Credit to @Nick_Anderson for the Feature Image cartoon, https://www.gocomics.com/nickanderson
Measles Outbreaks!
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and one of the most easily preventable
“While this measles crisis unfolds, U.S. measles vaccination rates are at the lowest levels in 10 years. Prominent figures like the Florida surgeon general are responding to local outbreaks in ways that run counter to science and public health recommendations. The spread of misinformation and disinformation from anti-vaccine activists online further promotes misguided ideas that measles is not a serious health threat and measles vaccination is not essential.”
I took the Joe Rogan Challenge to debate Robert F Kennedy Jr in the place of Dr. Hotez – waiting on the $2 million for charities of my choice:
Tetanus is making a comeback
Sad,
Trump bragged about the speed of developing the Vaccine and was booed for telling folks to get vaccinated:
THE RIGHT’S ANTI-VAXXERS ARE KILLING REPUBLICANS
“A NEW STUDY has concluded what many Americans have long suspected: The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more Republicans than Democrats.
In a detailed examination of data from Ohio and Florida, the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that “political affiliation has emerged as a potential risk factor for COVID-19,” and that significantly more Republicans than Democrats have died from the virus since the introduction of vaccines in early 2021 to protect against the disease.”
No, Project Veritas Video Doesn’t Prove Pfizer Is Mutating Covid-19, Who Is Jordon Trishton Walker?
What The?
Measles is Back! Sad!!!
Covid-19 vaccination not responsible for excess deaths in US
“US health authorities agree Covid-19 vaccination saves lives, but an article claims official data indicate the shots are actually causing excess deaths. This is false; no such link has been proven, and experts say high mortality figures in 2022 correlate closely with the number of people who succumbed to coronavirus infections.”
It was always a con:
Dear Experts, Compare pre-vaccine to post-vaccine. New York City and New Jersey were hit hard early. (I solved this when COVID first hit)
People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties
“A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democratic areas may largely stem from policy choices”
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists 2 years later
A great Twitter friend with a great Twitter thread,
Debunking Steve Kirsch’s latest claims about covid vaccine deaths
“In a 58 page document, tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch argues there have been over 150,000 covid vaccine deaths in the United States.
If that sounds absurd to you, then feel free to quit reading. It is absurd. This post is mostly a bunch of boring graphs explaining why that’s not possible. At the end, I talk a bit about the psychology of the anti-vax movement and try to answer a more interesting question: what motivates a multi-millionaire like Steve to make these claims?”
How a CDC Database Is Fueling Global Anti-Vaccination Sentiment
The Shady Site That Shows Anti-Vaxxers Will Believe Anything
Are Fewer Than 1% of Vaccine Injuries Reported to VAERS?
“The original claims for under-reporting to VAERS were based on an old study about drug reactions and were not specific to vaccines though.
Is that the Harvard study?
Nope.”
You asked, we answered: Does VAERS list deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccines?
Increase in COVID-19 VAERS Reports Due To Reporting Requirements, Intense Scrutiny of Widely Given Vaccines
This Woman Secretly Runs One of the World’s Biggest Anti-Vax Websites From Her House
Bay Area woman reportedly admits she helps run site hugely popular in anti-vaccine circles
Tech Tycoon Dangled a COVID Cure—Then Went Full Anti-Vaxxer
VDH: Pandemic of the unvaccinated
“Those who are unvaccinated are some 15 times more likely than those who are fully vaccinated to be hospitalized if they contract COVID”
United States: COVID-19 weekly death rate by vaccination status, All ages:
GOP policies and Foxnews and others lies are causing people to die
Fact Check: Did NIH Add Ivermectin to List of COVID Treatments?
Sad!
QAnon influencer who spread conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 dies after contracting the virus
Ivermectin Doesn’t Help Covid Patients, Study Finds
“Researchers gave 241 high-risk patients with mild or moderate Covid-19 a five-day course of oral ivermectin during the first week of illness, but found that it did not reduce the risk of severe disease compared to 249 similar patients who did not receive the drug.”
