(edit to clarify) Nikki spreading some disinformation. Pfizer is a member of Warp Speed, but Only for the distribution aspect. They took no money for R&D so claiming that Warp Speed helped the vaccine is not true.
From the bigtexx unopened "covid will disappear after the 3rd" file... The news clips include news stories, editorials and opinion columns about health and human services from major state and national media outlets. They do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the agency and may contain inaccuracies. Texas families receiving SNAP food assistance to get more benefits this month KTRK-TV Houston More than a million families receiving SNAP benefits will see more money on their Lone Star card this month. Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing approximately $202 million in emergency SNAP benefits for the month of November as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 1,500 active COVID-19 cases around Cy-Fair; state announces assistance for struggling families Houston Chronicle Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a press release Thursday the Texas Health and Human Services Commission would be providing more than $200 million in emergency assistance this month as part of the state’s response to the pandemic. More than a million households will see these benefits on their SNAP cards, which aids about 1.4 million families and individuals in Texas, the release detailed. Texas Reports 5,404 New COVID-19 Cases, El Paso Area Surging KXAS-TV - Dallas/Fort Worth Texas on Sunday reported 5,404 new cases of the coronavirus, with almost 2,000 of those cases coming from the hard-hit El Paso area. The state's total number of cases since the pandemic began is nearing 1 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, which puts the number of cases at more than 985,000. Texas DSHS said Sunday that with 43 additional deaths reported, the state's death toll was at 18,743. Weekly average of new Texas COVID-19 cases jumps 123% in one month KVUE-TV Austin Coronavirus cases are not slowing down in Texas after a reported 123% increase in the weekly average of new cases from one month ago. On Sunday, Texas reported 5,404 new cases statewide. It’s the highest number of cases reported on a Sunday since Aug. 16. The new statewide weekly average of cases is 6,983 per day, the highest since Aug. 9 and a 22% jump from one week ago or a 123% spike from a month ago. Texas becomes first U.S. state to exceed one million coronavirus cases Reuters Texas became the first state to surpass a million coronavirus cases in the U.S. on Saturday, as the country battled a third wave of new infections and recorded over 100,000 infections three times in less than a week. In Texas, the surge in new cases in the past week came mainly from Harris, Dallas and El Paso counties. If Texas were a country, it would be the tenth most affected in the world for total COVID-19 cases. Texas Nears 1 Million Coronavirus Cases As U.S. Reports 5th Worst Day Since Start Of Pandemic KTVT-TV Dallas/Fort Worth America is hurtling toward a record 10 million cases, with more than 9.9 million reported as of Sunday evening, and Texas is inching toward 1 million confirmed cases. According to Johns Hopkins University data, the country recorded 100,762 new cases and and 453 new deaths as of 8:30 p.m. CST on Sunday, marking the fifth highest day of new cases in the country since the pandemic began. North Texas COVID-19 numbers reflect the rise in cases happening across the state WFAA - Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas County had more than 500 daily cases five times in September. It happened 12 times in October. So far in November, there have been more than 500 daily cases five of the six days. Texas had more than 6,000 cases three times in September, including 17,820 on Sept. 22. It happened nine times in October. There have been more than 6,000 daily cases for four straight days from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6. El Paso’s shutdown order can stay in place despite attempts by the state to intervene Texas Tribune A state district judge ruled Friday that the El Paso county judge’s order temporarily shutting down nonessential businesses during a spike in COVID-19 cases can stand, dealing a setback to a group of private businesses and the state of Texas that tried to have the order tossed out. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued the order Oct. 29 in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, which has overwhelmed hospitals in the county. As COVID-19 cases surge in El Paso, Austin taking in hospital patients to ease the strain KEYE-TV Austin Four months after preparing to take in patients from the Rio Grande Valley as they were dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Austin area hospitals are once again getting ready after dozens of patients had to be airlifted out of El Paso hospitals dealing with strained resources. Currently, El Paso's 7-day moving average of COVID-19 hospitalizations sits at 991 admissions, with cases averaging 1,698 per day the last week. Editorial: COVID-19 crisis in El Paso shows need for federal response San Antonio Express-News El Paso County recently installed a fourth mobile morgue unit in the medical examiner’s parking lot. Hospitalizations increased by more than 300 percent. More than 630 deaths. More than 1,000 new cases reported each day. A positivity rate that has soared to 20 percent. As cases spike across the nation and the weather cools, we need a federal program to contain the coronavirus, support states and guide best practices. El Paso’s COVID-19 Spike Is a Binational Problem Texas Monthly Because of the symbiotic relationship between El Paso and Juárez, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has been advocating for a binational COVID plan. She introduced legislation that would require the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission to develop a plan for both countries to share public health data, establish a vaccine distribution strategy for the borderlands, and mitigate the pandemic’s economic consequences. Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states Associated Press An analysis of federal data from 20 states finds that new weekly cases among nursing home residents rose nearly four-fold from the end of May to late October, from 1,083 to 4,274. Resident deaths more than doubled, from 318 a week to 699. Equally concerning, weekly cases among nursing home staff in surge states more than quadrupled, from 855 the week ending May 31, to 4,050 the week ending Oct. 25. Opinion: Flu shot crucial as COVID-19 cases swell locally Waco Tribune-Herald You have the power to prevent the flu. The same actions we use to fight COVID-19 also fight the flu: Wear a mask, wash your hands, cover coughs and sneezes, stay home when you’re sick and keep at least six feet from people you don’t live with. Luckily, we already have a strong tool to help protect us from the flu — the influenza vaccine or flu shot. Pfizer’s COVID vaccine prevents 90 percent of infections in study Houston Chronicle The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers, the most encouraging scientific advance so far in the battle against the coronavirus. Eight months into the worst pandemic in a century, the preliminary results pave the way for the companies to seek an emergency-use authorization from regulators if further research shows the shot is also safe.
Egg on my face for calling folks liars. Pfizer is technically in the warp speed program...but only for distribution purposes. They did not take R&D money from the government. So basically, they are in Warp Speed, but it did not help create or test the virus. Take that for what you will.
I am surprised that @bigtexxx did not pop up today saying that CV-19 cases were down 20% yesterday ... thanks to Trump!
Clearly turning the corner in Texas... Texas reports most COVID-19 cases ever in a single day Yesterday, Texas reported 10,865 new COVID-19 cases – the most ever for a single-day period. The state's seven-day average was also the highest it's been since August. In the Austin metro area, 469 new cases were reported, the most since mid-August. The seven-day case average is also up 61% compared to a week ago.
Exponential growth sound all sciency and mathy, so it must be fraud by the pointy heads to get even for all the girls we banged in High School.
It almost seems like COVID didn’t go away and now Republicans are taking it more serious since the election ended. Hmmmmm....that seems the opposite of what their folks have been suggesting before now.
