Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Less than a year to develop a COVID vaccine – here's why you shouldn't be alarmed https://theconversation.com/less-than-a-year-to-develop-a-covid-vaccine-heres-why-you-shouldnt-be-alarmed-150414

Please share this widely and be active in counteracting all the fake news, which will cause people to fear a vaccine which could save their lives. 🥰

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How the Covid-19 vaccination will be rolled out in Wales over the next days and weeks. https://nation.cymru/news/how-the-covid-19-vaccination-will-be-rolled-out-in-wales-over-the-next-days-and-weeks/

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#Fusion #Energy

Today's #Covid19Cymru case figures appear very high, but they make sense when viewed as a correction after the past two days, when lower than expected figures were reported. If you look at the graph, it's clear that today's figure has brought us back on track (green) with the recent trend.
Clearly that's a worrying trend; the last couple of days had given some hope, but today makes more sense statistically. The 7-day ave now stands at 1108 - UP 82 (but up just 80 on what it was 3 days ago).
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My estimate of R now stands at 1.11 (UP 0.02).

51 deaths is the second highest ever recorded in a single day. Doubtless that's a rebound after a weekend which included lower than usual figures. Nonetheless, it brings the total to 2614 and the 7-day average to 24.0 - UP 1.57.

#Ceredigion saw a further 13 cases. That's the only good news today; this brings the 7-day average to 15.0, DOWN 1.29.
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What a great video and some excellent points. Personally I love the fact that Peertube won't work well with monetization (capitalists run in fear:) )

It will grow, but organically, no rush. Once there are smaller communities that pop up with strict codes of conduct or even specific themes like we have on Mastodon it will be amazing.

Just like Framasoft points out, there is no taking on Google, and we don't want to. This is the most important thing to remember, we don't need to make money (other than hosting) plus with activitypub the fediverse does things that corporations would never be able to do!

Today's #Covid19Cymru figures look good at first glance, but Tuesday saw the lowest cases last week too, so the average still goes up.
667 new cases today, 7-day average 1026 (UP 10)
R (estimate) is at 1.09, down just 0.003 from yesterday.

Cases in #Ceredigion appear stable. 9 cases today takes the 7-day average to 16.29, DOWN 0.14.
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The most encouraging graph is that of deaths, which if you look at the average line, is showing a fairly steady, though slow, decline, and that has been sustained even though the lockdown is well behind us now.
23 deaths today, 7-day average 22.43 (UP 0.29)
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@iankenway Starmer is a typical Teflon man much like Biden. Been around a long time, changes opinion with the wind and never done a damn thing of note.
Too bad he is the alternative at our next election.

Someone: "How's it going?"
Me: "I don't know quantum physics well enough to say!"

Today sees the third highest ever number of #Covid19Cymru cases - 1445. Whilst there have been surprises on the low side recently, there have also been some on the high side, such as this. The data are very erratic.
The 7-day average creeps back over 1000 (1000.4) for the first time in 19 days - UP 61.
The estimated R (using @Gareth_Jenks23@twitter/com 's suggested method of x-4/x where x is the most recent 7-day average) is now 1.16, that's up from 1.07 yesterday.
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