Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Ideally, sometime after tomorrow, we can focus on one disaster at a time.
-----Latest Data---
The U.S. is now averaging ~800,000 vaccine doses per day, a 7-day rolling average that drops due to weekend declines.
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=casesf
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data
The U.S. Regionally - N.Y. Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
Vaccine Tracker
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
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I see many discussions about the various strains of coronavirus. The impact of the mutations is not fully understood. In the lab, antibodies to early coronavirus variants are less active against the new strains. But what this means in people is not yet fully understood. Here is information that helps explain:
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1351250317904646147?s=20
Strategies that will help slow the mutation rate and spread of coronavirus include rapid vaccine delivery (reducing the number of hosts in which the virus can evolve) and updating the mRNA vaccines. Of course, wearing a mask, social distancing, and decreasing spread (by not hosting the virus) will also help slow the mutation rate. And, of course, this problem does not recognize the borders of states or countries.
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1351107170817990656
In light of the B.1.1.7 strain, the British government released a white paper on reducing household transmission. It is a .pdf and a useful review of best practices.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emgspi-bspi-m-reducing-within-and-between-household-transmission-in-light-of-new-variant-sars-cov-2-14-january-2021
Here is a local news story (anecdotal data) on one man's fortune to have had the Moderna vaccine.
https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_f1715c7a-590c-11eb-9f20-cbe92953b689.html?utm_source=reddit.com
Infographic of the day: Virtual Water Project
http://blogs.ubc.ca/grswwu/files/2013/04/water-footprint.png
The impact various consumer goods have on water usage. I like the image's aesthetics.
From http://virtualwater.eu/
----Bonus Round - Distractions
Most of my reading this past week has focused on recent histories, such as the evolution of hate politics in the U.S. and Russia's post-Soviet era foreign policy. Not the kind of stuff that leaves one feeling hopeful and in awe of our fellow humans. Fortunately, I found a distraction. A variety of historians I follow have started using Hashtag days to publicize quirky historical artwork and museums.
#MosiacMonday alerted me to a plethora of nake fishing mosaics.
https://twitter.com/romanpalace/status/1351146008634421251
and lots of other fantastic artwork from 1000-3000 years ago that someone made one tile at a time.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosaicMonday
#HillfortWednesday has demonstrated that I have many places to visit in the U.K. and Europe. On the other hand, many appear to be grassy hills these days. https://twitter.com/hashtag/HillfortWednesday
And then there is this remarkable trend in Roman and Greek artwork.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/phallusthursday
Immature humor aside, I love how antiquities historians are trying to make the humanity and complexity of ancient civilizations more accessible. Here is a detailed thread on a military discharge document from the British Museum on #EpigraphTuesday. Reburrus completed his 25 years of service to the Roman army on January 19, 103 AD. My diplomas and certificates will not last this long.
https://twitter.com/DocCrom/status/1351457967921618946
Clean hands and sharp minds, team
-Adam
Ideally, sometime after tomorrow, we can focus on one disaster at a time.
-----Latest Data---
The U.S. is now averaging ~800,000 vaccine doses per day, a 7-day rolling average that drops due to weekend declines.
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=casesf
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data
The U.S. Regionally - N.Y. Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
Vaccine Tracker
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
-----
I see many discussions about the various strains of coronavirus. The impact of the mutations is not fully understood. In the lab, antibodies to early coronavirus variants are less active against the new strains. But what this means in people is not yet fully understood. Here is information that helps explain:
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1351250317904646147?s=20
Strategies that will help slow the mutation rate and spread of coronavirus include rapid vaccine delivery (reducing the number of hosts in which the virus can evolve) and updating the mRNA vaccines. Of course, wearing a mask, social distancing, and decreasing spread (by not hosting the virus) will also help slow the mutation rate. And, of course, this problem does not recognize the borders of states or countries.
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1351107170817990656
In light of the B.1.1.7 strain, the British government released a white paper on reducing household transmission. It is a .pdf and a useful review of best practices.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emgspi-bspi-m-reducing-within-and-between-household-transmission-in-light-of-new-variant-sars-cov-2-14-january-2021
Here is a local news story (anecdotal data) on one man's fortune to have had the Moderna vaccine.
https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_f1715c7a-590c-11eb-9f20-cbe92953b689.html?utm_source=reddit.com
Infographic of the day: Virtual Water Project
http://blogs.ubc.ca/grswwu/files/2013/04/water-footprint.png
The impact various consumer goods have on water usage. I like the image's aesthetics.
From http://virtualwater.eu/
----Bonus Round - Distractions
Most of my reading this past week has focused on recent histories, such as the evolution of hate politics in the U.S. and Russia's post-Soviet era foreign policy. Not the kind of stuff that leaves one feeling hopeful and in awe of our fellow humans. Fortunately, I found a distraction. A variety of historians I follow have started using Hashtag days to publicize quirky historical artwork and museums.
#MosiacMonday alerted me to a plethora of nake fishing mosaics.
https://twitter.com/romanpalace/status/1351146008634421251
and lots of other fantastic artwork from 1000-3000 years ago that someone made one tile at a time.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosaicMonday
#HillfortWednesday has demonstrated that I have many places to visit in the U.K. and Europe. On the other hand, many appear to be grassy hills these days. https://twitter.com/hashtag/HillfortWednesday
And then there is this remarkable trend in Roman and Greek artwork.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/phallusthursday
Immature humor aside, I love how antiquities historians are trying to make the humanity and complexity of ancient civilizations more accessible. Here is a detailed thread on a military discharge document from the British Museum on #EpigraphTuesday. Reburrus completed his 25 years of service to the Roman army on January 19, 103 AD. My diplomas and certificates will not last this long.
https://twitter.com/DocCrom/status/1351457967921618946
Clean hands and sharp minds, team
-Adam
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