Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 3/22/21

For nearly 2 weeks, we've been stuck at 50K new cases daily

in that time, we've vaccinated an additional 20M Americans

So why flat?

Its a race between vaccinations and variants

And we're running even

Opening up too fast helps the variants

I want vaccinations to win pic.twitter.com/UD8cR3OXXb

— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) March 21, 2021

Becoming pretty clear now that dogs & cats can become infected by #B117.

Also, a London hospital had noticed a sharp uptick in the number of dogs and cats with myocarditis: From Dec 2020 to Feb 2021, the incidence jumped from 1.4% to 12.8%. #COVID19 🧵
https://t.co/LsVtp6LCWy

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 21, 2021

The Covid-19 crisis in Brazil has never been worse. Nearly every Brazilian state has an ICU occupancy of 80% or higher, according to a CNN analysis of state data. The seven-day averages of both new cases and new deaths are higher than they have ever been. https://t.co/i3QQ8dcTtz

— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2021

Thread:

UPDATED: I got the South Africa variant of #COVID19 in #Ottawa and based on public health's response, we are in BIG trouble. @OttawaHealth @COVID19Ontario A thread:
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— Anita Distraction (@cirquiatric) March 19, 2021

Fascinating report on an investigation into how a few #Covid19 cases slipped thru New Zealand's impressive quarantine net. The theory on how 2 patients got infected in the quarantine hotel — air inhaled at their room door — is a bit of an eye opener. https://t.co/M2zB7XIp5W

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 18, 2021