The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 5,109,019 (up 11,831 from Tuesday) Rhode Island: 812,808 (Due to a reporting error, this number was incorrect Tuesday. We will include the increase again in the next newsletter issue.) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed a COVID-19 booster for everyone 12 and older as soon as they're eligible.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  1,159,590 cases (up 51,822 from Tuesday)  ·  20,051 deaths (up 97 from Tuesday)  ·  2,542 hospitalizations (up 170 from Tuesday) Rhode Island:  260,110 cases (up 12,786 from Tuesday)  ·  3,112 deaths (up 16 from Tuesday)  ·  434 hospitalizations (up 52 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 A 15-year-old in Gloucester died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications.  Boston is considering using the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury as testing site to increase capacity.  The Massachusetts Teachers Association has accused the state of "gross incompetence" in reference to the masks distributed to school employees.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 515,162,867 vaccinations 58,292,112 cases 833,492 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Vermont (77.8%) Rhode Island (77%) Maine (76.2%) Massachusetts (75%) Connecticut (75%) Bottom Ranked Idaho (46.4%) Wyoming (47.8%) Alabama (47.9%) Mississippi (48.7%) Louisiana (50.5%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  9,334,450,393 vaccinations 299,547,351 cases 5,470,839 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide A small, new study suggests that two widely used rapid tests may fail to detect some Omicron infections. Treatments to stave off severe COVID-19 are in short supply nationwide, forcing hospitals to ration the products.  Former advisors to President Biden have laid out dozens of recommendations about COVID strategy — some of which explicitly criticize the federal response.  The Grammy Awards, previously scheduled for Jan. 31, have been postponed due to COVID concerns.

 

 

What's Next Americans will be able to have the cost of rapid at-home tests reimbursed by their insurers starting next week, Biden announced Wednesday.