3-8-21 CDC study finds that about 78% of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese. (Just over 42% of the U.S. population was considered obese in 2018.)
3-09-21 Jessie Diggins becomes the 1st U.S. woman to win Cross-Country Ski World Cup
3-10-21 New Yorkers 60+ years old are eligible for the vaccine
3-11-21 Assembly Judiciary Committee authorized to begin impeachment investigation against Governor Cuomo
3-12-21 President Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID relief package into law
3-13-21 Don and I got our first COVID vaccines (Moderna)!
3-14-21 Thirty-six million Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID. That's more than the total U.S. cases (29.4 million).
3-17-21 A Mayo Clinic analysis of real-world mRNA vaccine data suggests that vaccination provides an 80% lower risk of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, greatly slowing the spread of Covid-19
3-17-21 The House voted 413-12 on Wednesday to honor police officers who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot with Congressional Gold Medals
3-18-21 Canada's border closing was extended another 30 days, to April 21
3-19-21 The U.S. hit President Biden's goal of 100 million shots in 100 days in 58 days
3-20-21 First case of the Brazilian COVID variant (P.1) found in New York (Brooklyn)
3-22-21 The New York COVID strain (B.1.526), which originated in February in Manhattan, is 45% of new cases in NYC
3-23-21 New Yorkers 50+ years old are eligible for the vaccine
3-29-21 New Yorkers 30+ years old are eligible for the vaccine
3-30-21 Coronavirus cases increased 64% in New York last week over the previous week (making it the fastest spreading state on a per person basis), as restrictions on indoor dining are being relaxed, indoor fitness classes in NYC resumed (at 33% capacity), and Yankee Stadium and movie theaters will open at reduced capacity.