Flu hospitalizations are arriving early this fall, and Johns Hopkins experts say a physician's recommendation remains patients' best path to vaccination, while a new mRNA flu vaccine faces a coverage question.
|Articles|December 14, 2021
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Dec. 14, 2021
Author(s)Logan Lutton
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on Dec. 14
Positive tests: 50,119,422
Patient deaths: 798,710
Total vaccine doses distributed: 594,465,265
Patients who've received the first dose: 239,274,656
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 202,246,698
% of population fully vaccinated: 60.9%
% of infections tied to the Delta Variant: 96.7%
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