[COVID IN U.S.] Dr. Fauci hopes worrisome numbers jolt Americans to take steps to stem spread

By artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 6:02pm |

More than half of US states are seeing an increase in new Covid-19 cases, with five states -- Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont -- reporting a jump of more than 50% in one week. https://t.co/mRwUbX3eN0
— CNN (@CNN) October 12, 2020

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is announcing a partial rollback of the state’s economic reopening, as coronavirus numbers increase rapidly https://t.co/shOuB8rgjh
— CNN (@CNN) October 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 6:04pm

US surgeon general says Wisconsin's positivity rates are going in the wrong direction https://t.co/PJvqolXXiB
— William Brittingham (@william_britt10) October 16, 2020

(1/3) In #Neenah to help launch a surge testing site that will help the people of #Wisconsin battle #COVID19. Testing is a critical component in our battle against #COVID19. The site will conduct up to 30,000 tests w/ the intent to detect cases that would go undetected. pic.twitter.com/QPi9xaKz7X
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) October 16, 2020

(2/3) If you or your loved ones are worried you may have come into contact with #COVID19, PLEASE make an appointment to get tested: https://t.co/81rjTZhU32 It's easy and most importantly – free!
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) October 16, 2020

(3/3) I am also urging the public to PLEASE continue to do their part to protect others & to stop the spread of #COVID19 by following the Ws: wear a , wash your , & watch your . We owe this to our community and loved ones to protect them!
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) October 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 6:09pm

So does the above and below together mean that the U.S. Surgeon General has gone rogue?????

https://t.co/f3DTl5YtUv
— Priscilla Jensen (@offhandmanor1) October 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 9:54pm

“I think this was an effort to just provide transparency around the timing of the process,” @ScottGottliebMD says on Pfizer’s announcement today that it could file for emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in late November. https://t.co/pCXngUpPwQ pic.twitter.com/qBP9hdlro3
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 6:28pm

My God... pic.twitter.com/ov1cocbA5u
— Thomas P. Bossert (@TomBossert) October 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 9:46pm

In the past 2 weeks, 21 states had their highest reported rates ever, including most of the midwest, much of the west. As predicted, we have surpassed 50,000 cases/day. White House cluster up to 40 known cases, hundreds not untested. Maine and Vermont still encouraging. 3/15 pic.twitter.com/00Wdr0vTus
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) October 16, 2020

much more on his thread...

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 10:19pm

Dies of Covid at 33. Told his followers it wasn’t real. https://t.co/HEKzFcaiPc
— MMonroe Is Calling From Inside The House (@MMonroe4TheShow) October 18, 2020

Should have been posted on the international thread, oh well.

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 2:21am

Should've been posted on the "Covid - watch the fuck out" thread. Unfortunately all the politics keeps us distracted, so there's times 0 Covid news is being posted for days. That's how effective deflection is, and has been for 4 years.

[Feel free to add under From the Readers for better longevity, tho I recommend combining domestic and int'l for now]

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 5:14am

Dana Clark, and her son 18 month old Mason, wait in line at City Hall as early voting begins in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dana said she wasn’t sure how many people would be wearing masks while they voted so she wanted to be safe. Photo by @kathphoto pic.twitter.com/2BuAtVSeMo
— corinne_perkins (@corinne_perkins) October 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 2:47am

Birx, Fauci & Redfield: about to become the 3 MUTINEERS!

After Trump, Melania and their son Barron tested positive for COVID-19, members of Trump's pandemic task force are now distancing themselves from the president’s viewpoints, and standing behind the policies they’d like to see put in place https://t.co/T8GSeUR77x
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 3:56am

comes to mind the Surgeon General may already be doing likewise, see upthread on his testing-promoting activities in Wisconsin.

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 4:04am

Bunker beds - I hear calling the wife and kids together down under about this time is usually expected. (Hitler wasn't a family man, aside from a quick shotgun wedding, but Goebbels und Frau set the example for the Jugend.)

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 6:29am

Butthole Surfers fans

Surfing with @realDonaldTrump #deplorables and #PeacefulProtesters in Macon, GA. Put Georgia in the win column. We were seven thousand plus strong. This #trumptrain is about to steam roll over corrupt @JoeBiden, #fakeliberalnews, and the @DNC #FeelTheVern! pic.twitter.com/tNx87wfEEI
— Vernon Jones (@RepVernonJones) October 17, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 6:41am

The Guardian tries out the tablodi headline thing with 'Captain Covid'. What I am thinking: if he's infected, it's a secret plot to spray clouds of virus over each and everyone of their heads.

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 1:33pm

The thing I can't get out of my mind is that Trump is risking putting a lot of avid supporters at risk for coming down with bad Covid symptoms right around election day. And more and more it's looking to most polling and election forecasters that he only has any chance of winning if those supporters plan to vote in person. And that they are betting on high turnout on both sides and most experts expect that as well. But if enough of his in the crucial swing states come down with bad Covid symptoms exactly when they were planning to vote?....

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 6:55pm

"I worry that some of my patients might suffer collateral damage from attending a reckless campaign event.''@zach_nayer outlines how community outbreaks of #COVID19 often emerge after Trump’s campaign rallies https://t.co/psEnBBE8KO via @statnews
— Rick Berke (@rickberke) October 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 3:48pm

US CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC IS A WILDFIRE.

How the US is doing on #COVID19 in 4 simple figures. A thread :

1) "Uncontrolled Spread" is now the predominant classification of most states. pic.twitter.com/nSfMJm7PuX
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 10:18pm

today's stats:

Our #COVID19 ‘third wave’ is actually just a nonstop roller coaster of failure and complacency. https://t.co/KwR9GSud5x
— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) October 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 9:53pm

Epidemic is now almost completely out of control in the US. My team’s latest weekly analysis. Extremely worrisome 46/50 dates are all high hazard red and orange alert levels for #COVID19 (HT FAS teammate @euromaestro) https://t.co/EQYTYo3UsY
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 11:39pm

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