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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who opposes vaccine and mask mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result.

The Texas Republican, who has signed legislation banning vaccine and mask mandates in his state, gave what he described as a “standing room only event in Collin County” Monday night.

Photos of the event show few people wearing masks at the indoor gathering.

SEE HERE


https://mobile.twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1427442551833956354?
 
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who opposes vaccine and mask mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result.

The Texas Republican, who has signed legislation banning vaccine and mask mandates in his state, gave what he described as a “standing room only event in Collin County” Monday night.

Photos of the event show few people wearing masks at the indoor gathering.

SEE HERE


https://mobile.twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1427442551833956354?


I think I read that he is vaccinated
 
Personally, I don’t much like the headlines about teenage boys being susceptible to heart problems post-Pfizer. My husband’s dad and brother both have dicky tickers.

Plus, I know plenty of people who’ve caught Covid after Pfizer or AZ, but none after Moderna (though this is skewed slightly by the fact far fewer Brits got Moderna)
My daughter is a NICU NP, she had Covid, is vaccinated and has a 12y/o son. She’s consulted with her son’s pediatrician and a pediatric cardiologist regarding this side effect. Both drs.have yet to vaccinate their kids. The cardiologist said that the sample size is too small for him to make a recommendation. He’s constantly reviewing studies and has yet to vaccinate his son.
 
"Australia is now giving 200 vaccine doses a minute"

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We are trying so freakin' hard to get ahead of Delta. The NSW premier is telling residents to brace for escalating cases over the next little while.

Poland let us buy 1,000,000 doses of Pfizer from them, to help us out.
Apparently, our allies are not going to help us, which is a bit of a bitter pill to swallow. I read yesterday that the US thinks it is 'bad for optics' to help a first world country.

I'm curious about vaccine purchase in Australia.

Canada purchased millions of vaccines early on, but there were huge delays in getting them. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca was tested on older adults and seemed safe. That vaccine was made available to everyone over 65 around March, then over 60 and so on. Everyone was told that AstraZeneca was better than nothing, so get the shot regardless of reservations.

Only after it was given to the younger demographic were deadly side effects discovered. Until then, older adults who died of the side effects were considered to have died from naturally occurring old age death.

Finally, in May this year, Pfizer and Moderna became widely available to people over 40. Second shots were available in June, but then there was a Pfizer shortage and AstraZeneca use was stopped. That was the start of mixing vaccines. In June, anyone over 18 could get the first dose. Between June - August, the country was flooded with enough vaccines for everyone over the age of 12 to get both shots.

My question is whether the Australian government purchased millions of doses early on and delivery was a problem, was the purchase made too late? I don't understand why Australia is in this situation of desperately trying to get vaccines so late in the pandemic.
 
Niswonger CEO quarantining after husband tests positive for COVID-19 | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Niswonger Children’s Hospital CEO is in quarantine after her husband — an educator — tested positive for COVID-19.
Niswonger CEO Lisa Carter revealed Monday night that her husband is one of three teachers at his high school who tested positive.

This is how it's playing out in NE TN. Not a pretty sight
For clarification, Alan Levine is CEO of Ballad Health, our large healthcare system.
Lisa Carter is CEO of the Children's Specialty hospital within the Ballad System.
Bill Lee is TN Governor who refuses a school mask mandate

I'm sitting at home, as close in as possible and watching.....

Christian Radio Host Who Called Vaccine ‘Government Control’ Dies of COVID-19

“A religious radio broadcaster who spread disinformation about the coronavirus vaccines was killed by the virus Sunday. Dr. Jimmy DeYoung Sr. had been admitted to the hospital Aug. 7 with COVID-19 complications, according to his wife Judy, who also contracted the virus. In February, DeYoung published an interview promoting the conspiracy theories that the Pfizer vaccine would make women sterile and that world governments were using the virus and vaccine to centralize power. DeYoung’s guest at the time, Sam Rohrer, said that very few people who were infected lost their lives, calling the vaccine only a “purported solution” and “not truly a vaccine.”

