Not a doctor, but this popped up quickly from South Carolina.

"The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine requires two doses separated by an interval of 21 days. The Moderna vaccine requires two doses separated by 28 days. The different vaccine products will NOT be interchangeable. The series of two doses must be completed with the same vaccine product."

FWIW, redshirt Frosh 6'4" QB Ben Wooldridge from Fresno State has entered the transfer portal.

https://youtu.be/w8dLf5rEQjY

Odds are slim they keep their coach. He'll be offered BIG money.

Wow, what a year for the Spartans... and fans locked out.

The QB again stands out - Nick Starkel, a graduate transfer from Arkansas, led them?

Who?

More good news.

The shipped vials apparantly have a full extra (unexpected) dose.

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

"Congratulations, the Moderna vaccine is now available!"

Vaccine #2. CNBC said 5.9 Million doses would ship next week.

A trusted source says that assistant coach Kyle Vogt is the more respected assistant. He appears more active in games. When I've run into him, he's pleasant.

The only person I've ever heard referred to in Davis as Mayor is Aggie Football's Jake Maier. #Shredville

Even liberal NPR says the situation is "complicated". (Not Orange Man bad.)

- first shipment arrived a week early!
- HHS claims Pfizer has production issues
- 2 Million doses scheduled for next week
- 5-6 years ahead of normal vaccine delivery

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948030235/pfizer-says-millions-of-vaccine-doses-are-ready-but-states-say-shipments-were-cu

FoxBusiness: Walgreens begins administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in long-term care facilities

"...“The company will continue to expand vaccinations to nearly 3 million residents and staff at 35,000 long-term care facilities that have selected Walgreens as their vaccine provider as states finalize their distribution plans and receive vaccine allocations,” the company said."

I thought the typical winter ICU capacity registered concern at 10%?

Amazing vaccine turnaround. Eight months?

(BTW, the MSM said it was impossible.)

Do we really need to potentially sit on 400,000 vials? Wouldn't we ramp up & roll it out ASAP? We're not New York City.

Open up outside dining ASAP, and get children back in school.

My understanding is that restaurants only account for an estimated 1.5% of cases.

Go Ags!

Another perspective:

Alex Berenson@AlexBerenson

"1/ The usual suspects will hate me for saying so, but the truth is the truth.

"We have solid @cdcgov mortality data through mid-November and it is clear that we are now massively OVERCOUNTING #Covid deaths and have been for months.

"This wasn't true in the spring. It is now...

"2/ The simplest and most obvious evidence of this is that overall deaths are far below where the combination of "normal" weekly deaths plus #Covid deaths would put them.

"In other words, so-called non-Covid deaths have dropped well below normal. This trend makes no sense...

"3/ We saw a rise in lockdown deaths (especially overdoses) this spring and summer, and we have no evidence or reason to believe those would have returned to normal (and some evidence of rising suicides). Deaths from delayed medical care may have fallen, but we can't be sure...."

https://twitter.com/AlexBerenson/status/1338969237424123905?s=20

Of coarse, Billionaire Bill Gates wants to keep working stiffs locked down for 6 or more months, meaning more lost jobs, homes, apartments, declining mental health, our poorest children suffer educationally & socially... as they're kept hostage by the teacher's associations?

Our numbers are catapulted by New York, New Jersey, and about 3-4 other states... we apparently focused on protecting over 330 Million, instead of focusing on the frail & elderly.

Amazingly, we're shipping multiple vaccines- when it typically takes 6-7 years?

Jon Miller@MillerStream
"Despite the virus, US deaths this year are literally no worse than they've been for the last 10, and may even be on track to go DOWN.

2010: 2.5M
2011: 2.5M
2012: 2.5M
2013 :2.6M
2014: 2.6M
2015: 2.7M
2016: 2.7M
2017: 2.8M
2018: 2.8M
2019: 2.9M
2020: 2.5M (as of Nov.)"

https://twitter.com/MillerStream/status/1338203809114296321?s=20

65% of our ICA funding still comes from student fees. Right?

Doesn't this PE elimination violate the student fee agreement? It also seems to violate our carefully crafted 8 core principles. We likely miss the leadership & connections of Sochor, Singleton, Gill Fischer, Will Lotter, & others.

I agree, cutting funding and positions isn't a good sign. I think there were many positives, including chemistry majors interacting with sociology majors... often cross cultural. Don't forget social dance.

Are you implying a half-unit PE class slows down graduation? Not clear.

I'd think violating the 8 Core Principles of Aggie athletics would be key, the teacher / coach model. Maybe w FB & BB HCs not currently teaching a class (?) started the slide. Our poor health as a nation, along w being well rounded, should be considered. At 40,000 or more students, we should be adding PE classes.

I can see the win-win money issue. Campus Rec gets more $$ and power, and the Chancellor gets some funding for possible new majors.

Does ROTC tie in?

It seems like Ketmoree Thai in downtown is likely to close, I'm sure others, too.

Imagine if "normal" life isn't back to Davis for another 9 months?

BTW, is it true our yearly flu death total, which should be around 60,000 - 70,000, is near zero? And ICUs in some parts of the state had a normal occupancy of 90%, so 85% or less is stricter.

FWIW, the "Athletics Report" reviewed our 8 founding goals, and also dealt with how we lost our way.

This included "improprieties" with the ABE, which went from 2-3% of ICA admits (similiar to the general student body) to 5-6%. The study found the faculty athletic representative was cut out for over a year, a "deliberate omission". Three individuals usually shepard the process, but the FAR was out. The AD is another, is the HC the third representative?

Good news, we cleaned it up.