Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday
She documented the process on Instagram and answered followers questions Just like wearing a mask, I d never advise you to do something I wasn t willing to do myself, the New York Democrat wrote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also posted about getting the vaccine on Twitter
It will likely be months before the vaccine is made available to the general US population
Ocasio-Cortez faced backlash from critics who said it was unfair for lawmakers to receive the vaccine ahead of some healthcare workers
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19, the second Alabama congressman this month to announce a coronavirus diagnosis.
“I immediately consulted with the Office of the Attending Physician and am currently self-isolating,” the congressman wrote in a tweet. “I am experiencing mild symptoms but otherwise I am in good spirits and looking forward to getting back to work soon.”
Rogers, first elected to the U.S. House in 2002, represents an east Alabama district that includes portions of north and eastern Montgomery County. He won re-election last month.
With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic.
THE NUMBERS
The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at midday each day are accurate as of the end of the previous day. The information is preliminary and subject to change.
Four Vermonters died of COVID-19 over the past two days, the health department reported on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 111.
Twenty-three Vermonters are hospitalized with the disease; six of those patients are in intensive care units.
The health department reported 188 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days. The cumulative total was reported as 6,443, which is 200 higher than Fridayâs total. The health department did not explain the discrepancy.
Connecticut s U.S. senators get COVID-19 vaccine
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Senator Richard Blumenthal attends the annual Veterans Day ceremony outside City Hall in Milford, Conn. on Sunday, November 8, 2020.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks during a meeting with representatives from Southwest Community Health Center in a former retail space currently being converted into a new COVID-19 testing facility, in Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 13, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Following the beginning of inoculations for COVID-19 in Connecticut this week, the state’s U.S. senators shared on social media Saturday that they have also gotten a vaccine.
Beginning Sunday, shipments totaling 5.9 million doses of the Moderna vaccine may be sent to rural areas, smaller hospitals and local health departments. The first shots are expected to be given Monday.Credit.Andrew Kelly/Reuters
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Covid-19 vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the shipment of millions more doses across the nation and intensifying the debate over who will be next in line to get inoculated.
The move will make Moderna’s vaccine the second to reach the American public, after the one by Pfizer and BioNTech, which was authorized just one week ago.