“Dr Jimmy DeYoung passed away early this morning at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.” His show, “Prophecy Today,” aired daily. Before focusing on Christian prophecy, DeYoung worked as a journalist in Israel. DeYoung is one of a number of public figures who have died of COVID-19 in recent months after telling their audiences to refuse the jab.”

Read it at The Chattanoogan.
 
I'm curious about vaccine purchase in Australia.

Canada purchased millions of vaccines early on, but there were huge delays in getting them. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca was tested on older adults and seemed safe. That vaccine was made available to everyone over 65 around March, then over 60 and so on. Everyone was told that AstraZeneca was better than nothing, so get the shot regardless of reservations.

Only after it was given to the younger demographic were deadly side effects discovered. Until then, older adults who died of the side effects were considered to have died from naturally occurring old age death.

Finally, in May this year, Pfizer and Moderna became widely available to people over 40. Second shots were available in June, but then there was a Pfizer shortage and AstraZeneca use was stopped. That was the start of mixing vaccines. In June, anyone over 18 could get the first dose. Between June - August, the country was flooded with enough vaccines for everyone over the age of 12 to get both shots.

My question is whether the Australian government purchased millions of doses early on and delivery was a problem, was the purchase made too late? I don't understand why Australia is in this situation of desperately trying to get vaccines so late in the pandemic.

We have been trying hard to get vaccines since November last year.
Our first small receipt of vaccines was at the end of Feb this year. For our first responders.


Covid: Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia
5 March 2021


In November 2020, the Australian Government announced an agreement to secure 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
In February 2021, Australia purchased an extra 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
In April 2021, the Australian Government announced purchase of a further 20 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.
(We received our first million a few weeks back, we have been getting very small batches here and there to try to do our first responders.)

The first 300,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Australia on 28 February 2021.
(We are now manufacturing our own AZ, for us and to help supply South Pacific countries. I don't think we have a huge manufacturing capacity, one small facility in Melbourne.)

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the second mRNA vaccine that the Australian Government has committed to through an advance purchase agreement. This agreement will provide access to the current Moderna vaccine (available in the second half of 2021)
Moderna will supply 25 million doses from late 2021.

Novavax is developing a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). If it is proven safe and effective and is approved for use, it will be available in Australia in the second half of 2021. It is anticipated that 51 million doses will be available, which will supply enough doses to cover Australia’s whole population.

Australia’s vaccine agreements
 
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who opposes vaccine and mask mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result.

The Texas Republican, who has signed legislation banning vaccine and mask mandates in his state, gave what he described as a “standing room only event in Collin County” Monday night.

Photos of the event show few people wearing masks at the indoor gathering.


SEE HERE


https://mobile.twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1427442551833956354?

Just another glaring example of his complete lack of leadership and moral bankruptcy. He's personally ordered 2,500 medical staff from FEMA due to the raging virus depleting our states's hospitals. His staff has ordered five refrigerated trucks for overflow body storage and he's fighting in every court in Texas to tie the hands of school administrators requesting mask mandates.
The picture in the above article says it all except for any mention of contact tracing, or the possibility of his being the source of a superspreader event.
I'll admit it's really really hard for me to find any sympathy for this very flawed man that even with the very best information available to him chooses to go without a mask. You own it Abbott.
 
Just another glaring example of his complete lack of leadership and moral bankruptcy. He's personally ordered 2,500 medical staff from FEMA due to the raging virus depleting our states's hospitals. His staff has ordered five refrigerated trucks for overflow body storage and he's fighting in every court in Texas to tie the hands of school administrators requesting mask mandates.
The picture in the above article says it all except for any mention of contact tracing, or the possibility of his being the source of a superspreader event.
I'll admit it's really really hard for me to find any sympathy for this very flawed man that even with the very best information available to him chooses to go without a mask. You own it Abbott.
I can't help but wonder how many people he infected prior to the positive test due to the lack of his wearing a mask........ It's so sad.
 
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