COVID-19: Here's why global travel is unlikely to resume 'till 2024 - The Jerusalem Post


https://www.jpost.com/health-science/coronavirus-in-israel-vaccination-doesnt-equal-liberation-657898


When will life return to normal? In 7 years at today's vaccine rates | Financial Post


https://financialpost.com/news/economy/when-will-life-return-to-normal-in-7-4-years-at-todays-vaccine-rates

America's deadliest day: More than 5,000 people died of COVID-19 on Thursday | Daily Mail Online


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9226829/COVID-cases-cut-HALF-Seven-day-average-nearly-50-peak-January-12.html

The coronavirus vaccines have shattered expectations - Axios


https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccines-safe-effective-science-immunity-aaa8b39e-1840-482a-a099-050c31529d1c.html

Disease experts warn of surge in deaths from Covid variants as US lags in tracking
Disease experts warn of surge in deaths from Covid variants as US lags in tracking


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/08/covid-19-variants-deaths-us-tracking?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953621000733?via%3Dihub

Data: The COVID Tracking Project, state health departments. Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

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Data: The COVID Tracking Project, state health departments. Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

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Funny how the RWNJs that demanded instant results from Biden aren't mentioning this.

Roughly 40% of the USA's coronavirus deaths could have been prevented, new study says | Coronavirus | southbendtribune.com


https://www.southbendtribune.com/coronavirus/roughly-40-of-the-usa-s-coronavirus-deaths-could-have-been-prevented-new-study-says/article_2d98da88-6c87-11eb-b531-0b35421d42d8.html

UC Berkeley tightens COVID-19 restrictions, bans outdoor exercise and extends dorm lockdowns


https://news.yahoo.com/uc-berkeley-tightens-covid-19-013612120.html

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UC Berkeley tightens COVID-19 restrictions, bans outdoor exercise and extends dorm lockdowns


https://news.yahoo.com/uc-berkeley-tightens-covid-19-013612120.html

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Banning outdoor exercise seems counterproductive to me.

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UC Berkeley tightens COVID-19 restrictions, bans outdoor exercise and extends dorm lockdowns


https://news.yahoo.com/uc-berkeley-tightens-covid-19-013612120.html

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Does that mean spring practice will be held elsewhere?

CDC: people who have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses can skip quarantine


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/11/cdc-two-vaccine-doses-skip-quarantine-covid-19?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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CDC: people who have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses can skip quarantine


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/11/cdc-two-vaccine-doses-skip-quarantine-covid-19?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Hmm

Australia:

"The lockdown comes after an outbreak at a Holiday Inn near Melbourne Airport that was being used to house returned travelers.

The cluster of cases linked to the hotel grew to 13 on Thursday night, with five new cases emerging, per AP. As of Friday morning, the state's active case tally was 19.

Where it stands: Life had returned to near normalcy in the state of Victoria, with packed bars full of unmasked patrons. But now, over 6 million Victorians will only be able to leave home for essential shopping, work, exercise and caregiving." Axios


*"Florida reported 8,525 new cases on Thursday, has no intention to go on lockdown, and will hold the two most-attended sporting events of the pandemic in the span of a week." Axios

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Australia:

"The lockdown comes after an outbreak at a Holiday Inn near Melbourne Airport that was being used to house returned travelers.

The cluster of cases linked to the hotel grew to 13 on Thursday night, with five new cases emerging, per AP. As of Friday morning, the state's active case tally was 19.

Where it stands: Life had returned to near normalcy in the state of Victoria, with packed bars full of unmasked patrons. But now, over 6 million Victorians will only be able to leave home for essential shopping, work, exercise and caregiving." Axios


*"Florida reported 8,525 new cases on Thursday, has no intention to go on lockdown, and will hold the two most-attended sporting events of the pandemic in the span of a week." Axios

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This is 'Murica! Ain't no stupid virus gonna stop me from living my life! If'n your a wuss you can stay home, but I'm gonna go get a beer and watch the game with my buds! Hell yeah!

What we know about Covid reinfection, immunity and vaccines


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/12/what-we-know-about-covid-reinfection-immunity-and-vaccines?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

U-S-A! U-S-A!

Wachter: All Americans who *choose* to get vax'd will be able to do so by May.

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U-S-A! U-S-A!

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Maybe since we funded the vaccine research, we should also cap how much money big pharma companies can make from research that we provided all of the funding for.

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U-S-A! U-S-A!

