Pelosi holds a moment of silence in remembrance of the 800,000 Americans who have died so far from coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/YGXvp6A3FV
— Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) December 14, 2021
We’re number one!
US Covid deaths pass 800,000, more recorded than any other country, amid concerns about the spread of Omicron as winter looms https://t.co/hhoi20ruVk
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 15, 2021
Health experts lament that many of the deaths were especially heartbreaking because they were preventable by vaccines, which were thrown open to all adults by April. About 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated, or just over 60% of the population. https://t.co/9ZBLGsLnuX
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 14, 2021
Delta gets some competition in the US: #Omicron is starting to make inroads, new @CDCgov data shows. @drewqjoseph reports. https://t.co/7c4kn70qdH
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) December 14, 2021
The #omicron variant's rapid spread could soon lead to a new wave of Covid, the CDC is warning. The proportion of coronavirus cases in the US caused by omicron has increased so sharply, it may portend a significant rise in infections by next month https://t.co/l7PqirHVTe
— delthia ricks
(@DelthiaRicks) December 15, 2021
Johns Hopkins calls it: US has seen 50 million COVID-19 cases, 800,000 deaths. Both likely undercounts. https://t.co/0F0EUULXGh pic.twitter.com/lghIrcgjdf
— Crawford Kilian (@Crof) December 15, 2021
Sobering #COVID19 Stats:
1 in 420: number of Americans who have died of COVID
1 in 290: number of people who've died of the virus in the most hard-hit state, #Mississippi.
1 in <7: The number of Americans who have had confirmed cases of the #coronavirus .https://t.co/F67l8R9LD0— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) December 14, 2021
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#Omicron variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate & is likely already present in most countries worldwide, according to the WHO. Since the new, heavily-mutated variant was 1st reported in southern Africa in November, it has been found in 77 countries https://t.co/R17i3cI6Lo
— delthia ricks
S.Korea considers tightening COVID-19 rules as new cases climb to daily record https://t.co/2qu2AxK3G2 pic.twitter.com/DR1gQxQgoq
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
Hong Kong researchers urge third COVID-19 shot after new Omicron study https://t.co/V9X6ESp15X pic.twitter.com/qoFS68XuWc
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
Philippines detects first 2 cases of Omicron coronavirus variant https://t.co/ScwmwDAaDA pic.twitter.com/Xq25nTm1ru
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
Australia reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start health shutdowns and restart international travel https://t.co/TtQUnAVLru pic.twitter.com/hGqjL0DgPY
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the European Union by mid-January, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. https://t.co/ulYha0F4Lm
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 15, 2021
"Denmark is seeing 6,000 cases/day ā a record for the country, driven by #Delta . Researchers proj #Omicron will drive daily cases to 10,000 by end of the week…could send large numbers of people to the hospital, even if Omicron turns out to be milder"https://t.co/vC44xVULaY
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) December 14, 2021
The Dutch government has ordered elementary schools to close a week early for Christmas holidays as authorities in the Netherlands battle to rein in coronavirus infections amid concerns about the swift spread of the omicron variant. https://t.co/GMHuoXRVE6
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 14, 2021
German police have carried out raids in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by opponents of coronavirus restrictions and vaccinations. https://t.co/UTj9ARu4D9
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 15, 2021
Britain reported 59,610 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest figure since early January, as it faces what Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called a "tidal wave" on infections from the Omicron variant, official data showed. https://t.co/xqxvjYJHuM
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) December 14, 2021
Nightclub owners in London criticized new restrictions to halt the spread of coronavirus variants saying that a lack of rapid COVID-19 tests will make enforcement a ābig challengeā https://t.co/lG1J4SZb8P pic.twitter.com/TyjW8XO3W6
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling for thousands of volunteers to staff new vaccination centers in shopping areas, stadiums and racecourses as the government accelerates its booster program to combat the omicron coronavirus variant. https://t.co/3xam2RvSz3
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 14, 2021
Throughout the continent of Africa there has been a surge in new coronavirus cases, driven by two variants at once. #Omicron and #delta variants are driving the fastest surge of new cases in Africa since the pandemic began, according to the WHO https://t.co/v4Sg1sikWN
— delthia ricks
Nigeria to destroy one million expired COVID-19 vaccines -official https://t.co/BMf3fO5HK9 pic.twitter.com/52fcL99CQj
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 14, 2021
Ryan Noach is the CEO of Discovery Health, South Africa's largest private medical system. He says #Omicron is 29% less severe than the 1st #COVID19 wave that his Johannesburg in 2020. But 2-dose @pfizer #vaccine is only 33% effective in blocking infection. pic.twitter.com/kES2IxDiAp
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) December 15, 2021
Canada likely to toughen travel curbs as Omicron concern grows – CBC https://t.co/enNixURjCE pic.twitter.com/A2zNROnGj9
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
Quebec daily COVID cases are now almost exactly where they were at the same time last year, which is depressing.
But hospitalizations are down around 2/3 and deaths are down 90% compared to last year.
Thank you, vaccines.
— Jacob T. Levy (@jtlevy) December 14, 2021
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Pfizer says Covid antiviral pill drastically reduces severe disease https://t.co/jzwohgWd7y via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks
Merckās Covid antiviralāMolnupiravirāwas heralded as a game-changer. But full trial data reveal lower-than-expected efficacy. Drug works by incorporating into viral RNA to create replication errors. But introduced mutations might create a dangerous variant https://t.co/fYYccfDpFo
— delthia ricks
How many Americans have actually had 1, 2 or 3 doses of #COVID19 #vaccines? For a lot of reasons, we don't really know. Some States aren't counting pharmacy-administered, the @CDCgov uses a controversial model to reckon.https://t.co/hRQNlNHoH9
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) December 14, 2021
Covid infection is more likely than vaccines to cause rare cardiovascular complications. That conclusion from the Univ of Oxford, which reported results from the largest study to compare cardiovascular risks ā myocarditis, pericarditis & cardiac arrhythmia https://t.co/dSvYZfq5Yo pic.twitter.com/Q9vR2E7nVS
— delthia ricks
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Breaking: @Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate and no longer expects to have to cut some service in January pic.twitter.com/zBbj6QXjBg
— davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) December 14, 2021
New York hospitalizations up 70% since Thanksgiving. Most counties in the state will enforce mask and vaccination rules for entry into public areas, such as restaurants, bars, stores, etc. https://t.co/4U4PvLJyI1
— delthia ricks
Cornell University is shutting down its Ithaca, New York, campus and moving to "alert level red" after what the school described as a "rapid spread" of Covid-19 among students. https://t.co/DWhAE6cdGE
— CNN International (@cnni) December 14, 2021
COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues https://t.co/FY5O0iw6Ar pic.twitter.com/rOVJJ4oioA
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2021
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