Coronavirus, COVID-19, coronavirus variants, and vaccine updates for 9-30-2021

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots for September 30th, 2021.   YouTube had already censored videos containing what they deemed was vaccine misinformation. Now it’s gone an extra step and is censoring any video expressing any opinion about vaccines that suggest there are any possible health consequences to getting vaccinated. The 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects YouTube from liability claims is based on the notion the platform is merely a host and has no editorial role in what does and doesn’t go on the platform.   Fans of mandates will be happy to hear AT&T; will mandate vaccines for its employees in the Communications Workers of America union. They’ve got until February 1 to be fully vaccinated. CWA represents about 90,000 AT&T; workers, and the company has about 230,000 employees.   Not only does the CDC say the vaccines do not negatively affect pregnancies or fertility, it issued its strongest guidance yet yesterday urging pregnant women to be vaccinated. More than a quarter million cases in pregnant women have been reported, 22,000 of whom were hospitalized. 161 pregnant women have died of Covid, with 22 deaths in August alone. Yet less than a third of pregnant women have been vaccinated.   A new AP poll shows being vaccinated isn’t giving older Americans much comfort. In fact, they’re far more worried about COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts and despite being vaccinated are more likely to self-isolate. They’re also less likely to rate their quality of life, mental and emotional health, and social activities and relationships as excellent or very good.   If you want total control of the population and a zero tolerance COVID policy, China’s showing us what that looks like. A woman was infected, so she went into isolation, leaving food and water for her three pet cats. An official came in and tested the cats, they tested positive, so they killed them all. The CDC says the risk of animals spreading the virus is low, plus the cats were confined to the apartment.     In the United States cases were down 26%, deaths are up 7%, and hospitalizations are down 16% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since September 13.    There are 9,850,841 active cases in the United States.   With not all states reporting daily numbers, the five states with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Vermont up 28%, Maine 21%, Montana 20%, Pennsylvania 19%, and West Virginia and North Dakota 18%.   The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Kodiak Island Borough, AK. Cleburne, AL. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK. Green, KY. Whitley, KY. Letcher, KY. Lewis, WV. Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. And Knox, KY.   There have been at least 695,041 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related.   The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that’s been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 69.4%, Connecticut at 68.6%, and Maine at 68.4%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are West Virginia unchanged at 40.4%, Wyoming at 41.4%, and Idaho at 41.5%. The percentage of the U.S. that’s been fully vaccinated is 55.8%.   The 5 countries with the largest recent 24-hour increase in the number of fully vaccinated people: The Philippines up 16%. Jamaica 4%. Taiwan 3%. And Oceana and New Zealand 2%.   Globally, cases were down 17% and deaths were down 11% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since August 27.   There are 18,392,504 active cases around the world.   The five countries with the most new cases: The United States 123,276. The U.K. 36,722. Turkey 29,386. India 23,139. And Russia 22,430.   There have now been at least 4,772,958 deaths reported as Covid-related... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.