A record 3,915 people died of COVID-19 in the United States on Wednesday, per The Washington Post. That was the most fatalities on a single day during a pandemic that so far has claimed more than 360,000 American lives.
U.S. tries to expedite vaccine distribution after record day of death
Paulina Firozi, Jacqueline Dupree and Meryl Kornfield, The Washington Post
Jan. 7, 2021
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WASHINGTON - After angry rioters and supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a last stand for the outgoing president, the United States has tallied its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic for the second straight day.
On Thursday, more than 4,000 people died of covid-19 in the United States, the first time the toll has exceeded that milestone, after a record day Wednesday of 3,915 deaths. The pandemic has now claimed more than 363,000 lives in the United States. More than 265,000 new coronavirus cases were reported, the second-highest count in a day according to a Washington Post analysis. More than 132,000 people are battling covid-19 in hospital beds, the most the nation s health-care system has taken on.
Bogus posts are being shared by people who oppose vaccines in order to spread doubt about the vaccine and the pandemic. The vaccine was given using a safety syringe.
December 21, 2020
Doctors put their own lives on the line in 2020, and in this tumultuous year which saw a global pandemic, a deeply divided United States, plus eroding public confidence in science they have been inspired to do something they’ve shied away from in the past: speak out.
The desire to take a stand on something that’s not strictly “medical” is a relatively new phenomenon for the profession, where clinicians of all stripes have long been urged to keep their lives and views to themselves. The advent of social media, however, has provided a place to speak out within their private circles and, more broadly, about issues that impact their patients’ health and lives.
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