One million Americans vaccinated for Covid; Tennessee new epicentre 24 December 2020 - 06:54 By Reuters A worker of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) receives a Covid-19 Moderna vaccine, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, December 23, 2020. Image: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Tennessee emerged alongside California on Wednesday as an epicentre of the latest Covid-19 surge even while more than 1 million Americans have been vaccinated as US political leaders sought to guard against a highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across Britain.
Tennessee averaged nearly 128 new infections per 100,000 people over the last week, the highest of any US state, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. California stood second at 111 new cases per 100,000 residents.
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Medical workers prepare to manually prone a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
ACROSS AMERICA Two weeks before Christmas, Billy Loredo, a lawyer from Edinburgh, Texas, died at the hands of the coronavirus. He was 45 years old.
But before his death, he left his wife a bittersweet gift a final love letter. I want you to know that I am fighting very hard every day for my life. I do it for you so that I can see you again, Loredo s letter read.
Dec 24, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration.
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said that will bring their total current commitment to 200 million doses for the U.S. That should be enough to vaccinate 100 million people with the two-shot regimen. The government also has an option to purchase an additional 400 million doses.
“This new federal purchase can give Americans even more confidence that we will have enough supply to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. The cost to taxpayers: $1.95 billion for the additional 100 million doses.
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A worker stands on the end of a dangling scaffold as he waits to be rescued following an explosion at Baltimore Gas and Electric s offices, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Twenty-one of the victims were brought to area hospitals following the explosion with a partial roof collapse. The cityâs fire department tweeted that at least nine of the victims were in critical condition, while another was in serious condition. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
BALTIMORE An explosion in a high-rise building in Baltimore injured 23 people Wednesday and temporarily trapped a window-washing crew on dangling scaffolding. Twenty-one of the victims all construction workers were brought to area hospitals following the explosion, which caused a partial roof collapse. The city’s fire department tweeted that at least nine of the victims were in critical condition, while another was in serious condition. The trapped workers were rescued through a window. The firefight
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