Summary:

Goldman data shows COVID hospitalizations may be trending lower

US cases, hospitalizations decline; deaths at highs

Hungary first in EU to approve Russian vaccine

UAE also approves Russian vax

Dr. Fauci confirms US commitment to Gates-backed vaccine program

Ireland latest in Europe to extend lockdown

Saudi Arabia, UAE complain of vaccine supply delays

UK suffers deadliest day yet

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Yesterday was a mixed bag for the US on the COVID front: After the US topped 400K COVID deaths earlier this year, the US saw a new daily record number of deaths to coincide with Biden's inauguration. Meanwhile, the WHO finally acknowledged that the "conspiracy theorists" were right about the COVID "case-demic", and that Ct overmagnification during PCR testing might be producing many false positives.