Reporter 2000 sounds good right now but it is in the works of making that happen. This stimulus checks are going out to lanes of americans at the at direct deposit last night and paper checks started getting mail today. The bill to increase the payments as we mentioned in is 2000, hit a snag. After days of political war, the wait for the stimulus check is over. Secretary Steve Mnuchin tweeted tuesday evening that the department has delivered a payment fell to the Federal Reserve for the Economic Impact payments. These payments may begin to arrive as early as tonight. It will continue into next week. Wednesday morning, nancy posey spoke about the effort to get a pumped up. They are in denial of the hardship that americans are expressing now, healthwise, financially, in every way. The lives and livelihoods are on the brink, so they are in denial of that need in denying this benefit. For my turmoil over the amount of those checks prolong the waiting period for millions of americans who ex
Announced an executive order on enhanced data reporting of vaccinations and the expansion of vaccination to seniors over 75 and teachers, this is 50 minutes. Good evening, joining me are Major General tim gowen of the National Guard and doctor chan the department of health. We began 2021 at a critical moment in the war against covid19 which continues to pose a serious threat to our state and our nation. While the initial launch of the vaccine distribution, this does offer a glimmer of hope, we still have a long way to go in this fight, distributing and administering vaccines throughout 2021 will be without question the greatest peace time undertaking in American History and it will be a massive all hands on deck ongoing operation involving the federal, state and local government and the private sector. Over the last nearly three weeks, we have already successfully allocated deployed and distributed 270,000, 150 doses of vaccines directly into the hands of our frontline vaccinate hers a
A serious threat to our state and our nation. While the initial launch of the vaccine distribution, this does offer a glimmer of hope, we still have a long way to go in this fight, distributing and administering vaccines throughout 2021 will be without question the greatest peace time undertaking in American History and it will be a massive all hands on deck ongoing operation involving the federal, state and local government and the private sector. Over the last nearly three weeks, we have already successfully allocated deployed and distributed 270,000, 150 doses of vaccines directly into the hands of our frontline vaccinate hers at hospitals, Nursing Homes and local Health Departments to begin phase one a of vulnerable population vaccinations. This represents 98. 7 of all of the doses that the federal government allotted to the state of maryland. Only 1. 3 , 3727 doses have been retained by the state at the state Health Department for emergency backup reserve purposes. 270,150 doses h
Conference,news alorado governor announced new version of the coronavirus that first appeared in the United Kingdom but it has now been confirmed found in a carotid colorado resident. He talked about the states vaccination efforts. We will be going to our medical experts who are joining us today. Andscientific director interim director of the state Public Health lab. Epidemiologist and the chief medical officer who will discuss the new variant. First, a quick update on where we are in colorado. A number of new cases today, preliminary numbers 2451 in colorado, and that is with 24,000 people tested. What weve seen the last few days, perhaps to the holidays is a number of people tested has gone dead. We want to encourage anybody with symptoms come flulike, cold like symptoms please get tested. Its much better to identify this early, prevent unnecessary risk for your loved ones and family members and others and get the treatment you need if you need treatment. We couldnt have just over 10
Preliminary numbers 2451 in colorado, and that is with 24,000 people tested. What weve seen the last few days, perhaps to the holidays is a number of people tested has gone dead. We want to encourage anybody with symptoms come flulike, cold like symptoms please get tested. Its much better to identify this early, prevent unnecessay risk for your loved ones and family members and others and get the treatment you need if you need treatment. We couldnt have just over 1000 people hospitalized in our state for coronavirus, and we also mourn the death extent it can gnosis them to the 3009 at one coloradans who have died from covid. We have over 4750 4750 people e died with covid at 3901 that have died because of covid. We were also over 84,000 vaccines administered. We are an main the top 45 states for vaccines administered per capita, for population. We are proud of that peer we want to build that lead. We want to be number one. As more coloradans receive vaccines we are nearing the point wh