13 January 2021 Coronavirus Charts and News: Researchers Identified Two New COVID Strains Likely Of U.S. Origin. Vaccine Expert Thinks U.S. Can Stop Spread Of Virus By June.

Written by Steven Hansen

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average is 13.0 % HIGHER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 3.0 % HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 23.2 % HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. Today’s posts include:

• U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are at an elevated 215,805
• U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at an elevated 131,326
• U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at a record 4,327
• U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 2.8 % of the population
• The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases improved, hospitalizations improved, and deaths worsened
• First Pfizer COVID Vaccine Shot Cuts Risk of Infection by 50 Percent: Study
• Brazil results show Chinese Sinovac vaccine only 50.4% effective
• South Africa Variant’s “escape mutant” Could Decrease Vaccine Efficacy
• U.S. Vaccine Shift Stirs Fresh Unease as 128 Million Join Line
• U.S. Blood Supply Shows Covid-19 Has Spread Is Higher Than We Think
• States told to expand priority access to tens of millions of additional people immediately
• Public Schools Should (Almost Always) Stay Open – or Not?
• U.S. counter-intelligence chief worried about China, Russia threats to vaccine supply chain
• What Makes Building Ventilation Good Enough to Withstand a Pandemic?

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