Let this sink in—the world’s most 2-dose fully vaccinated country, Israel 🇮🇱, is forced to double-back and reinstate its indoor mask mandate. Why? Several fast outbreaks all triggered by the #DeltaVariant, which spread via “fleeting” exposure. #COVID19 timesofisrael.com/israel-to-rein…
2) “If a child has been abroad and arrives at school the next day, this is wrong. And everyone should say that to him and to his parents,” he said. 👀
3) While a majority of adults in Israel have been vaccinated and the country has one of the highest inoculation rates in the world, Ash said the numbers were still far from the 80% figure he said would mark herd immunity.
Delta up 4x in % in New York City—the #DeltaVariant has spiked to 22.7% of all #COVID19 cases in latest @nycHealthy data, up from only 5.6% the week prior. While cases low, 4x ⬆️ is an worrisome % increase, outpacing US overall growth. Masks recommended.🧵 www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid…
2) do not be deceived by low case numbers while #DeltaVariant is growing in the underbelly of low cases. We have seen what happens elsewhere. Even in heavily vaccinated UK and Israel, they still got #DeltaVariant outbreaks.
Sydney 🇦🇺 has now gone into lockdown—anyone who lives or worked in 4 areas of Sydney now must stay home. NSW reports it’s largest epidemic of pandemic - another 22 new cases - to now 70. Fleeting exposure of just “seconds” led to many #DeltaVariant cases. news.com.au/world/coronavi…
2) How the hell did Sydney lose control? Because of the #DeltaVariant and the lack of fast vaccine rollout. But the Delta strain is incredibly contagious and fast — mere seconds of fleeting exposure is all it needs to transmit — watch ⬇️ and see thread 🧵
Doctors gave Trump a “dizzying array of emergency medicines” to save his life, from Remdesivir to monoclonal antibodies to dexamethasone, after his blood O2 dropped to 93%, dipping to 80% at one point. They hoped he get serious about #COVID19–he did not.🧵 washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
2) “When (FDA chief) Hahn later learned the [MAB request] was on behalf of the president, he was stunned. For God’s sake, it’s the president who’s sick, and you want us to bend the rules? Trump was in the highest-risk category— at 74, he rarely exercised and medically obese.”
3) “Trump’s brush with severe illness and the prospect of death caught the White House so unprepared that they had not even briefed Vice President Mike Pence’s team on a plan to swear him in if Trump became incapacitated.”
BREAKING—At least 7 people positive for #COVID19 after going to European Championship soccer games in Copenhagen🇩🇰. Health Minister says about 4,000 people sat near some of those who tested positive. 2 cases stemmed from a game against Russia 🇷🇺 on Monday. apnews.com/article/euro-2…
2) Unclear variant yet but #DeltaVariant is extremely contagious.