Saturday, April 24, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
Feel Good Friday 4/23/21
Show and Tell: Part Deux 4/23/21
— Americana at Brand Memes (@americanamemes) April 22, 2021
Me: why does my back hurt all the time?
— “ (@Ohluwatoscene) April 21, 2021
also me sleeping every night: pic.twitter.com/K8QRUPcRQo
While I go through the trouble of putting on makeup, the rose-finch just wakes up in the morning and looks like this. pic.twitter.com/EnkXtt7m2z
— Icona 📚 (@Iconawrites) April 21, 2021
Happy #EarthDay 🌎 pic.twitter.com/3vWqhf5r1k
— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) April 22, 2021
therapist: the kids version of call me by your name can't hurt you
— ✨A M E✨ (@aureityGonoph) April 21, 2021
the kids version of call me by your name: pic.twitter.com/ukSLjD65pS
Show and Tell 4/23/21
It’s snowing. Again. pic.twitter.com/lBeQd4fu8v
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) April 22, 2021
Coming out of the fog of depression isn’t unlike the first time I put on glasses and realized I could see the leaves on trees from the car.
— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) April 22, 2021
Happy 72nd to Patti LuPone, the only human alive who can make this sound: pic.twitter.com/ub0wq9hUYG
— John Robert Allman (@Johnny_Allman) April 21, 2021
My mother had 134 tabs open on her iPad. 🤯
— Sara 🌊 (@freshwaterpurl) April 21, 2021
American producers when the scene of a movie takes place in Mexico pic.twitter.com/epe9M31K7Y
— Davy (@SimplyDavy) April 21, 2021
cleansing my tl pic.twitter.com/HrytUsZNOZ
— jar jar binkies (@caseyaonso) April 20, 2021
Show and Tell: Overflow Edition 4/23/21
obsessed with these pics of barbara streisand & elliot gould on their honeymoon at the beverly hills hotel in 1963 pic.twitter.com/0MjlaYPOYP
— poodie the witness (@P00DI3PI3) April 22, 2021
Great news for me! Although I’m still recovering from three surgeries and missing Season 11 of Curb, LD called me and asked if there was any chance if I felt strong enough to do one episode!
— Richard Lewis (@TheRichardLewis) April 22, 2021
I am and here I’m on the set to shoot it. I’m so grateful.🙏@HBO #curb
pic.twitter.com/L4eYv7nLWM
My boyfriend just now: “Would you live here? In Roku City?” pic.twitter.com/aj4qT6Bjv5
— Amy Solomon (@amybethsol) April 22, 2021
Rage Against the Machine never specified what type of machine they were furious with but I reckon it was probably a printer.
— John Moynes (@JohnMoynes) April 21, 2021
Hot take: L.A.'s car-centric design is clearly worse than NYC's train-centric design, but better than the hybrid designs of cities like Chicago and Boston where neither driving nor transit is particularly convenient.
— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) April 22, 2021
HARD TO OVERSTATE HOW MUCH OF AN "OPEN FOR A SURPRISE" IMAGE THIS IS https://t.co/8xvUUt0UCU
— jude paw 🐱🥪💚 (@JudeTweets2U) April 21, 2021
Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 4/23/21
India records the world’s highest daily tally of 314,835 new COVID-19 infections as a second wave of the pandemic raises fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope https://t.co/cnzAYU7xYZ pic.twitter.com/wkSfFot0cN
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 22, 2021
⚠️OXYGEN SUPPLY COLLAPSE in mere hours—Delhi government reports the current oxygen supply in Delhi hospitals. All <=24 hours oxygen supply. Most under half a day.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 22, 2021
Pray for India 🇮🇳 #CovidIndia #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/wvuk98mPvc
~SIX TIMES HIGHER IN KIDS—An asymptomatic school study of #COVID19 cases found that infection rates in Omaha Nebraska schools were 2.5x higher for staff and **nearly 6x higher for students** than reported through routine self-initiated tests. 🧵https://t.co/IDRoFeImXb pic.twitter.com/gmnWWKi3qO
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 22, 2021
In a new national study of pregnant people who received the Pfizer or Moderna #COVID19 vaccines, @CDCGov found no evidence of safety concerns for pregnant people vaccinated in the 3rd trimester or for their babies. While follow up data is needed, these findings are reassuring. /1
— Dr. Vivek Murthy, 21st U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) April 22, 2021
The pandemic will end, but I suspect SARS-CoV-2 is here to stay. That doesn't mean we'll be living with restrictions forever, though. Listen in to @EPIDEMICpodcast to find out why.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) April 22, 2021
