The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 4,600,814 (up 8,950 from Tuesday) Rhode Island: 708,977 (up 3,050 from Tuesday) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations TD Garden is requiring anyone 12 and older to either show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results to attend a game, concert, or other event at the venue. All of Massachusetts' state community colleges will be requiring students and staff to get vaccinated by January. Animals at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham are getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Some people in Rhode Island may be able to get booster COVID-19 vaccine doses soon. Despite an Oct. 1 deadline to get vaccinated, Rhode Island plans to allow unvaccinated health care workers to continue working past that date if their absence would affect the quality of care. International Association of Fire Fighters Local 799, a fire fighters' union in Providence, estimated that the fire department could lose 10 percent of its workforce if a COVID-19 vaccine mandate stays in place.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  747,656 cases (up 3,706 from Tuesday)  ·  18,141 deaths (up 47 from Tuesday)  ·  606 hospitalizations (down 30 from Tuesday) Rhode Island:  170,293 cases (up 607 from Tuesday)  ·  2,820 deaths (up 4 from Tuesday)  ·  127 hospitalizations (up 3 from Tuesday) Reported increases or decreases from the last issue of this newsletter. Sources: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Rhode Island Department of Health View all COVID-19 news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: COVID-19 Impact Country singer Dierks Bentley canceled his Saturday show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield after a member of his touring group tested positive for COVID-19. Vermont is the most vaccinated state in the country, but officials say a high number of cases in Orleans County are due to a low vaccination rate in the area. Maine is experiencing a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 387,493,716 vaccinations 42,657,343 cases 684,151 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Vermont (69.1%) Connecticut (68.1%) Maine (67.9%) Massachusetts (67.4%) Rhode Island (67.2%) Bottom Ranked West Virginia (40.2%) Wyoming (40.9%) Idaho (41%) Alabama (41.7%) Mississippi (42.6%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  6,018,945,473 vaccinations 230,472,949 cases 4,726,235 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide On Wednesday at a virtual COVID-19 summit meeting, President Biden urged leaders and vaccine companies to work toward the goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the world by next year. During the week that ended Tuesday, COVID-19 deaths in the United States rose 2.9% percent, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today. Alaska is currently facing its worst coronavirus surge of the pandemic. During the inaugural Globe Summit this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci urged people to drop their political differences and work together to defeat the common enemy: the coronavirus

 

 

What's Next Boston leaders spoke at this week's inaugural Globe Summit about how the future of the city has changed because of the pandemic. Here's what they had to say. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in an interview published today that a boost in vaccine production could mean a "return to normal" in a year. A new policy will require US athletes who want to go to the Winter Olympics to be fully vaccinated.