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
https://dangoodspeed.com/covid/total-deaths-since-june-2021
The CDC changed their protocols to allow asymptotic health care workers to go back to work,
CDC shortens isolation time for health care workers with Covid-19
What could go wrong?
How do death rates from COVID-19 differ between people who are vaccinated and those who are not?
Trump admits he suddenly finds it ‘very tough’ to slam Biden after surprising vaccine comments
“It is a little tough to be overly critical now because he just thanked us for the vaccine and thanked me for what I did.”
“Story at a glance
- Former President Trump said Tuesday it was tough to be “overly critical” of President Biden after the current president praised the Trump administration for its COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
- Trump, in an interview with Fox News the same evening, said he was both “surprised” and “appreciative” of the president’s acknowledgment.
- “You know, that’s a first — so it is very tough for me to be overly critical now.””
MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump’s Pro-Vax Push
“Anger and confusion reign as Trump endorses vaccines many followers believe are poison”
TrumpWorld Becomes Unglued Over Trump’s Praise of Vaccine and Booster Shots
Fringe factions of MAGA world are imploding after Trump publicly advocated for the COVID-19 jab
- “The fringe factions of the right wing erupted in anger after Trump lauded the COVID-19 vaccines.
- Figures from Alex Jones to Ali Alexander swiftly rebuked Trump for his pro-vaccine stance.
- Members of QAnon-linked Telegram channels said they felt betrayed after Trump encouraged more people to get the COVID-19 shot.”
The Pandemic’s Wrongest Man
“In a crowded field of wrongness, one person stands out: Alex Berenson.”
RFK Jr. Is Our Brother and Uncle. He’s Tragically Wrong About Vaccines.
Pennsylvania man dies after wife wins lawsuit to treat his COVID with ivermectin
“A week after he received his first dose of the controversial drug, ivermectin, a York County, Pa. man with COVID-19, who had been in a medically induced coma since Nov. 21, died Sunday at the age of 52, reports say.”
Someone needs an intervention!
What was in her Egg Nog?
Wisconsin must be so proud!
Ron Johnson promotes dubious claim mouthwash is effective COVID-19 treatment
The Latest Cure?
Anti-Vax Leader Urges Followers to Drink Their Own Urine to Fight COVID
Horse DeWormer is NOT a cure,
Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-Winning Wonder Drug – But Not for COVID-19
The Real Scandal About Ivermectin
Ivermectin-COVID-19 Study Retracted; Authors Blame File Mixup
How ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ Sold Access to Bogus COVID-19 Treatments—and Left Patients in the Lurch
“The emergence of AFLD was a coordinated political effort months in the making. The group was the brainchild of the Council for National Policy (CNP), a secretive network of conservative activists. During a May 11 call of CNP members that was leaked to the Center for Media and Democracy, a progressive watchdog group, members complained that Trump was being slammed for his handling of the pandemic, including failing to follow scientific guidelines. The group needed their own medical professionals to promote their message, they said, in the face of data showing two-thirds of Americans were wary of restarting the economy.”
This is a MUST-WATCH-VIDEO! Ted Cruz DESTROYED by top Australian official in humiliating smackdown
Face masks: what the data say
“The science supports that face coverings are saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic, and yet the debate trundles on. How much evidence is enough?”
Some Covid masks are better than others. I know – I’m the Mask Nerd
“With the Omicron variant spreading around the world, the most common question I get is still the most basic: what kind of mask should I be wearing?
If possible, not a cloth or surgical one. These masks are moderately effective at capturing particles coming out of your own mouth – what we engineering nerds call “source control”. But they offer little protection against incoming particles. We call this part – how well the mask protects the wearer – respiratory protection.
A typical cloth mask, while better than nothing, only provides around 30-60% protection to the wearer. Surgical masks, while better at 40-80%, lack a tight fit to the face, resulting in large amounts of leakage around the mask.”
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?
“Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?
No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise.”
The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Why it matters that Jim Jordan wants to ‘ban all vaccine mandates’
“Jim Jordan wants a ban on “all vaccine mandates,” not just those related to Covid-19. It’s an inevitable endpoint to a ridiculous political position.”
Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study
While COVID still rages, anti-vaccine activists will gather for a big conference
America’s Finally Telling the Anti-Vax Nuts Where They Can Go
Mask Wearing by State, August 2020:
Mask adherence and rate of COVID-19 across the United States
VERIFY: Gov. Kemp claimed mandating a non-existent AIDS vaccine didn’t work
Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom
College Football Season has started,
I live in the SEC of COVID-19
But
Speakers at DeSantis news conference promoted false vaccine claims while governor stood by
Florida will begin hitting businesses, schools and government agencies requiring proof of a COVID vaccination a $5000.00 fine per incident, per individual on September 16th.
Buyers and sellers of fake vaccine cards have flocked to messaging app Telegram, which has reportedly seen a 200% increase in sales since March
Labor Day 2020 vs September 3, 2021 New Covid Cases 7-Day Average
NETWORK OF RIGHT-WING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IS MAKING MILLIONS OFF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND IVERMECTIN, HACKED DATA REVEALS
The GOP is so adverse to any shutdown (donors) they are attacking masks and vaccines and telling their base that it is OK to catch COVID, there are cures. It has gone from hydroxychloroquine
When Trump pushed hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of prescriptions followed despite little evidence that it worked
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent people from catching COVID-19, study finds
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says
and fish medicine
FDA Letter to Stakeholders: Do Not Use Chloroquine Phosphate Intended for Fish as Treatment for COVID-19 in Humans
to livestock de-wormer
Fringe Doctors’ Groups Promote Ivermectin for COVID despite a Lack of Evidence
Ivermectin: How false science created a Covid ‘miracle’ drug
Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19
“Primary Outcome
Time to resolution of symptoms in patients assigned to ivermectin vs placebo was not significantly different (median, 10 days vs 12 days; difference, −2 days [IQR, −4 to 2]; HR for resolution of symptoms, 1.07 [95% CI, 0.87 to 1.32]; P = .53) (Figure 2 and Table 2). In the ivermectin and placebo groups, symptoms resolved in 82% and 79% of patients, respectively, by day 21 (Table 2).”
No, Ivermectin Cannot Treat Covid-19
This is so sad:
She was an anti-masker, anti-vaxxer:
Column: Lawsuits demanding ivermectin raise fears of judges ordering doctors to commit malpractice
A police captain who refused the vaccine and took the anti-parasitic ivermectin to combat COVID-19 dies from the virus
Doctor who promoted ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment has advised Florida’s governor
Rand Paul undecided on Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, says hatred of Trump hinders research
“I can’t trust the vaccine, it hasn’t been tested enough. Bleach, bleach has been around for years!”
A leader of a movement touting toxic bleach as a ‘miracle’ COVID-19 cure has been charged following a 5-year-old boy’s death
Why worry? Someone says…
Mississippi’s governor says people in the state are less scared of COVID-19 because they ‘believe in eternal life’
It appears that Mississippi’s Governor is right!
Florida?
Florida grapples with COVID-19′s deadliest phase yet
“As of mid-August, the state was averaging 244 deaths per day, up from just 23 a day in late June and eclipsing the previous peak of 227 during the summer of 2020. (Because of both the way deaths are logged in Florida and lags in reporting, more recent figures on fatalities per day are incomplete.)
Hospitals have had to rent refrigerated trucks to store more bodies. Funeral homes have been overwhelmed.
Cristina Miles, a mother of five from Orange Park, is among those facing more than one loss at a time. Her husband died after contracting COVID-19, and less than two weeks later, her mother-in-law succumbed to the virus.”
Florida changed its COVID-19 data, creating an ‘artificial decline’ in recent deaths
Students mourn 15 Miami-Dade school staffers who died from COVID-19 in last 10 days, report says
Texas?
Anti-Trump group TV ad blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pulled before start UT-Rice football game
Idaho?
Idaho Botched Its Pandemic Response. Now It’s Begging Neighbors Like Washington State for Help.
“You try at this point not to be cruel and unfeeling, but if I were a heart patient in Spokane…”
Idaho crisis standards of care caused by unvaccinated COVID-19 patients affects us all
“The day we all dreaded has finally arrived: Idaho is in crisis standards of care.
