So the second person to officially receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is a Mr. William Shakespeare... from Warwickshire! I suppose being 456 years old puts him in the 'at risk' catergory.
― ILXceptionalism (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 12:30 (three years ago) link
That would have something of a Boris wheeze about it if the first person hadn't been some old dear from Norn Iron.
― ILXceptionalism (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 12:31 (three years ago) link
This is cool. The Pfizer/BioNTech looks like its effective 10 days after the first dose:
https://i.imgur.com/9x1LWx7.jpg
― oblique allergies (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
what a mess https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/business/covid-vaccine-oxford-astrazeneca.html
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
Ugh, this is just gross:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/decomposing-mink-in-denmark-may-have-contaminated-groundwater
― pomenitul, Thursday, 10 December 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
Thrilled to see LA county close outdoor playgrounds while keeping indoor shopping malls open btw.― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, November 28, 2020 5:51 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, November 28, 2020 5:51 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
obviously stupid order rescinded
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-09/california-playgrounds-stay-open-covid-19-restrictions
Though several aspects of California’s latest regional stay-at-home order have come under fire since Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled it last week, the closure of playgrounds sparked particular backlash — with parents expressing outrage and confusion about why their children’s play areas would be off-limits while places like malls remain open.The state “received feedback from the community and heard their concerns about the lack of outdoor spaces for children if playgrounds remained closed under the new regional stay-home order” and decided those areas could stay open “with modifications that include masking, social distancing and following other recommendations,” said Ali Bay, a representative for the California Department of Public Health.
The state “received feedback from the community and heard their concerns about the lack of outdoor spaces for children if playgrounds remained closed under the new regional stay-home order” and decided those areas could stay open “with modifications that include masking, social distancing and following other recommendations,” said Ali Bay, a representative for the California Department of Public Health.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 10 December 2020 23:46 (three years ago) link
Advisory panel approval feels like a milestone worth noting!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 11 December 2020 00:40 (three years ago) link
Breaking —> White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday or submit his resignation, @jdawsey1 and @lauriemcginley2 report https://t.co/6dKqAFMp2f— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 11, 2020
great idea
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 11 December 2020 19:16 (three years ago) link
the vaccine authorization was going a little too smoothly, it was far past time to inject some politics in it, just to amp up the distrust in the process a little
― Karl Malone, Friday, 11 December 2020 19:19 (three years ago) link
Wait I thought the virus was a hoax and was just like, a cold?
― Dr. Dreidel (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 11 December 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
so fucking stupid
seriously, i know i always mention this, but trump and his croneys couldn't even run a fucking office depot or long john silvers or a t-mobile strip mall outlet. so incompetent
― Karl Malone, Friday, 11 December 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
The mob tactics are terrible for trust in publichealth, but the FDA were leaking that they were going to authorise it on Sunday or Saturday. they’d made up their mind and 3000 people are dying every day while they do paperwork.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 11 December 2020 19:24 (three years ago) link
fuck the FDA, fuck Trump, fuck America, fuck our flag, fuck Columbus, and fuck God
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 11 December 2020 19:42 (three years ago) link
fuckfest!
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 11 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
(Aimless now qualifies as a bona fide internet influencer!)
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Friday, 11 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
what's an extra 3000 deaths or so? it's not something you'd start a war in an unrelated country over, that's for sure
― Karl Malone, Friday, 11 December 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link
i'm going to show up to the airport and refuse to take my shoes off or take my laptop out of a bag.
FREEDOM
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 11 December 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
fuck the FDA, fuck Trump, fuck America, fuck our flag, fuck Columbus, and fuck God― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, December 11, 2020 11:42 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglinkfuckfest!― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, December 11, 2020 12:04 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, December 11, 2020 11:42 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, December 11, 2020 12:04 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
But my bussy's fulla beans!
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 11 December 2020 23:52 (three years ago) link
now singing that to the tune of "My Uzi Weighs A Ton"
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Saturday, 12 December 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
USA death toll quietly surpasses 300,000...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 12 December 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
FDA has approved emergency use of Pfizer vaccine
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 12 December 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
officially
Shoot it into my veins
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, 12 December 2020 02:57 (three years ago) link
Hydroxychloroquine speedball, baby. The only way to go.
― nickn, Saturday, 12 December 2020 04:05 (three years ago) link
I being way too paranoid in worrying that Trump might seize doses made in the US but intended for other countries?
