deaths at 14,744; total recoveries at 648,220.https://t.co/PTyl2uZRkU pic.twitter.com/WMnUYa1kVj
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) April 10, 2021
A month ago, Israel was averaging 3K covid cases per day. Today, its under 300. pic.twitter.com/rC8czDPIbl
— Phil Galewitz (@philgalewitz) April 9, 2021
Russia on Saturday confirmed 8,704 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of reported infections to 4,632,688 https://t.co/lSITzmk9pM
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) April 10, 2021
For anyone interested, the main reason behind this spike is that starting this week, general practitioners are allowed to administer the vaccines.
Before, only special vaccination centers were allowed to administer it.— Marcel Gerber (@MarcelGerber9) April 9, 2021
France is expected to hit the peak of its third COVID-19 wave around April 20, according to forecasts by the Paris hospitals group AP-HP seen on Friday by Reuters. https://t.co/ezr23gRORk
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 9, 2021
Prosecutors are investigating whether a World Health Organization official lied to them and had a WHO report on Italy's coronavirus response spiked to spare the Italian government embarrassment and liability. https://t.co/98m4QQitWH
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 9, 2021
After a false start and an unconventional test run, South Africa has announced the launch of its mass vaccination campaign to inoculate more than 40 million people against COVID-19 by February next year. https://t.co/3j8Ieoq0M8
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) April 9, 2021
as I noted in FP this week (h/t @Noahpinion) this doesn't look good for Sinovac, currently showing a 56 percent efficiency rate in Chile – https://t.co/VkwcvMwNsOhttps://t.co/ePIZwBYyxG https://t.co/pXsbSCE6e7
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) April 10, 2021
if China continues insisting that only the (not very good) Chinese vaccines make you eligible to dodge quarantine restrictions, I suspect there'll be a brisk trade in faked vaccine cards for travellers https://t.co/kdRpfOTu8N
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) April 9, 2021
"Canada’s 🇨🇦chief public health officer says the number of new #COVID19 cases linked to variants of concern has doubled over the past week, with B.1.1.7, first identified in the U.K., 'essentially replacing' pre-existing versions of the virus."
Same in the USA.🇺🇸😷😷😷 https://t.co/DwFKMOUIRA— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 9, 2021
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To speed vaccination, some policy experts are calling for a delay of the 2nd shot. Stretching the time between the 1st & 2nd doses would accelerate the pace of achieving at least partial protection. But it could also lead to the emergence of new variants https://t.co/fMkgnpHdII
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
NEW: Pfizer submits EUA for children 12-15.
— Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt46) April 9, 2021
NEW: There are likely thousands of "breakthrough infections" post-vaccination. But they are a tiny % of the 66 million people fully inoculated–the rarity reinforces the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. Me and @joelachenbachhttps://t.co/MdzzL6ftcD
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) April 9, 2021
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FREEDUMB!
New report from @KFF finds that "compared to Peer Countries, the U.S. Had the Highest Rate of Mortality Among People Under Age 65"https://t.co/DnUjbJeSbp
— Medical Research Library of Brooklyn (@DMCLibraryBKLYN) April 8, 2021
54% of people who *have already been vaccinated* are still very or somewhat worried about catching COVID.
But only 29% of people who *refuse to get vaccinated* are very or somewhat worried about catching COVID.
Great job, everyone.https://t.co/U6DN7GCNIg pic.twitter.com/07Eu4v5qqU
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) April 9, 2021
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) suddenly finds some concern for COVID "super-spreader events," blasts distancing at migrant detention facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border. pic.twitter.com/xhQHJ4iAgn
— The Recount (@therecount) April 9, 2021
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This ad had me in stitches.
SCARY VOICEOVER: Joe Biden… is he looking out for YOU?
Yeah, it kinda looks like it. pic.twitter.com/bQKwBdhIqH
— Invest in America (@InvestNowUSA) April 9, 2021
So I’ve been holding off sharing some interesting news about the covid vaccine and me.