What does that mean to you? Be careful what you do out there.
The hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients right now.”
Masks – How many stories like this have to happen?
Anti-mask activist, Caleb Wallace, speaks to City of San Angelo Officials
Freedom Defender Caleb Wallace Dies of Covid-19
“According to his wife, Jessica, who was interviewed by the New York Times, when Caleb came down with Covid-19, he initially self-medicated with copious doses of Vitamin D, C, aspirin, and Zinc. He also took ivermectin, a drug used to treat infections in the body caused by parasites, such head lice and scabies. This drug has been recently touted as an alternative for treating Covid-19. Ivermectin is derided by those on the Left and most medical professionals as “horse paste,” as the animal form of the drug can be purchased at feed supply stores. Jessica, in her interview with the Times, was not clear if Caleb had been prescribed ivermectin for humans or had taken the veterinarian version.”
THIS IS WRONG:
And This!
Alabama man dies after 43 hospitals with full ICUs turned him away; family urges COVID-19 vaccines
“On Tuesday, Alabama saw 83 more ICU patients than ICU beds open statewide. On Wednesday, there were 94 more ICU patients than beds available.
The Alabama Hospital Association says more than half of those patients are battling COVID-19. Howard says relief can’t come soon enough.”
States Overwhelmed by COVID ‘Ration’ Healthcare, Cancer Patients Hit Worst
Hold vaccine-skeptic politicians accountable
Conservative radio host’s Covid death should prompt others to end vaccine lies
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Joins Fellow Republicans in Quest to Kill Her Constituents
Situational Opining by FoxNews
A great twitter friend:
He Loves to do research as much as I do – he did some great work here:
“Of the 15 states with the highest share of US COVID deaths over the last month relative to their share of population, 11 have Republican Governors and 4 are led by Democrats. Of the 15 with the lowest share, 3 have Republican Governors and 12 are led by Democrats.”
https://twitter.com/TheValuesVoter/status/1429483794340450308
September 18, 2021
More Deaths than Births in Alabama in 2020
““This past year, for Alabama, the year 2020… we are going to have more deaths in the state of Alabama than we have ever had in the history of the state of Alabama, by a lot,” Harris said Wednesday in a COVID-19 Town Hall today with AL.com. “We’re going to have around six or seven thousand more people who died in our state this past year than any year we have ever had, going back to the year 1900. That’s how far I’ve asked our staff to go back.””
September 17, 2021
Florida reports 2,468 COVID deaths, over 75,000 cases this week
“This week’s 2,468 deaths reflect an increase from the 2,448 reported last week, but deaths can take several days or weeks to be reported.”
September 16, 2021
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At least 15 teachers, staff from Jacksonville area have died of COVID-19 since July
September 15, 2021
Billings Clinic considering ‘crisis standards of care’
“With their ICU at 150% capacity, wards overflowing and the National Guard called in to assist Wednesday to help the hospital’s sickest, the Billings Clinic announced that they are preparing for the possibility they will have to implement “crisis standards of care” put in place by Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services.
Crisis standards of care is implemented when demand exceeds available resources, in this case, ICU beds, hospital beds and staff. DPHHS provides a framework that the Billings Clinic will follow when changes to standard care are needed.”
Teen football player ‘struggling to breathe’ as COVID hospitalizes him, Missouri mom says
September 14, 2021
September 13, 2021
September 12, 2021
Increasingly, Lexington doctor sees unvaccinated teachers on oxygen and ventilators
September 11, 2021
‘Never seen anything like this in my 22 years in pediatrics’ | Virginia doctor overwhelmed by child COVID cases
September 4, 2021
Nearly 1 in 4 COVID-19 Cases Are in Children, What That Means as the School Years Starts
August 31, 2021
Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of COVID-19
August 29, 2021
August 28, 2021
14 portable morgues head to Central Florida hospitals to help with overflow of COVID-19 deaths
2 unvaccinated child daycare center employees were found dead at home from COVID-19 on the same day
“Two day care colleagues from Georgia were found dead in their homes on August 22nd, having died from COVID-19.
Both women were unvaccinated.
