https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/health/pfizer-vaccine-south-africa-variant/index.html

Saw this on CNN today! Very encouraging!

"Global coronavirus cases declined by 16% in the week leading up to Feb. 14, the World Health Organization reported in an update Tuesday."

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-02-16-21/h_6a5298cd1b74fc54460def5ad3c3d9ba

Thanks guys!
Appreciate the links

Anonymous wrote:Can someone pls post an analysis on the case rates? Are they still on the decline? I'm getting conflicting reports

New York Times COVID Tracker is really easy to use:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

You can see the US as a whole, and can look at each state. Cases are in the decline!

Anonymous wrote:Can someone pls post an analysis on the case rates? Are they still on the decline? I'm getting conflicting reports

The nyt has a graph. Cases are plummeting.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone pls post an analysis on the case rates? Are they still on the decline? I'm getting conflicting reports

Edit:
Found it.
Cases are still on the decline but the death rates are not (though there is usually a lag in deaths FWIU)

Can someone pls post an analysis on the case rates? Are they still on the decline? I'm getting conflicting reports

Anonymous wrote:https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-states-receive-biggest-boost-171626162.html

States will receive their biggest boost yet in coronavirus vaccine doses this week, a 23% increase over the previous week and a 57% increase since President Joe Biden took office, administration officials told governors Tuesday.

The White House announced that it’s doubling to 2 million the number of doses sent directly to pharmacies.

This is great news.

https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-states-receive-biggest-boost-171626162.html

States will receive their biggest boost yet in coronavirus vaccine doses this week, a 23% increase over the previous week and a 57% increase since President Joe Biden took office, administration officials told governors Tuesday.

The White House announced that it’s doubling to 2 million the number of doses sent directly to pharmacies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is personal, but my aunt (66) and uncle (70) got their first doses today! Several of my co-workers who are in their 60s have gotten their first doses as well.

Fantastic!
Thanks for sharing.

So great! I'm waiting for my ILs - both 70 - to get off the Ffx County waitlist for their shots. Probably still weeks to go, but let's keep it up!

Anonymous wrote:This is personal, but my aunt (66) and uncle (70) got their first doses today! Several of my co-workers who are in their 60s have gotten their first doses as well.

Fantastic!
Thanks for sharing.

This is personal, but my aunt (66) and uncle (70) got their first doses today! Several of my co-workers who are in their 60s have gotten their first doses as well.

According to the NYTimes, US COVID-19 hospitalizations are below 70,000 for the first time in three months!

Anonymous wrote:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/will-covid-vaccine-work-uk-strain-south-africa-herd-immunity.html

A lot of positivity in this article.

This article is a Valentine’s gift! Full of good news!

- our trusted friends, T-cells, are mentioned as being effective against the variants (antibodies aren’t the only game in town!)

- increasing evidence that vaccines not only prefect severe disease, but also greatly decrease transmission

- seasonality at play (and a good explanation of that being related to geographical latitude and the amount of sunlight, not temperatures)

- and these beautiful words: “But it seems more likely that the worst of the pandemic is behind us. COVID cases in the U.S. have been plummeting for weeks now, and the decline can no longer be dismissed as a reversion to the preholiday season mean.”

I don't think I l saw this yet -- new info out of Israel shows the vaccinations are incredibly effective:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hmo-sees-only-544-covid-infections-among-523000-fully-vaccinated-israelis/