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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Saturday/Sunday, Jan. 23-24

by Anne Laurie|  January 24, 20215:11 am| 40 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Show Us on the Doll Where the Invisible Hand Touched You

What’s striking about this video is that it’s the first mask PSA that has been posted on the White House account since the pandemic started. https://t.co/9B4yXACWwt — Tim Fullerton (@TimFullerton) January 23, 2021

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100 million doses in 100 days: How Biden’s coronavirus vaccine push compares with those of other countries https://t.co/GcsYv1BnNP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2021

"A flood with receding waters is still a flood."
You should always read @DrTomFrieden's weekly threads analyzing the state of the #Covid19 situation in the US. https://t.co/Ly1L9EuSVc

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 24, 2021

Here’s a crucially important risk. As immunity from infection and vaccination increases, selective pressure on the virus will favor emergence of strains that can reinfect people and also strains that can escape vaccine-induced immunity. Never under-estimate the enemy. 11/

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) January 23, 2021

But we have to start with the brutal truth that the benefit of testing, isolation, and tracing in the US for the past year has been minimal. If we find ⅓ of cases, isolate only ⅓ of those before they spread virus, quarantine ⅓ of contacts, we reduce spread by less than 5%. 14/

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) January 23, 2021

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If poor countries go unvaccinated, a study says, rich ones will pay. A failure to distribute the #Covid19 vaccine in poor nations will worsen economic damage, with half the costs borne by wealthy countries, new research shows https://t.co/OurbXYGSYg

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

Russia reports 21,127 new coronavirus cases, 491 deaths https://t.co/8Qaywmgloj pic.twitter.com/1ln59S53Ju

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021

Herd immunity may not be achievable in Britain even w/ high uptake of the UK's own Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. A model found the only way to reach herd immunity would be to vaccinate almost everyone—including children—w/ the more effective Pfizer mRNA vax https://t.co/t4YTvCSPQQ

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

Should Britain keep on giving 2nd Pfizer vaccine shots up to 12 weeks after the first, or is that too long? UK doctors are demanding an urgent review of the policy. https://t.co/lFiE1YzO1a

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) January 23, 2021

France recommends that people wear surgical masks in public because they offer better protection from #COVID19 than fabric face coverings.

France already requires masks to be worn in public, but had not made recommendations about the type of masks.https://t.co/uBwc8tHNPC

— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 22, 2021

Covid: Italian PM brands vaccine delay 'unacceptable' https://t.co/PEmdE1xPTi

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 23, 2021

Covid-19: Republic's restrictions 'in place for six months' https://t.co/GEGSVe5pmo

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 23, 2021

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week https://t.co/U1VCzw5mRQ pic.twitter.com/PqgEEgN41p

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021

Asia Today: New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there was no immediate evidence the virus was spreading in the community. https://t.co/wMZuvEmqDM

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2021

Nine active cases of COVID-19 in Australian Open quarantine: officials https://t.co/aUzoATVvjx pic.twitter.com/BmTaV7hCHN

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021

Australia has eye on vaccination drive even though coronavirus under control https://t.co/jVQJG3V46a pic.twitter.com/Pk2hb86Dkf

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021

Kenya reports the 1st evidence of the South African SARSCoV2 variant in the East African country. The health ministry says 2 men tested positive for the mutant, the 1st cases in Kenya. Both were asymptomatic. The variant is 50% more transmissible https://t.co/G0MU6hiTbo pic.twitter.com/BJZ7t6HW6T

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

Today marks another milestone for COVAX. Delighted to announce the signing of an advance purchase agreement with @Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received @WHO emergency use listing: https://t.co/L70qPimk5y

— Seth Berkley (@GaviSeth) January 22, 2021

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Vax facts: At least 17.4 million people have been vaccinated w/ one or both doses of a #coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. This includes more than 3 million people who have been fully vaccinated. 41.4 million doses have been distributed https://t.co/qsUPkS82vP pic.twitter.com/H31fXfcK8m

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

WHO convened expert group to assess data deaths of frail elderly people in Europe who had Tozinameran vaccine (BNT/Pfizer): found no cause for concern, or need to change vaccine recommendations. (Statement only, no data.) https://t.co/oUz2TtpdYN pic.twitter.com/LPmhilY723

— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) January 23, 2021

A batch of coronavirus vaccines that was "paused" for usage in Calif has been cleared for inoculations. That frees up 300k doses. The state says "fewer than 10 people" had allergic reactions to the Moderna vaccine. But tests showed no problems w/ the doses https://t.co/fO53SLHbJF pic.twitter.com/VQLE9b0y3H

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

2) “I would be surprised if it was any more than two weeks from now that the data will be analyzed and decisions would be made” about the vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson, Fauci said during an appearance on “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 23, 2021

Chance plays a huge role in the rise of variants. When SARSCoV2 replicates errors in its genetic coding are introduced. Most are inconsequential. Some, such as the the UK's B117 give the virus an advantage. Ignoring mask/distancing maximizes variant spread https://t.co/2kTM2f7m3C

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

It's crazy to hear these clips from May of last year when we *thought* we knew how exhausting it was working as coronavirologists in the middle of a pandemic. One year in and the work continues (although from home this week as I write a grant). https://t.co/VAhMIq1I8S

— Lisa Gralinski (@LisaGralinski) January 22, 2021

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U.S. largely weathered the Christmas #coronavirus surge, but experts warn the crisis may intensify with viral variants threatening to dominate transmission https://t.co/zE7eIjHtS6

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

In Los Angeles, SARSCoV2 is ravaging overcrowded households: ‘We are forced to live in these conditions’ https://t.co/P5S0EUHBEU

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2021

At a gas station in rural Iowa and I was the only customer wearing a mask. I’m wearing scrubs so it’s clear I also work in healthcare. The cashier told me she’s scared coming to work every day because she feels so unprotected around all the anti-maskers, but she needs a job.

— Casey (@DietitianCasey) January 22, 2021

There was a sign on the door that said masks required

— Casey (@DietitianCasey) January 22, 2021

With a Grateful Heart… and Bonus Festivus

by WaterGirl|  January 23, 202112:10 pm| 228 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice, COVID-19 Coronavirus

One year ago today, Anne Laurie posted her first regular daily update post about covid. How many of us owe a debt of gratitude to Anne Laurie?  Probably most of us. I see many expressions of thanks in the comments, both for Anne Laurie herself and for her daily updates.  Still, one year of coronavirus …

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday/Saturday, Jan. 22-23

by Anne Laurie|  January 23, 20215:39 am| 26 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Show Us on the Doll Where the Invisible Hand Touched You

A 6-year old ballet student asked me today if I'm excited about getting my "Fauci Ouchie" soon, and I will now be referring to the covid-19 vaccine as only that, because it's the cutest thing ever. — Emma Scott (@EmmaScott) January 22, 2021

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NYTimes buried this today but this is huge pic.twitter.com/JSef9kH2c0

— b (@nicetryofficer) January 22, 2021


(Article here — it’s mostly about Biden’s executive actions to increase SNAP funding and otherwise help people suffering due to the pandemic.)

The US had +192,065 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to nearly 25.4 million. The 7-day moving average continued to fall steadily to under 184,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/h3vXwOrAeC

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 23, 2021

"Let's reset this. Let's everbody get on the same page. Trust each other. Let the science speak."pic.twitter.com/XFIAYMAJpV

— March For Science (@MarchForScience) January 22, 2021

WH Econ Adviser Warns ‘We’re At A Precarious Moment’ For COVID And Economy https://t.co/dZ0B9h8JBy via @TPM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 22, 2021

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New @ECDC_EU risk assessment on variants of concern says likelihood of them spreading in Europe is very high, likely leading to more transmission and death. “Stricter NPIs are needed to reduce transmission and relieve the pressure on healthcare systems.”https://t.co/vre9c7svJp

— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) January 21, 2021

To be clear:
None of this is new or surprising.
What we need to do to combat #SARSCoV2 hasn’t changed.
It has just become a bit harder and a lot more urgent.
Story in 2021 is no different from 2020: We should have done more and we should have done it sooner.

— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) January 21, 2021

European Union vaccine woes increase https://t.co/FXUv83IP7h

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 22, 2021

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,417: RKI https://t.co/NJKioLi5QY pic.twitter.com/ld1MbKOsbA

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

Russia reports 20,921 new coronavirus cases, 559 deaths https://t.co/Dvhm1XvBEy pic.twitter.com/n6WEqVTvdl

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

Russians are among the most skeptical in the world toward coronavirus vaccines, according to poll resultshttps://t.co/zmcmPl95Xs

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) January 23, 2021

Lebanon's hospitals are on the brink: Unable to keep up with coronavirus patients, they have run out of beds, oxygen tanks, ventilators and medical staff. https://t.co/w8Pd2IrN2n

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2021

China, after months of little #COVID19 and thriving economics, is now witnessing a surge in many parts of the country. Fearing arrival of an ultra-contagious variant, the #XiJinping regime is going straight to the mass action playbook. https://t.co/nCLekqR33L

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) January 22, 2021

At #Beijing’s financial district, one or two people tested every minute. Massive nucleic acid testing a major way of finding out asymptotic #COVID19 patients. Today is Friday, working day, employees at financial district are taking the tests, for FREE. #China pic.twitter.com/OEy7ADRf48

— Qingqing_Chen (@qingqingparis) January 22, 2021

Animal activist in China's Wuhan happy to be back to routine rescues https://t.co/x4GPJxKFHF pic.twitter.com/v9aG5iKa4F

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory COVID-19 testing https://t.co/jUS8sTxbqs pic.twitter.com/IzxcXtIKe8

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

Australia's Victoria logs 17 days with no community COVID cases https://t.co/5tZRBJUmzO pic.twitter.com/Zb3LPb9qlu

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

Mexico reports 21,007 new coronavirus cases, 1,440 more deaths https://t.co/K5cX9NV9TG pic.twitter.com/j1h5NL8N42

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2021

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Making masks smarter & safer. UC San Diego scientists are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect SARSCoV2 in a user's breath or saliva. Team has received a $1.3 million to further their research https://t.co/F3TtWBHPzW

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

Mix & match: As the U.S. vaccine rollout stumbles, the CDC tweaked recommendations for 2nd doses, allowing people to switch vaccine brands between the 1st & 2nd doses in “exceptional situations,” & to extend the interval between doses to six weeks https://t.co/u235uLNBh6

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

Pfizer vaccine likely works against the B117 UK variant, scienstists have concluded in 2 preliminary studies. The early findings, which have yet to be peer reviewed, suggest B117 wouldn't be able to evade the protective effect prompted by the current vax https://t.co/gA68wCXyU7

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

In tracking #coronavirus mutations, most countries are flying blind. To monitor mutations that can supercharge the pandemic or render vaccines less effective, scientists must sequence SARSCoV2's genetic code. Few countries are doing that https://t.co/myINXaswki pic.twitter.com/KAOcdgO3kj

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

A UK press conference today raised concern, as an outgrowth of a new UK report, that B.1.1.7 carries a higher rate of fatality (not just related to it being more infectious)https://t.co/24ff3tntGdhttps://t.co/wKhUxNtaTm pic.twitter.com/wrRsys3TAo

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 22, 2021

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U.S. #coronavirus cases are falling, but variants can erase progress. New daily cases are starting to slow in what some health experts see as a turning point. But they warn of a bumpy vaccination rollout amid the emergence of more contagious variants https://t.co/YXUQALoM6G

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

"The more personal and familiar the outreach, the more likely that it’ll work," @EricBoodman writes in a piece on how the National Medical Association, the professional society for Black doctors, is trying to instill confidence in #Covid19 vaccines. https://t.co/dlgPTXxnNm

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 22, 2021

Many Americans Tend To Ditch Masks While Socializing, According To New Study https://t.co/eIHwiWF8C4 via @TPM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 22, 2021

Dumb:

Grimes literally said she had COVID-19 less than 2 weeks ago but decided to kick it with Chappelle and Rogan. https://t.co/74ppSureSk

— KB (@MindOfKB) January 22, 2021

Despicable:

#HankAaron's tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of #COVID #vaccines. He received the #Moderna vaccine on Jan. 5 to inspire other Black Americans to get the vaccine. #TheDefenderhttps://t.co/vbuHt22bJz

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) January 22, 2021

For people who saw that baseball legend Hank Aaron, aged 86, died 2.5 weeks after being vaccinated against #Covid19, please read this.
RIP, sir. https://t.co/ByEdqxgCX6

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 22, 2021

COVID and Lags

by David Anderson|  January 22, 20216:35 am| 16 Comments

This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance, COVID-19 Coronavirus

Just a reminder.  COVID is a nasty nasty virus as it has just enough lag on median phase changes that we simple, slightly evolved East African Plains Apes have challenges in intuitively getting cause and effect. Let’s imagine that someone was not infected in the last minutes of the Trump Presidency but was infected sometime …

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Thursday/Friday, Jan. 21-22

by Anne Laurie|  January 22, 20214:55 am| 35 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

Fauci on difference between working for Biden after Trump: “It is somewhat of a liberating feeling.” — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 21, 2021

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REPORTER: You've joked a couple times about the difference between the Trump and Biden administrations. Do you feel less constrained?

