Vaccine stats 9/16/21

There remain 18 states that have yet to fully vaccinate at least half of all residents, data shows, having a profound effect on hospitalizations and deaths. https://t.co/AlSOK8Qsx4
— CNN (@CNN) September 24, 2021

81% of Democrats under 30 years old have gotten vaccinated vs. 45% of Republicans under 30 years old, according to a new Pew Research poll just out.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 15, 2021

Vaccination rates:

France: 72 percent
Canada: 68.7 percent
Italy: 66.3 percent
UK: 65.9 percent
Germany: 62.2 percent
America: 53.9 percent

Is this what they mean by American exceptionalism?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 15, 2021

US vaccinated by religion via new Pew poll:

90% atheist
86% Hispanic Catholic
84% agnostic
79% White Catholic
73% White mainline protestant
70% Black protestant
57% White evangelical protestant
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 15, 2021

Factoid: There are 18 Montgomery Counties in USA in the NYT database.

Montgomery County, Md. has the lowest new case rate per capita and the highest vaccination rate.

And it’s not close.

About 80% fewer people would be dying right now in USA with MoCo’s numbers.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) September 12, 2021

Black adult population is up to 76% vaccinated now; Latinos 71%.

White population lagging at 66%, and the reason why:

Republicans: Just 55% vaxxed
Republicans who support Trump over party: Just *46%*

Trumpists are killing themselves and threatening us. https://t.co/nfGtbEDpgx
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) September 11, 2021

With just 62% of Americans having received at least one vaccine shot, the United States has now fallen to last place among the G7 wealthiest democracies. @AlyssaLukpat https://t.co/ZpCyYCwUz5
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 12, 2021

As people <50 are hospitalized at record rates, what are racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination rates by age group? Large disparities at youngest ages

h/t @bhrenton for suggesting
& @DrMaryTBassett et al. for showing importance of age-specific analyses of disparities pic.twitter.com/ynxU4alvs6
— Julia Raifman (@JuliaRaifman) September 11, 2021

There’s A LOT here. https://t.co/HIqze3q3sc
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) September 11, 2021

Share of total population vaccinated by race via @KFF analysis of 42 states:

Asian 68%
White 52%
Hispanic 48%
Black 43%
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 10, 2021

Just some context re partisanship and vax, as noted throughout the summer:
Most Republicans are vaccinated. (As are most Dems and Inds)
— Anthony Salvanto (@SalvantoCBS) September 10, 2021

Over 71% of California’s total population has been vaccinated.

The result? We have by far the lowest COVID rate in the nation.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 24, 2021

Coronavirus stats 9/16/21

Two months of US deaths via @CNN:

Right now: 2,031 deaths/day
10 days ago: 1,655 deaths/day
20 days ago: 1,401 deaths/day
30 days ago: 1,000 deaths/day
40 days ago: 535 deaths/day
50 days ago: 386 deaths/day
60 days ago: 272 deaths/day
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 22, 2021

There's only one country in the world that has already lost the lives of 1 of every 500 residents and is now averaging 2,000 covid deaths a day. pic.twitter.com/usJqHBfaSB
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 16, 2021

Rank the states by new covid cases reported yesterday per 100K, and Trump won the top 8 (and 18 of the top 19) and Biden the bottom 18. Looking back, NFIB v. Sibelius (2012) began an era when health outcomes increasingly diverged by party control of state government.
— Timothy Stewart-Winter (@timothysw) September 13, 2021

BREAKING: One in 500 US residents has died of Covid-19, according to a @CNN analysis of Johns Hopkins University and US Census Bureau data.
— Rob Frehse (@ItsNotaHalfDay) September 15, 2021

650,000
650,000 mothers/fathers/sons/daughters/nieces/nephews/husbands/wives/aunts/uncles/brothers/sisters who are no longer ALIVE to do “more research”. #Vaccines lead to 5x reduction of #infection, 10x reduction in #hospitalization, & 11x reduction in #Death.

Get yours TODAY https://t.co/djKSvaLnah
— Ebony Jade Hilton, MD (@EbonyJHilton_MD) September 16, 2021

At least eight pregnant Mississippi women have died of Covid-19 since late July — none of them fully vaccinated — officials said, more than doubling the state's pandemic total in just two months https://t.co/o8wyVIw8q8
— CNN (@CNN) September 17, 2021

The 6 highest per-capita counties for new COVID cases in the past week are all in Kentucky, per NYT
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) September 17, 2021

NEW: At least 7 Covid-19 positive pregnant women have died in Alabama, top doctor says.

Neighboring Mississippi reported Thursday that least 15 pregnant women, eight since late July, have died due to Covid-19 in the state, CNN has reported.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) September 17, 2021

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. is also very worrisome. Here’s perspective. Three months ago, there were 11,000 new cases every day in the U.S. Now, the new seven-day average is 150,784 new cases every day. Again – get a shot. Protect yourself from the Delta variant.
— Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzer) September 17, 2021

The latest Covid-19 numbers in the U.S. are very disturbing. The new seven-day average for daily deaths is now 1,905. Three months ago, there were about 200 daily deaths in the U.S. Clearly, the Delta variant is highly transmissible. Get vaccinated.
— Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzer) September 17, 2021

Covid deaths now up to about 1,900 a day, meaning the equivalent of a new 9/11 roughly every 38 hours. But a hopeful sign: New infections have been falling in Florida and the South. @Sam_Baker https://t.co/lwioJ0nZbR
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 16, 2021

Pennsylvania Republicans phony investigation of the 2020 election

Most Republicans will never admit Biden won.

