Go to a cemetery. See all the baby graves there from before the 1950s & 1960s? Then, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their kids. If you are unsure, the answer is, literally, written in stone.
— mohamad safa (@mhdksafa) May 16, 2021
59.8% of all American adults have received at least one vaccine shot; 47.4% are now fully vaccinated.
84.6% of Americans age 65 or older have received at least one shot; 72.8% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/REH5lqFSgV
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 18, 2021
Is the U.S. doing enough to fight the global pandemic? Many experts and business leaders say no https://t.co/ObkzmR0Fur
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2021
The US had +25,030 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, with the total rising further above 33.7 million. The 7-day moving average, on a revised basis, declined to just over 32,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/tEXA5MgGzw
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 18, 2021
The head of the CDC, facing blowback over the agency’s new liberalized mask guidelines, offered a stark reassurance on Sunday: Only unvaccinated people are at risk if they take off their masks. https://t.co/9fJ91bUjPj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 16, 2021
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I welcome @POTUS & ??'s commitment to donate 80M #COVID19 vaccine doses to countries in need. Your commitment to global health is deeply appreciated! #COVAX partners stand ready to support equitable distribution. Solidarity is the only way to save lives & livelihoods everywhere. https://t.co/vep8m7aR51
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) May 17, 2021
EXCLUSIVE India unlikely to resume sizable COVID-19 vaccine exports until October -sources https://t.co/YoPzLtrmiI pic.twitter.com/CcckqTdkju
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2021
India’s total virus cases have surpassed 25 million as the country saw more than 260,000 new cases and a record 4,329 fatalities in the last 24 hours. While cases have been falling for the first time in weeks, deaths are rising and hospitals are swamped. https://t.co/W1TRlTN4W9
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 18, 2021
India's COVID tally passes 25 mln; cyclone complicates efforts in Modi's state https://t.co/saexvwSrPD pic.twitter.com/jpLgatkeEV
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2021
“India’s vaccine program is being hobbled by supply shortages and an abrupt shift in procurement policy that appears to be without parallel,” per WaPo. India “displayed little urgency about buying large amounts of vaccines in advance, unlike governments in the US and Europe.” https://t.co/hthALLTNXK
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 17, 2021
A desperate India is falling prey to Covid scammers. As the health care system fails, clandestine markets have emerged for drugs, oxygen, hospital beds & funeral services. Fake goods may be putting lives at risk https://t.co/8UlUkqvopj
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2021
Worth reading the whole thread to which this is a lead-in:
Vaccination is the only way out of this pandemic, even in comparatively Covid-free places.
Given how seriously the average Hong Kong resident took the pandemic initially, widespread vax hesitancy has surprised many.
This thread helps explain where that hesitancy comes from. https://t.co/MDrdT1C5QA
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) May 18, 2021
The last one involving another coronavirus left us scars that we would not forget, and one we have zero desire to repeat.
So we try to wear masks, do our personal hygiene, hole up and wait it out, hoping it would take 3 months just like back in 2003. 8/— K?? (@K_krazy_xoxo) May 15, 2021
And I'm not going to force you to take the vaccine. I don't believe in taking the autonomy away from you. But I do urge you guys to dig up local statistics yourself and interpret it with the help of microbiology and public health experts in HK. 18/
— K?? (@K_krazy_xoxo) May 15, 2021
Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says https://t.co/xTYBArzp7X
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 18, 2021
Holidaying Brits touch down in Portugal: 'It feels unreal' https://t.co/DPa7IHdAMc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2021
"Like a rollercoaster": Patients in London's "COVID triangle" talk about their struggles battling a disease that won't let go. https://t.co/BS7DMKLwD9
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) May 18, 2021
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was still not safe to allow residents fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to travel overseas, as industries hit hard by the pandemic press for a faster reopening of international borders https://t.co/zYP3eKPj69 pic.twitter.com/3D0adBs3WD
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2021
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 89, came out of retirement to help the country start its drive to inoculate older citizens against COVID-19. South Africa aims to jab nearly 5 million citizens aged 60 and over by the end of June. https://t.co/sGKxbIn8EA
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) May 17, 2021
'Vaccine saves, United for vaccines’: Rio de Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up with a vaccine message pic.twitter.com/fdjJ8AKyMP
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2021
Canadian thread:
This is NOT the time to ease off on 50% prioritization of vaccines to hot spots. We need *at minimum* 4 weeks. We have proof that this strategy works and if we revert back despite knowing this, it’s a massive failure. Equal ≠ Equitable. https://t.co/ezoeqtrslO
— Sabina Vohra-Miller (@SabiVM) May 15, 2021
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Pfizer & Moderna mRNA vaccines are effective against multiple SARSCoV2 variants, including the B.1.617 & B.1.618, 2 variants underlying the surge in India. The research, while not yet peer-reviewed, was conducted at NYU School of Medicine in New York City https://t.co/3ziRhk8f4t pic.twitter.com/VzYQKWqyQF
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2021
It's been stunning that Sanofi, GSK & Merck — 3 of the world's biggest vaccines producers — haven't managed to bring forth a #Covid19 vaccine. (Till recently, GSK didn't really try. It allowed others to use its adjuvant.) Seems Sanofi+GSK may yet succeed. https://t.co/qTWEeYOyus
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) May 17, 2021
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California will not lift its mask mandate to align with new federal recommendations until after June 15, the target date for the state to fully reopen businesses, state health officials said today https://t.co/2P49mqF5Fz
— POLITICO (@politico) May 17, 2021
New York adopts CDC guidelines on masks for people who've been vaccinated. “No masks, no social distancing,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said of the policy that will go into effect on Wednesday https://t.co/UgIYXOPDBo
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2021
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on keeping mask mandate despite CDC guidance: “We’re just not ready yet. We’ve been clobbered not once, but twice. We’ve lost over 26,000 people. We know the virus is more lethal indoors…We want to make sure we get this right.” https://t.co/GPat6bT95X pic.twitter.com/lpdJ4EiPXl
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) May 17, 2021
And MA Guv ‘Chickensh*t’ Baker, predictably, buckles to the tourism industry. We’ve hit the ‘not quite half the population vaccinated’ mark, after all! :
BREAKING: Gov. Charlie Baker said all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted effective May 29. https://t.co/8fITrpWh3D pic.twitter.com/xXmV3yb09t
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) May 17, 2021
Boston Mayor bows to the inevitable (rise in cases around mid-June, deaths by Independence Day):
#BREAKING: Boston Mayor Kim Janey says city will fully reopen and drop all COVID mandates as of May 29, in line with the state. Details>> https://t.co/PQRQDQZ9vO pic.twitter.com/l5ALvT8iv4
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) May 17, 2021
Even though Spousal Unit and I are both vaxx’d, I wasn’t planning to venture into public much anyway, at least not yet.
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