A third employee of the Sugar and Spice Child Care center in Statesboro is in hospital with COVID-19, with a fourth being infected but not hospitalized, Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch told the News Observer.”
August 27, 2021
Texas child care facilities facing record-high number of COVID-19 cases
More Texas students tested positive for COVID-19 last week than at any time last school year
Alabama reports large spike in child COVID-19 cases
“On Thursday it was announced that 5,571 adolescents between the ages of 5 and 17 years old tested positive last week for the coronavirus, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, USA Today reported. During the same time frame in 2020, 702 children had contracted COVID-19.”
August 26, 2021
Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history
August 25, 2021
Tracking Coronavirus in Florida: Latest Map and Case Count
August 24, 2021
CDC: Number of people ages 18 to 30 dying from COVID-19 tripled in July and August
August 23, 2021
August 22, 2021
Alabama hospital allows cameras to show dire COVID situation
As patient after patient struggles to breathe, Amy Sprinkle’s 24-year-old daughter, Bailey Sigler, is on a ventilator. “Bailey is a healthy 24-year-old girl She is now in ICU and it happened in a week, less than a week,” Sprinkle said.
August 21, 2021
Louisiana sees ‘astronomical’ number of new Covid-19 cases, governor says
August 20, 2021
Gov. Reeves ‘Praying’ After 8th Grader’s COVID Death, But Unmoved On Masks In Schools
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: ER doctor says hundreds of patients are waiting to be admitted into hospitals, but there are no beds
August 19, 2021 – I see a pattern
If North Texas runs out of ICU hospital beds, doctors can consider a patient’s vaccination status
August 18, 2021 – I see a pattern!
Alabama has ‘negative’ ICU beds available
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mishandling of Covid could be tied to Fox News
‘We are in trouble’: Dr. LouAnn Woodward delivers desperate plea to Mississippians as COVID crisis worsens
The new Texas COVID-19 surge could be worse than anything the state has seen yet
August 17, 2021
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are seeing the most severe outbreaks when examined on a per capita basis, CNBC reported.ADVERTISEMENT
“Louisiana reported an average of 126 cases per 100,000 individuals as of Sunday, which was more than triple the national average, according to the news channel. Mississippi recorded an average of 110 cases per 100,000 residents, and Florida saw a mean of 101 cases per 100,000 individuals.”
August 13, 2021 – New Record for Cases of 30-40 Years Old
COVID Data Tracker
Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter
There may be a sinister reason for Rand Paul being an anti-masker?
Rand Paul’s wife bought shares in Covid treatment maker Gilead in early days of virus, the couple’s only individual stock purchase in years
States ranked by COVID-19 death rates: Aug. 11
Here is a breakdown of average daily COVID-19 deaths and COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people over the last seven days in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The data was last updated Aug. 11.
“Note: States are ranked by deaths per 100,000. The list includes ties.
Louisiana
Deaths per 100,000: 0.82
Daily average deaths: 38.3
Nevada
Deaths per 100,000: 0.7
Daily average deaths: 21.6
Florida
Deaths per 100,000: 0.66
Daily average deaths: 141.1
Arkansas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.62
Daily average deaths: 18.7
Missouri
Deaths per 100,000: 0.52
Daily average deaths: 31.7
Mississippi
Deaths per 100,000: 0.46
Daily average deaths: 13.6
Alabama
Deaths per 100,000: 0.31
Daily average deaths: 15.1
Kansas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.28
Daily average deaths: 8.1
Arizona
Deaths per 100,000: 0.23
Daily average deaths: 16.9
Tennessee
Deaths per 100,000: 0.22
Daily average deaths: 15.3
Texas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.22
Daily average deaths: 62.7
South Carolina
Deaths per 100,000: 0.21
Daily average deaths: 10.7″
These 6 red and blue states tell you everything you need to know about where Delta is hitting hardest — and why
“Comparing six specific states — Vermont, New Jersey, Minnesota, Florida, Louisiana and Nevada — only throws this troubling trend into sharper relief.
