🚨Positive news alert: The number of Covid-19 vaccinations globally has surpassed the total number of confirmed cases.
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 3, 2021
According to our vaccine tracker, over 105m doses have been administered so far, while the number of confirmed cases is just over 103m https://t.co/dMgQ2cIti4 pic.twitter.com/4RSX722WNw
Israel Is Now The First Country Where Vaccinations Are Starting To Curb The Pandemic https://t.co/BIQWshw5q6 via @paldhous
— David Mack (@davidmackau) February 3, 2021
Palestinians begin COVID vaccinations in occupied West Bank https://t.co/rg7zHMHpot
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 3, 2021
A mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium is opening on FRIDAY for #Bronx residents.
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 3, 2021
Vaccinations are by appointment only. You MUST be an eligible resident of the Bronx.
Schedule your appointment today: https://t.co/s1A4nhOB8f#VaccinateNY pic.twitter.com/9KDwiIVpK3
NEW: Federal government opening first mass Covid-19 vaccination sites in California https://t.co/7tlTszumA4
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) February 3, 2021
At Broadbent Arena, a drive-through vaccination site in Louisville, Kentucky, volunteers and city employees are administering as many as 1,500 coronavirus vaccines every day. Their reward: a chance to earn the coveted shots for themselves. https://t.co/CzMz2iwwUC pic.twitter.com/yU3v9M1Xjc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 3, 2021
The Navajo Nation has been especially hit hard by the coronavirus.
— NPR (@NPR) February 2, 2021
But now, more than 1 in 5 residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine — a much higher level than most states so far. https://t.co/iIzi5UyLXr
“Suddenly our clinic was full of white people.” The Wealthy Are Getting More Vaccinations, Even in Poorer Neighborhoods https://t.co/ffcZ01GFXR
— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) February 3, 2021
Denmark to launch digital ‘vaccination passport’ to open up travel https://t.co/6lfFAOmVKT
— The Independent (@Independent) February 3, 2021
Great to see that the UK vaccination campaign gets faster and faster.
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) February 3, 2021
These are daily vaccinations relative to the size of each country’s population and the UK is now at 0.6 per 100 every day.
→ All our COVID vaccination data https://t.co/7lOyDamxxx pic.twitter.com/wbjj6j5Vvd
Roughly 14.8% of the population have been given their first dose of the vaccine as of February 2https://t.co/A70xVcTeTT
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 3, 2021
“A vaccination is not an excuse to mix with everyone.”
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 3, 2021
Epidemiologist Dr Mike Tildesley says there needs to be “very high levels of vaccination” within the population before it’s safe to return to normal. pic.twitter.com/AZZdgIdGPy
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GOP CIRCUS CONTINUES AHEAD OF TRUMP TRIAL
“One of the most decisive moments for the GOP in recent history gets underway, and it’s not to determine whether the GOP heads down a dangerous path or regains its soul. That ship has sailed… It is clear they all know they are in dangerous territory”- @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/m2qGGxUGzE
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) February 3, 2021
Kevin McCarthy defended Rep. Liz Cheney today and made the case for her to stay in leadership.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 3, 2021
During a tense, closed-door meeting, he said Republicans need to be united in order to win back the House in 2022 and pleaded with his party to move onhttps://t.co/nJmzGoqGAl
Anyone who's worked with @Liz_Cheney knows she's tough and strong. She made the right and courageous vote in impeaching Mr. Trump. The fact that she's under ferocious attack by many in her own caucus tells you much about the state of the modern GOP. https://t.co/yqyTkhcy3C
— Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) February 3, 2021
Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA) is an extension of Donald Trump! I know @GOPLeader! #LevRemembers pic.twitter.com/2SQGt1N2hm
— Lev Parnas (@levparnas) February 3, 2021
let's humor the cancer for a bit more see what happens
— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) February 3, 2021
QAnon Rep Basks In Controversy: All This Uproar Is Awesome For Me! https://t.co/wQQkvnCEQ2 via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 4, 2021
