sycasey said:

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The pandemic will soon be over in Blue America. In Red America? *shrug*

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Even in California, it seems like we could/should be 10% or so higher. I realize that a number of people are just not going to get vaxxed and others are just waiting, or putting it off or whatever, but after what we've been through the past year...

sycasey said:

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The pandemic will soon be over in Blue America. In Red America? *shrug*

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(d)Evolution In Action

Big C said:

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Regarding Tennessee, I looked up that one county, DeKalb, that has a 14% vaccination rate. Their website boasts that they have an excellent education system. Holy moly...

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My coworker's brother is a dentist in Nashville.

He got the vaccine as soon as he could.

He is the only one of the employees in his entire dental office who is vaccinated. THE ONLY ONE!

Can you imagine being a dental hygienist or a dental assistant and going into work every day unvaccinated?

It boggles the mind.

sycasey said:

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The pandemic will soon be over in Blue America. In Red America? *shrug*

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blue vs red, black vs white.....

US blacks 3 times more likely than whites to get COVID-19.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/08/us-blacks-3-times-more-likely-whites-get-covid-19

"America's COVID toll of 600,000, passed yesterday, is a higher death toll than the number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat during the Vietnam War, World War I and World War II combined, Axios' Oriana Gonzalez writes.

It's greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee, and equal to the number of Americans who died of cancer in 2019." Axios

Birx: Trump Responsible for Hundreds of Thousands Dead From Virus Rolling Stone


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/birx-trump-covid-virus-1148052/

Demos, leftists, corporate media should be blamed for the deaths including the inflated numbers.
Hydroxychloroquine.

bearister said:

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Birx: Trump Responsible for Hundreds of Thousands Dead From Virus Rolling Stone


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/birx-trump-covid-virus-1148052/

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No s***, Doctor. And you're telling us this NOW?!?

Are COVID experts still wearing masks? Four in the Bay Area explain their plans


https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Are-COVID-experts-still-wearing-masks-Four-in-16253868.php

"Large pockets of unvaccinated people let the virus mutate into stronger variants that could one day overwhelm our vaccines.

.. These variants are getting much more contagious.

The delta variant appears to be about 64% more transmissible than the alpha variant that was first found in the U.K., which itself was roughly 50% more transmissible than earlier strains.
The bottom line: This won't be the last SARS-CoV-2 variant, and others could be more severe."



We're racing to vaccinate before a "monster" COVID variant arrives - Axios


https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccination-monster-variants-9864a16b-2cd4-4e7f-9373-6393b769e22f.html


A silent decimation: South America's losing battle against Covid


https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/18/covid-south-america-paraguay-argentina-peru?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

India declares 'Nepal variant' - or 'Delta plus' - to be of concern



https://mol.im/a/9715877


It reminds me of a Humble Pie Song:

Chicago Green, talkin' 'bout Red Lebanese
A dirty room and a silver coke spoon
Give me my release, come on
Black Nepalese, it's got you weak in your knees
Seeds and dust that you got bust on
You know it's hard to believe

30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
That's what they give you
30 days in the hole

Newcastle Brown, I'm tellin' you, it can sure smack you down
Take a greasy wh@ore and a rollin' dance floor
It's got your head spinnin' round
If you live on the road, well there's a new highway code
You take the urban noise with some Durban poison
It's gonna lessen your load

30 days in the hole


The coronavirus pandemic is a much bigger deal in some states than others - Axios


https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-pandemic-cases-states-vaccines-91f3714f-7041-457c-98c5-1b05587336ac.html

Delta Plus Covid variant: what is it and should we be concerned?


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/03/nepal-covid-variant-does-it-exist-should-concerned?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Nashville crowd BOOS after Jill Biden talks low vaccine rates during tour of South | Daily Mail Online


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9717091/Nashville-crowd-BOOS-Jill-Biden-talks-low-vaccine-rates-tour-South.html



*What is the over/under on how many who booed die of Delta variant?

Nearly all U.S. COVID deaths are among unvaccinated - Axios


https://www.axios.com/nearly-all-covid-deaths-us-unvaccinated-c238486a-383a-4bcf-acab-7b01ee2e8550.html

This Bay Area county sorts COVID into vaccinated and unvaccinated. It's 'a tale of two counties'

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/This-Bay-Area-county-sorts-COVID-into-vaccinated-16275590.php

bearister said:

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This Bay Area county sorts COVID into vaccinated and unvaccinated. It's 'a tale of two counties'

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lede..
> Contra Costa is the first county in the Bay Area to publicly break out new coronavirus cases among vaccinated and unvaccinated residents, and the numbers show a stark disparity.. virtually all those now being infected have not gotten their shots.

forget where i read the gossip, but allegedly deadly Delta infections can begin from only a few seconds exposure.
# vaccinate, or die hard.

