Pandemic 2020

Florida requesting hundreds of ventilators from federal government: report
The request was made on Friday for 300 ventilators “to replace expended state stores,” the document said.

It was not clear how the ventilators would be allocated but they were expected to arrive in the state on Monday, according to the outlet.

The request comes as Florida is seeing more coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as the delta variant spreads mostly among unvaccinated individuals.

The Florida Department of Health tweeted on Monday night the numbers the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were reporting were incorrect and the state had more than 15,000 cases as of Sunday.

The CDC said the state had more than 28,000 new cases.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is currently in a battle with school districts as he has banned them from implementing mask mandates this upcoming school year.

So far, two Florida school districts are defying the order despite the governor’s office saying it could withhold salary from school board members and superintendents who implement mask mandates.

Florida was one of the first states to loosen coronavirus restrictions during the pandemic and joins a host of states who are seeing cases rise due to the delta variant.

I wonder what kind of retaliation desantis wanted for the request?

San Antonio sues Texas governor over restrictions on mask, vaccine mandates
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a statement that the city is “challenging the governor’s authority to suspend local emergency orders during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic,”

“Ironically, the governor is taking a state law meant to facilitate local action during an emergency and using it to prohibit local response to the emergency that he himself declared,” Nirenberg said.

The City of San Antonio and Bexar County filed the suit in a Bexar County court asking for a temporary restraining order to prevent the enforcement of the order.

If the court grants the order, the San Antonio Bexar County Health Authority will issue an order requiring masks in public schools and requiring unvaccinated students who are determined to be in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 to quarantine.

Abbott signed the executive order in late July, which bans governmental entities — including schools districts— from imposing mask mandates. It also prevents governmental entities from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine that is under emergency use authorization.

Entities that implement measures that constitutes a “failure to comply with” the order could be fined up to $1,000.

Judge delivers blow to Texas Gov. Abbott’s ban on mandates, allows San Antonio to require masks in schools
Temporary restraining order allows San Antonio, Bexar County to impose mask mandates

San Antonio leaders scored a victory in court against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday in the ongoing fight over mask mandates.

A Bexar County Civil District Court Judge granted the city and Bexar County’s request for a temporary restraining order against Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools.

Effectively, the ruling allows Bexar County and San Antonio officials to issue a mask mandate in public schools and other guidance like quarantine protocol — for now. Officials say they plan to have an order issued by the end of Tuesday. No details have been released yet on the guidance but officials will hold a live press conference at 6:10 p.m.

The order was granted after an hour-long hearing by 57th Civil District Court with Judge Toni Arteaga.

Arteaga said an affidavit from Metro Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Junda Woo weighed heavily in her decision, as did the vulnerability of children who are returning to school amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

“I don’t do this lightly,” Arteaga said.

The temporary restraining order will remain in effect until another court hearing slated for Monday.

With the ruling, the city and county will “immediately issue an order requiring masks in public schools and requiring quarantine if an unvaccinated student is determined to be in close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual,” according to a news release. According to documents presented in court, they will also require face masks for employees of Bexar County and San Antonio and visitors to city and county facilities.

The ruling is the first court loss for Abbott’s ban on coronavirus mandates, which have been challenged across the state in recent days.

“We can get back to managing what is a very dangerous surge of this delta variant in schools and otherwise,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said shortly after the ruling.

“This is a big day for the children of Bexar County and the citizens of our community,” Bexar County Judge Nelson Woff said.

Gee Greg, looks like you need help with all those nurses quitting over burnout and you stabbing them in the back is starting to tell. So what measures have you taken to arrest the spread of the pandemic in your state so the heath system can cope? Mask mandates? Heavily promote vaccines and mandate them? Use NPRs and limit gatherings?

It's a good thing Joe is a normal guy and a good president, because he will serge you the help you need, in spite of yourself and in spite of the back biting and stabbing he will get as thanks for the help he provides, ditto for Florida.
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Tangoroo said:

How many thousands of covid cases has this administration released into the US so far? 7000 “migrants” were released into a single town last week and more than 1500 tested positive for Covid. They were told to quarantine for two days. But hey let’s worry about a bike rally… SMH

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I asked if you had any proof of this, yet all I hear is crickets chirping in the quiet summer night ........ I guess that would be a resounding nope lol

Budley Doright said:

I asked if you had any proof of this, yet all I hear is crickets chirping in the quiet summer night ........ I guess that would be a resounding nope lol

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could you imagine if they actually had that footage

UncleBuck said:

could you imagine if they actually had that footage

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Not really. It’s getting hard not to step in the shit. Seems to be everywhere

Fauci: We're In A 'Major' Covid Surge. This Is Very Serious

Biden's chief medical adviser is warning that the nation is in a major Covid surge as states with low vaccination rates see cases and hospitalizations spike. We discuss with medical expert Dr. Irwin Redlener.

How Will the Coronavirus Evolve?
Delta won’t be the last variant. What will the next ones bring?

Read in The New Yorker: https://apple.news/A6iN-QRXqTdySIPJ-wdkwqA

DIY-HP-LED said:

Fauci: We're In A 'Major' Covid Surge. This Is Very Serious

Biden's chief medical adviser is warning that the nation is in a major Covid surge as states with low vaccination rates see cases and hospitalizations spike. We discuss with medical expert Dr. Irwin Redlener.

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It's almost like each wave is trying to tell us something, but what could it be???

mooray said:

It's almost like each wave is trying to tell us something, but what could it be???

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If only there was a cautionary tale to help us.

CunningCanuk said:

If only there was a cautionary tale to help us.

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yeah, don't try to engineer a bioweapon by assuming only 'some' people will get it..Mother Nature didn't like it..how do we know? red states are very red.

can't wait for the Sturgis numbers.

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CDC sounds alarm: 2 dead in US from disease never seen outside tropics

Health officials are looking for the common link between four mysterious cases — including two deaths — of melioidosis, a disease never before on contiguous US soil.

nypost.com

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the CDC told us to take our masks off and we're on 'the honor system'..i've been thinking lately how bad that advice was.

Moderna to start local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in Canada

(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had agreed with the Canadian government to start domestic production of mRNA vaccines as the country looks to boost supplies to fight respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and seasonal influenza.

Under the memorandum of understanding, Moderna will set up an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada and also give access to its mRNA development engine.

The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, based on mRNA technology, is already being used in the United States, the European Union, and Canada.

Scientists believe mRNA has the potential to target diseases that cannot be reached by conventional drugs. Such vaccines, which have shown high efficacy in preventing COVID-19 disease, contain no actual virus, instead providing instructions for human cells to make proteins that mimic part of the coronavirus.

Last week, Moderna said its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94% efficacy reported in its original clinical trial.

Canada has reported 1.4 million infections and 26,678 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began, according to Reuters tally.

The manufacturing facility is expected to be activated on an urgent basis to support Canada with direct access to rapid pandemic response capabilities, Moderna said on Tuesday, adding that it is in talks with other governments about potential collaborations.