I had a wonderful conversation with Dr. @celinegounder, and so did Drs. Shaman and Lavine. https://t.co/2XVAMNeYRa
Multipurpose Room 4/23/21
Blinded By the Light 4/23/21
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Early Bird Special 4/23/21
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Deep Thoughts 4/22/21
Show and Tell: Part Deux 4/22/21
Listen, the 90s had us overly concerned about amnesia, quicksand and the Bermuda Triangle. https://t.co/ejIebHetYp
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) April 20, 2021
i cannot fucking believe that Kevin Bacon is providing content like this for free pic.twitter.com/bi3lOnNvVS
— Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) April 19, 2021
Soul Cycle instructor: You are as brave as you believe, you are as strong as you allow
— adam (@adamjmoussa) April 19, 2021
Peloton instructor: pic.twitter.com/2qjRsL4jBh
imagine achieving your lifelong dream of landing on jeopardy and it’s fucking dr oz week
— vanessa a. bee 🐝✌🏾 (@Vanessa_ABee) April 21, 2021
Comedy Gold 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/6t7vxY0FRl
— Fred Schultz (@fred035schultz) April 21, 2021
I am unreasonably delighted by this guy pic.twitter.com/JAj9l87vsq
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) April 21, 2021
Show and Tell 4/22/21
Daisugi - the Japanese forestry technique of growing trees out of other trees pic.twitter.com/n1P48AQWML
— aish (@soulspyre_) April 19, 2021
Me: “if you need me call me”
— Rɪᴄᴀʀᴅᴏ👹 (@itsRiic) April 19, 2021
Also me: pic.twitter.com/WOJMJaWT7f
how it started how it’s going #ShangChi pic.twitter.com/ZG6tdWH0tM
— ⩔ Corvus ✪ (@lokisdagger_) April 19, 2021
happy taurus season here is Grace Jones’ dressing room rider to give u strength & abundance pic.twitter.com/qD9QjHNiel
— Fran Tirado (@fransquishco) April 20, 2021
It’s such a bummer how important exercise is
— Andrew Knox (@SoftKnox) April 19, 2021
Happy tenth birthday to branch manager of the year, Filbert! pic.twitter.com/6Hm542B4Rr
— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) April 19, 2021
Show and Tell: Overflow Edition 4/22/21
Oscar nominees, take note. THIS is how you collect an award. pic.twitter.com/fTOmxiJGT3
— Liam Gareau (@liamgareau) April 21, 2021
When people are mean in real life it's so shocking and embarrassing what do u think this is, a high school movie
— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) April 21, 2021
THANK YOU... to all y’all for your passionate support! I am overjoyed, excited, and eager to be guest-hosting Jeopardy!, and will do my utmost best to live up to your faith you in me. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! Go ahead and take my word for it, this time. https://t.co/C7mZWMok2X
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) April 21, 2021
inside me there are two wolves pic.twitter.com/vvQhCVoPRl
— maddie hindes (@madeleinelily) April 20, 2021
hot take: math is actually fun when you understand it
— toni ❕ (@deffonotinniter) April 21, 2021
Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 4/22/21
An unvaccinated health care worker infected dozens of people at a nursing home in Kentucky, including 22 residents and employees who were fully vaccinated; Most were asymptomatic, but one vaccinated resident died.https://t.co/BTXns3Uofo
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) April 21, 2021
⚠️TANZANIA VARIANT—One of the most preeminent Harvard virology professors is trying to warn—Tanzanian variant branched off Wuhan 1.0 strain but acquired all the bad mutations of #B117 & #B1351 independently—convergent evolution. By @WmHaseltine. #COVID19 https://t.co/7tSlj1Ykpt pic.twitter.com/uEsOODyjJK
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 21, 2021
NEW: a deep-dive into the situation in India, where a devastating second wave is overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums, eclipsing global records as it goes https://t.co/epz0WG6GxK
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 21, 2021
250,000 new cases every day, and test positivity is soaring suggesting many are still missed pic.twitter.com/03Uwkskxfi
One week ago, I wrote this story for @TorontoStar about #COVID19 risk in daycares. https://t.co/yJlBQ8h1AD
— Jennifer Yang (@jyangstar) April 21, 2021
A few hours after my story went online, I learned my 2-year-old daughter had tested positive for COVID-19. Her likeliest exposure was her daycare.
