The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 5,320,736 (up 4,156 from Thursday) Rhode Island: 859,550 (up 604 from Thursday) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations CDC data suggest people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should get boosted with an mRNA vaccine — and maybe even consider a second mRNA booster.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  1,561,670 cases (up 4,421 from Thursday)  ·  18,988 deaths (up 28 from Thursday)  ·  215 hospitalizations (down 19 from Thursday) Rhode Island:  360,759 cases (up 743 from Thursday)  ·  3,522 deaths  ·  51 hospitalizations (down 9 from Thursday) Note: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island was reportedly adjusted by the state's Department of Public Health. 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 With Massachusetts shutting most of its free testing sites and the federal government no longer paying for COVID care and vaccinations for the uninsured, health care leaders are worried. Health experts are warning that crucial data on long COVID is missing because Black Americans have not been sufficiently included in trials, treatment programs, and registries, according to a new report. Massachusetts state Senator Becca Rausch has been the target of pandemic-fueled online hate.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 559,976,590 vaccine doses administered 80,006,235 cases 978,291 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Rhode Island (81.5%) Vermont (80.5%) Maine (78.7%) Connecticut (78.4%) Massachusetts (78.1%) Bottom Ranked Alabama (50.6%) Wyoming (51%) Mississippi (51.4%) Louisiana (53.1%) Idaho (53.6%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  10,902,914,552 vaccine doses administered 484,287,698 cases 6,131,280 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide Many Americans have taken a step back from engaging in pandemic precautions like wearing masks and avoiding crowds, according to a new poll.  China began its most extensive COVID-19 lockdown in two years this week to conduct testing and try to control an outbreak in Shanghai.  Parents of young children in Massachusetts are seeing a small glimmer of hope after a long two years amid Moderna's announcement that it plans to ask US regulators to approve its vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years.