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23 Aug, 69 tweets, 17 min read
1) Coronavirus live news: WHO chief criticises booster campaigns; China says it has zero new cases theguardian.com/world/live/202…
2) UK government has agreed to a contract for 35M more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech💉, delivery from 2nd half of next year. Vaccine stockpiling criticisms made, as other countries need first doses for their residents. UK gov’t acknowledged it was “future-proofing” w/its surplus;
3) US FDA poised to give full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech
💉 later today, in the hopes it will facilitate further 💉 mandates and an increase in take-up rates – despite an absence of long-term data of the jab’s efficacy and safety;
4) The WHO DG, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, once again said Covid-19 booster shots should be delayed, as priority should be given to raising 💉 rates in countries where only 1% or 2% of the population has been inoculated;
5) Israel has said it will offer Covid-19 💉 to students on school grounds, as it announced the school year begin next week, despite opposition to the “divisive” plan from the Education Minister.
6) Sweden is likely to see Covid-19 infections gain momentum in the coming months while the curbs to limit the spread will need to be maintained until a higher proportion of the adult population is vaccinated, the health agency has said;
7) Weeks after Delta variant ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached “herd immunity”, Jakarta’s Deputy Governor said, ahead of an expected decision by the President today on whether to extend Covid-19 curbs;
8) China’s Health Authority reported that there were no new local transmitted cases for first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak that began late last month may be tapering off soon;
9) Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received her first dose of the island’s domestically developed coronavirus vaccine, launching its rollout to the public;
10) The Japanese gov’t & Tokyo Metro gov’t has appealed to hospitals in the capital to accept more Covid-19 patients, as increasing infections have made it increasingly difficult to get access to care;
11) Australian police have issued 31 fines to people who attended an illegal Sunday night church service in Blacktown, in the heart of Sydney’s Covid-19 outbreak hotspots;
12) Russia reported 19,454 new covid cases Monday, first daily cases drop ⬇️ 20K since June 23, as authorities blamed case surge on Delta variant. The government coronavirus task force also reported 776 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours nationwide;
13) Australia must start to learn to live with Covid-19 when higher vaccination targets are reached, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, despite concerns in some states about the impact of a surge in cases in Sydney;
14) On Monday, NSW reported 818 cases (most of them in Sydney - which reported 71 new cases), slightly down from the record 830 cases yesterday;
15) A third dose of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, findings published by the health ministry showed on Sunday;
16) Malaysia’s 17,672 cases are the lowest in 2 weeks.
17) 94 new local spread cases reported Aug 23, as per MOH.
59 cases linked to North Coast Lodge in Woodlands, & were detected through testing operations conducted from Aug 21.
This was after three residents tested (+) for covid on same day during rostered routine testing.
18) Breaking - FDA grants full approval to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
19) AP reports that officials have said all New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the covid, as the nation’s largest school system prepares for classes to start next month;
20) After a nightclub owner sued local authorities, a Berlin-Brandenburg court said curbs fair & sensible but “likely to be disproportionate” for those 💉or recently recovered, DJ Mag reports. However, for un-💉people, even w/negative test result, the ban continues to apply;
21) Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said that he’ll ask Health Minister to set end date for use of face masks as means of reducing Covid transmission. Any such move could prove to be largely moot, however, w/ states & municipalities free to set their own Covid-19 curbs in 🇧🇷;
22) In the UK, a further 31,914 people have tested positive for Covid in the last 24 hours. A further 40 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest update to the government’s coronavirus dashboard on Monday;
23) Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, in response to some criticism today concerning the FDA grant of full approval of Pfizer’s 💉, said approval of💉was “a milestone as we continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic”, said the data has met its standards;
24) A Spanish court has rejected a request by the regional government of Catalonia to reimpose a virus curfew in Barcelona and dozens of other cities, arguing the measure was “disproportionate” as infections have fallen.
25) Not a shocker Fox has “thoughts” today.
26) Guest host cleans up Fox disinformation today.
27) David explains why.
28) Shameful.
29) Jonathan Jackson told NBC News that doctors at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital have closely monitored the condition of the couple. He didn’t specify what treatments doctors have administered or how his parents were infected with the virus, according to NBC News.
30) Chevron & refiner Valero will require jabs for certain field workers or new workers. Schlumberger said last week some customers are requesting its staff💉or tested before arriving on job sites. Oil producer Hess to require workers at its GOM ops to be fully💉by Nov. 1.
31) An imprudent decision.