As you may or may not know, I had Covid almost a year ago (4 days to my Covid-versary). And while my actual 10 days were probably considered mild (though looking back on it, there were a couple of very scary days), the “recovery’ has been year-long. In October, I thought I was through the worst of it, but Dec to March proved to be extremely difficult and my symptoms escalated – debilitating fatigue, severe brain fog, and still some shortness of breath. My general rule was to get all I could get done before noon, because after that I was about useless.
Last Thursday afternoon I received my vaccination. No biggie. Friday came without any real reaction. I had meetings all day and by 4 pm, once I was done, I thought, I’m going to need a nap. But a funny thing happened…I did a couple of chores and then a few more things, and the next thing I knew, it was 10 pm. I felt great. Still didn’t think much of it, I’ve had good days here and there, only to be followed by several really bad days.
But Saturday came and then Sunday and it was like I was fueled by Death Wish Coffee. My mind was not just clear, but racing with things to do, stuff to organize and create, and my physical energy matched it. Now we are at a full eight days of … well … being normal. Although it feels super-charged. I haven’t gone a full week of feeling good since Covid. My fingers are crossed that this is for real, not just for me, but for other long-haulers.
There’s been some anecdotal evidence of the vaccine effect – which people started sending me in March, but I ignored it, not wanting to get my hopes up. But now, well, I’m paying attention.
CNN:
“The issue is thus far that it’s anecdotal,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 17. “Many people get better anyway, and if you get vaccinated and get better, you are not sure whether it’s the vaccine or the spontaneous recovery. So you’ll have to do a randomized trial in order to determine that.”
Still, though, anecdotal reports can start to stack up, especially for doctors who have been treating long haulers for months.
“It’s getting to be a large number of reports, hundreds of reports of patients that we’ve been caring for with Covid almost a year now,” said Dr. Daniel Griffin, chief of infectious disease at ProHealth and an instructor in clinical medicine at Columbia University. “They are reporting that following vaccination they’re having significant, if not complete, resolution of their long Covid symptoms.
He estimated that as many as 30% to 40% of his long Covid patients said they were feeling better after vaccinations, and the boost in energy and mental clarity appeared to be coming from all three vaccines currently authorized in the US.
Everything changed after she got her COVID-19 vaccine.
“I was like a new person, it was the craziest thing ever,” says Dodd, referring to how many of her health problems subsided significantly after her second shot.
And she’s not alone. As the U.S. pushes to get people vaccinated, a curious benefit is emerging for those with this post-illness syndrome: Their symptoms are easing and, in some cases, fully resolving after they get vaccinated.
“I didn’t expect the vaccine to make people feel better,” says Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at the Yale School of Medicine who’s researching long COVID.
“More and more, I started hearing from people with long COVID having their symptoms reduced or completely recovering, and that’s when I started to get excited because this might be a potential cure for some people.”
While promising, it’s still too early to know just how many people with long COVID are feeling better as a result of being vaccinated and whether that amounts to a statistically meaningful difference.
WaPo has a longer article, which I can’t seem to access right now, something funky going on with my subscription.
Anyone else have a similar experience? I know a few of us here have had Covid, but I’m not sure about long-haulers. I have a client whose symptoms are on par with mine, though more severe and I’ve encouraged him to check out the studies (and he’s now scheduled for his vaccine, I’m hoping he’ll have an experience similar to mine).
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The Johnson & Johnson microchip comes with a free U2 song that you can’t delete. https://t.co/EZZGHxiBkF
— Rhino (@RhinoReally) April 4, 2021
Nearly 20% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated. Many countries probably won’t hit that target this year https://t.co/FWpteTXkVS
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
Why isn’ the United States sharing its excess #Covid19 vaccine? @KatherineEban uncovered a problem that needs fixing fast. https://t.co/2SWm1iwb2f
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 7, 2021
Give. It. To. Canada*. This. Is. Not. Difficult.
*And other countries but that’d ruin the affect. https://t.co/SgEsCjP9fw
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) April 8, 2021
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704M doses of #Covid vaccines have been administered globally, according to the Bloomberg tracker.
