Thanks, Vicki. Yes, I’m already back to normal. Actually, even last night I felt fine. In weather terms, this was a quick hitter; one of those fast-moving winter storms that packs a punch but is over before you know it. Essentially 18 hours of bad discomfort (~101F fever, chills, body aches, nausea, headache). I’ll take it.
Worst news of the day in terms of local Covid-19 reports: In Massachusetts hospitalizations have jumped from 554 to 599 in one day. Now, there could be a backlog of reporting. Still, it’s a leap. And, as I said yesterday, Massachusetts will not escape the fury of this wave. Blunted by a high vaccination rate, yes, but not unscathed by any stretch of the imagination.
Yes, and the cavalier attitude by most is beyond belief.
It is as if there is NO pandemic and Coid-19 doesn’t even exist.
CDC says that 98.5% of folks >65 have received at least 1 dose of vaccine. It would make the U.S. have one of the 3 highest vaccination rates among seniors on the planet; vying with Israel and Singapore, and ahead (!) of the UK. Is this credible? I say no. Perhaps they’re counting people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. But, vaccine hesitancy doesn’t stop at 65. My estimate is that it’s in the 85-90% range, with around 83% fully vaccinated.
Remember this is the same CDC that claimed as late as the middle of July (!) that breakthrough cases were “extremely rare.” Even today the CDC refuses to say what is blatantly obvious: Breakthrough cases are common.
What I fear is politicization of the data. The CDC wants to project an image that the U.S. vaccination campaign has gone very well (it hasn’t since May), and that vaccine efficacy against infections is very good (it’s not, it’s mediocre; on the other hand vaccines still work very well against severe illness).
Our superintendent sends out occasional emails listing the number of new positive covid cases and in which school.
September early had some numbers until fall sports really got their protocols under control.
Then mid September to early November had very few cases.
The last 7 days, the new cases sure have climbed a lot. Don’t know if its a momentary thing or if its the start of something.
I fear it may just be the start of something. Stay safe
Agree. Cases are rising in 70% of states right now, and that number will likely get close to 100% within a few weeks. In Massachusetts, we observe a steady and widespread increase in cases and now hospitalizations.
Today’s # of new cases is quite alarming, to say the least.
As the Brits say it’s “bloody obvious” when you see, as I did on Saturday, throngs of folks (mostly older, by the way) in basement restaurants in Harvard Square. I do not understand why we don’t have a green pass system in place when you have restaurants/concert venues/arenas places packed with people. The alternative would be capacity limits, but that would obviously hurt business. Keep in mind, Sweden is implementing a green pass system. So, supposedly, the least restrictive country is introducing a green pass system (proof of vaccination/negative test).
Joshua the fact that baker has seemed to have checked out or massively irresponsible. If he can no longer handle covid….and I understand why…then step down and let his LT Governor step up.
I do think it is time to call baker yet again…..for many to do this…and politely ask if he has considered a green card system.
I say that as the proverbial ship sinks a bit further
Tom, you can see the number of cases reported by DESE in schools by town here. First tab reports all cases in MA. Second has cases by town . I know all are not reported. But it shows a big Jump last week. Marshfield apparently had 2 cases week ending 11/12.
But the big picture is that numbers in a district of 10 or greater jumped from 56 to 87 in two weeks. Stay safe and thank you for all you are doing for our kids
New numbers come out weekly on Thursday but are rarely online before Friday
Agree, Vicki.
I’m puzzled by Baker, a man I admire and respect. I think that from his perspective he figures that Massachusetts is doing better than many other states, and at the moment our healthcare system can handle (more or less) the influx of patients. This is true on a number of levels; from vaccinations to testing. But, I wouldn’t have thought that Baker, a former Harvard Pilgrim CEO, would have ignored warning signs or normalized attrition – ~15 deaths a day. We can do better than this, and set an example for others.
I wonder if he is literally burned out. I’d understand that.
Honestly, no matter how many our hospitals can hold, he should be doing what is best for every individual which means getting numbers down.
I’ve always admired him too which is why his absence surprises me and why I wonder if he is struggling
From what I can tell from the late evening news, the CDC is counting on “boosters” to get us through the holidays.
As for Baker, I bet that he doesn’t run again.
C-19 for 11-18 is ready.
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Thanks TK!
Good morning. Joshua, I hope you are feeling 100 percent this morning
Imo this is worth reposting in case it was missed last night.
https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1460635987894177794?s=21
Great. Thank you.
I sure hope they are right.
