Worth a read.

State-by-state data on COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States
https://ourworldindata.org/us-states-vaccinations

Judge allows Austin TX mask mandate to continue, rejecting Texas AG Ken Paxton's arguments

https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/judge-allows-austin-mask-mandate-to-continue-rejecting-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-arguments/article_ba1c1ee7-2157-55d6-b49a-2ef6b25eb754.html

Austin mask mandate:

"Lawyers for (Texas AG) Paxton, who sued to overturn the mask mandates as illegal and invalid, argued that Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic-related executive orders trump local requirements under powers granted by the Texas Disaster Act."

So the AG logic is: COVID is a disaster, therefore the state forbids local prevention mandates. What?

Important note: "Travis County has a COVID-19 rate of 73.2 deaths per 100,000, compared with 160 per 100,000 residents statewide"

Barcelona has concert for 5,000 with no distancing
- masks FFP2 (same as N95? Better?) required at all times
- tests required ahead of time

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/03/28/un-concert-de-rock-reunit-5-000-personnes-a-barcelone-pour-une-experience-clinique_6074715_3244.html

No results in yet

North Carolina among 28 states with high case rates that are increasing

https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/north-carolina-among-28-states-with-high-case-rates-that-are-increasing/19604054/

Anthony Fauci: 'It's still not OK' for vaccinated people to dine indoors

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/12/anthony-fauci-its-still-not-ok-for-vaccinated-peop/

Michigan Extends Mask Order, Capacity Limits Amid Surge

https://wdet.org/posts/2021/04/16/90864-michigan-extends-mask-order-capacity-limits-amid-surge/

States ranked by COVID-19 cases: April 21
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-confirmed-covid-19-cases-july-1.html

As a Vermonter by origin, I find it interesting the VT, ME and NH are all clustered near the bottom.

Data Scientist: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's Decision to Shut Restaurants Will Save Lives

https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2021/05/01/data-scientist-gov-kate-browns-decision-to-shut-restaurants-will-save-lives/

Quote from: ergophobe on March 28, 2021, 03:19:09 AM
Barcelona has concert for 5,000 with no distancing
...
No results in yet

Results are now in. Result? No sign of any cases spread during the concert.
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/04/27/concert-test-en-espagne-aucun-signe-de-contagion-au-coronavirus-detecte-un-mois-apres_6078235_3244.html

California mandated masks. Florida opened its restaurants. Did any of it matter?
Which Covid-19 restrictions really worked — and which ones really didn't?
https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/22456544/covid-19-mask-mandates-lockdown-debate-evidence

Spoiler alert: the data is incredibly noisy, it's really difficult to say... but it looks like requiring masks indoors was a very good idea and a lot of the "social distancing" didn't accomplish much.

Tune back in in about two years when the data is crunched, peer reviewed and published.

Quote from: rcjordan on March 23, 2020, 05:59:36 PM
Coronavirus: Carnival CEO: Cruise ships 'not a riskier environment'

Venice welcomes it's first cruise ship since the beginning of the pandemic (in French)
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2021/06/03/venise-accueille-son-premier-bateau-de-croisiere-depuis-le-debut-de-la-pandemie_6082729_3210.html

Nothing new here, but the graph makes a good visual.

There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates

Bay Area counties issue strong recommendation for indoor masking as COVID cases rise, even for vaccinated - ABC7 San Francisco

https://abc7news.com/bay-area-mask-recommendation-covid-masks-requirement-delta-variant-cases/10891802/