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News for July 12 — Figures are Increasingly Grim

Figures are increasingly grim: Florida reported 15,300 new cases today, the largest one-day total of any state since the pandemic began. Arizona had the highest death total today at 86. And these are Sunday figures, which in most states are typically lower than the weekly average. News for July 12, 2020: Vaccine status summary: https://news.yahoo.com/looking-ahead-to-a-covid-vaccine-who-will-make-it-who-will-receive-it-how-much-will-it-cost-154734127.html …

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News for July 11

CNN: US Summary: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html . An important reminder of the problems of maxing out ICU capacity in an area. More: NBC: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/07/11/for-first-time-us-records-more-than-70000-new-coronavirus-cases-in-single-day/24556097/ . Bloomberg: Global news round-up: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/australia-warns-of-vaccine-wait-u-s-bases-hit-virus-update/ar-BB16AxDf?ocid=msedgdhp . The UK finding that the virus spreads fastest in cold temperatures is not good news given the current situation in the Sun Belt. Bloomberg graphics: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-united-states-coronavirus-outbreak/?cmpid=BBD071120_CORONAVIRUS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=200711&utm_campaign=coronavirus …

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News for July 10 — Strain on Hospitals; T Cells

Strain on hospitals: “Like a bus accident every day”: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/us/coronavirus-hospitals-capacity.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage WSJ: BioNTech: Vaccine ready by December: https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-biotech-sees-its-coronavirus-vaccine-ready-for-approval-by-december-11594373400 . WSJ: The problems with no national coordination: https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-policy-covid-19-coronavirus-outbreaks-california-texas-florida-arizona-11594134950 . WSJ: More data on why blanket school re-opening should not happen: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-outbreaks-in-summer-sports-shape-school-reopen-plans-11594305719 . Gilead: More on remdesivir: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/gilead-says-additional-data-on-remdesivir-shows-improved-clinical-recovery-idUSL4N2EH2TC . Evolving science on T cells: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/07/10/scientists-immune-system-cells-coronavirus-absence-antibodies/24554202/ . Growing understanding …

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News for July 9 — Pandemic Missteps; Testing Delays

News summary: NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/five-months-u-s-hasn-t-succeeded-combating-pandemic-n1233288 (link replaced 7/11/21). Outrage grows over the pandemic missteps at the federal level. WSJ: Global pandemic update: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-09-2020-11594284580 . Their journalism would certainly benefit by access to an actuary. Since deaths are a lagging indicator, if cases are exploding in Brazil then deaths have at best temporarily stabilized. WSJ: Charts on …

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News for July 8 — Tulsa COVID-19 Cases Spike; Fillakit Fiasco

Did Tulsa COVID-19 cases spike from mass events? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/08/trumps-tulsa-rally-protests-led-covid-spike-health-official-says/5401944002/ . Yes, the timing of the current surge roughly matches the Juneteenth/Trump rally/protest events, but so far there’s no information about whether the new cases have been interviewed (you know, contact tracing). Since the protests and the Trump rallies are the only larger group events currently …

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News for July 7 — COVID-19 Spread Within Hospitals

WSJ: Spread of COVID-19 within hospitals: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-treat-covid-19-they-spread-it-too-11594046342 .  So over 5,000 cases have originated in hospitals between May 14 and June 21, and that is almost certainly underreported. No wonder that some people are afraid to go to the hospital during the pandemic, and with good reason. This is likely to focus even more attention …

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News for July 4

An expansion on this comment yesterday: “This site [Mt. Rushmore] is sacred to the Oglala Sioux, at least it was prior to the creation of the monument; we broke our treaty with them.” The evening news today has been describing the dispute as with the Lakota Sioux. The Oglala Sioux are one of the tribes …

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News for July 3

We continue to hit record highs in the number of daily cases; the last 3 days have all been over 50,000 new cases. Data suppression by the White House: https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-denied-permission-to-brief-public-about-coronavirus-yahoo-2020-7 . And: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vice-president-mike-pences-arizona-trip-delayed-due/story?id=71589502 (link replaced 7/17/21). COVID-19  is 10 to 40 times deadlier than seasonal flu: https://www.fox8live.com/2020/07/02/ochsner-health-study-reveals-numbers-covid-up-more-deadly-than-flu/ . CBO and social distancing: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-economy-wont-grow-as-fast-as-expected-over-next-six-months-cbo-says-2020-07-02 . Today’s …

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