Thanks, Vicki. Yes, I’m already back to normal. Actually, even last night I felt fine. In weather terms, this was a quick hitter; one of those fast-moving winter storms that packs a punch but is over before you know it. Essentially 18 hours of bad discomfort (~101F fever, chills, body aches, nausea, headache). I’ll take it.
When the storm peaked, I found solace in this short video of what was going on in my body. It’s the best video of its kind to demonstrate the mechanism of the mRNA vaccines: https://twitter.com/SamIAm2021MD/status/1459051952831189013
That is fascinating. Thank you.
Wow! Awesome. thanks
Yes, Thanks Joshua. 🙂
Worst news of the day in terms of local Covid-19 reports: In Massachusetts hospitalizations have jumped from 554 to 599 in one day. Now, there could be a backlog of reporting. Still, it’s a leap. And, as I said yesterday, Massachusetts will not escape the fury of this wave. Blunted by a high vaccination rate, yes, but not unscathed by any stretch of the imagination.
Yes, and the cavalier attitude by most is beyond belief.
It is as if there is NO pandemic and Coid-19 doesn’t even exist.
And here is one of the problems, which is definitely fixable: Our formerly great CDC isn’t on the ball. Its “updates” are more than 2 months old. This is outrageous. https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1460988162512019464
CDC says that 98.5% of folks >65 have received at least 1 dose of vaccine. It would make the U.S. have one of the 3 highest vaccination rates among seniors on the planet; vying with Israel and Singapore, and ahead (!) of the UK. Is this credible? I say no. Perhaps they’re counting people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. But, vaccine hesitancy doesn’t stop at 65. My estimate is that it’s in the 85-90% range, with around 83% fully vaccinated.
Remember this is the same CDC that claimed as late as the middle of July (!) that breakthrough cases were “extremely rare.” Even today the CDC refuses to say what is blatantly obvious: Breakthrough cases are common.
What I fear is politicization of the data. The CDC wants to project an image that the U.S. vaccination campaign has gone very well (it hasn’t since May), and that vaccine efficacy against infections is very good (it’s not, it’s mediocre; on the other hand vaccines still work very well against severe illness).
Our superintendent sends out occasional emails listing the number of new positive covid cases and in which school.
September early had some numbers until fall sports really got their protocols under control.
Then mid September to early November had very few cases.
The last 7 days, the new cases sure have climbed a lot. Don’t know if its a momentary thing or if its the start of something.
I fear it may just be the start of something. Stay safe
Agree. Cases are rising in 70% of states right now, and that number will likely get close to 100% within a few weeks. In Massachusetts, we observe a steady and widespread increase in cases and now hospitalizations.
Today’s # of new cases is quite alarming, to say the least.
As the Brits say it’s “bloody obvious” when you see, as I did on Saturday, throngs of folks (mostly older, by the way) in basement restaurants in Harvard Square. I do not understand why we don’t have a green pass system in place when you have restaurants/concert venues/arenas places packed with people. The alternative would be capacity limits, but that would obviously hurt business. Keep in mind, Sweden is implementing a green pass system. So, supposedly, the least restrictive country is introducing a green pass system (proof of vaccination/negative test).
Joshua the fact that baker has seemed to have checked out or massively irresponsible. If he can no longer handle covid….and I understand why…then step down and let his LT Governor step up.
I do think it is time to call baker yet again…..for many to do this…and politely ask if he has considered a green card system.
I say that as the proverbial ship sinks a bit further
Tom, you can see the number of cases reported by DESE in schools by town here. First tab reports all cases in MA. Second has cases by town . I know all are not reported. But it shows a big Jump last week. Marshfield apparently had 2 cases week ending 11/12.
But the big picture is that numbers in a district of 10 or greater jumped from 56 to 87 in two weeks. Stay safe and thank you for all you are doing for our kids
https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/positive-cases/
New numbers come out weekly on Thursday but are rarely online before Friday
Agree, Vicki.
I’m puzzled by Baker, a man I admire and respect. I think that from his perspective he figures that Massachusetts is doing better than many other states, and at the moment our healthcare system can handle (more or less) the influx of patients. This is true on a number of levels; from vaccinations to testing. But, I wouldn’t have thought that Baker, a former Harvard Pilgrim CEO, would have ignored warning signs or normalized attrition – ~15 deaths a day. We can do better than this, and set an example for others.
I wonder if he is literally burned out. I’d understand that.
Honestly, no matter how many our hospitals can hold, he should be doing what is best for every individual which means getting numbers down.
I’ve always admired him too which is why his absence surprises me and why I wonder if he is struggling
From what I can tell from the late evening news, the CDC is counting on “boosters” to get us through the holidays.
As for Baker, I bet that he doesn’t run again.
C-19 for 11-18 is ready.