FAUCI: You said I was joking about it. I was very serious. I wasn't joking. pic.twitter.com/nyH4ow1zVj

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 21, 2021

Death toll from coronavirus will likely top 500,000 next month, Biden says. pic.twitter.com/IM32lbe9Iw

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 21, 2021

The US had +193,758 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to nearly 25.2 million. The 7-day moving average continued to steadily fall to under 192,000 per day. pic.twitter.com/uuFOzuhp61

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 22, 2021

Anyone who claimed “people will stop talking about COVID-19 after the election” (because it was just a political ploy) should be called on it in each and every interview they give.

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 21, 2021

Pres Biden will sign 10 more executive orders related to COVID-19 today including directing agencies to use the National Defense Production Act to compel companies to prioritize making supplies like N95 masks & swabs. He also released a 23 page plan. More: https://t.co/6yiqUGbpmS

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 21, 2021

#UPDATE In addition to needing a negative #Covid-19 test result before flying, travelers to the United States will now need to quarantine upon arrival, #PresidentBiden said, toughened existing regulations under #DonaldTrumphttps://t.co/dZyqaClkPE

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 21, 2021

"We'll move heaven and earth to get more people vaccinated for free"

President Joe Biden promises to deliver 100 million shots of the coronavirus vaccine in his first 100 days in office

Latest: https://t.co/wsAUbovy4t pic.twitter.com/hVXxWpfk2L

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 21, 2021

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A partial lockdown has been enacted in Beijing following the detection of the UK #coronavirus variant, B117 https://t.co/QrXpJYLNi5 via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

North China's Shijiazhuang sets up 458 quarantine centers to curb COVID-19 https://t.co/uHrkbhz6WO pic.twitter.com/khb4oERihp

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 21, 2021

China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp with 4,000+ isolation suites in a region outside Beijing that’s dealing with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Officials have put tens of millions of people under a strict lockdown to stunt the spread. https://t.co/SMN61nAX60

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 21, 2021

Here you see the people of Beijing voting with their feet on whether they believe the government. Deciding if it's safe to take the subway.
So it's a cause for concern when there were visibly fewer people on my subway to work this morning compared to a few days ago.

— James Mayger (@JDMayger) January 21, 2021

Japan stood firm on its commitment to host the Tokyo #Olympics this year and denied reports of a possible cancellation but the pledge looks unlikely to ease public concern about holding the event during a global pandemic https://t.co/9O0feC99Cy pic.twitter.com/5OfH9PPi03

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2021

Japan tourism push linked to surge in COVID-19 infections: study https://t.co/OZBvo4oczA pic.twitter.com/9SScsNtohb

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2021

India gives 1 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine to Nepal https://t.co/VwTbmDZlGx via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

In the UK, hospitals are straining to cope with a new #coronavirus variant, despite warnings last year that more preparations were needed for an expected surge of winter cases https://t.co/XBiYWgCb18

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2021

Why won't vaccinating the vulnerable end lockdown? https://t.co/McLQhHKegi

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 22, 2021

The death toll from the coronavirus in Germany has passed 50,000, a number that has risen swiftly over recent weeks even as infection figures are finally declining. https://t.co/9TxwQB3X08

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) January 22, 2021

Hungary first in EU to approve Russian Covid vaccine https://t.co/nZ0oYebmSy

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 21, 2021

Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine https://t.co/y8hxh6Jm14

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 22, 2021

Brazil says will receive two million AstraZeneca doses by Friday from India https://t.co/XUVGb097AE pic.twitter.com/pNLWtJI5sY

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech agreed to supply their COVID-19 shot to the World Health Organization's COVAX vaccine scheme, which is aimed at lower-income countries, according to sources https://t.co/RYY7xP9CVu pic.twitter.com/VhhRSAy2iZ

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2021

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"I don't see why we can't be doing more to provide N95 masks particularly to high risk individuals. Especially as these new variants spread, masking is going to become more important," says @ScottGottliebMD on ways the new administration can use the Defense Production Act. pic.twitter.com/i8LlSs303c

— CNBC (@CNBC) January 21, 2021

Covid: What we know about India's coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/9UZGa239ee

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 22, 2021

Asked if he had 2nd dose of coronavirus vaccine, Dr Fauci told us: “I did. I had it on the 19th. I was hoping that I wouldn’t get too knocked out. I did for about 24 hours. Now I’m fine.”

