COVID-19 in America

[NoXion]

Keith Olbermann is a piece of shit.



Some libs really need their brunches to be fucking cancelled.

 

[Yossarian]

Pretty shitty stuff from Olbermann - yes, Texas is lifting all restrictions in what appears to be an attempt to give the virus a final chance to kill as many people as possible, which should be all the more reason to step up vaccinations.

 

[existentialist]

Pretty shitty stuff from Olbermann - yes, Texas is lifting all restrictions in what appears to be an attempt to give the virus a final chance to kill as many people as possible, which should be all the more reason to step up vaccinations.

Not to mention that vaccination is about the best chance that those (whom I imagine are not a tiny minority) who do not want to become ill from Covid stand of any kind of protection.

 

[Tankus]

I would be a bit dubious about what the US military was sticking in my arm, to be fair

Did the Anthrax Vaccine Make Troops Ill? | Hill & Ponton, P.A.

Gulf War Syndrome, or Gulf War Illness, is the name for the symptoms that certain Persian Gulf War Veterans experience. Since the end of the 1991 Gulf

www.hillandponton.com

 

[yield]

Wealthy Keys enclave received COVID vaccines in January before much of the state
March 03, 2021.

As Florida’s eldest residents struggled to sign up to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, nearly all those aged 65 years and older in a wealthy gated enclave in the Florida Keys had been vaccinated by mid-January, according to an emailed newsletter obtained by the Miami Herald.

The management of Ocean Reef Club, located in north Key Largo, also acknowledged in the Jan. 22 message to residents that the rest of the state was grappling to get its hands on the vaccine.

“Over the course of the last two weeks, the Medical Center has vaccinated over 1,200 homeowners who qualify under the State of Florida’s Governor’s current Order for those individuals who are 65 years of age or older,’’ the message reads.

“We are fortunate to have received enough vaccines to ensure both the first and second for those vaccinated. At this time, however, the majority of the State has not received an allocation of first doses of vaccines for this week and beyond, and the timing of any subsequent deliveries remains unclear.”

 

[Tankus]

Also in florida


Checkout the lack of masks and density in the background

 

[a_chap]

Also in florida


Checkout the lack of masks and density in the background

What an incredibly draconian lock down!

A 9pm curfew for 72 hours...

 

[Cloo]

I'm still totally mystified by what's going on in the US - I assume things are very different between different States? Some FB friends in US seem to be going about pretty much as normal, restaurants, conferences etc. Surely can't be wise at this stage....

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'm still totally mystified by what's going on in the US - I assume things are very different between different States? Some FB friends in US seem to be going about pretty much as normal, restaurants, conferences etc. Surely can't be wise at this stage....

I haven't been following the US situation recently, but last year there was massive variations between the various states, in terms of cases, deaths & restrictions at various points in time.

A quick look on worldometers for the total US figures, their 7-day averages adjusted for population are running at around 4.5 times the number of new cases compared to the UK, and 5 times as many deaths.

New cases seem to be going up again, by approx. 20% since mid-March, deaths are currently still going down, but nowhere near as quickly as in the UK.

United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer

United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.

www.worldometers.info

 

[Cloo]

I guess if your state seems to be doing ok you don't look at the big picture

 

[Yossarian]

The British variant is now the dominant one in the US - good thing it didn't happen until after many of the most vulnerable Americans had already been vaccinated.

NPR Cookie Consent and Choices

 

[High Voltage]

With my figures taken from the ever reliable World-O-Meters web site

IF America carries on at approximately its current daily death rate then they'll top the 600,000 total in less than 20 days - this is a big mile stone

The next mile stone that I really, really hope doesn't (but fear it will) get broken is the 666,441 - this is the total combat deaths of every American soldier in every conflict . . . like, ever. From the American Revolution war right through to the 2017 death of some poor sod during a Raid on Yeman

And the final mile stone that would be a disaster if they broke would be 675,000 (ish) or the death total from the 1918 Spanish Flu

 

[petee]

Anti-vaxxers gather to burn giant syringe in effigy at Utah demonstration

The effigy is emblazoned with the words ‘MEDICAL TYRANNY’

www.independent.co.uk

Hundreds of anti-vaxxers gathered in Utah to burn an effigy of a giant syringe to demonstrate their disdain over "medical tyranny".

