COVID Bits

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* “The vaccine’s critical. But it’s not going to save us from this current surge.”–Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator.

* “I will be taking (a vaccine), and I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed just so people know I trust this science.”–Former President Barack Obama.

* According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, nearly 12,000 people died from coronavirus during the week ending Dec. 4. That was more than any other cause of death.

* Amazon added 427,300 employees between January and October, an increase of more than 50 per cent—an average of 1,400 new workers a day.

* “If you change planes, you’re hitting one more airport. And there is a huge amount of risk in the airport.”–David Freedman, infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama Birmingham.

* According to the Small Business Administration, the Paycheck Protection Program saved more than3 million jobs in Florida.

* 8%: The October increase in residential customers of Duke Energy Florida and TECO having their power shut off.

* “I’m opposed to mandates, period.”–Response of Gov. Ron DeSantis when asked about a statewide masking requirement.

* “Our county (mask) ordinance remains in place. It hasn’t changed. What has changed is we’ve gotten lax.”–Pinellas Administrator Barry Burton.

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