Sunday p.m. COVID-19 Update

COMING UP.EMILY: WE KNOW HALF OF ALLADULTS IN THE U.S. HAVE RECEIVEDONE COVID VACCINE.THE COUNTRY HIT THAT MILESTONE.ALMOST 130 MILLION PEOPLE 18 OROLDER WILL RECEIVE ONE DOSE OF AVACCINE NOW.ANOTHER 84 MILLION HAVE BEENFULLY VACCINATED.STARTING TOMORROW, EVERYONE 16AND OLDER IN AMERICA WILL BEELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE.PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS MOVED UPTHE DATE AS PARTS OF THE COUNTRYSEE A RISE IN CASES ANDHOSPITALIZATIONS.AIXA DIAZ IS IN OUR WASHINGTONBUREAU WITH A LOOK AT THENATIONWIDE EXPANSION.AIXA: MORE THAN THREE MILLIONPEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19.VACCINATING AS MANY PEOPLE ASPOSSIBLE IS A WAY TO END THEGLOBAL PANDEMIC WHICH ISN'TSLOWING DOWN IN COUNTRIES LIKEBRAZIL AND INDIA.HERE AT HOME NEARLY A QUARTER OFTHE U.S. POPULATION HAS BEENFULLY VACCINATED AND STARTINGTOMORROW ALL ADULTS ACROSS THECOVID-19 SHOT.FOR NOW, AMERICANS CAN ONLY GETTHE PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES.LAST WEEK THE F.D.A.

AND C.D.C.RECOMMENDED A PAUSE IN THEJOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE DUE TOSIX CASES OF RARE BLOOD CLOTS INTHAT'S OUT OF NEARLY SEVENMILLION AMERICANS WHO HAVEGOTTEN THAT SHOT.THIS COMING FRIDAY, AN ADVISORYPANEL WILL NEAT REVIEW THOSECASES AND WILL MEET TO RECOMMENDWHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THE JOHNSONAND JOHNSON VACCINE.EMILY: THE U.S. IS AVERAGING 16MILLION DOSES A DAY.TONIGHT, THE U.S. WILL LIKELMOVE TO RESUME JOHNSON &JOHNSON'S VACCINE THIS COMINGWEEK.DECISION WHEN C.D.C.

ADVISORSWILL DISCUSS THE PAUSE.THE VACCINE COULD COME WITHRESTRICTIONS OR BOARDER WARNINGSAFTER REPORTS OF SOME VERY RAREBLOOD CLOT CASES.THE VACCINE HAS BEEN IN LIMBOSINCE SIX BLOOD CLOT CASES WERETIED THERE TO THE U.S.AROUND SEVEN MILLION DOSES HAVEBEEN GIVEN.FOUR MU DEATHS TO THEASTRAZENECA VACCINES IN FRANC.THERE HAVE BEEN BLOOD CLOTS ANDBLEEDING DISORDERS.THE DEPARTMENT IS UPDATING ITSHOURS TO INCLUDEER EARLY MORNINGTHIS AT THE BEST BUY AND K.C.K.WILL BE OPEN FR 7:00 TO 12:30.THE FORMER K-MART CLINIC WILL BECLOSED.YOU CAN SCHEDULE ONLINE OR BYCALLING 311 FOR HELP.MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR I.D.

TOGET A SHOT.A REMINDER IF YOU WANT TO SIGNUP FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINE,WE'RE WORKING TO HELP YOU FINDTHE BEST OPTIOGO TO