“Fatigued. A little achy. You know. Chilly. Not sick,” he told me, ahead of Biden remarks. pic.twitter.com/Ob0Pb91rrQ

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 21, 2021

What We’re Not Telling the Public When They Get the Vaccine.

Also, side note: I got my term “manaphylaxis” into ?@NYMag? ?@intelligencer? ?? https://t.co/5TrRD240Sl

— Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) (@jeremyfaust) January 21, 2021

After receiving his second dose of @moderna_tx’s #COVID19 vaccine, co-developed with #NIH, @NIHDirector noted that it’s still important to follow the 3W’s. Here’s why: #MyCOVIDVaccine #SleeveUp pic.twitter.com/twI0e0pFQk

— NIH (@NIH) January 21, 2021

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the moment at which I knew the US was completely screwed was when a friend arrived back from Beijing in March and was basically waved through without the slightest check or concern https://t.co/pIqx8IULRU

— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) January 21, 2021

In September and October, there was about 1 in 8 chance for patients hospitalized for COVID-19 to die.

But since November, the chance of dying for those hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased to about 1 in 4, according to an L.A. County analysis. https://t.co/2ISS1rpDo3

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 21, 2021

All overweight Washington D.C. residents will get priority for the #coronavirus vaccine. Obesity has been a factor for poor outcome among people hospitalized for COVID19 https://t.co/GS0tyb98U8

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

Amazon to open pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Seattle headquarters https://t.co/GJRZORGsaH pic.twitter.com/68H63KydnF

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2021

When I say that the prion disease afflicting American conservatism, and therefore the Republican Party, which is its chief political vehicle, has reached the chronic stage, this is what I'm talking about. https://t.co/F0AHc0PtRp

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 21, 2021

Square One (Open Thread)

by Betty Cracker|  January 21, 202110:49 am| 160 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity

This isn’t surprising, but still, damn: As they were settling into the White House on Wednesday, Biden administration officials were reportedly stunned to discover that President Joe Biden’s predecessor didn’t have a plan with regards to distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. A source told CNN on Thursday morning that the new administration will “have to build …

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 20-21

by Anne Laurie|  January 21, 20214:55 am| 23 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

Our daily update is published. States reported 1.8M tests, 186k cases, 122,700 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and a record 4,409 deaths. pic.twitter.com/5WYUdLQoFw — The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 21, 2021

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NEW: Amazon has extended an offer to President Joe Biden to assist with the national distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a move that could expedite the federal effort to combat the pandemic.

More from @DylanByers. ??https://t.co/FNNNwuXTd7

— NBC News Business (@NBCNewsBusiness) January 20, 2021

WOW—Biden WH is much more aggressive with #COVID19 safety and testing—and so much more organized says CBS News @PaulaReidCBS.

Adults are clearly back in the WH. pic.twitter.com/T73LodKe3n

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 20, 2021

Tomorrow morning, early on the East Coast, the U.S. will rejoin the World Health Organization.

Representing the U.S. will be Dr. Anthony Fauci.

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸 (@ASlavitt) January 21, 2021

Surgeon General resigns at Biden’s request. The ouster is regarded as a break with the Trump administration’s #coronavirus response, which Biden has called a failure https://t.co/Ri6lQCbFWF pic.twitter.com/8clN4HVMQS

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci says President Joe Biden will order the United States to support projects to deploy COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to people in need around the world. https://t.co/gkXDmHJ3CU

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2021

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China is turbocharging efforts to discredit Western vaccines & to spread #coronavirus conspiracy theories https://t.co/m3KN4QPGy1

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

India's vaccine diplomacy in south Asia pushes back against China https://t.co/MB9dIwycP8 pic.twitter.com/gSP6KOlyXg