Just how disproportionately conservative? Glance at any state-by-state list of COVID data and the pattern becomes clear. Just three of the 25 states with the lowest vaccination rates voted for Biden; just three of the 25 states with the highest vaccination rates voted for Trump. By the same token, just 1 of the 10 states with the highest hospitalization rates (Nevada) voted for Biden — and just 1 of the 10 states with the lowest hospitalization rates (South Dakota) voted for Trump.”
Associations Between Governor Political Affiliation and COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Testing in the U.S.
KIDS!
The really worrisome thing about the Delta variant
“Here’s the real news: there is growing evidence that – for whatever reason (higher viral loads, something different about how the virus is handled by less mature immune systems, or something else), children infected by the Delta variant may develop a more severe form of the disease compared to illness caused by other forms of the virus. Our children will suffer if adults can’t get school Covid precautions right
In a recent NPR interview, Dr. Rick Barr, who leads the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, said that the “Delta variant is acting very, very differently with respect to kids … just in the month of July, we have [admitted] over 40 to the children’s hospital. .. and a number of those have ended up in the intensive care unit.”
Half the kids were below 12 years of age and not eligible for vaccine but the other half – also not fully vaccinated, were 12 years old and up.”
August 7, 2021
US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
“The situation is particularly dire in the South, which has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. and has seen smaller hospitals overrun with patients.
In the Southeast, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped 50% to a daily average of 17,600 over the last week from 11,600 the previous week, the CDC says. Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky represent 41% of the nation’s new hospitalizations, the CDC says, twice their overall share of the population.”
MUST-WATCH 3-minute video from LSU about COVID, children and young people.
See inside a Lafayette hospital as COVID rages on: ‘We had a glimmer of hope. That hope now is gone’
“There was one nurse for every three patients in the ICU on Wednesday afternoon instead of the usual 1:2 ratio. Every bed was occupied, with 16 of the 24 patients being treated for COVID-19. None of the 16 were vaccinated.
More than a dozen people were waiting for an ICU bed that day.”
‘We should not be here, y’all’: Parking garage field hospital set to open for COVID-19 patients
A great example and a great COVID ‘Explainer’:
On this day, the Supreme Court rules on vaccines and public health
“On February 20, 1905, the Supreme Court, by a 7-2 majority, said in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts could fine residents who refused to receive smallpox injections.”
Jacobson v. Massachusetts
“Did the mandatory vaccination law violate Jacobson’s Fourteenth Amendment right to liberty?
The Court held that the law was a legitimate exercise of the state’s police power to protect the public health and safety of its citizens. Local boards of health determined when mandatory vaccinations were needed, thus making the requirement neither unreasonable nor arbitrarily imposed.”
Sad,
Alabama crowd cheers state’s low vaccination rate during Marjorie Taylor Greene event
THE VACCINE WORKS – It keeps you out of the hospital and from DYING!
If you are vaccinated, your chances of having to be hospitalized is 6,587 out of 163,000,000 – 0.004%
If you are vaccinated, your chances of DYING is 1,263 out of 163,000,00 – 0.0008%
Sadly, Florida’s and Texas’s governors are trying to Out-MAGA each other,
Florida is the only state where more people are dying of COVID now than ever before. What went wrong?
Inside Fox News, DeSantis is ‘the future of the party.’ And he’s taking advantage.
5K+ Hillsborough Co. students in quarantine/isolation, emergency meeting called for Wednesday
Four Broward County educators die from COVID-19 within 24 hours, as Florida’s battle over masks in schools continues
The Onion:
Reality,
Why Ron DeSantis is more dangerous than Trump
“Florida’s kids are less safe because Gov. DeSantis wants to be president some day.”
Governor Abbott beat DeSantis in the rush to prove who was more Trumpian
Every kindergarten teacher at this San Antonio school reportedly positive for COVID-19
‘He went downhill so fast’: 12-year-old boy in Texas dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs order banning COVID vaccine, mask mandates
“Abbott issued the order Thursday, two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended indoor mask mandates, regardless of vaccination status, in places with at least 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people over the previous seven days.
“To further ensure that no governmental entity can mandate masks, the following requirement shall continue to apply: No governmental entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face-covering or to mandate that other person wear a covering,” the executive order read.
