The single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is just 66% effective, but 85% effective against serious cases? Due out soon?

Watch parties of under 12?

I'd think fans, outside, socially distanced... families... in groups of 10 or less should be an option. ... Maybe add in under 70 yo age for extra safety?

I believe being trapped inside is proving to be more problematic. We need Vitamin D... kids need to run, we all need Vitamin D... I know several people who were already in poor shape who have added 10 - 30 pounds.

We need to think more holistically & dynamically.

BTW, I spoke with an ER employee last night who says they have plenty of capacity, Covid admissions have gone from about 40-45% of capacity to 20%... she hasn't been vaccinated yet... deaths down, but one young man did take a turn for the worse.

FWIW, blood oxygen levels are key, we can buy a finger gadget for $30 which measures BOL... I have a relative at 92... at 90, its danger zone, I'm told time to admit oneself.

I loved Priceline's name your price option.

Is the current policy no fans allowed for football?

A school district in Nevada (Las Vegas area?) seeking to get some students, with a priority for 'at risk', back to school sooner as suicide deaths for young people double.

Down 50 - 43?

Keegan?

Too bad they didn't have over 7 months to prepare and a Harvard degree leading the system... oh, they did.

Congrats to UCDMC. I read a doc there saying "It's about getting vaccines in arms." As close to urgency as I've read.

I've heard his A League IM teams won multiple championships. The players loved him, and he was part of our championship team.

Triton's first Big West win.

Women's basketball has the HC / AC dynamic.

SRC is a former 22-year Federal prosecutor.

shipwreckedcrew@shipwreckedcrew

"So, its okay now to dine indoors in NY.
Who could have guessed that in the middle of the cold and flu season in NY, but right at the end of the Trump Administration, that Cuomo and DeBlasio would find health conditions improved so much? Amazing the curative effects of Georgia"

Blame slow rollout on the software. (2 systems)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktla.com/news/local-news/software-snag-partially-blamed-for-californias-slow-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/amp/

ABC 10 News - Jan 6th

"The state began receiving the Pfizer vaccine in mid December. So far, more than 454,000 doses have made it to arms, but counties are sitting on roughly 1.29 million doses, with another 911,000 doses on the way."

"A lead member of the state’s coronavirus vaccine advisory committee has growing concerns that a majority of the vaccines could be wasted.

"...There are literally hundreds of thousands of doses out there sitting in warehouses while you have nursing home residents and staff…who are waiting to be vaccinated,” Mike Wasserman told ABC 7 in the Bay Area."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.abc10.com/amp/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/why-california-has-been-slow-on-the-vaccine-rollout/103-5a49c6f3-af0f-4fb4-970f-f2ca3363a00f

San Jose Mercury News

Lagging behind most of the US, California in mad dash to distribute COVID-19 vaccines

California ranks 43rd nationwide for its vaccine rollout.

Young DC (34) & OC (32).

Others:

Kenny Dillingham, Florida State OC (31)
Matt Guerrieri, Duke, Co-DC (30)
Glenn Schumann, Georgia, co-DC (30)
Zach Kittley, Houston Baptist, OC (29)
Tommy Rees, Notre Dame, OC (28)
Charlie Weis Jr. ., South Florida, OC (27)

Andrew Cuomo@NYGovCuomo

"We simply cannot stay closed until the vaccine hits critical mass. The cost is too high. We will have nothing left to open. We must reopen the economy, but we must do it smartly and safely."

https://twitter.com/VictorJoecks/status/1348694929476734976?s=20

MUST READ - New York Post

"In a single day, Israel immunizes more people against COVID-19 than New York City has in total since receiving its first vaccine shipment on Dec. 14. The two have similar populations, but 1.6 million Israelis have gotten jabbed and just 168,000 Gothamites have."

https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/heres-how-new-york-can-get-its-shot-together-and-beat-covid-19/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Nice clips.

No one said it was "easy", but it ain't an Apollo mission. Simple steps as stated above - advance "outreach", education, PRIORITIZE black and Latino communities. Priority for bilingual staffers.

I'm not going to ignore blatant, repeated blunders like our New York Gov who seeks media attention while tens of thousands of senior citizens die, alone.

Cuomo:
1. Didn't order Ventilators (POTUS bailed him out)
2. Didn't have adequate hospital beds (" ")
3. Didn't use USS Comfort while sending infected seniors back into nursing homes
4. Didn't use Javits Center
5. Not prepared for vaccine rollout for critical Fall season

Good points. But for a 'pandemic' / 'emergency', they had 6+ months to prepare, and many aren't impressed. Common sense rare.

What happens if we someday have a virus w a 5% mortality?

My understanding is that the African American & Latino communities are getting hammered (probably partly due to higher obesity rates), so that should have been a HIGH & EARLY PRIORITY to provide multiple pathways.

Last summer I would have brought in black and Catholic churches (Latinos), and Costco (sharp organization), and strategized this for mass roll out. "Outreach" with bilingual members of the community, in advance, to prime the pump.

(Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida did fast track about 50 highway projects during the early shutdown, taking advantage of limited traffic. Just like we did 30 years ago on the collapsed Bay Bridge.)