Vaccine acceptance rising – except among Republicans: https://news.yahoo.com/new-yahoo-news-you-gov-poll-covid-19-vaccine-acceptance-is-rising-except-among-republicans-003242019.html . Ultimately, vaccine acceptance among Republicans will ultimately rise. Those opposed are more likely to die, reducing their percentage of the total.
WSJ: Public service adverts on COVID coming: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ad-campaigns-aim-to-counter-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-11614229261 .
J&J one-shot vaccine nears approval: https://apnews.com/article/fda-j-and-j-vaccine-shot-prevent-covid-6928a9a08526d036a9f8197149c80f06 . Worldwide, J&J expects to produce 1 billion doses by year-end.
Serious vaccine side effects remain rare: https://www.newsweek.com/covid-vaccine-side-effects-serious-rare-65-millions-given-1570995 .
Were vaccines given to ineligible people?: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/971100334/one-medical-faces-accusations-of-giving-covid-19-vaccines-to-ineligible-people .
California variant surging in California: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210225/new-coronavirus-variant-surging-in-california .
Potent new variant moving throughout Northeast from NYC: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/health/variants-coronavirus-new-york-city/index.html . More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-variants-new-york/new-coronavirus-variant-identified-in-new-york-researchers-idUSKBN2AP04L .
WSJ: Some NJ nursing homes to resume visits: https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-new-jersey-nursing-homes-will-resume-visitations-as-covid-19-cases-fall-11614208882 . This is just a terrible idea before the variants’ transmissibility is more completely understood.
Moderna begins manufacture of vaccine tailored to South African variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/24/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/ . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderna-says-covid-19-vaccine-for-south-africa-strain-is-ready-for-human-testing-11614201000 .
COVAX vaccine deliveries begin in Ghana: https://apnews.com/article/ghana-first-covax-vaccine-f8058eed5b2935d1d22931ef321e807b . WSJ: Details on COVAX: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covax-covid-19-vaccine-11613577473 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-free-covid-vaccines-from-who-backed-covax-arrive-in-ghana-11614155319 .
CDC finally focuses on variant risk: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/24/cdc-director-covid-variants-could-undermine-all-of-our-efforts.html .
UK variant case spike in US expected for April: https://bestlifeonline.com/news-expect-next-covid-surge/ .
White House sounds off on Lamont’s decision to base vaccination priority on age: https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/lamont-administration-defends-coronavirus-vaccine-change .
WSJ: Pandemic hurting educational progress: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-has-education-suffered-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-11614171608 .
WSJ: NYC middle schools to reopen: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-middle-schools-to-reopen-as-8-000-teachers-get-covid-19-vaccine-11614209476 .
Antibodies offer reinfection protection for at least 3 months: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/people-antibodies-covid-19-short-term-virus-protection/story?id=76091652 . Once again, the emergence of the new variants raises questions about this research.
WSJ: Will the $15 minimum wage survive reconciliation in the Senate?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-minimum-wage-push-hinges-on-senate-ruling-11614172739 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-senate-parliamentarian-key-figure-in-minimum-wage-debate-11614168008 .
WSJ: More on White House supply chain review of chip shortages: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-address-chip-shortages-supply-chain-problems-with-executive-action-11614160803 .
Military delivers vaccines in New York and Texas: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-lloyd-austin-los-angeles-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-e3cf69482009da3d5c5b408986541352 .
WSJ: China and Russia provide vaccines to Latin America: https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-covid-19-vaccines-latin-america-turns-to-china-and-russia-11614186599 .
WSJ: Israeli study confirms effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine: https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-study-finds-pfizer-shot-equally-effective-for-young-and-old-11614204008 .
Texas doctor defends use of expiring vaccine doses: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-doctor-discusses-firing-alleged-covid-19-vaccine/story?id=76092246 .
EU vaccine rollout remains slow: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-leaders-feel-the-pressure-over-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic/ .
WSJ: Health data challenges for AI: https://www.wsj.com/articles/potential-ibm-watson-health-sale-puts-focus-on-data-challenges-11614169807 .
WSJ: Texas utility deregulation has cost Texans $28 billion: https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-electric-bills-were-28-billion-higher-under-deregulation-11614162780 . This deregulation was a Texas-sized mistake. More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-is-awash-in-natural-gas-it-didnt-help-in-the-storm-11614184163 . Still more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-power-grid-was-minutes-from-collapse-during-freeze-operator-says-11614202063 .
(My electric power has finally returned. It’s nice to have heat in winter.)
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Everybody hates Ted: https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruzs-approval-rating-among-republicans-drops-more-20-percent-after-cancun-fiasco-1571764 .
WSJ: Biden rescinds restrictions on legal immigration: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-rescinds-trump-immigration-restrictions-11614217531 .
Threatening officials with violence over election results is a crime: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-charged-threatening-michigan-officials-over-2020-election-results-n1258721 .
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WSJ: Update on Tiger Woods: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiger-woods-car-crash-injured-11614110274 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiger-woods-car-accident-what-we-know-11614186728 . Still more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-minimum-wage-push-hinges-on-senate-ruling-11614172739 .