Britain will allow for a mix-and-match vaccine regimen: If a second dose of the vaccine a patient originally received isn’t available, another vaccine may be substituted, British health officials said. The new guidance contradicts guidelines in the U.S. https://t.co/bQv9rC3eTO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 1, 2021
AstraZeneca expects to supply two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week in UK – The Times https://t.co/IV6TDIeyCO pic.twitter.com/TTSed9Bjou
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 1, 2021
The single #COVID19 vaccinations – two are stipulated – suggests something must have gone wrong with the supply chains. In the dire situation we’re in, where so many are dying already, single doses are not ideal, but probably the only pragmatic solution open to us.
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 1, 2021
Tesco offers to help with roll-out of Oxford vaccine https://t.co/NOe9ExP56A
— Telegraph Business (@telebusiness) December 31, 2020
Guardian front page, Saturday 2 January 2021: No 10 U-turn on schools as pressure grows over Covid pic.twitter.com/avjOUkEMSx
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 1, 2021
BREAKING: All primary schools in London set to remain closed in Government U-turn https://t.co/kBekdMRLwA pic.twitter.com/57FIljFWZl
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) January 1, 2021
1/2 Today’s case numbers are worryingly high again. The new variant is accelerating spread. PLEASE do not visit other people’s homes just now, even today – if you first foot someone today, or hug/kiss/handshake them HNY, you are putting yourself, others & the NHS at risk pic.twitter.com/ojLVBTkZE7
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) January 1, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: I got hold of a NHS email about the state of north London's intensive care units on New Year's Eve
— Rowland Manthorpe (@rowlsmanthorpe) January 1, 2021
Three ICUs were full and had patients waiting to be transferred to other hospitals. A fourth couldn't take anyone
Things are rough out therehttps://t.co/XoEwNiRPqW
This text message has been sent to staff at one central London hospital today 🏥
— Dr Julia Grace Patterson (@JujuliaGrace) January 1, 2021
The government need to end their Christmas break.
We need immediate vaccines for all frontline staff, and a new ring-fenced budget to pay for safe NHS staffing.
Pls re-tweet🚨@EveryDoctorUK pic.twitter.com/GfNnqn8CMj
so many doctors & nurses on here explaining what it is like now dealing with this wave in NHS… what’s new is, unlike in April, loads arguing & questioning them with half-baked Facebook theories…. but outside an actual hospital a&e?? https://t.co/qJSpNdVYhy
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) January 1, 2021
Huge thanks to all the NHS staff from around the world who were there for everyone in 2020, and will still be there in 2021 💙 pic.twitter.com/K6N7xG4Mbz
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) January 1, 2021
It’s done. At last. Brexit is a great loss to both sides, but Europe may find a silver lining, @NYTimesCohen, our Paris bureau chief, writes. https://t.co/Z6IZOFfvRR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 31, 2020
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AFTER A SHITSTORM OF A YEAR, US HEADS FOR A CLUSTERFUCK OF A WEEK
Daily News, New York, December 31, 1931 pic.twitter.com/7QrISwbnIM
— Yesterday's Print (@yesterdaysprint) December 31, 2020
We have administered 2% of the 100 million vaccinations Trump promised by year's end.
— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) December 31, 2020
America’s Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster https://t.co/0yWa14OCQ7 via @intelligencer
The United States will not follow Britain’s lead in front-loading first vaccine injections, potentially delaying the administration of second doses, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday. “We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing," he said. https://t.co/2R65XjB62P
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 1, 2021
Federal health officials promised 20 million vaccines would be administered by the end of the year, but on the final day of 2020, the CDC said only about 2.8 million people have been vaccinated. Fewer than 13 million doses have been delivered. https://t.co/xTQvm1cM4O
— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2021
The vaccines are more alike than they are different, especially for members of the general public. https://t.co/mzHFhJvSvX
— ABC News (@ABC) January 1, 2021
You know how Nero fiddled while Rome burned? That’s how much Trump cares about the lack of COVID vaccines | Opinion https://t.co/2AvR084agi
— Carl Hiaasen (@Carl_Hiaasen) January 1, 2021
For all the self-congratulatory bullshit that erupted out of Trump's assmouth about Operation Warp Speed, now that the vaccine is here, he's too busy golfing and organizing a coup on his phone to distribute it to Americans dying by the thousands every day. https://t.co/x5y7OmlNd8
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) January 1, 2021
In a rare New Year's Day session, the Senate voted to override Trump's veto of a defense policy bill.https://t.co/1QUB2am44X
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 1, 2021
With the corporate transparency act, Trump’s most pressing legal jeopardy is that he will have to tell the Treasury Department all beneficial owners of his hundreds of LLCs.
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) January 1, 2021
Authorities will be able to untangle this web. https://t.co/VlaZYzIlHN
Trump is inciting chaos on Jan. 6, both in and outside the Capitol, the Editorial Board writes https://t.co/CJVxZsRNRw
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) December 31, 2020
“You have the president of the United States taking these people to the edge, and the second that something happens he’s going to turn around and go, ‘Well, I didn’t tell them to do that.’” https://t.co/X8yd28jvqG https://t.co/XSrn9fs2ZW
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) January 1, 2021
TRUMP PENTAGON putting US national security in great peril. Transition meetings turned off since 18 Dec. Political appointees are deliberately hiding issues. Russian hack? Mil Ops against Iran? Contract corruption? Jan 6 DC security? https://t.co/Q0a3FLo6kc
— Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) December 31, 2020
DOJ represents the President & VP when they get sued in their official capacity. If Trump denying he raped a woman in the 1990s is an official act, there's no doubt Pence being sued over the results of the 2020 election qualifies. Whether Trump is pleased or not is irrelevant. https://t.co/YnpyKu9pbT
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 1, 2021
Whoa….
If Pence is arrested, @SecPompeo will save the election. Pence will be in jail awaiting trial for treason. He will face execution by firing squad. He is a coward & will sing like a bird & confess ALL.
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) January 1, 2021
The Overnight Note 