Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 15-Jan-2021
| By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions |
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
January 15, 2021
CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new members from the Rapid Test Center.
Monday is a holiday so the next newsletter will be on Tuesday. Have a good weekend.
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for January 15, 2021 World Wide Updates Germany, Norway and Denmark react to Pfizer announcement temporarily limiting Covid-19 vaccine deliveries UN secretary general calls on nations to share vaccines as world surpasses 2 million Covid-19 deaths Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 2 million UK announces closure of all travel corridors starting Monday Pfizer reassures European commission that all guaranteed doses “will be delivered in the first quarter” Canada responds to Pfizer vaccine shipping delays Pfizer will temporarily reduce Covid-19 vaccine shipments as manufacturing scales up Brazilian Air Force flies oxygen into hard-hit Amazonian city of Manaus France imposes new travel restrictions on non-EU countries China says one WHO expert stuck in Singapore will not be allowed to enter the country UK to require all travelers to take ‘pre-departure tests and self-isolate for 10 days’ starting Monday Germany’s Merkel and regional leaders to convene Tuesday over coronavirus curbs European Medicines Agency chief defends against ‘perceived delays’ of vaccine authorizations Almost half of Ireland’s total cases since the pandemic began were reported in last 14 days Oxygen supplies running short as healthcare system in Brazil’s Amazonas state faces ‘collapse China reports another rise in new Covid-19 cases Germany becomes 10th country to surpass 2 million Covid-19 cases Brazil’s health minister says healthcare collapsing in Amazonian city, hospitals full Nearly two dozen nursing home residents in Norway die within days of getting COVID vaccine Milan Fashion Week opens Friday with no VIP guests for the first time due to COVID pandemic Spain skips full lockdown amid some of its highest COVID case numbers Pfizer vaccinations in Israel cut COVID infections by half after just first shot, report says Japan’s Super Nintendo World opening postponed for 2nd time because of COVID Total Cases Worldwide: 94,205,416 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,015,551 Total Recovered: 67,257,423 US Updates Biden plans to ask Congress for 100,000 coronavirus jobs US has administered more than 12 million doses to 10.6 million people, CDC says Despite administration pledge, there appear to be no more “reserve” second vaccine doses to release New York City reports 8.7% Covid-19 positivity rate Fauci says 100 million vaccine doses in Biden’s first 100 days is doable The US coronavirus death toll is projected to surpass 400,000 by Inauguration Day HHS secretary praises insight of CDC official, Dr. Nancy Messionnier, who was muzzled for months New, more contagious coronavirus variants mean US must double down on mitigation, vaccination, CDC says Biden administration will retire “Operation Warp Speed” moniker “Biggest vaccination site” in the US set to open at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium Uncertainty, confusion, and anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments Biden proposes $1.9 trillion vaccination and economic rescue legislative package Wisconsin launches mobile coronavirus vaccination plan and dispatches labs across the state Rumors and misinformation leave vaccine seekers stranded outside Brooklyn Army Terminal for second straight day Post Malone donates 10,000 pairs of Crocs to frontline workers Biden’s inauguration to feature ceremony honoring COVID-19 victims Sky-high COVID-19 positivity rates in Austin schools worry health officials Some US nursing home residents face delays for vaccines despite risk Disneyland winds down annual pass program after 37 years due to COVID-19 Trump wants billions cut from global Covid vaccine distributor Officials estimate 1 in 3 LA County residents have been infected by virus Wisconsin pharmacist accused of spoiling Covid-19 vaccine has license suspended Total US cases: 24,046,039 Total US deaths: 401,165 Total Recovered: 14,194,521 Total Tested in US: 273,074,188 Total cases in CA: 2,903,595 Total deaths in CA: 32,481 Total cases in TX: 2,090,548 Total deaths in TX: 32,288 Total cases in FL: 1,548,067 Total deaths in FL: 23,799 Total cases in NY: 1,242,782T otal deaths in NY: 40,622 Total cases in IL: 1,059,324 Total deaths in IL: 19,873 Contact us |
