The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 5,214,358 (up 8,266 from Tuesday) Rhode Island: 833,220 (up 1,154 from Tuesday) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations Public health experts emphasized that vaccinating more people worldwide is a better pandemic-busting strategy than "endless boosting."

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  1,498,053 cases (up 9,802 from Tuesday)  ·  21,692 deaths (up 146 from Tuesday)  ·  1,661 hospitalizations (down 304 from Tuesday) Rhode Island:  347,041 cases (up 2,200 from Tuesday)  · 3,341 deaths (up 12 from Tuesday)  ·  328 hospitalizations (down 34 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 dispute over masks prompted a passenger to exit a departing flight out of Logan International Airport Wednesday evening.  Ex-Bruin David Krejci, skating for Czechia in Olympics, has tested positive for COVID-19.  Springfield’s top cop and the mayor have voiced support for city police officer Jamie Kelly, who’s been hospitalized for weeks with COVID-19.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 540,630,198 vaccine doses administered 75,907,127 cases 896,238 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Vermont (79.5%) Rhode Island (79.1%) Maine (77.6%) Connecticut (76.7%) Massachusetts (76.5%) Bottom Ranked Alabama (49.5%) Wyoming (49.9%) Mississippi (50.2%) Louisiana (51.9%) Idaho (52.3%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  10,008,051,388 vaccine doses administered 387,019,718 cases 5,708,026 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide More countries are easing coronavirus restrictions, signaling a turning point in the pandemic.  America has a far higher COVID death rate than other wealthy countries. Tennis star Novak Djokovic described his deportation from Australia that prevented him from defending his Australian Open title as an “unfortunate event."

 

 

What's Next The Biden administration announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.