Thou shalt not walk.
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You are allowed to go outside to pray and to protest, America's two major national sports after the one with the ball where they all hit each other and the one where they all use that big bat thing.
I wonder if they'll make any allowances for drive-by shootings.
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I’ll bet a lot of people wish the vaccine was already available.
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@Loki said in Thou shalt not walk.:
I’ll bet a lot of people wish the vaccine was already available.
Or somebody would take out a contract on the mayor...
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@Loki said in Thou shalt not walk.:
I’ll bet a lot of people wish the vaccine was already available.
Or somebody would take out a contract on the mayor...
@Jolly said in Thou shalt not walk.:
@Loki said in Thou shalt not walk.:
I’ll bet a lot of people wish the vaccine was already available.
Or somebody would take out a contract on the mayor...
I don't necessarily agree with him, but the wanton recklessness exhibited by some of the idiotic deniers is arguably worse.
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@Loki said in Thou shalt not walk.:
I’ll bet a lot of people wish the vaccine was already available.
Virginians will all have it by summer.
You guys are on your own.
Vaccine for Virginia by early summer
Northam says to trust science behind vaccine, hopeful for summer availability
“We have every reason to believe that these vaccinations are safe,” Gov. Ralph Northam said on Wednesday. Steve Helber/associated press
By Ana Ley Staff Writer
Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday he’s hopeful every Virginian will be able to get a coronavirus vaccine by early summer, heralding “the light at the end of this very long and dark tunnel” as hospitalizations and infections continue to surge.
He told Virginians to trust the science behind the vaccines while continuing to follow prevention guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — washing hands frequently, socially distancing, wearing masks and avoiding indoor crowds.
Two pharmaceutical companies — Pfizer and Moderna — have applied for emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for their two-shot vaccine candidates, and more companies are expected to apply in the coming months. Each is reporting its vaccine has been 95 percent effective in thousands of volunteers who have taken them.
“We have every reason to believe that these vaccinations are safe,” Northam said.
“Remember that this is a global pandemic and the best science available worldwide has gone into developing and researching these vaccines.”
State health officials, Northam said, will carry out an independent review of vaccine data to scrutinize the findings of national experts.
He expects Virginia will initially receive 70,000 doses, to be
distributed to nursing home residents and health care workers. More vaccines will come later, with the expectation that every Virginian will be able to get inoculated by midyear, Northam said.
Since the start of the pandemic, restrictions on businesses and social gatherings have been tightened and relaxed as trends worsen and improve.
Most recently on Nov. 13, Northam issued tougher rules in response to a surge in infections as the state logged record caseloads. Northam lowered the number of people allowed for gatherings indoors or outdoors from 250 to 25 and imposed new limits on restaurants and businesses.
The new guidelines also require restaurants to stop serving alcohol after 10 p.m.
The restrictions also require that all Virginians 5 and older must wear face coverings in indoor public spaces. The previous mandate, in effect since May 29, required individuals aged 10 and over to wear face coverings.
On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health reported 2,417 infections.
Before last month, the state had only topped 2,000 cases per day once before, on Aug. 7.
