For some Illinois residents, optimism about COVID vaccines has turned into confusion and frustration over the slower-than-expected pace of inoculations, even as the state prepares to move to the next
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The previous record was set on December 30 when 3,744 deaths were reported.
The latest figure brings the total U.S. death toll from COVID-19 to at least 357,385, per to JHU.
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Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey police and fire professionals can receive their vaccinations effective Thursday. They are technically part of the phase 1b category, as stated in New Jersey s 182-page plan for vaccine distribution, but the state is able to open vaccination to them based on available supply. They will be the first in the 1b category to get the vaccine.
When Mark Hooks volunteered to become the first man in Illinois to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, he already had educated himself about the shot and was fully prepared for the most common side effects: Low-grade fever. Body aches. Chills. Headaches.
Those symptoms, however, never materialized. He completed his shifts at work all week without a problem, even the one he briefly interrupted to take the shot on live television as part of an inaugural vaccination event organized by City Hall.
âIâve been feeling great. I havenât had any symptoms whatsoever other than some mild soreness around the injection site,â said Hooks, an emergency department nurse at Loretto Hospital. âBut thatâs to be expected anytime your boss puts a needle in one of your muscles.â
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