B-b-but the Delta Variant! This is London today: pic.twitter.com/7JUebG0vPd

— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) June 26, 2021

In a resolution introduced today, a group of Senate Republicans called on the CDC to lift mask requirements for people on public transit including airplanes, trains, buses, rail systems, airports and train stations.https://t.co/vCad3V33G1

— Axios (@axios) June 26, 2021

Since the majority of the unvaxxed are Republicans, I'm actually good with this.

BearForce2 said:

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B-b-but the Delta Variant! This is London today: pic.twitter.com/7JUebG0vPd

— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) June 26, 2021

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So this proves the English are smart or stupid. Jury still out.
There were 17 Covid patients in Contra Costa County hospitals two days ago when I checked. Today 29. East County vax rates are low.

California is about 7% AHEAD of the national average in terms of residents who have gotten their first shot. The great state of Texas is about that much BEHIND the national average.

Here are Texas' reported numbers of daily new COVID cases for the past 15 days. These are 7-day averages, not one-day anomalies (data courtesy of MSN COVID Tracker):

date / new cases (7 day average)
6-11 / 129
6-12 / 305
6-13 / 582
6-14 / 671
6-15 / 802
6-16 / 1025
6-17 / 1055
6-18 / 1125
6-19 / 1220
6-20 / 1091
6-21 / 1219
6-22 / 1311
6-23 / 1243
6-24 / 1417
6-25 / 1609

Obviously, Texas is huge and this probably only represents a regional flare-up or two. Still, if this were many Asian countries, they would be in strict lockdown by now.

Sydney and Darwin in lockdown as COVID-19 cases pop up across Australia | Reuters


https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australias-new-south-wales-state-reports-30-new-covid-19-cases-2021-06-27/

"When broken down by demographic, the findings from Gallup's June 14-20 survey show that 57 percent of Republicans say the pandemic is over compared to 4 percent of Democrats."
By the Fall, it is really going to be over for the un vaxxed South.

Gallup Poll: Third of Americans Say Pandemic is Over


https://www.mediaite.com/news/the-pandemic-is-over-says-57-percent-of-republicans-and-4-percent-of-democrats/

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS THAT SOME OF THE SELF ANOINTED INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS ON BEARINSIDER MAY FIND DISTURBING

L.A. County urges masks for all as delta variant spreads - what does that mean for Bay Area?

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Should-you-start-wearing-a-mask-again-as-the-16280355.php


Brazil could have stopped 400,000 Covid deaths with better response, expert says


https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/29/brazil-coronavirus-deaths-jair-bolsonaro?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Since I’ve seen this advice be given multiple times privately:

If you received the 1-dose J&J, go and get 1-shot of Pfizer or Moderna as a “booster” when you’re able

Most I know who got J&J are doing it and are telling others the same — since two seems better than 1 re: delta

— Dr. Vin Gupta (@VinGuptaMD) June 29, 2021

bearister said:

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WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS THAT SOME OF THE SELF ANOINTED INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS ON BEARINSIDER MAY FIND DISTURBING

L.A. County urges masks for all as delta variant spreads - what does that mean for Bay Area?

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Should-you-start-wearing-a-mask-again-as-the-16280355.php

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Broad takeaway: get your damn vaccines, people.

Covid Resilience Ranking: The Best and Worst Places to Be in 2021


https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-resilience-ranking/

According to at least one science denying Republican rep, you can just ignore COVID if you're tired of it. So much for personal responsibility. I guess the new mantra should be "when the going gets tough, you should just give up".

6. No one cares about the Delta Variant or any other variant.

They are over covid & there is no amount of fear based screaming from the media that will ever force Americans to shut down again.

Forced masks and vaccines will cause Dems to lose big.

All voters are over covid.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) July 6, 2021

Unit2Sucks said:

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According to at least one science denying Republican rep, you can just ignore COVID if you're tired of it. So much for personal responsibility. I guess the new mantra should be "when the going gets tough, you should just give up".

6. No one cares about the Delta Variant or any other variant.

They are over covid & there is no amount of fear based screaming from the media that will ever force Americans to shut down again.

Forced masks and vaccines will cause Dems to lose big.

All voters are over covid.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) July 6, 2021

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Let's see how that goes over when a few more of her constituents die. I'm guessing a number of people in her district might have an underlying condition or two, being unvaccinated fat slobs.

With her steroid intake*, Covid is the least of her problems.




*Cardiovascular system
high blood pressure
blood clots
heart attacks
stroke
artery damage

Psychiatric effects
aggression
mania
delusions

Updated Death Certificates Require Choosing Between COVID, Climate Change, Or Systemic Racism As Cause Of Death https://t.co/jgRkjSbPkf

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 6, 2021

Median age of death due to Covid, 78 years.
Life expectancy for Americans, 73 years.