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22 Oct, 8 tweets, 5 min read
Here are some examples of what "record-breaking hospitalizations" and soaring deaths from #COVID19 look like across America right now.
First, Iowa, where yesterday 31 people died, & "534 people hospitalized, topping Tuesday's high of 501."
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desmoinesregister.com/story/news/hea…
2/ Soaring #COVID19 numbers are reported in Texas, especially the Mexican border town of El Paso: "El Paso County shattered a pandemic record Thursday morning. Health officials announced 1,161 new cases and four coronavirus-related deaths."
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kvia.com/top-stories/20…
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35 Minnesotans died of #COVID19 yesterday & "State health officials linked the high number of fatalities — the most since May 28 — to accelerating infections.
'...a surge in deaths was to be expected several wks after a surge in cases'.”
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startribune.com/minn-health-of…
4/
 In North Carolina, "two people are dead, 4 hospitalized & at least 68 positive cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed following a weeklong convocation event at the United House of Prayer for All People in Charlotte"
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abcnews.go.com/US/deaths-hosp…
5/ Dallas County in TX is now, “back to the highest numbers that we’ve seen since August.”
"The newly reported cases bring the county’s total confirmed cases to 91,313. The county’s confirmed death toll stands at 1,091."
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dallasnews.com/news/public-he…
6/ Cases are soaring in Florida, amid concern about inaccurate death counts. "Florida’s Dept of Hlth conf'ed 2,145 additional cases of #COVID19, bringing the state’s total to 762,534. Also 105 deaths were announced, bringing the death toll to 16,210"
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miamiherald.com/news/coronavir…
7/ In Idaho, hospitals are full.
"People w/#COVID19 in No Idaho soon may have to be sent to Portland or Seattle because the region’s hospitals are nearing capacity.
Kootenai Health hospital said their hospital is at 99% capacity"
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oregonlive.com/coronavirus/20…
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 "South Dakota now has 35,044 COVID-19 cases...46 more people were hospitalized w/#COVID19 Wed, pushing the state’s total hospital count to 332.
2,239 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the #pandemic."
rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/sta…

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23 Oct
ATTN!
While you were sleeping #Trump issued an edict that eliminates job protections for tens of thousands (maybe millions) of federal employees, all involved in policy-making. It paves the way for a mass firing of govt employees.
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 The edict "...strips long-held civil service protections from employees whose work involves policymaking, allowing them to be dismissed with little cause or recourse, much like the political appointees who come and go with each administration."
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3/
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22 Oct
WOW. The @US_FDA #COVID19 #vaccine mtg just heard summaries of focus group studies about American opinions of such a vaccine -- will they take it? Six powerful themes emerged (quotes from focus groups). (MORE)
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2/ More focus group rxns, from non-white groups, regarding fears of #COVID19 #vaccines
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3/ Continued focus group rxns to possible #COVID19 #VaccinesWork
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22 Oct
My god!
"All 62 residents in a Kansas nursing home tested + for #COVID19, health officials announced. Of those 62 residents, 10 have died, 1 is hospitalized, & the rest of the residents are currently being quarantined & treated at the facility."
health.com/condition/infe…
A 100% infection rate is astounding -- I can't recall any such scale in any prior epidemic. It's urgent to get a detailed epi/genomic analysis. Was this spread by a staff member? By a single elder superspreader? A family visitor?
#COVID19 is CONTAGIOUS.
A man who lost his uncle in this nursing home, about #COVID19 threat: “Respect it, it is a real thing and people are really dying—just be aware of your situation and take the precautions needed.”
😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
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21 Oct
A #WarpSpeed press conf starting momentarily @CDCgov w @HHSGov Sec. #Azar and @CDCDirector #Redfield & Dep Dir Jay Butler.
The @FDA vaccine advisory comm meets tomorrow. And a volunteer in @AstraZeneca trial in Brazil died. Waiting for the presser....will thread from here.
Starting. Redfield: "#COVID19 is the most significant public health challenge our nation has faced in 100 years."
"It's been a difficult year for Americans, but we are going to through this on the other side."
"remain diligent...protect ourselves"
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3/ Dep Dir @CDCgov Jay Butler:
Speaks wearing 😷
"we're seeing a distressing trend"
220,000 deaths
>75% of country has ^ed cases
National ^ 60,000/day, "in all parts of the country"
"we get tired of wearing masks, but it's more important than ever"
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9 Oct
This falls into the category of "if I wrote this scene in a movie nobody would believe it."
Tonight.
Live #COVID19 work-up
@foxnewstalk @TuckerCarlson
The President of the United States will "undergo a medical exam" conducted by Fox's Dr. Marc Siegel
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dailycaller.com/2020/10/09/tru…
2/ Dr. Marc Siegel has been #FoxNews medical commentator since 2008, & is on the faculty @nyulangone . He said on #Hannity that #COVID19 "should be compared to the #flu. Because at worst, at worst, worst-case scenario it could be the flu."
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foxnews.com/media/trump-se…
3/ It was Siegel who was on camera w/#Trump for the infamous "person, woman, man, camera, TV" segment in which @POTUS bragged about his cognitive function test.
In April on @TuckerCarlson he announced that #hydroxychloroquine "cured" his father of #COVID19 .
But he has...
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6 Oct
The good folks @Gisaid have nearly 140,000 #SARSCoV2 viruses genetically sequenced. If you go to their epi section: gisaid.org/epiflu-applica…
..there are some amazing findings.
1.) Tracing backwards they think 3 diff strains were in Wuhan by Dec4, abt 1% diff from each other.
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GISAID/2
2.) If you pass your cursor over a dot you get read-out on strain: source, country, genetics.
3.) As you move from Left 2 Right you track both time & an ever-widening genetic tree.
4.) Most USA viruses are the blue GR clade, which 1st emerged abt 2nd week of Feb.
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GISAID/3
5.) If you focus on the blue, and go to the furthest right/bottom of the blue section..click on that dot. It's USA/WI-GMF-20447/2020 -- a Wisconsin Sept. 15th strain. When you pass your cursor over it w/out clicking you will see that it's 20% divergent from its
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