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I don't like the word "deadline" when it comes to matters of national health. Good thing all these front line workers and at-risk people get to try it out before me! Trump should volunteer on national television for the vaccine on November 1
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7 day average in MA has been over 300+ recently, the first time since early June and with schools opening those numbers will probably rise a bit.
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MAGA Chuds are dumb as bricks. Their former boy W was talking about how the USA was woefully unprepared for a pandemic 15 years ago (probably while he was ignoring poor black people drowning on the Gulf Coast).
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Ukrainian church leader who blamed COVID-19 on gay marriage tests positive
Patriarch Filaret, a prominent Ukrainian Orthodox leader, blamed same-sex unions for the global coronavirus pandemic, which has killed thousands in Ukraine.
www.nbcnews.com
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Pfizer CEO says company will know if vaccine works by end of October
Approval of a vaccine, however, will depend on federal regulators, Albert Bourla said.
www.cbsnews.com
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Caputo apologizes to HHS staff, signals desire for medical leave
The departure of the administration's top health spokesperson would be a major blow to Trump's messaging strategy on coronavirus.
www.politico.com
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Could Trump have picked a worse/more inaccurate non medical profession to use as example for people who don't like masks?
Every food service industry worker I know is terrified of getting COVID!
Every food service industry worker I know is terrified of getting COVID!
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Noel Gallagher Refuses To Wear A Mask
Noel Gallagher said that he refuses to wear a face mask in a new interview on The Matt Morgan Podcast. “I don’t wear a mask, no. The whole fucking thing is bollocks,” he said. “You’re supposed to wear them in Selfridges but you can fucking go down to the pub and be surrounded by every […]
www.stereogum.com
Well, I'm sold!
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If Trump bullying them into playing is what causes Michigan & Wisconsin to go Republican again, I will be ticked shitless.
www.bbc.com
This guy is pretty cool.
Snake used as face mask on bus
A passenger said she thought the man was wearing a "funky mask" until she spotted it slithering.
www.bbc.com
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MA saw 569 positive tests yesterday, a 2.67% positive rate. I think a lot of that is related to the issues high schools/colleges have had with outbreaks on campuses, etc.
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More than half of states are reporting upticks in coronavirus cases as US surpasses 200,000 deaths
The climb comes after many states had seen case numbers decline following a summer resurgence of infections.
www.wcvb.com
"Among the states reporting more new cases in the last seven days are Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas, all of which also are reporting a coronavirus positivity rate above 15%."
340 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 15 additional deaths
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released the latest COVID-19 case numbers for the state.
www.wcvb.com
And MA follows up with a 1.95% positive rate (340 of almost 126,000 tests).
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One of many reasons how the above post has happened:
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La Crosse man files suit against Governor, City Clerk
A lawsuit over face covering requirements is filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court against Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and La Crosse City Clerk Teri Lehrke.
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Trump Refuses to Comment On 200K Deaths Until Asked Twice, Still Blames China
"Trump, leaving the White House Tuesday for a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rally, was asked by a female reporter why he hadn't commented on the 200,000-plus death count.
The president leaned in to listen, with Marine One's engine humming in the background, and once the reporter asked her question louder he moved on. 'Go ahead, uhhh, anybody else?' the president said.
Then another reporter asked him the same thing. 'I think it's a shame,' Trump then responded.
'If we didn't do it properly and didn't do it right, you'd have two and a half million deaths.'
The president was using an estimate of how many would die from the coronavirus had no precautions - such as mask-wearing, closures and social distancing - been. taken.
He then continued to blast China for releasing the virus.
'They should never let this spread all over the world and it’s a terrible thing,' Trump said, pointing reporters to taped remarks he made before the United Nations General Assembly earlier Tuesday."
Also - The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is predicting that deaths will rise to more 378,000 by the end of the year.
The model forecasts that more than 114,000 lives could be saved if the majority of Americans wear masks but epidemiologists have already warned that mask-wearing is already declining across the country.
"Trump, leaving the White House Tuesday for a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rally, was asked by a female reporter why he hadn't commented on the 200,000-plus death count.
The president leaned in to listen, with Marine One's engine humming in the background, and once the reporter asked her question louder he moved on. 'Go ahead, uhhh, anybody else?' the president said.
Then another reporter asked him the same thing. 'I think it's a shame,' Trump then responded.
'If we didn't do it properly and didn't do it right, you'd have two and a half million deaths.'
The president was using an estimate of how many would die from the coronavirus had no precautions - such as mask-wearing, closures and social distancing - been. taken.
He then continued to blast China for releasing the virus.
'They should never let this spread all over the world and it’s a terrible thing,' Trump said, pointing reporters to taped remarks he made before the United Nations General Assembly earlier Tuesday."
Also - The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is predicting that deaths will rise to more 378,000 by the end of the year.
The model forecasts that more than 114,000 lives could be saved if the majority of Americans wear masks but epidemiologists have already warned that mask-wearing is already declining across the country.
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Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday.
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MA Daily Rate Hits 2.62%, 3rd Time in 5 Days Rate is 2.0%+
Opening schools was a fantastic idea... and with winter coming + more people indoors, I see no reason to be concerned.
Opening schools was a fantastic idea... and with winter coming + more people indoors, I see no reason to be concerned.
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I got a sinking feeling that October/November are going to be as bad as the spring and we are in for the WORST HOLIDAY SEASON EVER!
I'm not sure if it will be worse because as poorly as this country has handled it, people have generally (begrudgingly) accepted masks and social distancing -- at least in comparison to the spring where there wasn't nearly as much compliance. I think it may be equal to what the totals in the spring were and deaths will certainly be less.
That is one good thing that I will say about NC: our (Democrat) governor made a plan and has stuck by it. Compared to the rest of the south, the state been fairly well-managed. I feel pretty safe for the most part. However, I live in a large city and after visiting some of the more rural areas I feel less confident but as a whole I feel that we have done pretty well.
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And Thursday was 2.45%. Also saw that a cluster of 5 patients & 5 staff tested positive at Brigham & Women's Hospital too.
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515 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 18 additional deaths
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released the latest COVID-19 case numbers for the state.
www.wcvb.com
There were 14,310 new molecular tests conducted, with an approximately 3.60% daily positive rate. This is the highest the daily positive COVID-19 test rate has been in Massachusetts since June 9, when it was 4.29%.
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