Pandemic relief by country (up to % of wages): Japan: 100% of wages Netherlands: 90% Norway: 90% Germany: 87% France: 84% Italy: 80% UK: 80% Canada: 75% ... America: 0%

BREAKING: CDC transmission data for SARS-CoV-2 is so extremely high it's literally BROKEN the counter itself! This is insane! Go check it out for yourself if you don't believe me. We don't know what the current spread rate is. Let's just say it's 99% of the country.

The Supreme Court has gone rogue. We are in a full-blown Constitutional crisis. Congress must act. And we must pressure Congress to act, while it still can. #TheMajority

Covid (UC San Francisco) Chronicles, Day 838 The die is now cast: BA.5 is destined to be our dominant virus. In today’s 🧵I discuss the implications on the course of the pandemic, and how to think about responding. (I use “BA.5” & not “BA.4/5” since BA.5 is poised to outrun BA.4.). (1/25)

The basis for concern about the Omicron BA.2.75 variant. 8 mutations beyond BA.5, many in the N-terminal domain, which could make immune escape worse than what we’re seeing now. Competing w/ BA.5 in India. Excellent thread by Ulrich Elling 👇

The length of time of infectiousness of #SARSCoV2 nature.com/articles/d4158… "There is no data to support 5 days or anything shorter than ten days [of isolation]." Paxlovid rebound may extend that further

Let’s talk about the Forward Party. It encapsulates all the fallacies of a shallow “unity politics” that is based on a superficial analysis of what ails the country and offers empty promises of overcoming “division” as pseudo-solutions that are actively harmful politically.  1/

The CDC doubles down on its flawed, not evidence based Covid recommendations with a new guidance document 1. Leaves fully vaccinated = 2 shots, stay "up to date" 2. Leaves isolation at 5 days w/o rapid tests 3. Pushes "community levels" when real info is "transmission levels"

Last evening, we discussed the new CDC guidelines, purportedly a shift to "protect the vulnerable," but fail to do so on many counts

Thread referred to by Michael Holmes x.com/EricTopol/stat…

I just subscribed to People's CDC peoplescdc.substack.com/?utm_medium=we…

US Covid hospitalizations are at a plateau ~40,000, which is ~4-fold where we were in April this year. Likewise, deaths are at ~500 each day, and confirmed cases still hover about 100,000 per day. This is not what containing the virus looks like.

Here’s a call-to-action letter from The People’s CDC which I just sent to my congresspersons (with some embellishments of my own). You can too!! I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: We need responsible, clear CDC guidelines and resources. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/we-nee…

My Los Angeles Times oped on the pandemic proclamation latimes.com/opinion/story/…

YIMBYs and NIMBYs is such disingenuous framing of the actual housing crisis, and the people impacted by it. It centers the discussion around landlords vs wealthy tech, and leaves out the majority: tenants, many of whom are workers of color.

1/10 Thread on some of my key Covid talking points/messages as we head deeper into the fall and ultimately winter for the US (in no particular order)…

When multi-billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

"There are now 95 nasal vaccines under development around the world.... 6 have reached the final Phase 3 in clinical trials." None of those late trials are in the US. India and China already have approved nasal/inhaled vaccines politico.com/news/2022/10/1… Carmen Paun Adam Cancryn

For the "it's a cold" and "the pandemic is over" folks

Hey all! This is the People's CDC weekly update for February 27, 2023! As always, the Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US. peoplescdc.org/2023/02/27/peo…