U.S. Hits 300,000 Covid Deaths, Nearly 1 In Every 1,000 Americans

Vaccinations reach nursing homes as California faces crisis

The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming it has spurred California to dispense thousands of body bags and line up refrigerated morgue trucks. With the rollout of shots picking up speed Wednesday, lawmakers in Washington closed in on a long-stalled coronavirus relief package that would send direct payments of…

After 'brutal year,' Long Beach nursing homes prepare for mass vaccine rollout starting Dec. 28 • Long Beach Post News

The vaccination program in nursing homes is expected to begin later this month after the Moderna vaccine arrives.

Vaccinations reach nursing homes, as California faces crisis

The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed upwards of 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming that California is dispensing thousands of body bags and lining up refrigerated morgue trailers.With the rollout of shots picking up speed Wednesday, lawmakers in Washington closed in on a long-stalled coronavirus relief package that would send direct payments of per…

Florida rolls out COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing homes

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nursing homes around Florida began inoculating patients and staff Wednesday against COVID-19 with doses of the first U.S.-approved vaccine against the disease that has killed more than 20,000 people in the state. At the John Knox Village near Fort Lauderdale, 90 of the 100 residents of its skilled-nursing facility were set for vaccination later Wednesday. Such homes have borne the brunt of the state’s outbreak, with 7,…

US begins COVID-19 inoculations as deaths pass 300,000

The US kicked off a mass vaccination drive on Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the nation's death toll passed a staggering 300,000.

Vaccines Roll Out in the Rochester Area as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb

There are currently 725 people hospitalized.