LA emergency crews wont take lost causes to hospital; Alex Trebek urged support for victims; England shuts schools

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►Not every country is struggling with its vaccine rollout – Israel has already provided first doses to over 14% of its 9 million people, according to Our World in Data. The elderly and healthcare workers have been the big winners thus far as Israel struggles through a third national lockdown. Less than 2% of Americans have been vaccinated.

►"Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek, who died in November of pancreatic cancer, taped a message for what turned out to be his final week of shows urging support for victims of the coronavirus epidemic. “We’re trying to build a gentler, kinder society and if we all pitch in just a little bit, we’re going to get there,” he said in a message that aired Monday.

►Gov. Kate Brown is ramping up vaccinations, ordering the Oregon Health Authority to administer 12,000 daily by Jan. 15. "All states are grappling with the same logistical challenges, and while we are making steady progress, we must move even more quickly when every vaccination has the potential to save someone’s life," Brown said.

► Public health officials on Monday said Los Angeles County may soon reach 1,000 COVID-19 deaths a week as one in five residents are testing positive for the coronavirus. Officials said new COVID-19 cases has increased by 905% since Nov. 1.

► Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is under fire after his oldest son posted a video on social media at a party among dozens of people who are maskless. Ducey has been criticized for not enforcing stricter coronavirus measures requested by major hospital and health systems across the state, including a statewide mask mandate. According to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker, Arizona has the highest rate of new cases in the U.S. as of Monday afternoon.

► The Philippines added the United States to its list of 20 countries with travel restrictions due to the rising cases of the virus variant identified in the United Kingdom.

📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 20.8 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 353,300 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 85.6 million cases and 1.8 million deaths.
'Bizarre, disorganized effort': Wisconsin struggles to roll out vaccines

Wisconsin lags behind nearly all of the Midwest in getting health care workers and first responders vaccinated and has received fewer doses than other states of its size. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks the state 10th out of 12 in the Midwest in getting a first dose of the vaccine to its residents on a per capita basis. Wisconsin has administered roughly a third of the doses it has received — the ninth lowest of the 12 states in the Midwest, but a little better than the nationwide average.

"It’s chaos," said Kalpana Kumar, a Pewaukee-based private practice medical doctor. "It's like shouting into a well. It’s just one of those very bizarre, disorganized efforts."

– Molly Beck, Mary Spicuzza, Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Got the first dose? You are not out of the woods yet

It’s possible to test positive for the coronavirus even after getting vaccinated. Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two doses per patient to be fully effective. The first Pfizer-BioNTech dose is more than 50% effective in preventing COVID-19, and the second dose increases that protection to about 95%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it can take weeks for a person’s body to build up immunity after getting vaccinated.

“That means it’s possible a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after vaccination and get sick,” the agency said. “This is because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide protection.” Read more.

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