 

[cupid_stunt]

Adjusted for population, and despite the success of the vaccine roll-out in both countries, the US is currently reporting an average of 11 times more deaths per day compared to the UK.

 

[Yossarian]

Biden taking his mask off last week as the CDC declared that fully vaccinated Americans no longer had to wear masks indoors is being hailed as a big moment:

Biden unmasks — and marks a political milestone

The new CDC guidelines on face masks reshape the political dimensions of the Covid debate facing the White House.

www.politico.com

It seems a little premature to me - less than 40% of the population is fully vaccinated and this creates an "honour system" for mask-wearing, when the people who were most resistant to wearing masks in the first place are generally the same people who are least likely to get vaccinated.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Seems bonkers to me, adjusted for population, the US is still reporting around three times more daily new cases than the UK, and deaths 12+ times more.

 

[elbows]

All the bullshit 'cultural/establishment' reasons why they and other countries like the UK were slow to do the sensible thing in regards masks in the first months of the pandemic havent really gone away, and will be visible again during the relaxation of measures phase. We've seen it in England with masks in schools, and I expect more examples in future.

 

[Badgers]

New one today

Woman came in for a test. Registered herself then tested her child on her behalf.

I have limited avenues to punish this behaviour but have used them all. Am sure she NEEDS her precious holiday but ffs

 

[Yossarian]

The Bible Belt looks to be on course to become the COVID Belt.

 

[Teaboy]

If there has been one constant in this pandemic is that God (or your deity of choice) has really worked in mysterious ways.

 

[petee]

 

[editor]

Time to bulk buy facepalms

State Rep. Beth Liston (D-Dublin) blasted the bill, telling The Columbus Dispatch, “Not only would it prevent schools, businesses and communities from putting safety measures in place related to COVID, it will impact the health of our children... This bill applies to all vaccines—polio, measles, meningitis, etc. If it becomes law we will see worsening measles outbreaks, meningitis in the dorms, and children once again suffering from polio.”

Ohio lawmakers want to abolish vaccine requirements—all vaccine requirements

Someone would only have to verbally decline vaccination and cite “reasons of conscience.”…

arstechnica.com

 

[petee]

new entrant in the "it doesn't get any lower than this" contest

Nashville Business Criticized for ‘Not Vaccinated’ Patch Evoking the Holocaust

A business in Nashville received serious criticism online for "not vaccinated" patches evoking the Holocaust.

www.mediaite.com

 

[High Voltage]

Well, the 600,000 milestone has been passed with barely a whisper. One small positive to take and that's infection and death rates appear to be slowing, again data taken from the ever reliable World-O-meters

Edit: typo

 

[cupid_stunt]

Well, the 600,000 milestone has been passed with barely a whisper. One small positive to take and that's infection and death rates appear to be slowing, again data taken from the ever reliable World-O-meters

Edit: typo

Adjusted for population, their death rate is still running at over 12 times that on the UK.

 

[maomao]

Adjusted for population, their death rate is still running at over 12 times that on the UK.

And yet still not quite as high as the uk in deaths per million population.

 

[High Voltage]

Adjusted for population, their death rate is still running at over 12 times that on the UK.

Again, from the ever reliable World-O-meters

UK is running at 1873 deaths per million

Just ahead of the

US of A at 1832 deaths per million


In 17th and 18th respectively

 

[cupid_stunt]

Yes, they are catching up with us again, the death rate I was referring to is their current average daily rate, just over 500 a day, sorry for any confusion.

And, that in a country with a population density that's a third of the UK.

 

[High Voltage]

Yes, they are catching up with us again, the death rate I was referring to is their current average daily rate, just over 500 a day, sorry for any confusion.

And, that in a country with a population density that's a third of the UK.

Gotcha

 

[elbows]