November 25, 2021 – 259,820,000 confirmed infections; 5,180,150 deaths
November 4, 2021 – 248,312,000 confirmed infections; 5,026,000 deaths
November 25, 2019 - 0 confirmed infections; 0 confirmed deaths
Worldwide vaccinations: 7,522,787,000
US (Map) November 25, 2021 –48,107,120 confirmed infections; 775,630 deaths
November 4, 2021 – 46,261,150 confirmed infections; 750,580 deaths
November 25, 2019 - 0 confirmed infections; 0 confirmed deaths
SA (Coronavirus portal)
November 25, 2021 – 2,950,035 confirmed infections; 89,660 deaths
November 4, 2021 – 2,922,800 confirmed infections; 89,220 deaths
November 25, 2019 - 0 confirmed infections; 0 confirmed deaths
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New York, US The Tough Guy balloon is displayed on Sixth Avenue during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Photo: Jeenah Moon/AP More Thanksgiving Day photos >> |
News blues
Irony of ironies: While too many Americans continue to refuse vaccinations – due to vaccine infringing on their “freedoms” – Africans struggle to access vaccinations.John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said recently, “What we are seeing now is a lot more vaccines coming in and the uptake is challenged because of the logistics and delivery... It’s not necessarily about hesitancy, it’s about moving vaccines from the airport to the arms (of people), it’s about logistics.”
Africa is far from reaching the African Union’s aim of fully vaccinating 70% of people by the end of 2022. Only 6.6% of Africa’s population of 1.2 billion is fully vaccinated, as countries struggle with the logistics of accelerating vaccine roll-outs. Read more >>
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
Since it is Thanksgiving in the US, let’s give thanks for our wonderful world. I took these pix in my backyard – a marine preserve and park on San Francisco Bay.
Below: I’ve planned for years to photograph this “slice of watermelon” that graces a local estuary and lagoon. Yesterday I finally did it.
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