December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began -- and projections for January are 'nightmarish,' expert says
(CNN) December has been the nation's deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic's start -- with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the virus in the past 26 days. "The projections are just nightmarish," said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist at the Baylor College of Medicine. Vaccine roll-out slow in some places, expert saysNearly 2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than 9.5 million doses have been distributed. Those numbers now include both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. Expert: Testing requirements won't help control Covid-19 variant spreadThe CDC also announced last week new testing requirements for travelers arriving from the UK, which will go into effect Monday.
Source: CNN December 27, 2020 07:52 UTC