Ehhh, what privacy protection is there for all this highly sensitive personal identification data? Is anyone even thinking about this!? https://t.co/WCuUKFGSze
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) September 14, 2021

Republican state senator kicks off audit push in Pennsylvania https://t.co/m5j5k34PQk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 10, 2021

A Pennsylvania Republican claimed to officials in York County, PA last year that he had a list of dead people who'd voted in the 2020 election. If true, that would've been major voter fraud.

But it wasn't true. The voters were alive. Very alive.https://t.co/zbBMpgL5Bb
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 4, 2021

NEW: In latest bow to Trump, GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania plan to launch hearings on 2020 vote
By @eliseviebeck https://t.co/jKB0wkOY25
— Lisa Rein (@Reinlwapo) August 24, 2021

HARRISBURG, Pa. (@AP) — A Republican-majority county board in rural northern Pennsylvania on Tuesday accused a state senator of creating “unnecessary chaos” in pushing for a detailed review of how the county collected and counted votes in Trump’s reelection defeat last year.
— Marc Levy (@timelywriter) August 10, 2021

The state of the effort to undo Biden’s victory, a sixth of the way into his presidency https://t.co/o0EOqz9c6Q
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) September 16, 2021

Brad Henderson’s Gialli list

Very impressive list. I just started watching Giallo films a few years ago. Independent labels like Arrow have done a fine job of issuing them on Blu-ray.

I would start with his #4, Deep Red. Look for films by Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci to start. The Editor is a good homage to the genre.

I’ve worked on this for the past week or so. I created this list to help guide people through gialli and what I consider the best to the worst. This is a RANKED list and please enjoy it. Over 250+ films should be enough for your Halloween watch lists. https://t.co/f9jLkL0JRQ
— Brad Henderson (@BradFHenderson) September 14, 2021

Pathetic CNN article on climate change

They put all the responsibility on Democrats and give Republicans a free ride.

This article gives Republicans a free ride because we know they won't do anything about climate change. If meaningful climate change is not accomplished, blame Republicans, too. It's pathetic that the article doesn't say that Trump took the US out of the Paris accord./1
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 14, 2021

Look at this poll. Only 29% of Republicans worry about climate change while 92% of Democrats are. Just like Republicans are not opposing covii-relate mandates and gun safety legislation. They don't care if people die because of their inaction.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 14, 2021

Coronavirus stats 9/14/21

Only 24% of adults in this country are unvaccinated. They represent over 90% of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.
— Dan 🇺🇸 (@HStarshot) September 13, 2021

In an imaginary world where a deadly pandemic had not been damagingly politicized, this should be the headline on every news outlet:

CDC study: Unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die from Covid-19https://t.co/5qFMMRUXPp
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 10, 2021

can't stop staring in disbelief at this map of current global covid hot spots — the U.S., the wealthiest country in the world, where vaccines are freely available, has the highest per capita case rate right now of any country except Mongolia pic.twitter.com/Sy2iL4JX3s
— Adam Sternbergh (@sternbergh) September 3, 2021

FINALLY, here's my version of @_cingraham's original graph. He skipped < 10K pop. counties due to excessive noise. I understand why, but decided to include *every* county for comparison. Again, NE & FLORIDA are missing since they don't provide county-level death data anymore: pic.twitter.com/qlq35nQmk2
— Charles #GetVaxxed! 💉 (@charles_gaba) September 2, 2021

It remains dishonest to downplay how the pandemic has unfolded in red states in recent months by pointing to deaths in blue states when the virus first emerged. https://t.co/XLplufa12j
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 31, 2021

The Delta waves in the US and Canada, a striking contrast. Fully vaccinated of total population:
Canada 64%
US 50% pic.twitter.com/eoEjSGZ3uK
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 13, 2021

Deaths are now rising in sync with cases and hospitalizations as they did prior to the vaccine rollout. https://t.co/igmqf30SwN pic.twitter.com/MrElHS4kue
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 6, 2021

New York Times on subway jingles

When train doors close, these jingles warn riders to stand clear. Listen to different ones from around the world.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 13, 2021

20 years of Southern Rock Opera by the Drive-By Truckers

Southern Rock Opera (2001) by the Drive-By Truckers is a great album about the South. Much of the framework is modeled on the Lynyrd Skynyrd story. I first saw them live in 2003 and they were great. This is not my favorite of their albums but it’s one of their best, especially the second disc.

https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/status/1437251999276408834?s=20

Southern Rock Opera 20th Anniversary by @pattersonhood https://t.co/bD5V6Qfb7h

➕
A very happy speed limit birthday to Mike Cooley 5⃣5⃣ 🎉 pic.twitter.com/nR2A2TTfcD
— Drive-By Truckers (@drivebytruckers) September 14, 2021

Patterson Hood looks back at @drivebytruckers' breakthrough album 'Southern Rock Opera'
https://t.co/Fx473owcDB
— SPIN (@SPIN) June 25, 2024

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Covers: One Time, One Night

“One Time, One Night” is a Los Lobos song from 1987.

Covers: Love Special Delivery

“Love Special Delivery” by Thee Midnighters from 1966 was just covered by Los Lobos.

We're breaking down Thee Midniters' "Love Special Delivery" in the opening track from ‘Native Sons.’https://t.co/faNBshtlhc
— Los Lobos (@LosLobosBand) August 1, 2021