Here is what happens on Monday with the pandemic in the USA:
THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY
– A huge study on another COVID-19 vaccine candidate it begins on Monday, as states continue to launch scarce supplies from the nation’s first fires. The candidate made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final testing in the US. 30,000 volunteers are needed to prove that this vaccine – of a different type than its competitors Pfizer and Moderna – really works and is safe.
– Homicides in Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and other US cities have exceeded 2019 as the violence increased during the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities and some experts say there is no clear reason for the increase. These indicate the social and economic upheavals caused by COVID-19, hostility to the police after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody, and the historical lack of jobs and other resources in poorer communities as contributing factors. It happens in big and small cities, led by Democrat and Republican.
– Nearly 1.3 million people passed through US airport checkpoints on Sunday, the highest total in a day in more than nine months, despite fears that the trip will lead to more cases of COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration said it examined 1,284,599 on Sunday, the most since March 15. More than 10 million people have traveled by air since December 18, including six days, with at least 1 million people under control. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top expert on infectious diseases, said the level of travel could lead to a further increase in COVID-19 cases. Fauci said crowded airports make it difficult to maintain social distance, and holiday gatherings bring together people from different households.
FIGURES: The seven-day average for new daily deaths in the United States has fallen in the past two weeks from 2,421.3 on Dec. 13 to 2,207.1 on Dec. 27, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is over 333,000.
QUOTABLE: “I think the pandemic – COVID – has had a significant emotional impact on people across the country,” Detroit Police Chief James Craig said of a sharp rise in homicides in his hometown this year. “People do not process the way they handle litigation. Whether there are domestic quarrels, drug disputes, there is this rapidity to use a firearm carried illegally. “
ICYMI: President Donald Trump has signed a $ 900 billion pandemic aid package, ending the day of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan agreement that will deliver much-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avoid government shutdown. His delay in signing the measure led to a drop in unemployment benefits for millions and threatened to stop in the midst of the pandemic. In a statement, Trump reiterated his frustrations with the bill because he offered only $ 600 checks to most Americans instead of the $ 2,000 that his fellow Republicans have already rejected.
ON THE HORIZON: Avalanche forecasters and search and rescue groups are worried that skiers and snowboarders – many of them inexperienced – will return to the backcountry again this ski season to avoid heavy congestion or resort reservation systems. . Sales of equipment related to the country increased by 76% compared to last year, according to an industry trade group.
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