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My bit on Europe's continuing

artappraiser — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:06:37 +0000

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My bit on Europe's continuing vaccine woes. One thing to note: AstraZeneca was going to provide *over 60%* of vaccines used in February (at least in France). Now most of that won't come. It's like you called the cavalry and it doesn't arrive on time. https://t.co/IpO23ysBA5
— Stanley Pignal (@spignal) January 28, 2021

truth, not hyperbole:

artappraiser — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:56:51 +0000

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truth, not hyperbole:

"Getting a vaccine appointment in New York City has been like the Hunger Games. It is a brutal competition for a small number of slots and also a very complicated-to-navigate scheduling system," says NYC Councilman Mark Levine, who adds, "it has to get fixed." pic.twitter.com/Iy0Y9Myez4
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 26, 2021

it's a frigging nightmare and it's not about money or status, all the money in the world can't help you navigate this mess Right now it's just like playing the lotto, luck is all it is. The only thing that money could help with is you could hire someone to play the lotto 24 hours a day for you, you might get in. I'm in approved category now, tried fo several hours Sunday and Monday, spoke to others in like situation same for everyone. Just giving up for a week or two, not even going to try, doesn't seem to get you anything, not even a spot in line, It's like playing lotto about similar odds of winning a shot.

edit to add: imagine all the wasted money supposed vaccination sites are spending to say no. For example, there is one Rite-Aid that's on the city's map, click on that, it puts you in special software that is like hold 20 minutes before you can even get on the website which then tells you no appointments available. Over and over many other sites say no shots available or no appointments available, try again tomorrow. (like the slots "SORRY YOU LOSE, PUT ANOTHER TOKEN IN") Many times if they are mega hospital related location, you have to make yourself a member of their patient portal first, with all the passwording and texting that requires under HIPPA. Then you do have an account with a hospital you'll never go to or use their clinics, and you also have; NO SHOT NO APPT., doesn't fucking matter.

GOP discovers deadly virus

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:53:15 +0000

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GOP discovers deadly virus called ‘COVID-19’ which has been devastating America since Wednesday.https://t.co/CqnxOKYfW7
— The Shovel (@TheShovel) January 21, 2021

Virus strains the imagination

more ominous stuff:

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:47:19 +0000

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more ominous stuff:

OMINOUS—Denmark CDC is becoming more right — contagious #B117 variant is continuing to solidify itself as 12.1% of sequenced #SARSCoV2 samples.

2.4%
4.0%
7.4%
12.1%

Most shocking — it’s doing this *despite* a sharp lockdown, which is crushing regular #COVID more. pic.twitter.com/FNQ2FJrGAU
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 26, 2021

he follows with trying to explain what they know about vaccines and the mutations, not for sleep deprived reading.

Guess it's time to go looking to buy higher protection masks before they're all gone again, if they aren't already. sigh. Or just buy hepa filters, cut them up and duct tape them on your face?

Ahem. NATO? https://t.co

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:23:10 +0000

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Ahem. NATO? https://t.co/t9B5FU6smi
— Marc Ambinder (@marcambinder) January 26, 2021

bad news for you "we're going

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:35:42 +0000

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bad news for you "we're going back to normal soon" types:

New virus variants threaten Biden’s pandemic plans

The government is already collaborating with Moderna to develop vaccine booster shots aimed at strains first identified in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

BY SARAH OWERMOHLE AND ADAM CANCRYN @ Politico.com, Jan. 25, 7:40 pm

The Biden administration is rushing to prevent the spread of new strains of the coronavirus that scientists worry could be more transmissible or render vaccines less effective.

The government is already collaborating with Moderna to develop vaccine booster shots aimed at strains first identified in South Africa and the United Kingdom. President Joe Biden on Monday also unveiled travel restrictions, implementing new limits for South Africa and reinstating bans for much of Europe that former President Donald Trump had stripped back.

The swift federal reaction comes amid new data that suggest some of the Covid-19 variants will spread faster or prove more resistant to vaccines than earlier versions of the virus, prolonging the pandemic and swamping a critical first year for the new president.

Biden, who campaigned on quickly reining in the virus, has insisted that doing so is essential to fulfill his broader agenda. But since taking office, he has emphasized the difficulties his team faces and warned of mounting health and logistical challenges.

“We’re trying to stay a step ahead of the game, rather than waiting for something to happen and reacting,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is working with Moderna, told POLITICO.

A report last week from U.K. government science advisers indicated that the British variant could be deadlier than other versions of the virus. And preliminary research studies suggesting the South African strain could reduce the potency of existing vaccines have added to the urgency [....]

I'm so old I remember when

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:51:27 +0000

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I'm so old I remember when the UK's National Health Service was the envy of liberal world, including me:

However you look at it, this represents a colossal failure of the British state, once the world’s leader in hygiene and public health pic.twitter.com/e2RyyHmO8i
— Robert Harris (@Robert___Harris) January 21, 2021

Suit up...

oldenGoldenDecoy — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:23:00 +0000

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Suit up...

It's going to be a long long battle...

~OGD~

Really lovely to see my

artappraiser — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:25:02 +0000

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Really lovely to see my friends @s8mb and @StuartJRitchie interviewed in the Guardian about their project to counteract the disinformation spread by high profile Covid deniers. Keep up the good fight guys! https://t.co/I9V8U4W2mi
— Ned Donovan | فارس دونوفان (@Ned_Donovan) January 25, 2021

this is not a pretty picture

artappraiser — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:13:03 +0000

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this is not a pretty picture of the future from the crystal ball:

Mulling disclosure that new #B117 variant could increase #COVID19 deaths ~30%. is expected to prolong & tighten lockdown—Schools may close until Easter, overseas travelers maybe quarantined in hotels for 10 days. I’ve looked at data—it’s worrying. https://t.co/0FfCzXtBYh pic.twitter.com/gdmRcvbb8X
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 24, 2021