Moderna’s booster shot increases anti-Omicron antibodies
Moderna says data show COVID-19 vaccine boosters fight Omicron variant - UPI.com
Once again, I’m glad my three shots were Moderna.
UK:
Britain’s main nurses’ union warned Monday that exhaustion and surging coronavirus cases among medical staff are pushing them to the breaking point, adding to pressure on the government for new restrictions to curb record numbers of infections driven by the omicron variant.
Israel is banning travel to the US and Canada:
No NYE fireworks in Paris.
Germany and France have essentially banned travelers from the UK unless they’re making connecting flights:
Me too.
The early boosters available were Pfizer and my local Walgreens said I’d have to wait until Moderna boosters came out. My added wait time was a bit over a week. But, unlike June, when I felt invulnerable with two shots, I now know that even boosted I can get sick. Not a good feeling.
Same for me.
New Hampshire:
Kansas:
73% and climbing!
Well, at least we will soon only have only one thing to worry about.
How can that be? This article says that as on December 14, just 3% of all US cases was Omicron.
The prior weekly estimate was revised up from 3% to 13%.
The weekly progression was 0.4% > 13% > 73%.
It’s much more infectious than the other strains.
On Monday, the CDC revised its estimate for omicron cases for the week that ended Dec. 11, after analyzing more samples. About 13% of the cases that week were from omicron, not the 3% previously reported. The week before, omicron accounted for just 0.4% of cases.
275,815,751 total cases
5,377,162 dead
247,498,676 recovered
In the US:
52,059,667 total cases
828,836 dead
40,719,047 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
New York has a confirmed seven-day-average new case record of 19,713 on the Johns Hopkins site as of December 19, and is very rapidly increasing
New Jersey is at a record high of 7402 and rapidly rising
Delaware at 822.5 is less than 5 away from a new record, and is rapidly rising, too.
Hawaii isn’t at a new record, but its number of cases is shooting up at an extreme rate. It’s at 718 as of Dec 19, and the previous record was 921 back in August.
Puerto Rico has a new record high of 1508 and rising.
Most of the rest of the country is still low, or has retreated from a high.
New York City:
Alabama:
Las Vegas & Nevada:
Chicago will require proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues, effective Jan. 3. Article. Another article.