32) Florida’s battle over school mask mandates reaches the Gov's doorstep after education leaders in Tallahassee, became defy his ban. Rocky Hanna, Superintendent of Leon County SD, announced mask mandate Sunday. Only medical exemptions will be allowed.
33) Anti-vaccine protesters occupied the headquarters of ITV News and Channel 4 News in London on Monday afternoon, the latest in a series of actions aimed at the media;
34) Italy has reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, compared with 23 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 4,168 from 5,923;
35) Italy patients in hospital with Covid (excluding ICUs) is 3,928 Mon, up from 3,767 Sun.
There were 45 new admissions to ICUs, up from 33 on Sunday. Total number of ICU patients ⬆️ to 485 from a previous 472;
36) Louisiana update reported Aug 23rd.
37) FDA rebuts fake news claims.
38) Definitely moved at warp speed.
39) 1/2
Lots to get through in Europe today. Here's the #Covid19 update so far (cases +/- last Mon)

#Austria 1077 (+303), 1 death
#Belarus 918 (+24), 10 deaths (LOL)
#Czechia 107 (+30), 2 died
#Denmark 774 (-175), 1 person died
#Estonia 319 (+156), 4 deaths
#Finland 371 (-80)
40) Balkans update.
41) France update for Monday, regarding Hospital admissions.
42) People fail to learn lessons, then complain when put on restrictions due to rapid spreading of the delta variant.
43) Live as this is being posted.
44) Reuters Highlights :
A) In Pfizer’s clinical trial, ~ 12K recipients of 💉 followed for
at least 6 months;
B) FDA’s approval extends shelf life of PFE shots fr 6 months to 9 months;
C) Pentagon said it is preparing to make the vaccine mandatory for US military personnel;
44 cont.)
D) Approval makes it easier for physicians to prescribe 3rd dose of PFE💉off-label for people who may benefit from additional protection;
E) FDA isn’t recommending that children under age 12 get the vaccine because there is not “proper data” proving its safety;
44 cont.)
G) It also confirms💉increases risk of heart inflammation, particularly among young men in week following 2nd shot;
H) Pfizer is expected to submit data this fall to support the shot’s EUA for children under 12 based on smaller doses;
44 cont)
I) The American Academy of Pediatrics, representing children’s doctors, discouraged having children under 12 receive the vaccine;
45)(A) Biden keys :
FT- Biden tells parents: "You have the tools to keep your child safer":
1: Make sure everyone around your child who can get vaccinated do so
2: Make sure your child is masked when they leave home.
45)(B) From @atrupar - Biden: Even as delta variant ravaged un-💉...the death rate is still 70% lower than….last winter...[experts estimate] the pace of our vaccination effort has saved over 100k lives & prevented more than 450k hospitalizations...[but] we need to move faster"
46) Note there’s no “opt out” provision.
47) NYPD covid update.
48) Acting FDA head apparently ruled out.
49) As per @maddow - “…Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan and two other members of the five-person audit team have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quite sick.”
50) From Houston Methodist today.
51) From Carnival Cruises today.
52) Florida hospitalizations decline 110 today, to 16,827 today.
53) Florida cases reported today at 14,621. Cases reported Saturday were 18,046.
54) For context, TX hospitalizations reported on Sunday below :
“Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass 13,000. They haven’t been above 13K since Jan. 22, 2021. There are 13,106 COVID-19 patients currently in TX hospitals.”
55) 10,274 new cases today, with 3 further deaths Hospital admissions data on dashboard below.
56) The Associated Press reported Ghebreyesus made these remarks while speaking to reporters in Budapest. The WHO head argued that “vaccine injustice and vaccine nationalism” fuels the risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants emerging.
57) Memorial Hermann update.
58) FT - TMC status.
Texas Medical Center:
"Within the TMC, there are currently 2,650 COVID-19 positive patients in hospitals (ICU & Med/Surg combined), which is the second-highest day recording during the pandemic."
59) Shocker……..Actually, it’s not.
60) Dozens of South FL doctors staged a walkout Monday, to protest number of un-💉COVID-19 patients flooding their hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Just before sunrise, ~75 doctors stepped outside their hospitals & offices to stand together & encourage the community to get💉;
61) 753 news cases for NSW.
62) Dr Bloomfield says modelling suggests the peak has not yet been hit, and while the numbers have increased today it's reassuring that cases have not risen exponentially.

He says soon we will have identified all the cases that would have arisen before we went into lockdown.
63) More details on New Zealand.
64) Best laid plans of Mice and Fed Chairs.
65) I’m hoping people pay attention what the Mississippi health officials are saying.

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