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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 17th, 2020.
A Juneau, Alaska healthcare worker had an anaphylactic reaction Tuesday and was hospitalized in ICU after being injected with the Pfizer vaccine. She did not have a history of allergies. Two healthcare workers in Britain had a similar reaction last week.
But vaccinations are underway in Britain. In fact almost 138,000 people across the U.K. have already been vaccinated since the rollout began last week. The government’s ordered 40 million doses, 5 million of which are due before the end of the month.
A study out of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and California Baptist University says wearing a mask is good, but wearing a used mask, not so good. The study claims a new three-layer surgical mask is 65% efficient in filtering particles in the air, but when used, that number drops to 25%.
A survey by Britain’s Royal Society for Public Health found that people from ethnic minority backgrounds or with lower incomes are less likely to take the vaccine. That’s not uncommon, it’s true of other vaccines, like measles and flu. But it is concerning as these are vulnerable populations for coronavirus.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants fans in the stands at the Super Bowl. Fans who’ve been vaccinated. And who’ll be vaccinated by January? Healthcare workers. Nothing definite yet, but the league is planning to exclusively reward front line workers with the available seats at the big game.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Bent, CO. Alfalfa, OK. Pershing, NV. Bowman, ND. Montour, PA. Collingsworth, TX. Guadalupe, NM. Lassen, CA. Atascosa, TX. And Lincoln, CO.
There are now 6,907,306 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, and Colorado.
The five states with the most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Idaho.
The reproduction rate is currently highest in Arizona, Maine, California, West Virginia, and Hawaii. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Iowa, and New Mexico.
There’ve been a total 307,339 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.84%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 407. Pennsylvania 262. Texas 256. Illinois 190. Kansas 144. Indiana 133. New Jersey 125. Ohio 124. And Florida and New York 112.
Globally, there are 20,506,395 active cases.
There were 611,749 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 748,974 reported on December 11.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 246,996. Brazil 68,437. Turkey 29,718. Germany 28,969. And Russia 26,509.
There have now been 1,648,091 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Up 7% over 14 days.
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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 17th, 2020.
A Juneau, Alaska healthcare worker had an anaphylactic reaction Tuesday and was hospitalized in ICU after being injected with the Pfizer vaccine. She did not have a history of allergies. Two healthcare workers in Britain had a similar reaction last week.
But vaccinations are underway in Britain. In fact almost 138,000 people across the U.K. have already been vaccinated since the rollout began last week. The government’s ordered 40 million doses, 5 million of which are due before the end of the month.
A study out of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and California Baptist University says wearing a mask is good, but wearing a used mask, not so good. The study claims a new three-layer surgical mask is 65% efficient in filtering particles in the air, but when used, that number drops to 25%.
A survey by Britain’s Royal Society for Public Health found that people from ethnic minority backgrounds or with lower incomes are less likely to take the vaccine. That’s not uncommon, it’s true of other vaccines, like measles and flu. But it is concerning as these are vulnerable populations for coronavirus.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants fans in the stands at the Super Bowl. Fans who’ve been vaccinated. And who’ll be vaccinated by January? Healthcare workers. Nothing definite yet, but the league is planning to exclusively reward front line workers with the available seats at the big game.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Bent, CO. Alfalfa, OK. Pershing, NV. Bowman, ND. Montour, PA. Collingsworth, TX. Guadalupe, NM. Lassen, CA. Atascosa, TX. And Lincoln, CO.
There are now 6,907,306 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, and Colorado.
The five states with the most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Idaho.
The reproduction rate is currently highest in Arizona, Maine, California, West Virginia, and Hawaii. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Iowa, and New Mexico.
There’ve been a total 307,339 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.84%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 407. Pennsylvania 262. Texas 256. Illinois 190. Kansas 144. Indiana 133. New Jersey 125. Ohio 124. And Florida and New York 112.
Globally, there are 20,506,395 active cases.
There were 611,749 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 748,974 reported on December 11.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 246,996. Brazil 68,437. Turkey 29,718. Germany 28,969. And Russia 26,509.
There have now been 1,648,091 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Up 7% over 14 days.
For the latest updates, subscribe for free to Coronavirus 411 on your podcast app or ask your smart speaker to play the Coronavirus 411 podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.