dls1
Smoking Fanatic
I agree with Chasdev in that TX Gov. Abbott's decision to go full-open with no mask mandate was motivated by his desire to deflect the public's attention from debacle of the recent loss of electrical power and water in most of state. Initially he blamed The New Green Deal and AOC, then came solar and wind power. When those excuses didn't hold up he pointed the finger at ERCOT made up with a Board of Directors who are appointed by the Governor. Oops! Hell, I'm surprised he didn't borrow a line from GA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and announce that the space lasers controlled by the Jewish banking family, the Rothchild's, that were responsible for the CA wildfires were redirected to the TX power grid. At the end of the day it appears that he and his advisors though it best to just change the subject with some "Happy News" for their diehard gullible constituents.
It's interesting to note that in TX, as well as MS which followed Abbott's lead, the new CV19 case counts in the last week alone were up 20% and 62%, respectively.
Also, the "4th quarter" comments made up thread are interesting but I think they me be a bit too premature. Numbers posted by the CDC late yesterday show that, to date, 53M vaccinations have been administered in the U.S. which includes those who have only received a single dose. The number on those who fuly vaccinated and have received both doses is 27M, or a little over 8% of the U.S. population.
With the approval and release of the single-dose J&J vaccine this week the total numbers should speed up pretty quick but, as I see it, at this point, we're not even out of the 1st quarter yet.
It's interesting to note that in TX, as well as MS which followed Abbott's lead, the new CV19 case counts in the last week alone were up 20% and 62%, respectively.
Also, the "4th quarter" comments made up thread are interesting but I think they me be a bit too premature. Numbers posted by the CDC late yesterday show that, to date, 53M vaccinations have been administered in the U.S. which includes those who have only received a single dose. The number on those who fuly vaccinated and have received both doses is 27M, or a little over 8% of the U.S. population.
With the approval and release of the single-dose J&J vaccine this week the total numbers should speed up pretty quick but, as I see it, at this point, we're not even out of the 1st quarter yet.