It's Saturday, May 1st, and the 147th running of the Kentucky derby will take place today. Last year, due to the pandemic, the Derby was run in September - and the Triple Crown races were run in reverse, with a greatly shortened Belmont Stakes being run first. It was very strange. Churchill Downs is open at 25% of the normal capacity; a little over 41,000 people attended yesterday's Kentucky Oaks.
I finally had my first COVID-19 vaccination - yesterday. It's the Moderna vaccine, and I return for my second shot on 28 May.
Republicans are fighting an inquiry into the January 6 Capitol Insurrection. Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz is under FBI and DOJ scrutiny for sexual exploitation of a minor and sex trafficking. Rudy Giuliani had federal search warrants served on his apartment and businesses, seizing records, computers, phones, tablets, etc in connection with the Trump Ukraine affair in 2019.
President Joe Biden kept his promise and at least 1/3 - 100 million people, plus - of US citizens are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But racial hatred is continuing to rise, as is police brutality against everyone. Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts brought against him in the death of George Floyd; his three cohorts will face trial in August.
Colorado is slowly opening up restaurants and bars. The CDC says if you're fully vaccinated, it's OK to go outside without a mask, as long as you stay 6 feet away from people not in your immediate household. California has opened up for business, and Disney Land in Anaheim has opened its' gates.
I'll report the numbers I've been reporting - world-wide, US, and the state of Colorado - for number of cases and deaths. The first two sets are from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Mapping database, and the third set is from the Colorado Department of Public Health. I will also pass along the weekly WHO Epidemiological Report for countries reporting those numbers, along with the most important headline (to me, anyway) news stories of each week. I will make this report on the first and last days of the month, and every 5 days in between. This month, the reports will be on the 1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, 26th, and 31st. ***** As always, my own person notes, asides, and comments will be marked with multiple asterisks before and after. ***** I will also include any news-worthy headlines regarding the previous squatter in the White House.
Pony Penning on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands in Virginia has been canceled to the public again this year. Foals will be auctioned off on-line, as happened last year. So far, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company herds have had 23 foals this season, with two foals born on both of the last two days of April. We'll see what's discovered today.
Surfin' Chantel and Maverick's filly, born 29 April
1 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
151,770,69 cases 3,188,298 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
32,389,652 cases 576,719 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
512,804 cases 6,449 deaths
WHO News:
Director-General's Opening Remarks At he Media Briefing On COVID-19 on 30 April 2021
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-30-april-2021
COVAX Facility Allocating Additional COVID-19 Vaccines As Countries Push Vaccination Drives
http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/covax-facility-allocating-additional-covid-19-vaccines-as-countries-push-vaccination-drives.html
More Europeans Now Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Than Have Had the Virus
https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2021/statement-more-europeans-now-vaccinated-against-covid-19-than-have-had-the-virus
African Countries Face High Risk of COVID-19 Resurgence
https://www.afro.who.int/news/african-countries-face-high-risk-covid-19-resurgence
US News:
India's Daily Covid-19 Cases Pass 400,000 For First Time As Second Wave Worsens
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/01/india-covid-daily-coronavirus-cases-pass-400000-for-first-time.html
U.S. To Restrict Travel From India Effective May 4 As Covid Surge Devastates Country
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/30/us-to-restrict-travel-from-covid-ravaged-india.html
CDC Says Some Vaccine Reactions Were Caused By Anxiety
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-vaccines-anxiety_n_608d6694e4b09cce6c1ef807
The World Is In the Midst of Its Worst Covid Crisis So Far. It Didn't Have To Be This Way.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/01/world/world-covid-crisis-covax-dst-intl-cmd/index.html