Almost 1 in 4 of those doses has been administered in the United States. pic.twitter.com/bBKWGyPfNd— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 8, 2021
India administers more than 90 million doses of Covid vaccines amid deadly second wave https://t.co/uHetjbLPPf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 9, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination: Is India running out of doses? https://t.co/Ky8TH0drKB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 8, 2021
#India‘s decision to slow down vaccine exports will have big impact on COVAX programme to supply vaccines in developing countries – #India‘s vaccination timeline for domestic population will stretch until end-2022 pic.twitter.com/lKfNOsKPud
— Agathe Demarais (@AgatheDemarais) April 7, 2021
Thai authorities are struggling to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak just days before the country’s traditional Songkran New Year’s holiday, when millions of people travel around the country. https://t.co/wETUn8bEsj
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2021
Russia has demanded Slovakia return a batch of Sputnik V vaccines which Slovakia had quality concerns over. Russia says Slovakia breached contract by testing the vaccines in an unaccredited laboratory and accused the country of launching a disinfo campaign against the jab.
— Jake Cordell (@JakeCordell) April 8, 2021
“We’re very, very short of these migrants to implement our ambitious plans,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday https://t.co/I0ZW4zZbeK
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) April 9, 2021
France reports 5,705 people in intensive care units with COVID-19 https://t.co/HUp6VwaN9A pic.twitter.com/0YHNLH84YT
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 9, 2021
Australia faces Covid vaccine delays after changing AstraZeneca advice https://t.co/3l4lDi9P9C
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 9, 2021
China is gambling on its #COVID19 #vaccines as diplomatic tools — but not if you get zero antibodies after the 1st dose. This is Chile — check out UAE results (where 3rd dose is expected).
This could blow up in China’s face.https://t.co/GeP5ZfiE1M— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 9, 2021
A surging pandemic that has brought new lockdown measures has pushed the upcoming elections to the background for many weary voters in the neighboring South American nations of Ecuador and Peru. https://t.co/8tSBiPynKc
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2021
Why have Covid-19 deaths soared in Brazil? https://t.co/1taLzrTXye
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 9, 2021
In just three days, more than 12,000 Brazilians have died of the coronvirus. That’s nearly as many as died in all of November. https://t.co/MkaEqX5NnM
— Terrence McCoy (@terrence_mccoy) April 8, 2021
Covid infections in Canada edge closer to US rate https://t.co/W4oIXEWiWu
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 9, 2021
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More countries are restricting use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine amid warnings of rare blood clots. Although regulators say the vax’s benefits outweigh the risks, several countries now using AZ’s shot only for older people who are most at risk of Covid death https://t.co/NzmNTZjHWv
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
Variants are the SARSCoV2 problem of 2021. If new ones continue to emerge, winter surges may become inevitable. New report in JAMA. https://t.co/666ZuHQtJV pic.twitter.com/4feJcLtyXK
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 8, 2021
The immune system shapes SARSCoV2’s evolution. 2 studies now support this. 1st compared SARS2 to common-cold coronavirus 229E to show antibody affinity to spike proteins. 2nd used new technology to show you can be infected w/ multiple SARS2 strains at once https://t.co/6kzFhAF2ts
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 8, 2021
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States will see a sharp drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccine deliveries next week. 86% fewer doses will be dispatched. The slowdown comes days after govt officials learned Emergent BioSolutions, a contract manufacturer making J&J’s vax, ruined ~15M doses https://t.co/pQZAd4fFGB
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 9, 2021
The Biden administration is under pressure to surge additional #Covid19 vaccine to Michigan, which is struggling under a crush of cases. So far, there’s no indication it will alter the distribution, @levfacher reports. https://t.co/akYZZ3Yy21
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 8, 2021
This mf refused to let ships with active COVID cases dock last year because they had “foreigners.” https://t.co/mi06EqoVAI
— Zd (@Zeddary) April 8, 2021
Theme parks in Southern California welcome back guests after nearly a year pic.twitter.com/wIVeORVPou
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2021
Really needs those indoor capacity limits lifted. https://t.co/PLLIMJQWMe
— Zd (@Zeddary) April 8, 2021
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