Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 5/14/21

With nearly 60% of adults w/ first shot, the nation is improving.

54 states and territories are now under 2 deaths/100,000 threshold
39 are in single digits
19 are now averaging 0 or 1 death per day from COVID-19

(Trivia answer is there are 59 states and territories)

— Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt46) May 13, 2021

📍My god… the upgraded warning #B16172 variant (magenta) is surging so fast. Epidemiologists now estimate it is 60% faster than even #B117 UK/Kent variant, which is already 50% faster. If true, it could make it fastest transmission one to be found worldwide. Thread 🧵. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/GvsyfcE4Mu

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 13, 2021

The CDC is reporting Native Americans have the highest vaccination rate in the country.

Local and state governments could learn a lot from the vaccination campaigns led by Native Nations. https://t.co/4hkyKzQBjZ

— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) May 12, 2021

Worrisome cluster at Singapore 🇸🇬 @ChangiAirport of many #B1617 Indian variant (+pending). 92% of aviation staff vaccinated—of primary cases: 11 breakthroughs in vaccinated airport staff, 3 in unvaccinated staff, 4 non-airport staff unvaccinated. #MaskUp🧵https://t.co/wweimv0Ku7 pic.twitter.com/BviJUIIknB

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 12, 2021

UPDATE: If you are fully vaccinated against #COVID19, you can resume activities without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, incl. local business and workplace guidance. More: https://t.co/FJMon7WlFO

— CDC (@CDCgov) May 13, 2021

How would grocery stores even verify someone is vaccinated??? We already know focus groups of unvaccinated say they would lie / forge vaccine cards.

Are grocery stores gonna enforce vaccine cards upon entry? Doubtful.

We still need masks indoors. #COVID19 https://t.co/gXt7A8yUv8

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 13, 2021

finally we can get back to the way things were 🥰 pic.twitter.com/9ZyVr8DoNz

— j̴̢͘҉i̸̢͞z̛̛̀҉͞z̡͞w̶̵̢͜͞i̡͘t̸͝͝c̸͝h̀͏ (@fingerbIaster) May 13, 2021

I don’t trust y’all so I’m still wearing my mask.

— Joi Childs (@jumpedforjoi) May 13, 2021