Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 17-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
December 16, 2020
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for December 16, 2020 World Wide Updates Chile approves emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 China’s Fosun Pharma to buy 100 million BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines Costa Rica authorizes emergency use for Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine against Covid-19 WHO warns “high risk of further resurgence” of Covid-19 across Europe in early 2021 Actor Tom Cruise scolds “Mission: Impossible 7” crew members for violating social distancing measures — The Sun It’s been seven days since the UK started its vaccine program Saudi Arabia receives its first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine Indonesia’s president says the Covid-19 vaccine will be free Doctors in Northern Ireland treat patients from parked ambulances as hospitals pass full capacity Singapore says almost half of all migrant workers living in dorms were infected with Covid-19 China will suspend inbound international flights if five people onboard test positive for coronavirus Germany reports major spike in Covid-19 deaths South Korea warns of first potential lockdown as cases rise and ICU beds run out Japan reports highest number of ICU patients since start of the pandemic Covid vaccines may not reach a quarter of the world’s people until 2022, study finds London returns to strict lockdown, following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases Brazil’s confirmed Covid cases top 7 million Germany aims to roll out BioNTech/Pfizer Covid vaccine on December 27 France reports biggest daily jump in Covid-19 cases since November 21 Netanyahu to get vaccine this week Danish PM confirms Christmas lockdown Total Cases Worldwide: 74,454,822 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,653,503 Total Recovered: 52,234,639 US Updates More than 2.9 million vaccines have been allocated to states, CDC says States slowly begin tracking vaccinations during first week of delivery Fauci says Moderna’s vaccine could receive emergency use authorization as early as tomorrow Trump won’t be getting vaccine until it’s recommended by White House medical team Alaska state health officials confirm severe adverse reaction to coronavirus vaccine The Fed keeps rates near zero and acknowledges fragile US recovery from Covid-19 pandemic McConnell tells GOP senators to be ready for weekend votes on stimulus bill Iowa governor lifts bar and restaurant curfews and removes social gathering limitations New Jersey remains above 13% positivity for Covid-19, governor says Pennsylvania reports 278 more deaths from Covid-19 Facebook to notify users who engaged with false Covid-19 material Major CEOs support requiring employees to get Covid-19 vaccine, poll finds Two trays of vaccine were sent back to Pfizer because they weren’t at the right temperature Top Senate Democrat says “the finish line is in sight” on Covid-19 relief agreement GOP senator says a stimulus deal could come by Friday Only up to 20% of the monoclonal antibody treatments are being used, HHS official says 2 million Pfizer doses and 5.9 million Moderna doses allocated for next week, US health secretary says No “serious side effects” reported after 1,600 vaccinations, NYC commissioner says Operation Warp Speed official says they are “on track” with all deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine US secretary of state quarantining after coronavirus exposure Masks and social distancing are still needed while Covid-19 vaccine rolls out, White House testing czar says Coronavirus is adding to delays for the US Postal Service this holiday season Pfizer working to get details of reported allergic reaction to vaccination in Alaska, company says College football “Bowl Season” opener canceled due to Covid-19 Twitter bans harmful false claims about Covid-19 vaccine Total US cases: 17,348,541 Total US deaths: 314,140 Total Recovered: 10,136,295 Total Tested in US: 220,869,970 Total cases in CA: 1,686,922 Total deaths in CA: 21,674 Total cases in TX: 1,537,990 Total deaths in TX: 25,122 Total cases in FL: 1,155,335 Total deaths in FL: 20,204 Total cases in IL: 870,600 Total deaths in IL: 15,777 Total cases in NY: 843,547 Total deaths in NY: 35,901 |