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Sri Lanka reopens to foreign tourists after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative travel industry. https://t.co/K6h71cR9ZB

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2021

Europe’s growing mask request: Ditch the cloth ones for medical-grade coverings https://t.co/5iMdWaVdYL

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

On Britain's COVID-19 frontline, medics and patients fight for life https://t.co/rI6dBkmkwC pic.twitter.com/Vs6pHLSyZQ

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Infections in Germany have been on the decline for 10 days in a row.https://t.co/shM2bapbLS

— DW News (@dwnews) January 21, 2021

UK emergency services trying to protect AstraZeneca vaccine factory from flooding – LBC https://t.co/qUdmKglMAG pic.twitter.com/LkTfiGoMVv

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Coronavirus latest:
– Spain reports highest ever number of daily infections
– Covid patients now occupy 19.95% of hospital beds and 35.02% of ICUs – rates higher than the first wave
– In the last seven days, 1,759 deaths have been recorded https://t.co/SCQEQXGOHP

— El País English Edition (@elpaisinenglish) January 21, 2021

Sweden extends pandemic curbs amid tentative signs of slowing outbreak https://t.co/FXXHcUedJi pic.twitter.com/DQYRqaL3f3

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Covid: Israel vaccine fears 'out of context and inaccurate' https://t.co/RdDdLlRPFt

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 21, 2021

Kenya reports two cases of new coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa https://t.co/RILQL2k2VH pic.twitter.com/OcgWz6qZvY

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Australia posts zero virus cases, state chief calls for 'Pacific bubble' https://t.co/pP7gWsk5KD pic.twitter.com/FctZEjTWJe

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Ecuador says first batch of 18 million contracted doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive https://t.co/5CVc0cH3h6 pic.twitter.com/VXu15UJxwB

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

Peru’s doctors stage hunger strike to protest the lack of equipment https://t.co/woptmzz2Zj

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

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'We know this is real:" The special needs of COVID 'long haulers,' is giving rise to new clinics. New York City's Mount Sinai has a clinic with over 1,600 patients https://t.co/SEt1bamjSj via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the coronavirus may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines. But they stress that the shots still protect.https://t.co/lxA2I6chPU

— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) January 20, 2021

More potential COVID-19 vaccines to fight the pandemic still are being tested, and some researchers are driving mobile labs into neighborhoods to recruit diverse volunteers. https://t.co/6FoWvJckke

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2021

How does SARSCoV2 destroy your sense of smell? New research suggests the #coronavirus's many neurological symptoms can be explained by the body's widespread inflammatory response & associated blood vessel damage https://t.co/PTQ3nV6j59 via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

New trial finds arthritis drug tocilizumab no better than standard care for severe COVID-19 https://t.co/udVYiWfVe3 via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

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Thousands of appointments for vaccination are being canceled as the U.S. vaccine supply dwindles https://t.co/Az8pqP9gmK

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

A new California variant may be driving the virus surge in the state. In late December California scientists began searching for a fast-spreading new variant that had just been identified in the UK. What they found: Calif had a mutant of its own—CAL.20C https://t.co/khDgO7XAly

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

Much of Texas remains overrun by the virus, threatening U.S. progress https://t.co/OV5I5PQy2z

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 20, 2021

Biden is ‘inheriting a disaster’ as coronavirus infections continue to grip the nation amid a chaotic vaccine rollout https://t.co/CsxpNGBtkQ pic.twitter.com/TUTo7GDJMX

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2021

… Biden is taking power as the national numbers are at, or very close to, the peak of their winter surge. The only reason the numbers are likely to decline in coming weeks is that the virus has been so efficient in spreading that it is starting to run out of new victims. The virus that for most of last year operated with a wide-open landscape of “susceptibles” now finds itself in a different biological situation, having infected so many people that it often collides with human immunity…

Experts warn against fatalism and continue to urge people to focus on what they can do to crush the pandemic. That includes getting vaccinated. The experts agree that one of Biden’s challenges, and that of the scientific community more broadly, is to persuade skeptics that the vaccines are not only safe for individuals but critical to the common good…

“This pandemic has plunged us to the bottom of a very deep well,” Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, wrote on Twitter on Monday. “After recovering from the shock of a long, abrupt fall into cold, fetid water, we looked up and saw only darkness. But we did find a ladder leading upward.”

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