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From Iran to North Korea, Biden Has a World of Challenges To Confront After First 100 Days
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-north-korea-biden-has-world-challenges-confront-after-first-n1265590
Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is At Center of Giuliani Investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/nyregion/giuliani-yovanovitch-search-warrant-ukraine.html
Bombshell Letter: Gaetz Paid For Sex With Minor, Wingman Says
https://www.thedailybeast.com/joel-greenberg-letter-written-for-roger-stone-says-matt-gaetz-paid-for-sex-with-minor
6 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
155,616,656 cases 3,251,250 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
32,601,576 cases 580,025 deaths *****(A new report suggest s with unreported COVID deaths the actual number of deaths is over 900,000)*****
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
519,414 cases 6,500 deaths
4 May - WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---4-may-2021
WHO News:
WHO Director-General Commends U.S. Decision To Support Temporary Waiver On Intellectual Property Rights For COVID-19 Vaccines
https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2021-who-director-general-commends-united-states-decision-to-support-temporary-waiver-on-intellectual-property-rights-for-covid-19-vaccines
WHO, Germany Launch New Global Hub For Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2021-who-germany-launch-new-global-hub-for-pandemic-and-epidemic-intelligence
Hospitalizations and Deaths of Younger People Soar Due to COVID-19, PAHO Director Reports
https://www.paho.org/en/news/5-5-2021-hospitalizations-and-deaths-younger-people-soar-due-covid-19-paho-director-reports
US News:
Moderna To Supply 500 Million Vaccine Doses To WHO's Struggling Covax Initiative
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/moderna-vaccine-covax/2021/05/03/0837f4f4-ac0b-11eb-82c1-896aca955bb9_story.html
CDC Says Coronavirus Could Be Under Control This Summer In U.S. If People Get Vaccinated and Are Careful
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/05/pandemic-under-control-this-summer/
India Breaks Its Own Records Again With 412,000 New Cases and Nearly 4,000 Deaths in 24 Hours
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/06/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
More Than 70% of Americans At Least 65 Years Old Now Fully Inoculated As U.S. Covid Cases, Vaccinations Fall
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/06/covid-19-cases-deaths-vaccinations-daily-update.html
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Observers Report Ballots and Laptop Computers Have Been Left Unattended In Arizona Recount, According to Secretary of State
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-recount-observers/2021/05/05/b807c990-adc3-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html
Judge Blasts Barr, Justice Department For "Disingenuous" Handling of Secret Trump Obstruction Memo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/barr-memo-russia-investigation/2021/05/05/c5d0c286-ada8-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html
Social Media: Where Trump Is Welcome - and Where He's still Banned
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/05/where-trump-can-and-cant-post-on-social-media-facebook-twitter-485343
Trump Told Facebook Board His Supporters Were "Law-Abiding" During Capitol Riot
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/552002-trump-told-facebook-board-his-supporters-were-law-abiding-during-capitol
11 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
159,305,473 cases 3,312,199 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
32,773,387 cases 582,791 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
524,190 cases 6,520 deaths
11 May - WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---11-may-2021
WHO News:
WHO Says India COVID Variant Of "Global Concern"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57067190
WHO's Work In All Regions Remains Critical In the Ongoing Fight Against COVID-19
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-s-work-in-all-regions-remains-critical-in-the-ongoing-fight-against-covid-19
Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On COVID-19 On 10 May 2021
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-10-may-2021
US News:
Hundreds of Bodies of COVID-19 Victims Are Still In New York's Refrigerated Trucks More Than a Year Into the Pandemic
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/09/coronavirus-bodies-trucks-new-york/
Videos Show St. Paul, Minnesota Man Stealing Vials of COVID-19 Vaccine. He Posted the Videos On Social Meida.
