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US vaccinations in 2020 fall far short of target of 20 million people
Only about 2.8 million Americans had received a Covid-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the US far short of the government s target to vaccinate 20 million people this month.
Shots are reaching nursing home residents at an even slower pace than others first in line even though they are most at risk of dying of the virus.
Some 170,000 people in long-term care facilities received a shot as of December 30 although 2.2 million doses have been distributed for residents, according to data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A private hospital in Pretoria has set up a 10-bed holding area in the undercover parking lot to cope with an increasing number of people seeking medical care.