A pedestrian walks on Times Square in New York, the United States, Dec. 16, 2020. A snow storm hit New York on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
A total of 403,359 new cases and 2,756 deaths were reported across the United States on Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The United States has reported over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Friday, setting a gloomy new world record as the country is preparing distribution of second COVID-19 vaccine to states.
A total of 403,359 new cases and 2,756 deaths were reported across the country on Friday, according to data updated Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC confirms at least six have had adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccine
So far, some 272,000 shots of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been given in US
In Alaska, three health care workers needed medical attention after getting shot
In Chicago suburb, hospital stopped inoculations after four had severe reaction
FDA official says allergic reactions could be due to polyethylene glycol (PEG)
PEG is a chemical compound present in both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
PEG is also found in laxatives as well as creams, ointments, and solvents
In industrial use, PEG is also a binding agent that can be found in antifreeze
FDA insists most Americans with allergies should be safe to get the vaccine
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Photos showed employees at a factory in the Memphis area boxing up the Moderna vaccine on Sunday
Shots are expected to be given starting Monday, three days after the FDA authorized their emergency rollout
Pfizer and Moderna shots are nearly all going to health care workers and residents of long-term care homes
More than 1.6 million people have been vaccinated for the virus across four countries, recent data shows
In US, vaccinations began December 14 with health care workers with 38 states administering 211,086 doses
Officials in the US have said that there won t be enough shots for the general population until the spring