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Maybe since we funded the vaccine research, we should also cap how much money big pharma companies can make from research that we provided all of the funding for.

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Maybe, but are you saying that would have made the vaccine rollout better in some way?

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U-S-A! U-S-A!

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We are doing a good job, but part of it is that Asia doesn't need the vaccines so they are in no hurry and the EU biffed it. This is kind of like the 1984 Olympics.

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We are doing a good job, but part of it is that Asia doesn't need the vaccines so they are in no hurry and the EU biffed it. This is kind of like the 1984 Olympics.

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Hehe. Not sure how McDonald's didn't go bankrupt with their Olympics game promotion for free items when the USA medaled.



https://laist.com/2016/10/11/mcdonalds_olympics.php

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Before the start of the 1984 Olympics, McDonald's struck up the idea of giving away free items for every medal that the U.S. won. How it worked was that a patron, upon purchasing an item at Mickey D's, would get a scratch-off card with an Olympic event on it. If the U.S. team won gold in that event, the patron would get a Big Mac. If the team won silver, the patron got french fries. Bronze meant a free soft drink. In certain respects, this was a genius idea because it gave us a tangible investment in the Games; Carl Lewis' success would be our success. We were participating from the seats of our own couch. The motto was "U.S. Wins, You Win."

There was one factor that marketers didn't fully appreciate: the Soviet Union wasn't joining the Games. The U.S. had boycotted the 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, because of Soviet warfare in Afghanistan. In turn, the Soviets (as well as East Germany and several other communist nations) turned down the invitation to come to L.A.

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OaktownBear said:

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We are doing a good job, but part of it is that Asia doesn't need the vaccines so they are in no hurry and the EU biffed it. This is kind of like the 1984 Olympics.

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Hehe. Not sure how McDonald's didn't go bankrupt with their Olympics game promotion for free items when the USA medaled.



https://laist.com/2016/10/11/mcdonalds_olympics.php

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Before the start of the 1984 Olympics, McDonald's struck up the idea of giving away free items for every medal that the U.S. won. How it worked was that a patron, upon purchasing an item at Mickey D's, would get a scratch-off card with an Olympic event on it. If the U.S. team won gold in that event, the patron would get a Big Mac. If the team won silver, the patron got french fries. Bronze meant a free soft drink. In certain respects, this was a genius idea because it gave us a tangible investment in the Games; Carl Lewis' success would be our success. We were participating from the seats of our own couch. The motto was "U.S. Wins, You Win."

There was one factor that marketers didn't fully appreciate: the Soviet Union wasn't joining the Games. The U.S. had boycotted the 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, because of Soviet warfare in Afghanistan. In turn, the Soviets (as well as East Germany and several other communist nations) turned down the invitation to come to L.A.

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I loved that promotion. Early on, I was getting a meal at McDonald's and whoever was working the register spilled my Coke all over a big stack of the scratch off tickets. After getting me another drink, she handed me the whole stack of about 100 scratch off tickets, probably because they couldn't hand out soggy tickets. I ate a lot of free McDonalds that summer.

My other memory of the 1984 Olympics was buying a ticket for a soccer match between West Germany and Saudi Arabia played at Stanford Stadium. Despite having been to at least 2 Big Games there, I couldn't find the damn stadium for at least an hour. I just went in circles around the campus and Palo Alto. I was really mad at myself for not bringing a map. I missed most of the first half. West Germany was already up 4-0 by the time I arrived and the final score was 6-0. Even the T-shirt I bought was a piece of crap.

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With medics and scientists standing by 24 hours a day, researchers will inject closely controlled doses of coronavirus into the noses of quarantined volunteers. This set of volunteers won't have received vaccines. The idea is to start with the smallest possible amount that allows researchers to gauge infection levels, symptoms and transmission methods while trying to ensure the volunteers' safety.

If that goes well, a second stage of the trials is planned to include the use of vaccines -- researchers haven't specified which ones -- to test how well they protect against symptoms and possibly transmission. Vaccines would be administered to healthy volunteers, who would then be purposely infected with coronavirus, again in closed-off quarters to contain the virus.

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We are doing a good job, but part of it is that Asia doesn't need the vaccines so they are in no hurry and the EU biffed it. This is kind of like the 1984 Olympics.

