COVID-19 updates: 70% of American adults fully vaccinated

More than 80% of adults have at least one dose, CDC says.

ByMorgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: November 8, 2021, 5:52 AM EST

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 752,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

Just 68% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Nov 03, 2021, 1:31 PM EDT

Aaron Rodgers tests positive

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs, ESPN reported, citing a source.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers throws the football at State Farm Stadium on Oct. 28, 2021 in Glendale, Ariz.
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The NFL considers Rodgers unvaccinated, ESPN reported. Coach Matt LeFleur did not confirm Rodgers' vaccination status when he addressed reporters Wednesday.

LeFleur said he's not sure if Rodgers has symptoms.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

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Nov 03, 2021, 1:05 PM EDT

LA mayor tests positive

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said.

Garcetti, who is in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, "is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room," his office said.

The mayor is fully vaccinated, his office added.

Nov 03, 2021, 12:26 PM EDT

US death toll forecast to approach 775,000 by Thanksgiving weekend

The COVID-19 Forecast Hub at UMass Amherst, which is used by the CDC, predicts about 15,000 more Americans will die from COVID-19 over the next two weeks. This would bring the nation's death toll to about 774,100 by Nov. 27, which is the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

A person reaches out to touch a panel of the COVID Memorial Quilt, part of a project by Madeleine Fugate to honor and remember all those lost to COVID-19, displayed at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Oct. 19, 2021.
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The ensemble model estimates that 13 states and territories have a greater than 50% chance of seeing more deaths over the next two weeks compared to the previous two weeks.

-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos

Nov 03, 2021, 11:37 AM EDT

Biden to label COVID an occupational hazard for workers

The Biden administration is finalizing details on an emergency rule compelling companies to mandate employee vaccinations or regular tests. 

This would be the first time Washington has set a federal safety standard for the workplace that regards a respiratory virus as an occupational hazard outside the health care sector.

Industry groups have pushed for a 60-day waiting period so enforcement of the rule doesn’t take effect until after the holidays.

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty

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