More than 10 million Americans had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as of Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on unchecked.
CDC says 9 million Americans now vaccinated as U.S. states scramble
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 inoculations, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Florida, Gretchen Whitmer (Mich.), Joe Biden, Los Angeles, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York, New York City, Texas, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. government, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar, United StatesNearly 9 million Americans had been given their first Covid-19 vaccination dose as of Jan. 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as states scrambled to step up inoculations that have yet to slow the roaring pandemic.
In New York, like in much of the United States, efforts to get the two vaccines that have so far been authorized into the arms of Americans have moved slower than hoped due to a slew of issues.
New York City aims to vaccinate 1 million residents against the coronavirus by the end of January 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
A winter storm that blasted the U.S. Northeast with snow, rain and gusty winds was likely to dump a foot (30 cm) or more of snow on parts of New England before heading out to sea.
With vaccines within reach, U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge
Airlines, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus surge, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 cases, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), FDA, Governors, Moderna, New York City, Schools, Thanksgiving, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar, United StatesAfter a Thanksgiving weekend when the number of people traveling through U.S. airports reached the highest total since mid-March, a top government official said some Americans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations before Christmas.
New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on Dec. 7, starting with elementary schools for students whose parents agree to weekly tests for the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
Americans defy pandemic, political leaders to travel for Thanksgiving
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, Airports, Andrew Cuomo (NY), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Vaccines, Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Joe Biden, Moderna, New York City, Northwestern University, Thanksgiving, Travelers, United StatesAmericans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic, triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away.
Americans in holiday rush despite highest Covid-19 death toll in 6 months
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, Airports, C-SPAN, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Deaths, Death Tolls, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), FDA, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Mortality Data, New York City, Parents, Schools, Thanksgiving, TravelersRecord hospitalizations and a surging death toll failed to keep Americans from traveling a day before the Thanksgiving holiday, raising fears that the unchecked spread under way is a prelude to further contagion at Christmastime.
U.S. COVID deaths top 250,000 as New York City schools halt in-person classes
Boston, CNN, Coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Infections, D.C., Death Tolls, Detroit, Epidemics, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Midwest, New York City, Politics, Public Schools, Schools, Social Distancing, Tim Walz (Minnesota), U.S. government, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnanyThe U.S. death toll from Covid-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost as New York City’s public school system – the nation’s largest – called a halt to in-classroom instruction, citing a jump in coronavirus infection rates.