• As of Dec. 23, almost 11, 000 vaccinations have been administered in Alaska -  10,770 Pfizer vaccines and 232 Moderna.
• The states with the lowest coronavirus reproduction rate are: Alaska, New Jersey, Washington, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
• Last week in the U.S., someone died from COVID-19 every 33 seconds.
• The five countries with the most new cases are: United States 199,080, Brazil 55,799, U.K. 36,804, and Russia 28,776.
• COVID-19 has now hit every continent in the world - Antarctica just recorded its first case after 36 people tested positive at a research base.
• BioNTech (Pfizer’s partner in the development of their COVID-19 vaccine) indicates confidence with its vaccine’s ability to work against the new UK variant, but more studies are needed.

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