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

[Conor Dary]

Or the persistent Eeyores among us.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/RKRqM...giphy.gif&ct=g

Poor Atticus in his little bubble...

the US is of course doing fine now because of vaccines....something a lot of the world isn't getting right now.

[gh]

a reminder that this important thread has a tight topic.... enough hijacking, please

[Conor Dary]

Fine with me....

Meanwhile...the EU is finally getting their act together on vaccines.

[tandfman]

This could help:

Headline - Can Incentives Sway the Vaccine-Hesitant?

Sub-headline - With the pace of vaccinations slowing in the U.S., some states and cities are turning to perks — from free beer to cash — to reach those reluctant to get their shot.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...cination-perks

[xw]

This offers some hope: How a small city in Brazil may reveal how fast vaccines can curb COVID-19

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...d-mass-vaccine

[TN1965]

And then there were none...

Southeast Asia's Laos records first COVID-19 death | Reuters

The victim was a 53-year-old Vietnamese woman who had underlying medical problems, including diabetes, and who worked at a karaoke club in a village outside the capital Vientiane, the state-run Vientiane Times website quoted the national COVID-19 taskforce as saying.

Now the most populous country with no death is Solomon Islands (pop.701k).

[Conor Dary]

On @FaceTheNation
, @ScottGottliebMD
makes the mathematical case that vaccinated people can resume normal life. "If you’re fully vaccinated ... your risk of having a bad outcome from COVID is about comparable to flu, and maybe less."

[Halfmiler2]

Weekly Update:
Monday (5/3/21) afternoon numbers:

Cumulative Totals;
Global: 152.784 million cases & 3,198K deaths
The USA: 32.611 million cases & 583K deaths
NY State: 2,041 cases & 42,088 deaths
NJ State: 876K cases & 22,991 deaths
Bergen: 88,286 cases & 2,534 deaths

NJ & NY detail:
NJ hospitalizations has fallen to 1,424.
NY hospitalizations has fallen to 2,539.
The Rt for NJ fell to 0.36 or 0.62 w/o adj.
The recent NJ spot positivity rate is 4.94%.
7.5 million vaccine shots in NJ.
4.2 million NJ adults have at least 1 shot - 62%
3.3 million NJ adults have full vaccines - 45%
4.9 million NJ adults vaccinated is 6/30 goal- 70%

7-day daily averages:
Global: 0.795 million cases & 13K deaths
The USA: 0.052 million cases & 0.9K deaths
NY State: 3.1K cases & 34 deaths
NJ State: 1.4K cases & 29 deaths
Bergen: 129 cases & 2.3 deaths

Weekly Update:
The Monday (5/10/21) afternoon numbers:

Cumulative Numbers:
Global: 158.244 million cases & 3,288K deaths
The USA: 32.888 million cases & 588K deaths
NY State: 2,058K cases & 42,307 deaths
NJ State: 881K cases & 23,170 deaths
Bergen: 88,936 cases & 2,549 deaths

Global numbers exclude China (90.8K cases & 4.6K deaths reported) as unreliable.
NY & NJ include only confirmed numbers but not probable numbers.

NJ & NY detail:
NJ hospitalizations have fallen to 1,079.
NY hospitalizations have fallen to 2,016.
The Rt for NJ is at 0.67.
The recent NJ spot positivity rate is 3.55%.
7.65 million vaccination shots in NJ.
4.46 million NJ adults with at least one shot - 67%
3.47 million NJ adults fully vaccinated - over 50%

7-day daily averages:
Global: 0.680 million cases & 13K deaths
The USA: 0.040 million cases & 0.9K deaths
NY State: 2.4K cases & 31 deaths
NJ State: 700 cases & 26 deaths
Bergen: 93 cases & 2 deaths

[TN1965]

Active COVID cases in Israel fall below 1,000 for 1st time since March 2020

As Israel’s world-leading vaccination campaign continued to show its effects, the number of active COVID-19 patients in Israel dropped below 1,000 on Sunday, the lowest level since last March, while all Israeli cities have now been deemed “green” based on low infection rates.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/active...ce-march-2020/

The message is very clear and simple: mass vaccination works.

[J Rorick]

Sonoma County (CA) (population 499,000) vaccination figures thru May 9: 16+ fully vaccinated = 52.4%; 16+ partially vaccinated = 16.1%; 16+ unvaccinated = 31.5%.

[jeremyp]

Active COVID cases in Israel fall below 1,000 for 1st time since March 2020

As Israel’s world-leading vaccination campaign continued to show its effects, the number of active COVID-19 patients in Israel dropped below 1,000 on Sunday, the lowest level since last March, while all Israeli cities have now been deemed “green” based on low infection rates.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/active...ce-march-2020/

The message is very clear and simple: mass vaccination works.

Wonder if the riots in Jerusalem will alter that?

[gh]

meanwhile, on the jab front.....

Covid vaccine: One AstraZeneca dose lowers chance of death by 80%, new research shows



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...-b1845062.html

[Halfmiler2]

I need a moderator to approve my weekly update of the COVID-19 numbers which are still in green.

[Conor Dary]

WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57067190

[Conor Dary]

CDC’s slow, cautious messaging on Covid-19 seems out of step with the moment, public health experts say

https://www.statnews.com/2021/05/11/...h-experts-say/