the no-nonsense, nothing-but-the-facts-m'am C19 thread

[18.99s]

Daily COVID cases in the US are more than double the peak level reached in early 2021, but deaths are still far below the 2021 peak.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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[KevinR]

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain

[1.609]

If you haven't seen this, it's good history: Love the pics from the pamphlet published by a doctor who turned out to have been vaccinated!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/health/anti-vaxxers-old-arguments-covid-19-wellness-partner/index.html

[1.609]

I hope NZ does the same as Singapore.

And I wish we'd do the same here, but it will never happen. This column got support and flak, with some people arguing we don't tell smokers or people with other unhealthy lifestyle habits to go to the back of the line. As a matter of fact, that's exactly what we're doing - if they are vaccinated and can't medical help for a cardiac issue because resources are now diverted to the unvaccinated. We are giving fools the king's food.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-with-hospitals-in-crisis-its-time-there-were-consequences-for-vaccine/#comments

[Tuariki]

Thanks. It doesn't come out nearly so verbose on here after all.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav..._zXlfOZr9gcYe0

I hope NZ does the same as Singapore.

[1.609]

On a tech note, I would never click on a tinyurl link created by someone I do not personally know & trust . . .

Thanks. It doesn't come out nearly so verbose on here after all.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav..._zXlfOZr9gcYe0

[bad hammy]

Here's one way of dealing with the unrecalcitrant:

https://tinyurl.com/ycv2k7hy

On a tech note, I would never click on a tinyurl link created by someone I do not personally know & trust . . .

[1.609]

Here's one way of dealing with the unrecalcitrant:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/11/09/1053889069/singapore-medical-bills-covid-19-patients-unvaccinated-by-choice?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR20eWGuXVypBFi44tK7aFOc-2JhExFLjd4kxO2fRoQcl_zXlfOZr9gcYe0

[18.99s]

Booster time frame dropped from 6 months to 5 months for Pfizer:

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html

Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. This means that people can now receive an mRNA booster shot 5 months after completing their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series. The booster interval recommendation for people who received the J&J vaccine (2 months) or the Moderna vaccine (6 months), has not changed.

[1.609]

Don't get me started...

There's little left to say about her. Some day, a young girl from Kansas with a bucket of water will ask her for an autograph.

[Halfmiler2]

Weekly Update
The Monday (12/27/21) afternoon numbers:

Cumulative Numbers:
Globally: 278.791 million cases & 5,388K deaths
The USA: 52.107 million cases & 816.4K deaths
NY State: 3.184 million cases & 48K deaths
NJ State: 1.256 million cases & 26K deaths
Bergen Co: 123,238 cases & 2,746 deaths

Global numbers exclude China which has reported no deaths in over a year. NY, NJ, & Bergen numbers include confirmed only and exclude probables.

NJ & NY Detail:
The RT for NJ rose to 1.56.
NJ has 2,654 & NY has 4,534 hospitalizations
NJ has a recent 20.08% & NY 9.5% positivity %
NJ has 28,869 deaths including probables
NY has 60,751 deaths including probables
NJ has given 6.39 million full vaxes - 74%.
NJ has given 7.22 million first shots - 84%.
NJ has given 2.11 million boosters - 46%.

7-day daily averages:
Globally: 668K cases & 6.1K deaths
The USA: 185K cases & 1.5K deaths
NY State: 25,546 cases & 26.7 deaths
NJ State: 12,237 cases & 18.9 deaths
Bergen Co: 1,225 cases & 1.4 deaths

Weekly Update
The Monday (1/3/22) afternoon numbers

Cumulative Numbers:
Globally: 289.177 million cases & 5,436K deaths
The USA: 55.137 million cases & 825.6K deaths
NY State: 3.669 million cases & 48,689 deaths
NJ State: 1.418 million cases & 26,218 deaths
Bergen Co: 142,487 cases & 2,763 deaths

NJ & NY Detail:
The RT for NJ peaked at 1.92 on 1/1 & is 1.74 now
NJ has 4,715 & NY has 9,563 hospitalizations.
NJ has 32.2% & NY has 21.5% positivity rates.
NJ has 29,063 deaths including probables.
NY has 61,596 deaths including probables.
NJ has 6.3 million fully vaced (74%).
NJ has 7.4 million first shots (87%).
NJ has 2.3 million boosters (46%).
NY has 15.2 million fully vaxed (75%).

7-day daily averages:
Globally: 1.555 million cases & 7K deaths
The USA: 433K cases & 1.34K deaths
NY State: 65,476 cases & 100 deaths
NJ State: 22,625 cases & 31 deaths
Bergen Co: 2.3K cases & 2.4 deaths

[jeremyp]

Nothing but the facts, M'am. Good riddance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...er-suspension/

Don't get me started...

[1.609]

Nothing but the facts, M'am. Good riddance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-suspension/

[jeremyp]

Russia had 10 straight days with deaths under 1000, and last 2 days under 900. From 1200+ in November, 1080 in December. Less than 50% vaccinated.

[Tuariki]

So Georgia (the country, not the US state) has now replaced Trinidad & Tobago as the deadliest country in the last seven days. (105 / million deaths.) They are now also 7th worst (3,496 deaths / million) since the start, and by far the worst country in Asia.

I see that if Georgia the state, was a country, it would rank 13th at 2,961 at deaths per million.