Long+personal thread:
California's coronavirus case rate now the lowest in the continental U.S. https://t.co/Nn24qR9EqU
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 21, 2021
Multipurpose Room 4/22/21
Blinded By the Light 4/22/21
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Early Bird Special 4/22/21
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Show and Tell: Part Deux 4/21/21
when i see a dog pic.twitter.com/NnHScAxUCq
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) April 18, 2021
*the image in my head whenever anyone talks about returning to the office* pic.twitter.com/XoJQ424wNx
— Julia Wick (@sherlyholmes) April 19, 2021
A stranger man: “Hey pretty lady”
— vaxxed and still masked (@Katchin05) April 18, 2021
Me: pic.twitter.com/yFuoZWiCQ2
trader joe’s has this energy that just makes you wanna try new things. why i bought some watermelon jam today...
— zae (@ItsZaeOk) April 18, 2021
A slice of Viennetta with a cup of Cafe Vienna or Suisse Mocha was what I figured rich people did every day for lunch. https://t.co/dkcfyYgeI7 pic.twitter.com/r6CB27hLW9
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) April 18, 2021
Not everything is for able-bodied people. Some are thoughtful enough to make a way for those who have reduced mobility to get their socks on. Never forget to appreciate the little things you CAN do, because putting your socks on can be a whole different world for someone else. https://t.co/Qm6W2TsV33
— Raven the Science Maven (@ravenscimaven) April 19, 2021
Show and Tell 4/21/21
Nobody:
— T$E CHUN (@thetzechun) April 16, 2021
Character in a script: "Good to see you little bro, what's it been, 3 months? I can't believe it's been 5 years since dad died."
It's funny, Reddit as a community is one of the worst places on the internet. Not funny or interesting, terrible place to try and learn anything. But the niche subreddits dedicated to hobbies or activities that are still small are some of the best places on the internet.
— Brian 👁️ (@Lefty_Jew) April 16, 2021
So I deleted this tweet a few days after I posted in 2019 because of how much negativity it was getting😂 anyways for everyone saying sis needs to “heal” she has with us right by her side too. Sis is in love and expecting her first child and I’m going to be a Godmother! The end❤️ pic.twitter.com/RqGiCXuEfb
— Mimi (@MimiTajiri) April 18, 2021
food has no moral value. using terms like “cheat day” & “junk food” sets a precedent for attributing eating “bad food” w/being a bad person. when that connection is made, fat people are viewed as immoral & dangerous for “glorifying obesity” if they openly celebrate their own body
— Coochie Seasoning🐝🔥 (@bbychakra) April 19, 2021
I am happy for all of you who are getting back to some kind of normalcy I will continue wearing pajamas in public and openly weeping in front of strangers
— Leslie Grossman (@MissLeslieG) April 19, 2021
I ain’t never seen a car tear an ACL 😂 pic.twitter.com/VSs5Pw1bLu
— memory lane (@bitchiwas999) April 17, 2021
Show and Tell: Overflow Edition 4/21/21
earned it 🎶 @theweeknd pic.twitter.com/5gqc30437I
— Chlöe (@ChloeBailey) April 18, 2021
This scene is more revolutionary than I think they even knew and it really stuck with me as a child. Especially the last line. pic.twitter.com/KkhvGicjVZ
— ✨hamish steele✨ (@hamishsteele) April 18, 2021
THIS GIRL IS ON PFIZER! THIS GIRL IS ON PFIZER! pic.twitter.com/dbdozsha1t
— william. (@willtbh) April 18, 2021
Whales in the garden - Canada - pic.twitter.com/vpnIk1Tg0Y
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) April 17, 2021
i wrote about why everyone wants to get their skulls crushed in between a pair of muscly men’s thighs https://t.co/y8qeyNWxf1
— alex (@alex_abads) April 20, 2021
jack black forgetting his own movie never leaves my mind pic.twitter.com/49iz0fiLGv
— emi 。˚⋆ ༄ (@kikisbread) April 19, 2021
Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 4/21/21
Quick u/d to my tweets earlier today — PHAC's latest COVID flight data is in my spreadsheet: Btwn April 1-17, 40 flights from Delhi landed in Canada w/ COVID+ passengers. That's no less than 2 flights every day, often 3, sometimes all 4. 145 COVID+ flights in all. @DrEricDing pic.twitter.com/9a7V9xKrp7
— 𝘽𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙚 (@BryanPassifiume) April 20, 2021
The UK joins Israel in achieving remarkable level of containment vs B.1.1.7. Their lowest number of deaths today (4) in nearly 8 months 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/hboWTTcygx
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 19, 2021
