The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 4,999,721 (up 40,531 from Thursday) Rhode Island: 786,085 (up 5,591 from Thursday) View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations A number of Massachusetts colleges are requiring students to get COVID-19 booster shots. Some Rhode Island universities said they're "strongly considering" it.  The City of Boston initially said it placed 812 workers on leave for missing an October deadline to get vaccinated or get tested regularly for COVID-19. It was actually 23.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts: 912,508 cases (up 16,085 from Thursday)  ·  19,243 deaths (up 53 from Thursday)  ·  1,355 hospitalizations (up 116 from Thursday) Rhode Island: 203,708 (up 3,511 from Thursday)  ·  2,969 deaths (up 18 from Thursday)  ·  245 hospitalizations (up 23 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 Without a statewide mask mandate, health experts say Massachusetts will "fight this war with one arm tied behind our backs."  COVID-19 pills for at-home use are likely to arrive soon, but they come with drawbacks.  No one knows how Omicron originated, but scientists have theories.  Massachusetts told hospitals to cut certain non-essential procedures by half.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 485,359,746 vaccinations 50,078,410 cases 798,416 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Vermont (75.2%) Rhode Island (74.8%) Maine (74.1%) Connecticut (73.5%) Massachusetts (73.1%) Bottom Ranked Idaho (45.8%) Wyoming (46.4%) Alabama (46.9%) Mississippi (47.5%) Louisiana (49.5%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  8,475,380,029 vaccinations 270,667,497 cases 5,310,991 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins