COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Speaking of the vaccines, I have a two-shot appointment for March 27 and April 24. I'm pretty sure it's the Pfizer one.

[soundchaser]

Speaking of the vaccines, I have a two-shot appointment for March 27 and April 24. I'm pretty sure it's the Pfizer one.

It's likely the Moderna if your appointments are four weeks apart.

[emailking]

I am seeing a lot of left wing attacks on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.....

that is not the messaging we need

Don't worry about it.....

Why wouldn't you worry about it? Seems like a big deal if that's happening.

[Holmes]

Speaking of the vaccines, I have a two-shot appointment for March 27 and April 24. I'm pretty sure it's the Pfizer one.

It's likely the Moderna if your appointments are four weeks apart.

My husband just got his first Pfizer shot and the second appointment is four weeks from now.

[politicallefty]

Speaking of the vaccines, I have a two-shot appointment for March 27 and April 24. I'm pretty sure it's the Pfizer one.

It's likely the Moderna if your appointments are four weeks apart.

My husband just got his first Pfizer shot and the second appointment is four weeks from now.

That's weird. I wonder if it's a supply issue for that location or something. My mom got Pfizer over the weekend and her second dose is scheduled three weeks later to the date and time. My dad's getting Moderna today and his second dose is four weeks from today. They both went to Rite-Aid, although different ones (hence the different vaccine). But I assumed that the time frame for each was according to what federal guidelines and makers of each required.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

[Not Me, Us]

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

Is that just because Canada's supply is so low or is there another reason for it?

[politicallefty]

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

The only one I've heard that's supposed to take nearly that long between shots is the AstraZeneca vaccine, which I think is 12 weeks. That hasn't been approved yet here in the US and we're sitting on a stockpile of 30 million doses of that one. I don't know if that one's been approved yet in Canada or not.

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

Is that just because Canada's supply is so low or is there another reason for it?

It does seem like Canada and the EU weren't making the right decisions in pre-purchasing vaccines last year, whereas the US and UK seem to have made some of the right decisions both then and now and are now rolling out vaccines at a very nice pace. A number of countries in Europe are going back into lockdown once again, so clearly some things have gone very wrong there.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

The UK is doing 3 months between shots, and it seems to be working great for them. 

[politicallefty]

Maybe it’s weird, but Canada is doing four months between shots, so I’m not really sure you have much to worry about in comparison...

The UK is doing 3 months between shots, and it seems to be working great for them. 

The UK is primarily using the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is recommended to be 12 weeks between shots. I think Pfizer recommends no more than 6 weeks between shots. I'm not sure about Moderna, but the practice in the US so far is 4 weeks.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 3/16 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

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3/7: <Sunday>

• Cases: 29,696,250 (+42,359 | ΔW Change: ↓35.73% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)
• Deaths: 537,838 (+719 | ΔW Change: ↓35.05% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/8: <M>

• Cases: 29,744,652 (+45,116 [+48,402] | ΔW Change: ↓23.42% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)
• Deaths: 538,628 (+790 | ΔW Change: ↓45.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.15%)

3/9: <T>

• Cases: 29,801,506 (+56,854 | ΔW Change: ↑0.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)
• Deaths: 540,574 (+1,704 [+1,946] | ΔW Change: ↓14.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

3/10: <W>

• Cases: 29,862,124 (+60,618 | ΔW Change: ↓9.36% | Σ Increase: ↑0.20%)
• Deaths: 542,191 (+1,617 | ΔW Change: ↓31.19% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

3/11: <Þ>

• Cases: 29,925,902 (+63,778 | ΔW Change: ↓8.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.21%)
• Deaths: 543,721 (+1,530 | ΔW Change: ↓22.88% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

3/12: <F>

• Cases: 29,993,423 (+67,521 | ΔW Change: ↓0.14% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)
• Deaths: 545,544 (+1,505 [+1,823] | ΔW Change: ↓21.90% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)

3/13: <S>

• Cases: 30,043,662 (+50,239 | ΔW Change: ↓16.53% | Σ Increase: ↑0.17%)
• Deaths: 546,605 (+1,061 | ΔW Change: ↓31.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

