Monday, January 04, 2021

COVID-19 - Friday 1/1/2021

"COVID-19 cases rise in Georgia, as some health care workers resist vaccinationsPBS NewsHour 1/1/2021

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SUMMARY:  As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, one of the worst-hit areas right now is the Southeast.  That includes Georgia, where many hospitals are at or near capacity.  Georgia is also lagging behind many other states in giving out vaccinations.  Judy Woodruff spoke with Dr. Shanti Akers, a pulmonologist at the Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Georgia, to learn more.

 

 

"This New Year’s Day, paying tribute to 5 extraordinary Americans lost to COVID-19PBS NewsHour 1/1/2021

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SUMMARY:  More than 340,000 people died from COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, and as of Friday the number of people infected with the virus had surpassed 20 million.  As we begin a New Year, we honor just five of those who we have lost to the coronavirus.



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