Retweeted Nate Silver (@NateSilver538): A comparison to Europe is interesting. Their vaccine rollout has been MUCH slower. And they're showing clearer signs of a plateau/rise in cases. A month ago, the US and the EU had the same number of cases. Now they have 70% more cases than we do.
Retweeted Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk): More Americans now have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (30 million) than have tested positive during the pandemic (29 million).
Folks, we've significantly slowed the spread of COVID, getting our positivity rate down to 2.8%. And now, we can begin to safely welcome fans back to our baseball stands on opening day. Although we’re reopening, masking is still of utmost importance. 😷⚾ pic.twitter.com/pkGnMDkSUc
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) March 8, 2021
Retweeted Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel): Iowa becomes one of first states to restrict voting access post-2020, with Rs calling it a law to protect "election integrity,'' although there was no evidence of meaningful fraud. All Rs in the Leg voted for it, all Ds voted against it. twitter.com/scj/status/136...
DES MOINES -- Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law sweeping legislation that will significantly alter Iowa’s elections, including by reducing the amount of time for early voting. https://t.co/hAEDAazJUT
