StrangeSox

Need a big ol' chart showing these trends by year going back a couple of decades to get a good perspective on this. Is this just noise in regular variability or something real? If it's real, to what extent?

Over a hundred million people in this country have been vaccinated. Even still, we've had hundreds of thousands of deaths with thousands more to come. With zero NPI's, we'd already be over a million.

This got buried but it is true that hospitalizations and deaths aren't rising as fast as they had previously in the UK. Probably because the older population is even more thoroughly vaccinated than the rest of the population.

edit: this could apply to some of my past posting as well!

Everyone from the WH on down through governors' offices and mayors etc. want to declare this pandemic done and over with. Outside experts will scream, but nobody will listen.

Man, remember when Pence wrote that really stupid editorial last May declaring "there is no second wave"? Unfortunately, I don't think anyone at any level of government is going to be doing much in the way of NPI's regardless of how much things ramp up again. And of course, more cases=more chances for variants. It's a horrific cycle that so much of the world is locked into right now.

I don't want overweight people getting sick and dying, either. I'm not sure what the point of all those posts are. The vaccines aren't 100% and the newer variants seem to be having measurable impact on efficacy.

Yes the Obama admin was pushed to destroy it but said "no no, we must keep it" It's still in secure storage at the CDC in Atlanta as of 2019. https://www.newsweek.com/smallpox-eradicated-40-years-ago-us-russia-stocks-virus-1476932 They do discover misplaced vials of it every now and then, but there's catalogued storage of it still.

We were close to doing the same globally with Polio and then the CIA had to go and create massive distrust of vaccine campaigns in Pakistan.

The US also maintains stockpiles at the CDC.

That's the first line in the first tweet. Does your embed not show both? Technical issues aside this a horrible development. We've now turned all vaccination into yet another culture war bullshit that's only going to harm a lot of people. SCOOP: Tennessee Department of Health halts all vaccine outreach to kids – not just for COVID-19, but all diseases – amid pressure from GOP. Staff ordered to remove the agency logo from any documents providing vaccine info to the public, per internal dox.

Honestly just DFA him today.

Dude's like a video game custom character, completely broken and OP

I'll take it

That automated zone was no worse than the one the Sox hitters were getting a few days ago

Millions cannot yet get vaccinated, including many who may never be able to due to some other preexisting condition. Plus, you know, cooking up more variants.

everyone is just done with the ump's calls today edit: wait that wasn't even close go sit down

AAAA roster with the biggest lead over 2nd place in MLB folks, you love to see it