Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign


Total People Fully Vaccinated
(two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson)

Massachusetts: 5,047,850 (up 30,164 from Thursday)
Rhode Island: 812,924 (up 23,254 from Thursday)

Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter.

View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com

Top Stories: Vaccinations

  • Nearly 97 percent of people in Massachusetts who have been infected with COVID-19 after being vaccinated have not been hospitalized or died, the state's Department of Public Health said Monday. 
  • President Biden on Tuesday announced plans to increase vaccination capacity in the US and said those who are vaccinated, and especially those who have received booster shots, should feel comfortable celebrating the holidays with other vaccinated loved ones.
  • Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced Sunday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact


Massachusetts: 
953,156 cases (up 25,593 from Thursday)  ·  19,492 deaths (up 161 from Thursday)  ·  1,612 hospitalizations (up 139 from Thursday)

Rhode Island: 
Rhode Island's COVID-19 data from the state's Department of Public Health were delayed on Tuesday. The numbers below reflect data published on Monday.
212,715 cases (up 5,159 from Thursday)  ·  2,998 deaths (up 13 from Thursday)  ·  230 hospitalizations (down 15 from Thursday)

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

  • The NHL is set to start a leaguewide shutdown on Wednesday with COVID-19 cases rising among players and 10 of the league's teams, including the Bruins, shut down.
  • Is it time for you to upgrade your mask? Multiple experts say you should swap your cloth mask for a higher quality face covering, like surgical and KN95 masks.
  • Rhode Island unveiled a COVID-19 vaccine passport app that will allow people to prove they are fully vaccinated. 

 

 

Across the US and Around the World


US
497,375,025 vaccine doses administered
51,240,492 cases
809,329 deaths

Sources:
Johns Hopkins
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The Most and Least Vaccinated US States
(% of population fully vaccinated)

Top Ranked

  1. Vermont (76.7%)
  2. Rhode Island (75.8%)
  3. Maine (75.3%)
  4. Connecticut (74.2%)
  5. Massachusetts (74%)

Bottom Ranked

  1. Idaho (46%)
  2. Wyoming (47.1%)
  3. Alabama (47.2%)
  4. Mississippi (48%)
  5. Louisiana (49.9%)

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Worldwide 
8,764,965,930 vaccine doses administered
276,105,379 cases
5,367,126 deaths

Source: Johns Hopkins 

Top Stories: US and Worldwide

 

 

What's Next

  • The Food and Drug Administration is set to authorize two pills to treat COVID-19 as soon as this week, Bloomberg reported

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