Plants and animals with wondrous powers to withstand the bitterous cold and to withstand disadvantages and to soar with wings and to hunt in total darkness, but sometimes evolution works against us, which is where we find ourselves today. We are not in the same pandemic of 2020. We are in a new war against a virus that is split into several more terrible strains. We are in a battle against viral mutations, against mutants, our science and our stamina are being pushed to the limit as stronger, faster spreading, more resistant coronavirus strains are spreading across the United States. The coronavirus is an evolving enemy and many nations were unprepared for the new assault. The United Kingdom was proud to be the first country to roll out the Pfizer Vaccine and giving it to a 90yearold woman in a borrowed christmas sweater. The nation cheered. The u. K. Was fighting back. Prime minister Boris Johnson called on britains to once again summon the bulldog determination they showed during the
Of the new york times. Each of the nearly 500,000 dots represents one lost life. It stretches chronologically down from the first reported to the current death toll. And those deaths come from every state. Youll see a break down for each state at the bottom of your screen. The Washington Post had another way to grasp it. Transporting 500,000 people will require a caravan of more than 9800 buses. The caravan would stretch almost 95 miles, roughly the distance from philadelphia to new york. All this began nearly one year ago when the u. S. Recorded its first known death from covid19. By may we had hit 100,000 fatalities. By december 300,000. We hit 400,000 nearly a month ago. But these deaths need not be in vain. There is reason for hope. New covid cases are declining. The death rate is slowing. And vaccination rates are up. Right now about 5. 4 of americans are fully vaccinated. Dr. Anthony fauci says that normalcy is in sight, though we have a ways to go. I think were going to have a s
Half million deaths. We were taken by todays cover of the new york times. Each of the nearly 500,000 dots represents one lost life. It stretches chronologically down from the first reported to the current death toll. And those deaths come from every state. Youll see a breakdown for each state at the bottom of your screen. The Washington Post had another way to grasp it. Transporting 500,000 people would require a caravan of more than 9,800 buses. The caravan would stretch almost 95 miles, roughly the distance from philadelphia to new york. All this began nearly one year ago when the u. S. Recorded its first known death from covid19. By may we had hit 100,000 fatalities. By december, 300,000. We hit 400,000 nearly a month ago. But these deaths need not be in vain. There is reason for hope. New covid cases are declining. The death rate is slowing, and vaccination rates are up. Right now about 5. 4 of americans are fully vaccinated. Dr. Anthony fauci says normalcy is in sight, though we h