Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 18-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Rapid Test Center of New York
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
December 18, 2020
CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new readers from the Rapid Test Center.
FDA approved Moderna vaccine today. We now have two vaccines for Americans.
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for December 18 2020 World Wide Updates Germany reports more than 33,000 new Covid-19 cases in fresh daily record Australia’s Victoria state bans some travelers from Sydney and institutes travel permits ahead of Christmas France’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 60,000 Mexico City plans to take “extraordinary measures” to stop coronavirus surge Migrants and refugees are suffering from mental health issues during pandemic, WHO says Technology used to make Covid-19 vaccine could change how we fight diseases, Moderna chairman says Boris Johnson “hoping very much” to avoid another England lockdown Spain set to receive first vaccine doses on December 26 Poland and Bulgaria extend holiday restrictions as Europe fights second wave of Covid-19 India prepares for Covid-19 vaccine rollout as authorities await approval South Korea plans to vaccinate more than 80% of its population by November next year Oxford University researchers say their Covid-19 vaccine candidate is most effective as two shots Hong Kong offers financial support for industries struggling in Covid-19 pandemic Swedish King criticizes country’s Covid-19 response as new cases rise at record pace UK records further 489 deaths Queensland will be second Australian state to ban travelers from Sydney’s Northern Beaches Seoul city apologizes after man with Covid-19 dies while waiting for hospital bed Japan reports record number of new Covid-19 cases South Korea reports more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases French President Emmanuel Macron suffering from fever and cough during COVID quarantine Brazil reports 823 deaths Italy announces new lockdown over Christmas and New year period Turkey records record daily tally of cases Austria to enter third lockdown after Christmas Germany to vaccinate over-80s and care home residents in first phase with nation under strain Sydney closes more than 20 beaches following emergence of mystery Covid-19 cluster Sweden introduces tough new measures to tackle second wave Total Cases Worldwide: 75,858,497 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,677,994 Total Recovered: 513,152,102 US Updates Extra doses in Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine vials are safe and should be used, FDA says Colorado governor calls on federal government to get Covid-19 vaccines distributed US Supreme Court justices eligible to receive coronavirus vaccine soon Covid-19 vaccine messaging is “life and death” for Black Americans, Morehouse School of Medicine dean says South Carolina’s first lady tests positive for Covid-19 Los Angeles County “moving toward becoming the epicenter of the pandemic,” chief medical officer says Senate Majority Leader McConnell gets Covid-19 vaccine Rhode Island will end some Covid-19 restrictions as metrics begin to point downward Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport expects nearly a 50% decline in holiday travel Joe and Jill Biden will receive Pfizer vaccine on Monday Nancy Pelosi receives Covid-19 vaccine New York hospitals are in “crisis management” and have added capacity, governor says 1 in 216 Americans tested positive for Covid-19 this week alone California braces for more deaths even after delivery of Covid-19 vaccine Walgreens begins vaccinating people in long-term care facilities 562,000 US Covid-19 deaths projected by April — up significantly from last update Pandemic straining mental health and worsening shortage of care providers in US Nurse faints during news conference after getting Covid-19 vaccine in Tennessee Milwaukee doctor livestreams Covid-19 vaccination in hopes of easing anxiety among Native Americans Eight religious sisters die of Covid-19 at Wisconsin care home within a week Americans have converted to mask culture, survey finds US says it’s waiting for confirmation on additional 20 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine trial is now fully enrolled Rich people clabber for COVID vaccine, offering money and plying connections, report says Washington Monument closes after interior secretary tests positive for COVID Los Angeles mayor in quarantine after 9-year-old daughter tests positive for COVID 1 in 5 U.S. prisoners have had COVID, a rate four times as high as general public Total US cases: 17,805,207 Total US deaths: 320,002 Total Recovered: 10,353,175 Total Tested in US: 224,523,929 Total cases in CA: 1,783,510 Total deaths in CA: 22,227 Total cases in TX: 1,556,006 Total deaths in TX: 25,401 Total cases in FL: 1,181,483 Total deaths in FL: 20,414 Total cases in IL: 886,805 Total deaths in IL: 16,206 Total cases in NY: 867,356 Total deaths in NY: 36,203 Contact us |
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