- The vaccine has started making its way into nursing homes, whose residents and staff members account for at least a third of Covid-related deaths in the U.S. “It was such a quick shot that no one should be afraid,” Patricia John, a 93-year-old in West Virginia, said.
- To find out how many doses your state can expect, The Times has a vaccine distribution tracker.
- Vice President Mike Pence says he will receive the vaccine on camera tomorrow. Biden said he was also likely to receive it in public, to “demonstrate to the American people that it’s safe.”
- President Emmanuel Macron of France tested positive. In the U.S., David Bernhardt, the secretary of the interior, tested positive, the latest Trump administration official to do so.
- Some U.S. hospitals found a surprise in their vaccine deliveries: Some of the glass vials that are supposed to hold five doses contained enough for a sixth — or even a seventh — person.
- Americans ages 25 to 44 died at historically high rates between March and July, suggesting that the virus may be more damaging to younger adults than was previously understood, a new academic study found. (You can read a Times Op-Ed by the study’s authors.)
- ( Theo NYTIMES)
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