― Motoroller Scampotron (WmC), Saturday, 12 December 2020 04:11 (three years ago) link
I'm afraid he's gonna issue an EO saying that they can only be distributed via Happy Meals
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 12 December 2020 04:14 (three years ago) link
for nerds:
On Monday, @HHSGov released the most detailed data about COVID-19 hospitalizations yet. We dug into the details here: https://t.co/MqWhlAMlhx— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 12, 2020
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:18 (three years ago) link
the part about COVID denialism that makes the least sense is how they account for the overwhelming explosion in hospitalizations. which is still the part worrying me the most about the next few months
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:21 (three years ago) link
I guess "the masks cause the hospitalizations" is the rationale
i'm not going to say "i know the secret truth", but i basically do. all i can say is this: follow the money. all this covid-19 is making hospitals a lot of money. know who else is a famous person with money? bill gates.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:23 (three years ago) link
his name is even BILL ffs
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:27 (three years ago) link
it's ironic that all those medicine makers are still just commercial enterprises who will be sourcing their basic ingredients from the cheapest suppliers, i.e. China.
― StanM, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:31 (three years ago) link
( https://theconversation.com/amp/the-world-needs-pharmaceuticals-from-china-and-india-to-beat-coronavirus-138388 )
― StanM, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:35 (three years ago) link
true billheads know him as william henry gates III
that's right. there's three of him, at least
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
I know I shouldn’t be surprised at all, and on some level I’m probably not, but livid that this entire administration will be getting the vaccine before the vast majority of healthcare workers. These assholes directly caused the deaths of thousands and half of them still think it’s a hoax, but they push their fat asses to the front of the line for a vaccine they don’t actually believe in. I’m so angry.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 13 December 2020 22:52 (three years ago) link
I know I shouldn’t be surprised at all, and on some level I’m probably not, but livid that this entire administration politicians in general will be getting the vaccine before the vast majority of healthcare workers. These assholes directly caused the deaths of thousands and half of them still think it’s a hoax, but they push their fat asses to the front of the line for a vaccine they don’t actually believe in. I’m so angry.
― "Bi" Dong A Ban He Try (the table is the table), Sunday, 13 December 2020 22:59 (three years ago) link
ftfy
Thanks! Fair point too, but esp galling that the fucking COVID deniers will be among the first.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 13 December 2020 23:06 (three years ago) link
Yeah, realized that might have seemed a little snarky, didn't mean it to be! I am also infuriated!
― "Bi" Dong A Ban He Try (the table is the table), Sunday, 13 December 2020 23:17 (three years ago) link
no matter how angry we are, let's not resort to bodyshaming. let's be better than that. just say they push their asses of equally beautiful shape and size to the front of the line.
― the burrito that defined a generation, Sunday, 13 December 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
Fair play, sorry for that. It’s been a hard day and hearing about the White House getting the vaccines set me off. My uncle unexpectedly passed away last night, not due toCOVID, and I’m definitely on a short fuse tonight.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 13 December 2020 23:36 (three years ago) link
Especially because the shit job this administration has done for months meant my aunt couldn’t even be with him.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 13 December 2020 23:38 (three years ago) link
Just followed a Twitter thread because it dealt with death rates in NJ, where I live. They're pretty fucking staggering, but that's because we're the most densely populated state - there's basically nowhere to hide. Anyway, in the process I learned that Naomi Wolf, who people apparently continue to take seriously even after her publisher canceled her last book because it was so error-damaged, is one of these "anti-lockdown" assholes. I haven't read enough of her Twitter feed to determine whether she's anti-vax as well, though she's definitely enough of a brainwormed Boomer to have gone full batshit.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 14 December 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
condolences jvc
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Monday, 14 December 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
naomi wolf, noted expert about Ireland
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Monday, 14 December 2020 08:59 (three years ago) link
Na O'Mi
― mother should I build the walmart (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 14 December 2020 12:18 (three years ago) link
Perhaps the reason sensitive rtPCR tests can find viral shedding months after recovery:
Zhang et al 2020. SARS-CoV-2 RNA reverse-transcribed and integrated into the human genome
Unlike HIV-1, the virus itself isn't driving this. Viral RNA gets translated by reverse transcriptase from LINE-1 elements, a endogenous genomic parasite that comprise 17% of the human genome (8-9 times more than the genes that code for humans). And one of my counterexamples against intelligent design.
― A Like Supreme (Sanpaku), Monday, 14 December 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link
lots of doubt being cast on that study
― k3vin k., Monday, 14 December 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
Wow whod’ve thunk Sanpaku would post a link to one (1) study about something and draw extravagant conclusions from it
― is right unfortunately (silby), Monday, 14 December 2020 18:25 (three years ago) link
sanpaku's "extravagant conclusion":
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Monday, 14 December 2020 18:31 (three years ago) link