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A calculator recently published at The New York Times estimates your place in line for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among the full U.S. population. It spits out a result based on your age, county of residence, occupation, and underlying health conditions. The calculator draws on vaccine priority recommendations issued by an advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, according to a story about it by Stuart A. Thompson (illustrations by Jorge Colombo). The calculator puts 268.7 million people ahead of me in line. To help readers grasp the logistical complexity of the vaccine rollout, the story lists the supplies required for every 100 doses: 105 needles and syringes, 210 alcohol pads, 4 surgical masks, 2 face shields, and 100 vaccine report cards to track patients’ vaccine histories.” In English; In Spanish.
Storm dumps snow and ice on East Coast, shutting schools and virus testing in US
At least three people were killed in car crashes, and hospitals in the storm’s path, already struggling with overloaded intensive care units and emergency departments from COVID-19 hospitalizations, delayed elective surgeries to encourage people to stay home and to keep beds available.
New York Times | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:59:58 pm
Pedestrians navigate a snow covered street in Manhattan Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
Written by Lucy Tompkins
The first major winter storm of the season made its way up the East Coast on Wednesday, heading for New England after dumping rain, ice and snow from Virginia through New York and like everything in 2020, it was made more complicated by the coronaviruspandemic.
Covid 19 coronavirus: A shot of hope - what the vaccine is like for frontline doctors and nurses
16 Dec, 2020 06:00 AM
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Dr. Aharon Sareli, the chief of critical care for Memorial Healthcare System, received the coronavirus vaccine at a pharmacy in Miramar, Florida on Monday. Photo / Scott McIntyre, The New York Times
Dr. Aharon Sareli, the chief of critical care for Memorial Healthcare System, received the coronavirus vaccine at a pharmacy in Miramar, Florida on Monday. Photo / Scott McIntyre, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Jack Healy, Lucy Tompkins and Audra D. S. Burch
Even as medical workers lined up for America s first shots, many of them recalled nightmarish moments from the pandemic.