Today I learned that my #Fauci scale, which I created as a wellness check for a @TuftsPH Zoom class, has made the rounds @NIH. Reportedly, it's been seen by Dr. Fauci himself and is in use at #NIH meetings. @NIAIDNews #MedTwitter #epitwitter
So what's your level of Fauci??? pic.twitter.com/AFDvVUomTC
— Epi Barbie is in ??mode | Karen Errichetti (@karenerrichetti) October 30, 2020
Nationally? Level 4, approaching 5, TBH…
Over 11 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported in the U.S., with the most recent million coming in under a week. The virus is spreading more rapidly across the nation than it has at any time since the pandemic began. https://t.co/PVWmm1JJPv
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2020
The number of active cases in the US is now over 4.1 million. pic.twitter.com/29aG4wC8G9
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 16, 2020
Lots of talk over Biden's delayed access to the PDB and other transition offices, but this is, imo, far more urgent and disturbing. https://t.co/PW6PjaVfHZ
— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) November 16, 2020
Vaccination isn't going to bring a fairytale ending to the pandemic. Even with a vaccine that’s fully vetted and ready to go, it will take many months for enough people to receive it to provide population-wide protection.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) November 15, 2020
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Lack of solidarity hampered Europe's coronavirus response. Greater sharing of resources, hospital capacity & even healthcare staff are needed to cope with pandemics in the future, according to new research https://t.co/6CoMVyh6u5 via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 16, 2020
Running out of doctors: So many have become infected or died of Covid in Central & Eastern Europe, governments are sounding alarms. Over 13k in Czech Republic have been infected. 6k nurses & 2600 doctors have died. Poland's Covid cases rising by 20% p/day https://t.co/aWYsVs1MVQ pic.twitter.com/uOICukkCyt
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 15, 2020
Britain will be the first country to run final stage trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the pharmaceutical company Janssen. Scientists will recruit some 6,000 people across the U.K. for the 12-month trial. https://t.co/OXhZhPlNXA
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 16, 2020
Germany is warning of 4 to 5 months more of #coronavirus restrictions. The nation is Europe's largest economy. It went into partial lockdown in early November, closing bars, restaurants & other facilities but keeping schools open https://t.co/l9yPEijmiI via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 16, 2020
Russia confirmed 22,572 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the total to 1,925,825https://t.co/76myOQgatf
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 15, 2020
Asia at a crossroads in fight against coronavirus as cases surge https://t.co/knfZhMitEK pic.twitter.com/sDrgSnKCbB
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2020
Asia Today: India has reported 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s overall tally since the pandemic began to 8.79 million. https://t.co/dIm0ryG1C1
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2020
South Korea mulls stricter distancing as COVID-19 takes 'a very dangerous turn' https://t.co/GMUnVJgtRs pic.twitter.com/XUpU8vINz3
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2020
North Korea's Kim orders tightening of anti-virus measures amid global pandemic – KCNA https://t.co/1KCTzNYJzi pic.twitter.com/6M1QVya4Vm
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2020
Australia was back on outbreak alert after South Australia reported a rapid spike in coronavirus infections for the first time since April, prompting officials to impose social distancing restrictions https://t.co/Vl71ERqA5U pic.twitter.com/H2SWRwR7Rw
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2020
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responded to claims by Chinese authorities that there were traces of coronavirus on the country's meat exports, saying she was confident no meat products were exported with COVID-19 https://t.co/B4wICn4JU8 pic.twitter.com/nbimc3BFts
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2020
Mexico reaches 1 million #coronavirus cases and is on the cusp of 100,000 deaths https://t.co/oiCklscyQN via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 15, 2020
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New COVID strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders 1st. Such decisions loom after Pfizer announced a vaccine that's 90% effective in people not previously infected w/ the virus. In Australia, one theoretical model is to identify possible superspreaders https://t.co/IDk4n0oKlN pic.twitter.com/zBOtkOrAQv
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 15, 2020
A common #coronavirus mutation could prove to be the reason people will mount robust responses to vaccination. A variant called D614G emerged in Europe & has become the most common globally. D614G replicates faster than the virus that originated in China https://t.co/JTtAql5mTI
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) November 16, 2020
*Somebody’s* got to look on the bright side…
Covid-19: Normal life back next winter, says vaccine creator https://t.co/jJPEH6rF2V
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 15, 2020
#Marr: Will society be back to normal by spring 2021?
BioNTech founder Prof Uğur Şahin: "We can have a normal winter next year" if a high vaccination rate is achieved by autumn
Covid-19 https://t.co/yuuSb1O1wa pic.twitter.com/4ho76VHX0x
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 15, 2020
(Old Irish proverb: Live, horse, and you’ll get grass. Next winter is, literally, unimaginable to a lot of people, including those whose cooperation in vaccination efforts are most essential.)
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We’re now averaging more deaths than at any time since May. And there is no sign we’re anywhere close to a peak.
Hospitalizations are at an all-time high—and we’re close to a 7-day average of 150k cases per day.
(And CA, FL, and NY are just starting to spark.) pic.twitter.com/3QJpc0AyWj
— Alexis C. Madrigal (@alexismadrigal) November 16, 2020
Covid: Michigan and Washington State clamp down as US cases pass 11 million mark https://t.co/WWj2W3HleW
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 16, 2020
Coronavirus infections among election poll workers are raising concerns because of how many people passed through voting sites, although the rapid spread of COVID-19 makes it difficult to pinpoint those places as the source. By @_aizaguirre. https://t.co/6nrLmhtrJP
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2020
People caring for sick and dying COVID patients – America’s health care workers who are also putting themselves in harms way – are saying things can’t keep going this way. Governors should hear them and need to do more https://t.co/YTsLIFSdyf
— Tom Inglesby (@T_Inglesby) November 15, 2020
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is moving to allow the state's hospitals to use infected but asymptomatic doctors and nurses to treat COVID-19 patients as cases soar. But some hospital workers worry about working with infected colleagues. https://t.co/CrVARKA95z
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2020
Sunday morning in the hospital. It’s happening. Hospitals filling. ICUs are filled. Rationing critical care resources and treatments. Nurses and doctors staring at each other in disbelief. We know. This bloody sucks. #iowa
— ??? ??????????? ? ?? (@eliowa) November 15, 2020
In fairness to NYC, Staten Island is proud of its well-established reputation as the most Heartland(tm), aka toxic, borough…
Mask distribution attempt on Staten Island. The borough is firmly the #NYC coronavirus hotspot with a positive test rate of 4.8 percent. pic.twitter.com/0ThWaDFt4U
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) November 12, 2020
Good lord. https://t.co/Ir3NoNZWgP
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 16, 2020
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