The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 5,349,854 (up 7,671 from Thursday) Rhode Island: 866,714 (up 2,252 from Thursday) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the Omicron variant.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  1,598,541 cases (up 13,365 from Thursday)  ·  19,098 deaths (up 46 from Thursday)  ·  384 hospitalizations (up 77 from Thursday) Rhode Island:  367,902 cases (up 2,354 from Thursday)  ·  3,532 deaths (up 5 from Thursday)  ·  63 hospitalizations (up 6 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 A new study has found that many lower-income Asian Americans were hit hard by the pandemic and suffered a triple threat of health risks, financial stress, and racism. The Omicron subvariant, BA.2.12.1, accounted for 20 percent of COVID-19 cases in New England Tuesday, and the levels of coronavirus in Eastern Massachusetts waste water continued to climb through the weekend — though at a slower pace. Why does COVID sometimes trigger a storm of inflammation that results in severe illness? A recent Harvard Medical School study may have the answer.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 570,529,725 vaccine doses administered 80,840,972 cases 990,563 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 (82.2%) Vermont (80.9%) Maine (78.7%) Connecticut (78.9%) Massachusetts (78.7%) Bottom Ranked Alabama (51%) Wyoming (51.4%) Mississippi (51.7%) Louisiana (53.4%) Idaho (53.9%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  11,213,601,728 vaccine doses administered 507,528,166 cases 6,210,798 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide On Tuesday, the CDC launched the new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics to help predict future pandemics and guide the response. The White House will co-host the second virtual global COVID-19 summit in May in the hopes of ending the “acute phase” of the pandemic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered a ”wholehearted” apology for attending his own surprise birthday party during lockdown. His punishment? 50 pounds (or $66).