Abbott defended the move in a statement, arguing, “Today’s executive order will provide clarity and uniformity in the Lone Star State’s continued fight against COVID-19.“”
DeSantis issues order barring Florida schools from mandating masks
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday issued an executive order that bars local school districts from requiring students to wear masks when they return to the classroom next month.
Why it matters: The spread of the Delta variant has led to a spike in new infections across the United States, triggering another round of debate about COVID guidelines in schools.
DeSantis’ announcement comes after the Broward County school board passed a mask mandate Wednesday due to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to K-12 schools this upcoming school year, regardless of vaccination status.”
DeSantis decides to up the ante (twitter thread)
DeSantis knocks reporter for question about kids in ICU
This Rich Lowry May 20, 2020 National Review article is not aging well!
Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology?
August 4, 2021 – Florida keeps getting sadder and sadder,
August 6, 2021 – Florida continues to get sadder and sadder,
16-year-old dies of COVID-19 at Jacksonville hospital; 3 more children in intensive care
DeSantis clamps down on student mask rules as Florida breaks another Covid record
August 7, 2021 – Florida breaks their record for COVID cases they set the day before,
Florida reports record high number of new Covid-19 cases this week
“Florida reported 134,506 new Covid-19 cases over the last week on Friday, more than any other 7-day period during the pandemic.”
August 10, 2021 – this is amazing! Florida breaks New York’s 2020 record!
Florida requesting hundreds of ventilators from federal government: report
August 12, 2021 – Florida Governor doesn’t mind if people get COVID, he has a workaround
440 Palm Beach County students quarantined in 2 days, superintendent says
August 13, 2021 – Florida….
DeSantis softens threat to withhold school officials’ salaries
August 15, 2021 – Florida…
August 17, 2021 – Florida …
Florida threatens to remove school officials who disobey DeSantis
August 18, 2021 – Florida
August 20, 2021 – Oxygen!
Florida gives school districts 48 hours to reverse mask mandates or lose funding
August 24, 2021 – Masks save lives – of the people wishing others would wear masks
Battling cancer and unable to get vaccine, teacher dies from COVID-19 complications
August 26, 2021 – A New Record!
Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
Texas?
South Carolina’s Governor enters the #MAGA Race
Arkansas Governor decides to stop trying to out-MAGA Florida, Texas, Arizona and South Dakota’s governors,
Arkansas governor calls special session to lift ban on school mask mandates
South Dakota’s Governor is All-In on the MAGA Race
The Covid Queen of South Dakota
Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey beat them to it! July 27, 2021:
In Arizona, it’s a hard no on masks. It’s the price Ducey was willing to pay to cut taxes
“As expected, Gov. Doug Ducey was a hard no on Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that we once again break out the masks:
“Arizona does not allow mask mandates, vaccine mandates, vaccine passports or discrimination in schools based on who is and isn’t vaccinated,” he said. “We’ve passed all of this into law, and it will not change.”
We certainly know that it will not change.
Sacrificing public health and bowing to anti-vaxxers was the price of Ducey’s tax cuts.
In order to get the votes to pass a budget and rescue the state’s wealthiest residents from a big tax hike approved by voters, Ducey agreed to bar all levels of government from requiring vaccines and to bar bar business owners from requiring proof of vaccination from customers. He also barred universities from requiring vaccinations and testing and school boards from requiring masks.”
Karma has a way of being Karma Governor Ducey, July 30, 2021:
Arizona reports highest daily COVID-19 cases since March
The COVID-19 Delta variant is more contagious than we feared—even among the vaccinated
“The released internal slideshow highlights some of the data behind that pivot. Most crucially, the CDC now considers the Delta variant to be more contagious than the common cold and Ebola—perhaps as contagious as chicken pox, with each infected individual giving the virus to another 8 or 9 people, on average—and more likely to cause severe illness than previous strains.”
In shocking news, US has highest number of new cases in the world
“New cases increased 131 percent.”
