Distributed onethird of the vaccine its received as of friday, and some hospitals are trying to overcome the logistical challenges of administering it. They are trying to get as many Frontline Health care workers vaccinated. Were now reaching out to clinics outside the hospital to get those folks vaccinated and working with local health departments, the next level, the people over 75. New york is overperforming on the vaccination front. Friday figures showed 32 of new yorks allotted vaccine doses have already been given. That is well above the National Average 263 shots administered. But the treel crisis real cris west. One state official warned that california is on the brink of contrary. Thus new years eve crowd gathered. Its so disheartening to see some of these people that feel overprivileged having parties when so many people are struggling. I want to take a moment to thank who i consider the Unsung Heroes of this pandemic. And these are the average americans who have sacrificed t
Just hours after flipping the calendar to 2021, the u. S. Hit 20 million total infections. All indications are, of course, that it will keep on rising. In fact, the coronavirus is racing so quickly through the u. S. Population that another 1 million new cases are being added every five or six days. And theres a more contagious variant that could certainly greatly complicate the global crisis. Was recently detected in the uk but has now been found in at least 30 countries, hong kong and taiwan. Turkey is suspending flights from britain after finding 15 cases in passengers arriving from the uk. The cdc says its been in the u. S. Earlier than first believed after the variant was found in a florida man in middecember. For the latest on the pandemic here in the u. S. , nick watt is in los angeles. Nick . Reporter from wuhan, where all this began, to new york, not much fondness in the farewell to a terrible year. And 2020 is gone. 2020 is freaking gone reporter 2020 was tough, but we are sti