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COVID and the Bay Area

Mike Lewis
Nov 24, 2020
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The country is on fire with the virus, but I’m curious what’s happening around my home.

Here’s some good news. Compared to the other major cities in the country, the Bay Area has a very low on case count.

The main reason for this is because so many of us in the area, like me, work from home. While it might seem like everyone is doing this across the country, this is not the case.

While this is great news, it is also interesting to see that Bay Area jobs have been hit much harder than the rest of the country.

So, while some of us are enduring the pandemic already, others are really struggling. Something to think about as Thanksgiving and Christmas come along

Vaccine Update

The two vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna seems to have super high effectiveness. Being close to 95% effective would put Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines in line with the highly effective vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella.

On top of that there’s a third candidate, AstraZeneca, who announced today that it also has a vaccine but it doesn’t need cold storage and only takes one dose. So, things are looking up!

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The Economist @TheEconomist
If approved, AstraZeneca’s vaccine can be rolled out fast. It can be produced at many sites around the world, and 3bn doses can be made next year
econ.stSuccess for a third—and perhaps most important—covid-19 vaccineThe AstraZeneca-Oxford jab is likely to be widely used around the world
2:37 AM ∙ Nov 24, 2020
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And, sticking with our SF Area theme, it’s good to see that my neighbors will also be taking the vaccine:

Other Stuff

Nature..

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Diane Doniol-Valcroze @ddoniolvalcroze
Trees swallowing Trespassing Signs
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2:02 AM ∙ Nov 19, 2020
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More Nature

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Taffin @i124nk8
Everyone needs to see this squirrel that’s off it’s tits drunk on fermented pears
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10:57 PM ∙ Nov 21, 2020
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This is how I feel exactly about the new Mac laptops:

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Austen @Austen
I’m really excited that Apple came out with a laptop with incredible battery life during the only time in my life I have spent plugged in all day
11:04 AM ∙ Nov 19, 2020
569Likes17Retweets

Great idea:

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff
Brad Pitt should just tweet the same thread as Edward Norton, word for word, give no explanation
4:40 PM ∙ Nov 20, 2020
15,751Likes1,574Retweets

Fun fact: There's a legit currency market for out-of-issue Chuck E. Cheese tokens

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Helen Rosner @hels
A thing I think about a lot is that in 1980, Chuck E. Cheese sued Showbiz Pizza for ripping off their concept and won, and then in 1984 Chuck E. Cheese went bankrupt so Showbiz Pizza bought the company, and then they turned all the Showbiz Pizzas into Chuck E. Cheeses
10:04 PM ∙ Nov 19, 2020
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Finally, we’ll end with this (thx Lix):

Corona

Still on fire.

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Chris Anderson @chr1sa
This week's Covid new cases and deaths from @COVID19Tracking Looks like we're getting close to peak-ey on new cases...
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3:11 AM ∙ Nov 24, 2020
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US is beating Europe:

The deaths just hit 250k. That’s 10x the number of American drivers and passengers who die in car crashes each year. It’s also more than 2x the number of American soldiers who died in World War I.

So, let’s keep it safe over this holiday week.

Only 64 more days to go

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