U.S. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: See your state’s progress
Mississippi:
A Mississippi 8th-grader – who’d only been in school for just over a week – died of COVID-19 hours after testing positive
THIS TWEET:
This is terrible:
‘Dangerous and stupid’: ER physician on packed, maskless Trump event
Trump and DeSantis choose politics over science as mask wars roar back to life
CNN’s New Day Shows ‘Very Revealing’ Data Connecting Fox News Viewers to Vaccine Hesitancy
In Alabama and Louisiana, partisan opposition to vaccine surges alongside Delta variant
Louisiana has a Democrat Governor – not trying to out MAGA DeSantis, Abbott or Ducey
Gov. Edwards reinstates indoor mask mandate; warns about severity of delta variant
Some will not learn…..
GOP Congressman Who Thought He Had Natural Immunity Gets Covid a Second Time: ‘This Episode is Far More Challenging’
The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows
AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots
Republican bid to limit health officials could cause ‘preventable tragedies’ – experts
“At least nine states have considered ‘emergency power limitation’ legislation proposed by conservative organization Alec“
How a Tiny Town With an Anti-Mask Mayor Caused COVID Chaos
Life expectancy in the US has trailed high-income countries for a decade. The pandemic made it worse.
“The coronavirus pandemic has widened the life expectancy gap between the U.S. and other high-income countries, a new study shows, and experts say it could take decades to overcome.”
How concerned should we be about breakthrough coronavirus infections? One expert weighs in
“At the beginning of the pandemic, the CDC said that a close contact was somebody that you’re indoors with unmasked for 15 minutes or more. The equivalent of that with the Delta variant is not 15 minutes, it’s one second.”
24-year-old who needed double lung transplant wishes he’d been vaccinated for COVID-19
Mom regrets not getting her 13-year-old vaccinated as delta variant surges
Tennessee – Governor Bill Lee joining the MAGA Mask Contest
Based on population, Tennessee has the most COVID-19 cases in the United States
“Tennessee has the most coronavirus infections of all U.S. states in the past seven days and over the entire pandemic when adjusted for population, according to data compiled by The New York Times.“
Tennessee sees largest spike in child COVID cases since pandemic began
In the days before Tennessee stopped encouraging teenagers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, Republican lawmakers met privately with the state health commissioner and a representative of the governor’s office to discuss specifically how to dial back vaccination advocacy to minors. Those same lawmakers on Wednesday shut down opposition comments from Democrats and the public in a highly-anticipated hearing.
The GOP’s Hurting the Kids to Own the Libs in Tennessee
Tenn. physicians call on Justice Department to investigate Gov. Lee’s handling of pandemic following top vaccine official’s firing
Tennessee ranks No. 1 in the U.S. for largest increase in new COVID-19 cases
Email: Tennessee health officials ordered not to promote Immunization Awareness Month
Governor Lee falsely claims children don’t get sick from COVID-19 on national TV
Two children died from COVID-19 over the weekend, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital says
Arkansas Department of Health confirms child deaths due to COVID-19
Arkansas Children Are Becoming Sick Like Never Before During COVID Pandemic
Arkansas officials report third child death due to COVID-19
Sleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under age 12 tested positive for Covid-19
Marjorie Taylor Greene laughs off question about kids dying of Covid
Georgia deputy loses 5-year-old son to COVID-19
10 children on life support as Mississippi sees surge in delta variant cases
Gov. Lee: ‘No real concern’ over highly contagious Delta COVID variant, despite cases popping up in Tennessee
Tennessee health commissioner declines questions about Delta variant cases
Florida
Sad,
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor
Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths
These are strange and dangerous times!
A WHOPPER of a LIE!
I reached out to Tucker
Masks
GOP mask defiance is all about the 2022 ballot box
“Analysis: Republicans are betting that voters will blame Democrats for any ongoing suggestion that they protect themselves and others from the coronavirus.”
Alabama Gov. Ivey says ‘no’ to masks in schools despite pediatric group’s new recommendations
COVID-19 has hit people in Republican-led states hardest, study finds
“The study suggests that policy differences between the two parties regarding safety measures, such as mask and social distancing policies, likely account for the disparity.“
5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated
Jobs
REVEALED: States that voted for Biden lost jobs at more than double the rate of Republican ones during pandemic
Lives
States with Republican governors had highest Covid incidence and death rates, study finds
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