My god—frontline immigrant healthcare workers in hospitals in U.K. who don’t have an NHS health number are being DENIED #COVID19 vaccines by 🇬🇧 government. They treat COVID patients daily!!!
Boris Johnson is like the Donald Trump of the U.K.
Most dangerous jobs for #COVID19 mortality. Highlights:
Cooks / food industry
Machine operators
Agricultural workers
Construction laborers
First responders
Cleaners
Military
Truck drivers
Bartenders
Teaching assistants google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1…
2) During COVID-19 pandemic, working age adults experienced a 22% increase in mortality compared to historical periods— excess mortality was highest in food/agriculture (39% increase), transportation/logistics (28% increase), facilities (27%) and manufacturing (23% increase).
3) Technically these are “Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18–65 years of age”. And usual caveat it is still a preprint medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
If you’re a hedge fund manager—don’t worry about losing $5 billion shorting GameStop... I’m sure all the Redditor profits will trickle down to you. Just work hard & be patient.
📍NOTA BENE—Don’t be deceived if you see nobody in a room. CO2 levels can still be high if room is poorly ventilated. Remember #SARSCoV2 aerosols can stay airborne from 20 min-16 hours in stagnant air. CO2 is the easiest metric to tell you it’s stagnant. #COVIDisAirborne#COVID19
2) This is especially also important in public bathrooms. You may think you’re alone but toilet 🚽 plumes are real. And toilet flushing are well known powerful aerosolization devices. And in th US, most public bathrooms don’t have toilet lids (aka toilet mask).
3) How is aerosol different from large droplets? aerosol study indicates that coronavirus is persistent and stable up to 16 hours in stagnant air. Typical air exchange every 20 min to 4 hrs, depending on ventilation. #COVID19
2) Biden’s previous signed a EO for federally guaranteed right to decline employment that would jeopardize their health & still qualify for unemployment insurance if they do so.
3) The guidance issued by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines key measures for limiting the coronavirus' spread, including ensuring infected or potentially infected people are not in the workplace, implementing and physical distancing & masks.
2) Parkland parent: “MTG, the shooting where my son was murdered protecting his students was not a ‘false flag”. Do not trivialize my son Scott’s sacrifice to save his students for your own political gain.” - Linda Beigel Schulman. (HT @MomsDemand) nymag.com/intelligencer/…
BREAKING—“NO CHOICE BUT TO ACT”—The EU 🇪🇺 has confirmed it is introducing export controls on #COVID19 vaccines made in the bloc. No exemptions for 🇬🇧—exemptions from export control include: COVAX, Switzerland, w. Balkans, Norway & North Africa. But not UK! bbc.com/news/world-eur…
2) Under the new rule, vaccine firms will have to seek permission before supplying doses beyond the EU. The EU member states will be able to vet those export applications.
3) Vaccines produced by Pfizer in Belgium are currently being exported to the UK, and the EU insists that some of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in England is destined under contract for EU citizens.