Here is what happened to the pandemic in the USA on Sunday:
Public health officials have been complaining for months that they do not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines into their arms quickly. Now the start of the biggest vaccination attempt in US history is slower than expected, they’re right. While they are increasing the shots, U.S. state and local public health departments cite a variety of obstacles, most notably a lack of federal government leadership. Many officials are worried that they are wasting precious time at the height of the pandemic, and the delays could cost lives.
– Housemates can be exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 while shelling in an unknown location during the siege of the Capitol by a violent crowd loyal to President Donald Trump. The Capitol’s treating physician notified all lawmakers Sunday of the exposure to viruses and requested them to be tested. The infected person was not named.
– In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States, supporters say that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable, given their remote and indirect association with cells derived from aborted fetuses.
THE NUMBERS: According to Johns Hopkins University data from January 9 to 9, the seven-day average daily deaths in the U.S. have risen from 2,243.3 on December 26 to 3,174 on January 9 over the past two weeks.
DEATH: The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the US stands at 372,522.
DIRECTION: “Asking God for help, but then refusing the vaccine, makes no more sense than calling 911 if your house is on fire, but refusing to let the firefighters in. ”- South Baptist Mega Church Pastor Robert Jeffress, who called the vaccines a ‘gift from God’.
ICYMI: Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers continue to bear the brunt of job losses. Atrocities remain highly concentrated in the industries that have suffered the most, as this is the kind of contact that is now almost impossible: restaurants, bars and hotels, theaters, sports arenas and concert halls. As consumer spending habits change due to the virus, economists believe some of this service work will not return once the economy regains its position.
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