3/14: <Sunday>

• Cases: 30,081,657 (+37,995 | ΔW Change: ↓10.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)
• Deaths: 547,234 (+629 | ΔW Change: ↓12.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/15 (Yesterday): <M>

• Cases: 30,136,881 (+41,593 [+55,224] | ΔW Change: ↓7.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 548,001 (+631 [+767] | ΔW Change: ↓20.13% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)

3/16 (Today): <T>

• Cases: 30,190,855 (+51,281 [+53,974] | ΔW Change: ↓9.80% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 549,253 (+1,134 [+1,252] | ΔW Change: ↓33.45% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)

[Frodo]

Wow, he's actually doing the right thing:

Trump urges Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine: 'I would recommend it'

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Seems like deaths are now declining much more quickly than cases, and have been for few weeks now.
Even accounting for the natural lag between these indicators, this would suggest that the US vaccination strategy of prioritizing the elderly is working.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Where is Corona Scanner getting its numbers for new cases in the U.S.? Every few days, they plop down tens of thousands of mystery cases that never show up on Worldometer. This morning, they added another 40,000 mysterious cases.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Wow, he's actually doing the right thing:

Trump urges Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine: 'I would recommend it'

What a bizarre man. He acts more like a President (still doing the bare minimum, mind you, let's not give him too much credit) when he is no longer in the office.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 3/17 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

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3/7: <Sunday>

• Cases: 29,696,250 (+42,359 | ΔW Change: ↓35.73% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)
• Deaths: 537,838 (+719 | ΔW Change: ↓35.05% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/8: <M>

• Cases: 29,744,652 (+45,116 [+48,402] | ΔW Change: ↓23.42% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)
• Deaths: 538,628 (+790 | ΔW Change: ↓45.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.15%)

3/9: <T>

• Cases: 29,801,506 (+56,854 | ΔW Change: ↑0.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)
• Deaths: 540,574 (+1,704 [+1,946] | ΔW Change: ↓14.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

3/10: <W>

• Cases: 29,862,124 (+60,618 | ΔW Change: ↓9.36% | Σ Increase: ↑0.20%)
• Deaths: 542,191 (+1,617 | ΔW Change: ↓31.19% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

3/11: <Þ>

• Cases: 29,925,902 (+63,778 | ΔW Change: ↓8.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.21%)
• Deaths: 543,721 (+1,530 | ΔW Change: ↓22.88% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

3/12: <F>

• Cases: 29,993,423 (+67,521 | ΔW Change: ↓0.14% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)
• Deaths: 545,544 (+1,505 [+1,823] | ΔW Change: ↓21.90% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)

3/13: <S>

• Cases: 30,043,662 (+50,239 | ΔW Change: ↓16.53% | Σ Increase: ↑0.17%)
• Deaths: 546,605 (+1,061 | ΔW Change: ↓31.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

3/14: <Sunday>

• Cases: 30,081,657 (+37,995 | ΔW Change: ↓10.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)
• Deaths: 547,234 (+629 | ΔW Change: ↓12.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/15: <M>

• Cases: 30,136,881 (+41,593 [+55,224] | ΔW Change: ↓7.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 548,001 (+631 [+767] | ΔW Change: ↓20.13% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)

3/16 (Yesterday): <T>

• Cases: 30,190,855 (+51,281 [+53,974] | ΔW Change: ↓9.80% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 549,253 (+1,134 [+1,252] | ΔW Change: ↓33.45% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)

3/17 (Today): <W>

• Cases: 30,294,798 (+62,794 [+103,943] | ΔW Change: ↑3.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)
• Deaths: 550,649 (+1,396 | ΔW Change: ↓13.67% | Σ Increase: ↑0.25%)

[JGibson]

Illinois: Later this morning, Gov. Pritzker is supposed to announce that he will expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16 effective April 12 and add at least one bridge phase before Phase 5.

Capitol Fax.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

3/17 (Today): <W>

• Cases: 30,294,798 (+62,794 [+103,943] | ΔW Change: ↑3.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)
• Deaths: 550,649 (+1,396 | ΔW Change: ↓13.67% | Σ Increase: ↑0.25%)

GO CRAZY!!!!!!!!

