From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):            DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85 Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118 Dec     30       3880    14748       1224       299      465 Jan      14        4142    15512        1151         189      712 Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398 Mar      2       1989     9490        1726       110      194 April     6        906    11787         4211       631       37 May     4        853     13667        3025      3786     59   June    1        287    10637         2346      3205      95  July    7         251      8440        1595        817      411 A

  From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):            DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85 Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118 Dec     30       3880    14748       1224       299      465 Jan      14        4142    15512        1151         189      712 Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398 Mar      2       1989     9490        1726       110      194 April     6        906    11787         4211       631       37 May     4        853     13667        3025      3786     59   June    1        287    10637         2346      3205      95  July    7         251      8440        1595        817      411 Au

From the  New York Times  this morning: The optimism we had with the decline in September into October, with the expectation for more into the later fall and even winter, is turning into pessimism with another wave of new cases.   One specific danger is of children infecting grandparents.  The 0-4 age group is still not vaccinated, and the rate of 5-11 year olds being vaccinated is not particularly high at this time.  Evidence shows that the vaccinated youth transmit far few infections than the non-vaccinated.  How many families do the above at Thanksgiving, when eating and drinking occurs? Sure, colder weather is one reason, for the north is being hit more than the south, but there is something about this virus that is confounding the experts.   Looking ahead to Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday, the elder most definitely should get booster shots, and so should anyone eligible. Before the family gathering take a home test. Get vaccinated, take a test as necessary and enjoy your h

If you don't have much time today, you can skip all the data presented at the front, and go to the end of the posting just before the portion about purple colored ocean storms .  Those bits of information presented there will immediately improve your day. This past Thursday I posted on: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES However, Ray Kamada sent me the very latest.   In particular, the AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE column is worthy of note. Efficacy by country where trials were conducted - VACCINE DOSES OVERALL AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE U.S. U.K. S. AFRICA L. AMERICA Moderna 2 94.1% 100% 95% - - - Pfizer/BioNTech 2 95% 90% 95% - - - AstraZeneca 2 62% ? - 60% - 64.2% AstraZeneca (½ + full dose) 2 90% ? - 90% - - J&J 1 66% 100% 72% - 57% 66% Novavax 2 - 100% - 89.3% 49.4% - Other Info VACCINE MODERNA PFIZER/BIONTECH ASTRAZENECA J&J NOVAVAX Type mRNA mRNA DNA/ Adenovirus DNA/ Adenovirus Protein Dose 2 2 2 1 2 Days between doses 28 21 28 - 21 Storage Temperature -20 o C