4) Only weeks before the holidays, a $4.5 billion food program that has kept millions of Americans fed through the pandemic is running out of money.
The Farmers to Families Food Box program was supposed to provide food support through end of the year... washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
5) ...”But because of soaring demand and a shortage of federal money, it is ending a month early in many regions of the country, leaving tens of thousands of families without a critical supply of food.”...
6) “Anti-hunger experts warned that several other federal food programs are also set to expire, causing food banks across the country to ***lose about 50 percent of the food they receive*** from the Agriculture Department”
7) Please consider donating to @HungerFreeUSA, one of the leading anti-hunger groups in the US. @Joelsberg
The coronavirus vaccine won’t leave a scar. But it’ll protect us and our next generation. #COVID19
2) born in a developing country, I was in the final generation to get the smallpox vaccine. The bifurcated needle scar sits on atop my deltoid as a reminder.
Smallpox vaccine has literally saved HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF LIVES. If you only knew life before the vaccine...
3) Many are asking about the new U.K. #SARSCoV2 mutation... here is a detailed thread 🧵 I wrote overnight that explains the latest.
2) The lower virus sensitivity of new South Africa 🇿🇦 to some antibodies mean that previously adapted antibodies may not be as effective against this new variant. These mutations were not seen in new variants in the UK and Australia.
3) We do not yet know the how it could affect vaccines. But in some ways, this is very troubling.
Mkhize (South Africa health ministers believes the already developed vaccines should still be effective against 501.V2, but though likely, that is not guaranteed just yet.
2) “Professor Whitty said there was "no current evidence to suggest the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments", but work was under way to confirm this.”
3) @JeremyFarrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said that its existence was still "worrying and a real cause for concern. Research is ongoing to understand more, but acting urgently now is critical.”
➡️”There is **no part of the UK & globally that should not be concerned**.”
BREAKING—Faced w/ new #SARSCoV2 mutation w/ "significantly faster" transmission rates, Boris Johnson tightened #COVID19 restrictions. 🇬🇧 Chief medical officer Chris Whitty said scientists consider this new strain to *move more quickly between people*. 🧵 washingtonpost.com/world/europe/c…
2) “New mutation, or variants, was first detected in southeast England in September and is becoming more prevalent in new cases.”
But there is no evidence at this time to suggest the new strain is more deadly or able to elude vaccines designed to defeat it.
3) “We have alerted the World Health Organization and are continuing to analyze the available data to improve our understanding,”
Tragic—a mother lost **both** her sister and her 13 year old son Peyton to #COVID19. The bereaved mom took the bold step to publicly share the chilling images of her son’s blood-spattered hospital room in a bid to urge Americans to take COVID seriously. the-sun.com/news/1995186/s…
2) “Stephanie Franek, 44, watched as doctors battled to save her son Peyton Baumgarth's life as the treatment to oxygenate his blood failed.
The youngster passed away just 6 days after developing symptoms of infection when he became extremely fatigued & his nail beds turned blue.
3) The mom-of-two endured another Covid loss when her sister Cyndi Crawford, 57, died five weeks after Peyton in the ICU.
Stephanie, a nurse from St Louis, Missouri, said: "One loss would have been heartbreaking alone but these two have completely shattered our hearts."