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/JesseFFerguson/status/1372513664494931969

[Beet]

The worst is over *IF* the major vaccines work on all the variants. The P.1 variant coming out of Brazil right now is highly disturbing.

[BudgieForce]

The worst is over *IF* the major vaccines work on all the variants. The P.1 variant coming out of Brazil right now is highly disturbing.

Funny you should mention that because Oxford just came out with a study that said the current vaccines likely work against the Brazilian strain.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-oxford/existing-covid-vaccines-may-protect-against-brazilian-variant-oxford-study-idUSKBN2BA16K

Why it's so important to get everyone vaccinated.

[BudgieForce]

Before anyone panics, I think Kentucky might have posted a backlog.

They went from 27 deaths yesterday to 448 deaths today.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 3/18 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

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3/7: <Sunday>

• Cases: 29,696,250 (+42,359 | ΔW Change: ↓35.73% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)
• Deaths: 537,838 (+719 | ΔW Change: ↓35.05% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/8: <M>

• Cases: 29,744,652 (+45,116 [+48,402] | ΔW Change: ↓23.42% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)
• Deaths: 538,628 (+790 | ΔW Change: ↓45.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.15%)

3/9: <T>

• Cases: 29,801,506 (+56,854 | ΔW Change: ↑0.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)
• Deaths: 540,574 (+1,704 [+1,946] | ΔW Change: ↓14.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

3/10: <W>

• Cases: 29,862,124 (+60,618 | ΔW Change: ↓9.36% | Σ Increase: ↑0.20%)
• Deaths: 542,191 (+1,617 | ΔW Change: ↓31.19% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

3/11: <Þ>

• Cases: 29,925,902 (+63,778 | ΔW Change: ↓8.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.21%)
• Deaths: 543,721 (+1,530 | ΔW Change: ↓22.88% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

3/12: <F>

• Cases: 29,993,423 (+67,521 | ΔW Change: ↓0.14% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)
• Deaths: 545,544 (+1,505 [+1,823] | ΔW Change: ↓21.90% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)

3/13: <S>

• Cases: 30,043,662 (+50,239 | ΔW Change: ↓16.53% | Σ Increase: ↑0.17%)
• Deaths: 546,605 (+1,061 | ΔW Change: ↓31.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

3/14: <Sunday>

• Cases: 30,081,657 (+37,995 | ΔW Change: ↓10.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)
• Deaths: 547,234 (+629 | ΔW Change: ↓12.52% | Σ Increase: ↑0.13%)

3/15: <M>

• Cases: 30,136,881 (+41,593 [+55,224] | ΔW Change: ↓7.81% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 548,001 (+631 [+767] | ΔW Change: ↓20.13% | Σ Increase: ↑0.14%)

3/16: <T>

• Cases: 30,190,855 (+51,281 [+53,974] | ΔW Change: ↓9.80% | Σ Increase: ↑0.18%)
• Deaths: 549,253 (+1,134 [+1,252] | ΔW Change: ↓33.45% | Σ Increase: ↑0.23%)

3/17 (Yesterday): <W>

• Cases: 30,294,798 (+62,794 [+103,943] | ΔW Change: ↑3.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.34%)
• Deaths: 550,649 (+1,396 | ΔW Change: ↓13.67% | Σ Increase: ↑0.25%)

3/18 (Today): <Þ>

• Cases: 30,358,880 (+62,629 [+64,082] | ΔW Change: ↓1.80% | Σ Increase: ↑0.21%)
• Deaths: 552,470 (+1,705 [+1,821] | ΔW Change: ↑11.44% | Σ Increase: ↑0.33%)

[BudgieForce]

Any of our regular Kentuckian posters know why Kentucky saw such a massive surge today? Like I said, I assume its a backlog but I can't find anything online about it.

Nursing homes maybe?

edit: Found it.

Kentucky adds 604 coronavirus-related deaths to its total after state audit

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2021/03/18/kentucky-adding-604-covid-19-deaths-its-total-after-state-audit/4755735001/

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Any of our regular Kentuckian posters know why Kentucky saw such a massive surge today? Like I said, I assume its a backlog but I can't find anything online about it.

Nursing homes maybe?

I saw it was an audit of really old cases.