Absolutely staggering. The world just had its worst week ever for covid infections https://t.co/RJAGo6u6Tx pic.twitter.com/c3mkc5SFuT
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) April 19, 2021
#COVID19 is virtually gone from LA. From peaks at 20,000 new cases and 300 deaths a day this winter to 356 new cases and no deaths yesterday. Really great to see our 2nd largest city turn the corner so decisively. https://t.co/0goJBPFkFf pic.twitter.com/0grfuevEzr
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) April 20, 2021
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON PFIZER
— Jonah Koslofsky (@Koslofskyspeaks) April 18, 2021
Multipurpose Room 4/21/21
Blinded By the Light 4/21/21
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Early Bird Special 4/21/21
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Show and Tell: Part Deux 4/20/21
Oh...
— Kevin Matza (@KMat21) April 16, 2021
My...
GOD pic.twitter.com/OvTWWotGHp
This happy pup spending his first night at his new home after being adopted from the shelter. pic.twitter.com/IzceUV1cnF
— Strictly (@StrictlyChristo) April 17, 2021
Richard Shaw relaxing on the JAWS set 🦈 pic.twitter.com/fYvErwXsOF
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) April 18, 2021
When, head of Universal Studios, Sid Sheinberg read the script for BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) he felt some changes were needed. He sent this, now famous, memo to executive producer Steven Spielberg. pic.twitter.com/yA1skqEyPB
— All The Right Movies (@right_movies) April 15, 2021
Blockbuster stores over 30 years:pic.twitter.com/rDfiO07525
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) April 17, 2021
this is the kind of news I want to read pic.twitter.com/s4wcNnaq6f
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) April 16, 2021
My two-year-old is currently eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, pretending it’s cake, and singing happy birthday to herself. It is not her birthday. There is no cake. But I appreciate this sort of energy.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) April 16, 2021
Show and Tell 4/20/21
me imagining being fully vaccinated: I’m gonna hit the town do every drug and fuck every stranger
— caitie delaney (@caitiedelaney) April 18, 2021
me actually fully vaccinated: pic.twitter.com/gaA8GUAAEr
My therapist says I need to publicly celebrate my wins more so hi after having car problems, unreliable transportation, and money problems for 7 years I bought my first car on my own dime and under my own name :) her name is Rosie and I love her pic.twitter.com/7ApnWiVNsZ
— Brittany Johnson (@heybrittanyj) April 17, 2021
Can God forgive us for what we've done to this world? https://t.co/VeMRsqdg8a
— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) April 18, 2021
Does...does Steven Spielberg know how last names work? pic.twitter.com/m2XnGQr8Rh
— christian shockley (@chrisrshockley) April 18, 2021
The wind didn't stand a fucking chance. pic.twitter.com/mHjz9I6Z11
— ʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇ™️➐ (@ItsLeague) April 17, 2021
About to spend twenty dollars to watch a movie on tv based solely on this image pic.twitter.com/JNnoS1R9j4
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) April 18, 2021
I wish every educator did this. Being a devil's advocate makes the discourse poorer and thinner and cheaper. You think you are being Robin Williams in Dead Poet's Society with some carbon copy of the socratic method. In reality, you are a Reddit reply-guy soldier an info war. https://t.co/tEJ88D3Co8
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) April 16, 2021
Show and Tell: Overflow Edition 4/20/21
No time like the present to watch Alfred Molina doing Fiddler on the Roof with his Doc Ock arms... pic.twitter.com/kThVuwBSl8
— Bob Marshall (@bobmarshall) April 16, 2021
14-year-old me just collapsed into a singularity pic.twitter.com/vz6R98aAsf
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) April 17, 2021
never forget when my sister posted her workout video with me in the back like that pic.twitter.com/7WWJzgvQ1q
— ratty healy (@gothposer444) April 15, 2021
Timeline is bleak. Consider this an interlude. pic.twitter.com/WeSSxPjWMN
— Amy (@amyis_trying) April 16, 2021
do people who hate california understand that you can see between 1 and five thousand tiny lizards every day. do they understand this
— amelia elizalde (@ameliaelizalde) April 16, 2021
me: I heard this cemetery was haunted
— Adam Cerious (@Browtweaten) April 16, 2021
caretaker: I've worked here 173 years and haven't seen anything
I don’t know what’s happening here but I feel like you guys should see it.
— Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) April 16, 2021
pic.twitter.com/bgUgYjVEj6
Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 4/20/21
HOTEL ROOM CROSS-INFECTION: Australia 🇦🇺 hotel outbreak suggests #COVID19 jumped between hotel rooms—7 returned travellers cases arriving from different countries at different times have same genetic sequence—likely jumped between neighboring hotel rooms.https://t.co/EckYXm7Esy pic.twitter.com/K1AZMxX1TV
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 17, 2021
I did some vaccine outreach w a local mutual aid group this weekend and based on the conversations I had I don't think we're going to see a big increase in vaccine uptake in low-vaccination neighborhoods until there are visible, daily walk-up vax centers embedded in neighborhoods
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) April 19, 2021
By far the best description I've seen of how mRNA vaccines work is that they tell your body to make up a guy and then to get really mad at that guy
— BrooklynChris_Defiant (@goodopinionhavr) April 19, 2021
India day after day huge increases: 160,694; 185,248; 199,569; 216,850; 233,943; 260,778; Today 275,306. Urgency of actions to stop it is apparent.
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) April 19, 2021
1/ pic.twitter.com/uoOs7nSlsp
THREAD on VARIANTS, VACCINES & POTENTIAL FUTURES:
— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) April 18, 2021
I’ve been looking at data on sequenced variants. I’ve also been thinking about our vax programme & India.
TLDR: the Indian variant needs to trigger surge testing in England. And India needs to be on red list. 1/23
Infection numbers in US so unusual
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) April 19, 2021
We've been stuck between 55K-70K per day for 2 months!
Longest we've been flat
Crazy part? Two dramatic things going on at once
B117 took over, causing cases to explode
Vaccinations going great, causes cases to plummet
And so....we're flat pic.twitter.com/m8opIc0sHr
Multipurpose Room 4/20/21
Blinded By the Light 4/20/21
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Early Bird Special 4/20/21
Monday, April 19, 2021
Show and Tell: Part Deux 4/19/21
Difficult to quantify what an ecological disaster Bitcoin is, but this comes close. pic.twitter.com/uHeGXUlQO1
— koush (@koush) April 15, 2021
the next movie should be called Fast10 Your Seatbelts
— mRNAdam vaccine (@boingloinhitter) April 14, 2021
my toxic trait: i'll wake up on time, but lay in bed until i'm late
— charisse 💫 (@gngchar) April 15, 2021
Six weeks ago, an editor told me that she didn’t think I was “ready” to write a 1500 word article on food and TikTok.
— Lil Uzi Hurt 🥺 (@lostblackboy) April 16, 2021
A few days ago, I just filed my first major magazine cover story.
It was a great reminder: Don’t let anyone else’s imagination impede your goals.