https://www.twincities.com/2021/05/10/videos-show-st-paul-man-stealing-vials-of-covid-19-vaccine-he-posted-images-on-social-media/
After Months of Prodding, CDC Updates Guidance On COVID-19 Airborne Transmission
https://www.biospace.com/article/cdc-s-updated-guidance-includes-statement-on-covid-19-airborne-transmission-/
Long-Haul Covid-19 Renews Push To Expand Palliative Care
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/long-haul-covid-hospice-palliative-care/2021/05/07/8993c534-a20e-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html
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The Making of a Myth - He Sold the Story That the 2020 Election Was Stolen From Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/trump-election-fraud-texas-businessman-ramsland-asog/?itid=hp-top-table-main-0430b
The Mass Shooting In Colorado Springs Was Part of a Terrible Weekend of Gun Violence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/10/weekend-gun-violence/
16 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
162,767,496 cases 3,374,566 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
32,939,906 cases 585,965 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
528,533 cases 6,562 deaths
WHO News:
Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On COVID-19 On 14 May 2021
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-14-may-2021
US News:
How the United States Beat the Coronavirus Variants, For Now...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/health/coronavirus-variants-united-states-of-america.html
The Stark Global Divide In the Covid-19 Pandemic
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/05/world/covid-global-outlook-cnnphotos/
The New CDC Mask Guidance Relies On An Honor System. Do We Trust Each Other Enough To Make It Work?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/05/15/mask-vaccination-honor-system/
**** We have been told that if we are 14 days post the second COVID-19 vaccination - or 21 days after the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccination - a person may go freely indoors or outdoors without a face mask. About half the people in Boulder, Colorado have never worn a face mask outside since the pandemic was announced, and only wear one where it is strictly mandated inside grocery stores or on public transportation - and then most of them have "dick noses," or pull the mask beneath their chin, once they believe they are not observed. I don't trust anyone except my room-mate and my Doctor. I will be able to go mask-free on 13 June, supposedly. I will have to see how safe I feel. ****
Some People Still Need To Mask Up Even If Vaccinated. Are You One Of Them?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/16/health/vaccinated-masks-needed-wellness/index.html
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Space Force Commander Relieved Of Command After Comments Made On Conservative Podcast
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/15/politics/space-force-lohmeier-fired-after-comments/index.html
Florida Officials Are "Actively" Preparing For the Possibility Trump Will Be Indicted At Mar-a-Lago
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/donald-trump-indictment-palm-beach
21 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
166,148,856 cases 3,443,197 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
33,084,900 cases 589,222 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
536,128 cases 6,632 deaths
18 May - WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---18-may-2021
WHO News:
Director-General's Live Speech G20 Global Health Summit, ACT Accelerator Session On 21 May 2021
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-live-speech-g20-global-health-summit-act-accelerator-session---21-may-2021
PAHO Director Calls For Closing "Glaring" Vaccine Gap By Expanding Vaccine Production In Latin America And the Caribbean
https://www.paho.org/en/news/19-5-2021-paho-director-calls-closing-glaring-vaccine-gap-expanding-vaccine-production-latin
Egypt Receives Second Shipment Of 1.77 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Through the COVAX Facility
http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/egypt-receives-second-shipment-of-177-million-covid-19-vaccines-through-the-covax-facility.html
US News:
Covid-19 Booster Shot Will Likely Be Needed Within a Year of Vaccination, Dr. Fauci Says
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/health/covid-vaccine-booster-anthony-fauci/index.html
What Is This COVAX Program That the U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/05/19/998228372/what-is-this-covax-program-that-the-u-s-is-pouring-millions-of-vaccines-into
The CDC's New Mask Guidelines Could Actually Increase Risk Of Spreading Covid At Work and In Public, Scientists Say
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/cdc-mask-guidelines-could-actually-increase-risk-of-spreading-covid-at-work-and-in-public-scientists-say.html
COVID-19 Deaths In Latin America Surpass 1 Million As Outbreak Worsens
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/covid-19-deaths-latin-america-set-surpass-1-mln-outbreak-worsens-2021-05-21/
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What We Know So Far About the Trump Organization Criminal Investigation
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/19/998231343/criminal-investigation-into-the-trump-organization-in-new-york-what-we-know
House Sends Bill Creating January 6 Commission To the Senate
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-vote-january-6-commission/index.html
Matt Gaetz's Ex-Girlfriend To Cooperate With Federal Authorities In Sex-Trafficking Probe, CNN Reports
https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-ex-girlfriend-will-cooperate-with-federal-authorities-cnn-2021-5
Year year ago, on 25 May 2020, Gianna Floyd's father, George Floyd was
killed by policeman and 3 other officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today,
a US Marine held the door open for Gianna as she entered the White House
to meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris, along with the rest
of her family.
