Yep. Even more than than the basic anti-vax loons, amazed by the "natural immunity!" people touting the idea of avoiding a disease by… catching that disease. https://t.co/ov7YZSArer
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) December 16, 2021
In a 2-1 ruling, the 6th Circuit says, "To protect workers, OSHA can and must be able to respond to dangers as they evolve."
Opinion here: https://t.co/TLlLVQrBxM
— Ann Marimow (@amarimow) December 18, 2021
End of a long thread:
Boost every adult, especially high risk
Use lots of rapid tests
Encourage masks in high-risk public indoor spaces
Use test and stay to keep kids, workers safe in school/work
And be prepared for a complicated and disruptive January
End
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) December 17, 2021
Everyone in the country needs to take a look at this latest chart, from NYC: pic.twitter.com/MPwxLtzzn9
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) December 18, 2021
On Fox, @NIHDirector Collins points out that Omicron has debunked the Trump/@ScottWAtlas idea of pursuing "herd immunity" by letting COVID sweep through the population. Many more people would be dead, and our herd immunity wouldn't protect us from Omicron. https://t.co/EXVPw5rTKA pic.twitter.com/hz39NiHJfQ
— Will Saletan (@saletan) December 18, 2021
The CEO of Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly, tested positive for the coronavirus after appearing at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, the company said. Kelly tested negative several times before the hearing and is fully vaccinated with a booster shot. https://t.co/YnAsPKWKOH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 17, 2021
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China reports 125 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 17 https://t.co/tgpuVpxAXG pic.twitter.com/mYTdf1w5LT
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Beijing city calls for less holiday travel to reduce COVID risks during Olympics https://t.co/bN5mIATzMl pic.twitter.com/cL0nRW4lIO
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Japan to extend foreigner entry curb on Omicron concerns- media https://t.co/QeVzCJud6S pic.twitter.com/zMQGSz3bE8
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
"We've got Covid and we've got huntsman" ???
°°Australian health minister Yvette D'ath interrupted during Covid press briefing by an unwelcome guesthttps://t.co/OpYKSFkJG8 pic.twitter.com/VJGeHeEvbK
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 17, 2021
Egypt reports first three cases of omicron – Health Ministry https://t.co/ctfwU61RqP pic.twitter.com/L5bVchV3XU
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Russia on Saturday confirmed 27,434 Covid-19 infections and 1,076 deaths.https://t.co/UClmfsUggl
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 18, 2021
Russia claimed its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine provides “robust” long-term protection against the Omicron variant Friday, contradicting the findings of an independent study which found the Russian jab produced no antibody responsehttps://t.co/Vgg3kAg42n
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 18, 2021
Ukraine reports its first case of Omicron coronavirus variant https://t.co/OH7yo2cr8n pic.twitter.com/PRGuCH2g7I
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
A report from Denmark on the first 785 #Omicron cases in that country. Most hadn't travelled abroad. Three-quarters were vaccinated; 7% had been boosted. Only 9 required hospitalization, with 1 ending up in the ICU. From @eurosurveillanc https://t.co/FbhCpBaZWY
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) December 17, 2021
Netherlands set to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown – media https://t.co/Qw5zRlyPYw pic.twitter.com/Gmb1FMxvJc
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Up to 10% of new French COVID-19 cases suspected to be Omicron variant – minister https://t.co/eGH3njiywG pic.twitter.com/iC8D7zBt42
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Read the whole thread:
Finally, what we've been waiting for: age-controlled data on Omicron severity, courtesy SA health ministry.
Across all ages, deaths among hospitalized pts are 2/3 lower in Omicron wave.
If more mild cases are admitted, this # goes down, but doesn't seem likely that's the reason pic.twitter.com/BRDY8BQyCZ
— Michael Lin, PhD-MD
(@michaelzlin) December 17, 2021
Brazil reports 206 COVID-19 deaths one week after hack https://t.co/Sw3KwaUC4q pic.twitter.com/UDYyTYtfms
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
Mexico reports 2,650 new COVID-19 cases, 211 more deaths https://t.co/sANyozNXf6 pic.twitter.com/YrmUxeglR3
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
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Pfizer said a lower dose of its vaccine for 2- to- 4-year-old children generated a weaker immune response than expected, potentially delaying authorization while also saying that the COVID-19 pandemic will not be behind us until 2024 https://t.co/KIKjeaBPmI pic.twitter.com/POK22AqjMa
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 18, 2021
If you haven’t already, it’s time to up your mask game: @MeganMolteni on what the early science tells us about why #Omicron is so much more transmissible. It likes our upper airways. https://t.co/FynbyRgMnV
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) December 17, 2021
The risk of reinfection with #OmicronVariant is 5.4x greater than with #DeltaVariant. Omicron is noteworthy for its ability to elude immunity prompted by 2 vaccine doses. That's why boosting is important. https://t.co/2ZoFKdHwPy pic.twitter.com/xfdhp0ADjJ
— delthia ricks
(@DelthiaRicks) December 18, 2021
AstraZeneca said a lab-study of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, found that the treatment retained neutralising activity against the Omicron coronavirus variant, showing promise for wider use of the therapy https://t.co/7oVSO1M7GQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 17, 2021
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Doctors & nurses are ‘living in a constant crisis’ as #Covid fills hospitals. Hospitalizations across the U.S. have increased 20% in 2 weeks, taxing already exhausted health care workers as the United States confronts the Omicron variant https://t.co/6WMkT2cWOp
— delthia ricks
"Patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in New York are at about 3,800. While that’s more than double what they were in early November, it’s far short of the nearly 19,000 patients that were hospitalized in April 2020." https://t.co/FSFNY0FEZY
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) December 17, 2021
Because they already put decades of effort into downplaying the effects of smog, smoking, toxic waste, agent orange and the air at Ground Zero. https://t.co/sj4oMkKXq1
— zeddy (@Zeddary) December 17, 2021
only mentioning this because it will absolutely happen and it’s important to be prepared to fight back against the bullshit when you can see it coming
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) December 18, 2021
It’s a statistical misinterpretation. Weekly testing rate of area communities is probably around 15-20% and that of many universities (eg MIT and Harvard) is 95-100%. Automatically, surrounding communities appears 5-6x higher. So colleges are maybe 20% below communities.
— Doug Eng (@DougEng3) December 17, 2021
Vaccines don't make you autistic, but there is overwhelming scientific correlation that being anti-vaccine makes you an asshole. https://t.co/3pfeVpTDFJ
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) December 17, 2021
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