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 Vermont (76.7%) Rhode Island (75.8%) Maine (75.3%) Connecticut (74.2%) Massachusetts (74%) Bottom Ranked Idaho (46%) Wyoming (47.1%) Alabama (47.2%) Mississippi (48%) 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 New York City is a COVID-19 hot spot, and an indoor mask mandate has been reissued as the nation's most populous city battles a wave of Omicron.  Rhode Island's health care system is "collapsing," emergency doctors are warning. One doctor said the state isn't doing enough to address the capacity crisis.

 

 

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.