26 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
168,163,454 cases 3,493,484 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
33,188,028 cases 591,922 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
540,092 cases 6,690 deaths
25 May - WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---25-may-2021
WHO News:
IOAC Statement At the 74th World Health Assembly, 25 May 2021
https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2021-ioac-statement-at-the-seventy-fourth-world-health-assembly-25-may-2021
COVID-19 Subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety Reviews Cases of Mild Myocarditis Reported With COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
https://www.who.int/news/item/26-05-2021-gacvs-myocarditis-reported-with-covid-19-mrna-vaccines
US News:
Half Of All U.S. Adults Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/25/1000171685/half-of-all-u-s-adults-will-be-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19-as-of-tuesday
Fact Check: Federal Law Does Not Prevent States, Businesses, Employers From Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/25/fact-check-federal-law-doesnt-prohibit-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/5062104001/
Amid the Pandemic, Some People Can't Afford Rent, Others Became 401(k) and TSP Millionaires
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/25/fidelity-401k-balances/
McCarthy, Other Congressional Leaders Condemn Greene For Comparing Coronavirus Masking Policies To the Holocaust
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccarthy-greene-holocaust-tweet/2021/05/25/d77bbb50-bd5f-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html
Colorado Puts Up $5 Million In Cash Prizes To Boost State's Waning COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/25/colorado-covid-coronavirus-lottery-vaccines/
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Prosecutor In Trump Criminal Probe Convenes Grand Jury To Hear Evidence, Weigh Potential Charges
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-investigation-grand-jury/2021/05/25/5f47911c-bcca-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html
Trump Responds To Insurrection Lawsuit By Claiming Immunity While He Was President
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/politics/donald-trump-capitol-riot-immunity/index.html
****** I had my second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at 9:20 am on Friday, May 28. The Registered Nurse informed me that, as of 9:30 am on 11 June, I would be considered fully vaccinated and could go around without a mask in public. My friends who had a two-shot dose of the vaccine stated the second dose had a kick - and it started for most of them within 3 hours of the injection. For hours 2 through 13 after the shot, other than my upper arm being sore, I felt fine. - Then, bang! At 10:30, I developed a high fever and chills that had my teeth chattering as if I were out on below zero temperatures. Twenty minutes later, just the slightest touch on my skin was terribly painful - and my cat walked back and forth across me and up and down my body the entire night, trying to comfort me, but only causing more pain... That finally ended at 11 am on Saturday. (And my cat and I cuddled for the rest of the weekend - she's old and has painful joints, too.) So that's over.... ******
31 May 2021 -
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:
170,577,604 cases 3,546,731 deaths
From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:
33,264,380 cases 594,568 deaths
Colorado COVID-19 Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):
543,174 cases 6,718 deaths
1 June - WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---1-june-2021
WHO News:
Director-General's Closing Remarks At the World Health Assembly - 31 May 2021
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-closing-remarks-at-the-world-health-assembly---31-may-2021
The Seventy-Fourth World Health Assembly Closes
https://www.who.int/news/item/31-05-2021-the-seventy-fourth-world-health-assembly-closes
Canada and PAHO Join Forces To Advance COVID-19 Vaccination Of People In A Situation Of Vulnerability Across the Caribbean and Latin America
https://www.paho.org/en/news/27-5-2021-canada-and-paho-join-forces-advance-covid-19-vaccination-people-situation
US News:
U.S. Covid Cases Near Pandemic Low As Travel Picks Up For Memorial Day Weekend
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/30/us-covid-cases-lowest-in-a-year-as-memorial-day-travel-picks-up.html
Vaccinated Americans Are Celebrating the First Big Holiday Safely Without Masks. But For Some, Returning To Normal Is Not So Easy
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html
COVID-19 Cases Surge 73% In Washington State
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2021/05/31/gda-covid-19-state-2021-05-31-wa-pbks/44845637/
Covid Summer: Dr. Fauci Warns US Not To "Declare Victory" Despite Lowest Rates In A Year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/31/dr-anthony-fauci-interview-covid-coronavirus-vaccines-summer
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GOP Senators Block Jan.6 Commission, Likely Ending Bid For Independent Probe Of the Capitol Riot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/january-6-commission-senate/2021/05/28/54e9f692-bf27-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html
Four More Indicted In Alleged January 6 Oath Keepers Conspiracy To Obstruct Election Vote In Congress
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/oathkeepers-capitol-riot/2021/05/30/270b1e6a-bf43-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html
Trump Organization Witnesses Are Prepping For Testimony With Prosecutors: Report
https://www.salon.com/2021/05/27/trump-organization-witnesses-are-prepping-for-testimony-with-prosecutors-report/
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