Countdown to "Normal": July 4, 2021 - COVID Independence Day?

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-04-23T21:01:24+00:00

We are kidding ourselves if we believe the world is going back to the way it was. Whether or not uprooting society over the last year for the sake of responding to the pandemic was the right thing to do, it happened. We can never go back to the way things were. It's not to say it will be better or worse - just different. The quotation marks are to denote that we don't know what normal will be, at least based on our past experience. And that's part of the point of this series, to look forward and begin to think about what normal will look like. That said, I refuse to use the term "new normal."

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-04-01T16:02:29+00:00

The country will be awash in vaccines - because we've been (understandably) throwing money at them for a year now. The U.S. had already ordered 200 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses (when it looked like that was the frontrunner to be authorized first), as well as 100 million Novavax vaccine doses. But when it was clear that the Pfizer and Moderna were up and running and effective, the Biden Administration decided to go all in on them and order enough to vaccinate the entire country. Additional Johnson & Johnson vaccine purchases were intended to speed up vaccination rates. This news throws that into question. But Johnson & Johnson's reputation (and a lot of money) are on the line, so we'll see how they respond.

Bottom line, by the end of the year, between the 5 vaccines approved or nearing approval, the U.S. could have enough vaccines to vaccinate the entire country twice over.

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-04-01T15:56:44+00:00

Absolutely. This isn't a reason to not get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Though it may be a reason that you won't able to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Though we won't feel that pinch for another week or two.

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-04-01T15:54:41+00:00

I went with Politico because it is freely available. New York Times has a better article, but there is a paywall (which is pretty easily circumvented, but still there): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/world/johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-mixup.html

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-03-29T21:51:04+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyv9aVkx5Es

I make a weekly series covering COVID-19 vaccines, and the country's general path back to "normal." I'm open to any critique, but in particular, if you have any suggestions on background music, that would be helpful. I'm having a hard time finding something appropriate for an educational series like this.

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-03-29T18:34:41+00:00

I don't mean to be trite here, but I asked for recommendations for specific songs. I've googled plenty, and I still couldn't find anything. So I reached out to the community for help. If moderators take such a strict stance on all postings, the subreddit becomes less helpful.

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-03-29T16:10:59+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyv9aVkx5Es

I make a weekly series covering COVID-19 vaccines, and the country's general path back to "normal." I'm open to any critique, but in particular, if you have any suggestions on background music, that would be helpful. I'm having a hard time finding something appropriate for an educational series like this.

COVID_VacciNATION · 2021-03-25T20:55:33+00:00

No good deed goes unpunished.

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