There is no US state that exceeds Canada 🇨🇦 in percent fully #vaccinated . Only Vermont is tied at 69%, most states are under 60%. As result, US per capita #COVID19 deaths is 6x the rate of Canada. And low vaccination highly skewed to Trump-voting areas. 🧵
5) Meanwhile in Texas, Over 60,000 Texans have died of #COVID19–exceeding the US death toll in Vietnam This is a pandemic of @GovAbbott’s failed leadership to protect his people.
⛔️“HIGH ALERT”—Schools 🏫 in England on high alert after 122,000 pupils in 🏴 were “absent with confirmed/ suspected #COVID19 infections last week”—highest ever during the pandemic—8% of pupils absent on Sept 16th. But 🏴 has no mask or ventilation rules! theguardian.com/education/2021…
2) It is just “criminal” what England is doing under @BorisJohnson’s administration to kids in 🇬🇧 . It is also a violation of international human rights treaty to allow an infection to go endemic or allow it to spread and not prevent disease.
3) Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: “These national figures mask some significant issues arising at a local level, and we already know of schools that are struggling to keep classes open due to outbreaks occurring.
2) That cartoon above is the best lay simplified explainer of the vaccine, but the best lay technical explainer of the vaccine is by @ScientistSwanda 👇
BREAKING—Brazil's health minister just tested positive for #COVID19 in NYC for #UNGA . He is part of 🇧🇷’s delegation to the UN with @jairbolsonaro, who refuses to vaccinate, and violating NYC Mayor @BilldeBlasio’s indoor vaccine mandate! ➡️ I warned this!! cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/minis…
2) Brazilian Health Minister @mqueiroga2 seen here giving the middle finger to protesters in NYC!
3) Exactly 3 days ago, I warned that @jairbolsonaro’s delegation could be risky to NYC… even @USAmbUN also warned about it.
📍BREAKING—At last—new data on 2-doses of Johnson & Johnson's #vaccine (doses 56 days apart) is 94% effective against symptomatic #COVID19, thus comparable to Moderna/Pfizer. And 100% effective against severe COVID. Booster for 1 dose works well too. 🧵 cnn.com/2021/09/21/hea…
2) "Our large real-world-evidence and Phase 3 studies confirm that the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine provides strong and long-lasting protection against COVID-19-related hospitalizations,"
3) "Our single-shot vaccine generates strong immune responses and long-lasting immune memory. And, when a booster of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is given, the strength of protection against COVID-19 further increases."
BREAKING—lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine — one-third the amount given to adults and teens — is safe and triggered a robust immune response in children 5-11 years old. Data submission to FDA end of September—hopeful for EUA in October. 🧵 washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09…
2) With the school year in full swing and cases soaring among children, pediatricians have been inundated with requests to bend the rules and give children a shot now, under off-label use (allowed for Pfizer via FDA rules since fully approved). washingtonpost.com/health/pediatr…
3) The step forward for a children’s vaccine may deepen the rift between families eager for the vaccine and parents who are hesitant. Hospitalizations among children have increased in the delta surge. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08…
Meet “Tom”—owner of the Texas bar that evicted a mask-wearing mom/dad with an immunocompromised baby—Tom ejected them for wearing a mask & refusing to take **off** masks. @CBSDFW reveals mom’s name, but won’t reveal Tom’s full name even though he instigated the incident. Unfair?
3) @CBSDFW@NicoleNielsen says
“It was a request of the owner we respected. The woman did not mind sharing her name.”
Hmmmm, does @CBSDFW do that for any story? He wasn’t providing whistleblowing critical information. He volunteered to go on camera. He is endangering public.