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Hehe. Not sure how McDonald's didn't go bankrupt with their Olympics game promotion for free items when the USA medaled.



https://laist.com/2016/10/11/mcdonalds_olympics.php

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Before the start of the 1984 Olympics, McDonald's struck up the idea of giving away free items for every medal that the U.S. won. How it worked was that a patron, upon purchasing an item at Mickey D's, would get a scratch-off card with an Olympic event on it. If the U.S. team won gold in that event, the patron would get a Big Mac. If the team won silver, the patron got french fries. Bronze meant a free soft drink. In certain respects, this was a genius idea because it gave us a tangible investment in the Games; Carl Lewis' success would be our success. We were participating from the seats of our own couch. The motto was "U.S. Wins, You Win."

There was one factor that marketers didn't fully appreciate: the Soviet Union wasn't joining the Games. The U.S. had boycotted the 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, because of Soviet warfare in Afghanistan. In turn, the Soviets (as well as East Germany and several other communist nations) turned down the invitation to come to L.A.

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1. Krustyburger got hit really hard

2. McD should have had plenty of notice. Everyone expected the Soviets to boycott

Maybe time to one dose Pfizer and Moderna after all 65+ are sorted.

"It looks like the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump," Limbaugh said during his Monday show. "Now, I want to tell you the truth about the coronavirus. Yeah, I'm dead right on this. The coronavirus is the common cold, folks." Washington Post



20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds
20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/205m-years-of-life-may-have-been-lost-to-covid-19-worldwide-study-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Why rapid coronavirus tests have been slow to be approved - Axios


https://www.axios.com/rapid-coronavirus-tests-fda-approval-1cc1928a-68d4-485d-aafe-0c1a69b31384.html

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"It looks like the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump," Limbaugh said during his Monday show. "Now, I want to tell you the truth about the coronavirus. Yeah, I'm dead right on this. The coronavirus is the common cold, folks." Washington Post



20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds
20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/205m-years-of-life-may-have-been-lost-to-covid-19-worldwide-study-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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But I've been told he was really, really good for radio.

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bearister said:

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"It looks like the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump," Limbaugh said during his Monday show. "Now, I want to tell you the truth about the coronavirus. Yeah, I'm dead right on this. The coronavirus is the common cold, folks." Washington Post



20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds
20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/205m-years-of-life-may-have-been-lost-to-covid-19-worldwide-study-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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But I've been told he was really, really good for radio.

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"Well now... just what do you think Hell is gonna look like?" Richard Boone, Hombre

Data: Duke Global Health Innovation Center. Chart: Michelle McGhee/Axios

America's vaccine rollout has been among the best in the world - Axios


https://www.axios.com/vaccine-distribution-by-country-us-rollout-doses-9c47fa53-6a2e-4c56-8792-dd31bee34b10.html

Where are all the usual suspects to criticize the vaccine rollout now that Joe is president?

It's also been a few weeks since we've had some good old fashioned uninformed criticism of California's vaccine rollout. What big states are doing better than California? What should we improve on in order to match or do better than them?

Unit2Sucks said:

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Where are all the usual suspects to criticize the vaccine rollout now that Joe is president?

It's also been a few weeks since we've had some good old fashioned uninformed criticism of California's vaccine rollout. What big states are doing better than California? What should we improve on in order to match or do better than them?

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Much like the rest of the country, CA got off to a slow start but is doing well now. I was among those critical in the early days but have to adjust my stance as more information emerges.

Unit2Sucks said:

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Where are all the usual suspects to criticize the vaccine rollout now that Joe is president?

It's also been a few weeks since we've had some good old fashioned uninformed criticism of California's vaccine rollout. What big states are doing better than California? What should we improve on in order to match or do better than them?

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Well, if that's what you want, OK
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2021-02-21/new-vaccine-delivery-system-starts-in-parts-of-california

This Pfizer vax does seem like a beast. Transmission also greatly reduced. Hope the others will show similar transmission findings but at this point I wouldn't have any issues with our basketball court being called Pfizer Hard Wood.

"The politicization of mask-wearing may have led to the deaths of "tens of thousands" of Americans, NIH director Francis Collins told Axios editor-in-chief Nicholas Johnston on "Axios on HBO."

"The evidence was pretty compelling by last March or April that uniform wearing of masks would reduce transmission of this disease," Collins said. "And yet ... mask wearing became a statement about your political party or an invasion of your personal freedom."






"Now, the virus that we're talking about having to do you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April. We're in great shape though. We have 12 cases 11 cases, and many of them are in good shape now." Donald J. tRump, February 10, 2020