Across the U.S., nearly 3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered thus far — nowhere close to Operation Warp Speed’s goal of administering 20 million doses by the end of 2020. U.S. infections are now over 20 million cases with over 349,000 deaths. Tom Hanson reports.
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now to the coronavirus crisis the latest tally of vaccinations is 3 million doses administered that’s nowhere near the 20 million vaccinations goal set by operation warp speed for the end of 2020. and u.s infections have soared past a new milestone now topping 20 million more than 349 thousand have died cbs’s tom hansen has the latest with 2020 behind us hopes placed in vaccines are already plagued by confusion and long lines vaccine distribution has been anything but warp speed in several states in jacksonville joan tischer camped at her car overnight to make sure she was one of 600 people to get the first shot it’s better than a night in the icu elsewhere in florida cars stretched as far as three miles in cleveland tennessee where the positivity rate is 27 percent many were turned away after doses ran out so far just 12 and a half million doses have been distributed and less than 3 million have actually been administered not even close to the 20 million vaccinations pledged by the end of the year to me it’s it’s you know it’s a crying shame and it’s very upsetting because there are lives that can and should be saved but we’re not doing it health care systems nationwide already on the brink brace for another surge as millions of americans ignore warnings to stay home for the holidays georgia and north carolina are relying on field hospitals to handle patient overflow and a more infectious kovid 19 variant is now confirmed in at least three states including colorado florida and hard hit california the state set a grim record on new year’s day surpassing 585 deaths in 24 hours we don’t know what else to do we’re breaking in los angeles relief can’t come soon enough for frontline workers like latoya senor things are pretty bad things are really bad we’re overwhelmed we’re stressed we’re we’re stretched so thin it’s pretty unimaginable and 49 zip codes across new york city at least one out of every 10 coveted test is coming back positive now the goal here is to vaccinate 1 million people by the end of january and health experts say getting those vaccines out quickly is critical adriana tom hanson in new york thank you
