As the nation focuses on the domestic terror attack at the U.S. Capitol and the push to impeach Pres
As the nation focuses on the domestic terror attack at the U.S. Capitol and the push to impeach Pres. Trump a second time, coronavirus deaths in the United States continue to surge at an exponential rate. For the second week in a row, more Americans have died from COVID-19 than from the 9/11 attacks, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan combined. Yesterday, the U.S. set a new record for COVID-19 deaths in a single day, this time with more than 4,300 deaths, according to John Hopkins University. The overall U.S. death toll is inching closer toward a grim milestone of 400,000 roughly just one month after the country surpassed 300,000. More than 215,000 new cases were also reported—the eighth straight day with more than 200,000 new cases. With just a week left in power, the Trump administration is still trying to speed up its vaccine rollout plan that has gone far slower than originally anticipated. This week, officials from Operation Warp Speed announced that they would expand vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 65 and anyone 64 or younger who has a chronic medical condition. They also will no longer hold back half of the available doses to ensure booster shots. ‘This next phase reflects the urgency of the situation we face,’ Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar said yesterday. ‘Every vaccine dose that is sitting in a warehouse rather than going into an arm could mean one more life lost or one more hospital bed occupied.’ -- source link