Wow, QINO https://t.co/WBuzpmto8I
— Sam Rosenfeld (@sam_rosenfeld) February 3, 2021
It is now the #QpublicanParty Led in the house by @GOPLeader McCarthy (Q-CA) and in the senate by @LeaderMcConnell (Q-KY) Soon, they'll call for a new 9/11 inquiry to figure out why George Bush shot missiles at the Pentagon & Congressional hearings on faked school shootings.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 3, 2021
Biden Ousts All 10 of Trump's Union Busters From Powerful Labor Panel https://t.co/sB77WRSnK4
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) February 3, 2021
Impeaching Trump is "like getting the guy who set a house on fire to buy the victims a new hose," writes @ElieNYC. https://t.co/g53KbnHdsA
— The Nation (@thenation) February 3, 2021
.@HayesBrown: Former President Trump's impeachment defense is 14 pages of circuitous logic and rambling paeans to America. It also misspells “United States” on the first page.https://t.co/eespBvAzFh
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 4, 2021
NEW: With under a week remaining until Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, the only thing both sides can agree on is that it's going to be very, very ugly.https://t.co/v7OCbaNKO7
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) February 3, 2021
DC waitress reveals Trump team was tight-fisted with tips and exhausting to serve https://t.co/otdC4XgWdd
— The Independent (@Independent) February 3, 2021
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REACTION TO NI SEA BORDER SHOWS UP BREXIT AS SHAMBLES
Northern Ireland was a concern during the Brexit negotiations. It’s a concern now Brexit has happened. This is why. In under 5 minutes. Produced @brysonandy pic.twitter.com/KKsegLmndl
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) February 3, 2021
Reported this on Dec 10th when Protocol was signed. Doesn't contain unique insight that many others didn't express. It was clear that tension had potential going to exist permanently as a result of these much changed economic and political structures. https://t.co/0CIoLBxbyd
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) February 3, 2021
"Some people are trying to rewrite history here. The protocol is not primarily the problem, it’s the Brexit that the UK insisted on.” – Simon Coveneyhttps://t.co/LEU722SsFU
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) February 3, 2021
We've moved to the "claiming the EU is interpreting its own laws wrongly" stage of Brexit. Not I suspect a winning move. https://t.co/nzATB5fo6o
— David Henig 🇺🇦 (@DavidHenigUK) February 3, 2021
Michael Gove must be furious with the man who signed off the Northern Ireland Protocol, Michael Gove. https://t.co/WL5sSzEWmc
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 3, 2021
2/ The UK cabinet minister has demanded sweeping and swift changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol as the fallout continues from last week’s move by the Commission to trigger Article 16 of the Protocol over the issue of exports of Covid 19 vaccines.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) February 3, 2021
Even in this political age, there's something rather remarkable about this: Boris Johnson said he'd never agree an Irish Sea border, then agreed it, denied he'd agreed what he'd agreed, then implemented it…& now says there must not be an Irish Sea border.https://t.co/KjUmB9GAoO
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 3, 2021
not sure this Boris Johnson promise to Northern Ireland business leaders – that Brexit will not lead to any border bureaucracy – has aged brilliantly pic.twitter.com/mndvsMY5JL
— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) February 3, 2021
💥 NEW / @BylineTimes 💥
— Sam Bright (@WritesBright) February 3, 2021
A vaccines firm told me they were facing major upheaval due to the Brexit trade deal, which they described as "pretty much worst case".
This is literally the last thing we need right now.
Full story 🔽https://t.co/WzZoSNB1UV
Can you say metaphor?#Brexit https://t.co/ycfnNeaZas
— Curtis Stigers (@curtisstigers) February 3, 2021
Sadly I suspect Blunder Johnson and his Cabal think they have the British peoples exactly where they want them, weak, divided, sick, taxable, easily exploitable, cheap & ultimately dispensible, and they won't quit while they're ahead. A new politics is needed.
— Dr. Mike Walsh MIC #FBPE @ drmpwalsh.bsky.social (@drmpwalsh) February 3, 2021
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