I caught Flame and Mazzy holding paws. pic.twitter.com/UgUDa4EPjX
— Blair Braverman (@BlairBraverman) April 16, 2021
Casting the Wicked movie is like choosing a restaurant for dinner: I don’t have any good suggestions, but I know I don’t want anything you’ve said so far
— liv (taylor’s version) (@omcook) April 15, 2021
Show and Tell 4/19/21
Listen. These lapels alone, but then the beadwork and the COLOR.
— Natania Barron (@NataniaBarron) April 15, 2021
I need you all to see this jacket. It's from 1890.
Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris pic.twitter.com/JS8wLPa0zK
Just trying to be more positive 🥺 pic.twitter.com/LPKaZnLeL7
— Magen Cubed, Witch King (@magencubed) April 13, 2021
pink circle shelf update. pic.twitter.com/x2JdPPGrto
— Ashley Reese (@offbeatorbit) April 14, 2021
— place where cat shouldn't be (@catshouldnt) April 14, 2021
The wikipedia page for the 1904 Olympics Men’s Marathon might be my favourite Wikipedia page ever pic.twitter.com/4s6zJYqk1U
— Sophia (@0ldoini) April 14, 2021
This one frame in Signs is the reason i didn’t sleep for all of 2002 pic.twitter.com/tg7m1TrEtG
— limp brittzkit (@Brittymigs) April 14, 2021
Show and Tell: Overflow Edition 4/19/21
When you just can't think of one more name. pic.twitter.com/fW1HjH6A8Y
— julia duffy (@mybadauditions) April 15, 2021
Working from home vs working in the office. pic.twitter.com/jSAxwZmO4u
— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) April 15, 2021
i don't fuck around with cryptocurrency. sure you can get very rich doing it, but when i search my heart i know its for losers
— mike ginn (@shutupmikeginn) April 16, 2021
re-creating office life so i don't forget pic.twitter.com/WQFICwUO7T
— Abe Hassan (@burr86) April 15, 2021
Shoutout to everyone who simply cannot work at an even, steady pace, and instead vacillates between frenzied hyperworkmode and a near-catatonic state of existential dread and avoidance
— free them all (@hyejinhere) April 15, 2021
I mean, let's really talk about it tho. pic.twitter.com/P7kPhLmSR3
— Dr. Martin Luther Queen✊🏾🏳️🌈 (@DoctorJonPaul) April 15, 2021
— augusta (@philhoedendron) April 14, 2021
Show and Tell: Coronavirus Edition 4/19/21
mRNA technology is easier to tweak in case dangerous variants emerge and it's less susceptible to production problems than other vaccine technologies. Vaccines are public goods, and we must scale up manufacturing globally—especially of mRNA vaccines.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) April 16, 2021
Alternative headline: “vaccine thought to be 98% effective turns out to be 99.993% effective.” https://t.co/vPIjX66ig7
— Patrick Fanelli (@PatFanelli) April 15, 2021
The UK faced variants and understood distancing essential, in addition to vaccination. Parts of the US didn't get that, didn't distance. Result: US has 5x case and death rates of the UK. Vaccines are fantastic, but only masks and distancing can crush the epidemic curve quickly. pic.twitter.com/GQlJiDK0yM
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) April 18, 2021
Half of adults in the US have now been vaccinated.
— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉 (@ASlavitt) April 18, 2021
And tomorrow all the restrictions to get vaccinated will be lifted for everyone over 16.
Two months ago India confirmed 11,300 cases per day.
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) April 18, 2021
This shows the rise of confirmed cases since then.
A straight line on a logarithmic axis tells you that you are looking at exponential growth with a constant growth rate.
Now India confirms more than 200,000 cases a day. pic.twitter.com/JOnJpTxdEW
I'm not a cyber-expert, but this paper blew me away: Detailed analysis of who is behind #COVID19 #vaccine disinformation executed by tracing all postings of #AstraZeneca over "blood clot" time frame. The brown below are bots, not humans.https://t.co/UY6fzugWrZ pic.twitter.com/L6jw3X4wY2
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 17, 2021
My guess was that crystal-clear evidence of the partisan vaccine-hesitancy gap wouldn’t show up in the real world data until May.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) April 17, 2021
I was wrong.
The red-state vaccine gap is already here. https://t.co/s548rJu3Qs pic.twitter.com/tj8cpwKCL3
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