President Biden says he understands the frustration with wearing masks, but abandoning them now is 'probably premature' https://t.co/GcRGGGYDlN pic.twitter.com/EHlK8huE4T
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 14, 2022
US Covid hospitalizations have dropped nearly 50% in less than a month, now at 85,000 pic.twitter.com/AUVXi8HL1v
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 13, 2022
In 6 months from June to early December 2021, the US had "approximately 135,000 excess deaths …in persons >18 years old" who were unvaccinated.https://t.co/t5NJmQlvdQ That is: unnecessary and preventable, ~17% were in age < 50 years
by @DavidSwerdlowMD @BillHanage @mlipsitch pic.twitter.com/hc4dHpcRsr— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 13, 2022
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How large was India's #COVID19 death toll?
"Examining the data for all-cause mortality for the year spanning 2020-21 revealed 26 to 29% excess mortality…this equates to the deaths of more than 3.2 million people…"https://t.co/GD7XWTIOE4 pic.twitter.com/nyupn9z2Jl— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 13, 2022
Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has 'overwhelmed' city's capacity https://t.co/45xFCXyiEt pic.twitter.com/RrLmP3gdCf
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
S.Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end https://t.co/WA95LnwYZb pic.twitter.com/pXixe1bqZn
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
Merck Japan says to accelerate imports of COVID-19 treatment https://t.co/t4EXFGsGTN pic.twitter.com/0xhYdDeTxF
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
Singapore grants interim approval for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/MQ3AXxVSWt pic.twitter.com/1fkSoU4rTt
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Ardern says protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates are using “intimidation and harassment” and their conduct “cannot be tolerated” as the convoy of demonstrators continues to disrupt the capital of Wellington. https://t.co/WMtrsJhmiw
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 14, 2022
The Pacific Island nation of #Tonga was free of #COVID129 . Then the volcano erupted on Jan28, and humanitarian aid poured in. With those aid workers has come the virus, despite rigorous control measures.
It's #Omicron .https://t.co/6CpGipufqm— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 13, 2022
Cook Islands braces after Covid-positive traveller https://t.co/4CBX272vj8
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 13, 2022
Germany's COVID case numbers drop as country waits for opening https://t.co/QRHtrNtZi1 pic.twitter.com/vxQ1Jz7hck
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
Sweden has recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for over 80s and nursing home residents. The country is taking a different approach compared to neighboring Denmark, which has said it's planning to wind down its mass vaccination program in the spring. https://t.co/Dmlfz3O1E2
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 14, 2022
13 days ago, Denmark >80% vaccinated, lifted all #COVID19 restrictions. I would really like to hear their views on this data given their ardor for "off-ramps" now, for the #urgencyofnormal. @drlucymcbride @DLeonhardt @DrLeanaWen @j_g_allen @VPrasadMDMPH pic.twitter.com/B6XUKmYG1p
— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) February 13, 2022
French police fired tear gas at Covid rule protesters in Paris on Saturday
Inspired by Canadian trucker protests, hundreds of vehicles trying to enter the city were intercepted by policehttps://t.co/SYs5iRRPwd pic.twitter.com/2i4kjzWQ7C
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 13, 2022
Belgian police are filtering traffic around the Brussels capital region during the morning rush hour in an attempt to keep a vehicle protest against coronavirus restrictions in check. https://t.co/yee0A8i0CM
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 14, 2022
UK reports 41,270 new COVID-19 cases, 52 deaths on Sunday https://t.co/18Hgj7XliU pic.twitter.com/bpjueKPzX3
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 13, 2022
In less than 2 weeks the amount of #BA2variant in the UK has more than tripled. (see orange line below)
So far, no cases of reinfection of people who have survived #Omicron have been seen in the UK.https://t.co/boav1dY3Zv pic.twitter.com/CCanm3wZOa— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 13, 2022
Omicron subvariant BA.2 now accounts for 100% of new Covid cases in South Africa. It is more transmissible than BA.1, the original omicron variant. However, there is no indication that it causes a more severe infection https://t.co/bZUTIB4exl
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 13, 2022
Canadian border bridge reopens after six-day blockade that shut down key trade route https://t.co/ZyzwDm0G2Q
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 14, 2022
Important to understand that this is vandalism; at this point it has probably destroyed more wealth than the whole Black Lives Matter movement, which involved >15 million people 2/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 13, 2022
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#LongCovid sufferers are struggling with exercise: ‘I never felt worse," they all seem to say. Experts now have theories why https://t.co/T2c8l0DgEb
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 13, 2022
Blood sera from 3-dosed @pfizer #COVID19 #vaccine neutralizes #Omicron .https://t.co/dGXb1uJXy7
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 13, 2022
Thread:
As the mom of a kid who has spent about half his life in a pandemic, I have wondered a lot about how wearing a mask affects child development.
So I dove into the evidence on the harms of masking… and I didn't find any. https://t.co/kZ3gphB0vH
— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) February 7, 2022
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A small group of anti-vaccine protesters stood at one of the entrances to the SoFi stadium, carrying banners reading, 'I can't breathe' and 'There is no emergency,' as Rams and Bengals fans filed into the stadium for the #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/LHYuZgXzSW
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
Fake pop-up testing sites are proliferating across the United States. Many are being shut down, but officials say beware of hole-in-the-wall testing sites —their aim is to take your money https://t.co/wzISzEauul
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 14, 2022
The R-controlled board of a rural Arizona county turned down federal Covid aid as local hospital beds overflowed. @jackhealyNYT talked to one of the supervisors. https://t.co/2aa097Crcq pic.twitter.com/LPNYAVBeKR
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) February 12, 2022
there is something perverse about tweeting the same thing every day for two years and as you go from incredibly wrong and dangerous to only mostly wrong and overwrought, you get to grade yourself on a curve as reasonable https://t.co/ysRA741Duo
— Prof. Lemon Gogurt, Podcast State University (@Ugarles) February 9, 2022
some people are just going to be more cautious than others, and they find this intolerable
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 9, 2022
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