Phantasmal (01-14-2021)
More than 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows
Damn? I'm scheduled for my first covid vaccination shot next Thursday!
(CNN) More than 38,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of the new year.
Another 92,000 are projected to die from the virus over roughly the next three weeks, according to an ensemble forecast published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The numbers are scary and reflect what public health experts have repeatedly warned: While the end is in sight -- with the help of ongoing Covid-19 vaccinations -- the nation is still facing challenging times ahead.
Currently, more than 130,300 people are hospitalized with the virus, according to data from the
In Pennsylvania, officials said the number of hospitalizations are nearing double the peak experienced during spring. Louisiana's governor said earlier this week the state was seeing a "huge spike" in infections and hospitalizations. And in Arizona, officials reported Tuesday record-high Covid-19 hospitalization and ICU numbers.
Hundreds of thousands of infections are added to the country's tally every single day, with the US adding more than three million new reported infections since the start of the month.
In Los Angeles County, about one in three residents has been infected with the virus since the pandemic's start, according to data published by county officials. Outbreaks have increased across workplaces as well as schools and daycare settings, they said.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/healt...day/index.html
Phantasmal (01-14-2021)
If I were 60 or older, I would get a shot from the allocation to the Department of Treasury, but I am 50 years old. It is uncertain whether the Department of Treasury, the State of NJ, or the State of PA will be the first to get around to getting me the shot. Whoever does, if I turn it down, I will probably lose my job immediately. I make more than enough from other jobs, but these times make me nervous about not having the most work possible. Besides, I honestly believe the shots are what is best for society, and probably what is best for myself individually.
Still no answer why the coordinating of the vaccines is handled by a program called Tiberius, named after the Roman Emperor that killed Jesus. It is an odd name to pick.
Beyond the name, it does not seem to know what it is doing. Almost as many doses are going unshipped as shipped. The doses that are shipped are often forgotten about when shipped and spoil. This is chaos.
Not having a universal healthcare system, it was always going to be difficult, but it is like they did no planning whatsoever. It is like they are winging it.
Biden will have trouble doing better in the immediate term. There has been almost no transition, so it will take him months from January 20th to do months of planning. Sadly, that is the way time works.
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