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Bird Song of the Day I guess they do whoop! #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Distinct decrease in slope. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching, because I don’t think the peak is coming in the next days, or even weeks. Is the virus gathering itself for another leap? I thought I’d look at some big states (New York, Florida, Texas, California) instead of the Midwest: Texas and Florida diverge, but California sprints ahead. Politics

Will the Black community get shut out on COVID-19 vaccination? Distrust of US medicine raises concerns   PHOTO | ISTOCK The rocky historic relationship between African Americans and the United States medical community raises concerns as to whether the Black community will resist participating in COVID-19 vaccinations when they become available. The first wave of coronavirus vaccines should reach the public this week, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that all adults receive the vaccination in 2021. While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as ...

Nothing is impossible, but I think it would be harder Dr. Eric Toner, speaking about the likelihood of the rich and famous being able to secure some of the early doses of the COVID-19 vaccine “With testing, you can go out and buy a test kit, even go to an urgent care center or laboratory,” said Toner, who is also a former emergency room physician of 23 years. "But...the vaccine is owned by the government and it’s tightly controlled. So, I think it’ll be harder to do that. Nothing’s impossible, but I think it would be harder.”

The Next Six Months Will Be Vaccine Purgatory Sarah Zhang Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. With the FDA’s emergency authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine imminent, the biggest and most complex vaccination campaign in the nation’s history is gearing into action. Planes are ferrying vaccines around the country, hospitals are readying ultracold freezers, and the very first people outside of clinical trials will soon get shots in their arms. The end of the pandemic is in sight. ...

The New Journal and Guide @StacyBrownMedia The first wave of coronavirus vaccines should reach the public this week, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that all adults receive the vaccination in 2021. While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as 20 million people to receive vaccination by the end of December, health officials expect a much larger supply in the coming months. Still, with a justified distrust of unproven vaccines, and a perceived limited participation by African Americans in clinical the trials that lead to the development...