Tag: Rebecca Falconer

More than 300 million COVID vaccine shots administered in U.S.

Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.axios.com/us-300-million-covid-vaccine-shots-administered-a05f7677-cdd7-41ec-99c9-95d28a2ecabc.html?mc_cid=dd765ae547&mc_eid=983bcf5922

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More than 300 million COVID-19 vaccines doses have now been administered in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Sunday.

Why it matters: The latest CDC figures show that 41.9% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and 51.5% has received at least one dose.

The vaccination milestone comes as the U.S. has seen new infections fall to the lowest level since March 2020, when the pandemic began.

Author(s): Rebecca Falconer

Publication Date: 7 June 2021

Publication Site: Axios

Several states declare emergency over Colonial Pipeline shutdown

Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.axios.com/colonial-pipeline-shutdown-fuel-shortages-lines-ef087928-de36-41b4-ba26-a7fc0bf74439.html?mc_cid=c0c5baa839&mc_eid=983bcf5922

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Reports of fuel shortages across the U.S. emerged on Tuesday as the national average for gasoline prices soared to its highest level since 2014 amid a key fuel pipeline shut down, per Bloomberg.

What’s happening: Operator Colonial Pipeline aims to have service restored by the week’s end following last Friday’s ransomware attack that shut down some 5,500 miles of pipeline from Texas to New Jersey. The governors of Florida, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency Tuesday due to shortage concerns.

Author(s): Rebecca Falconer

Publication Date: 12 May 2021

Publication Site: Axios