Vaccinations ramping up in ‘glimmer of hope’ as US death toll passes 350,000

Darryl Hutchinson is hugged by a relative during a funeral service for his cousin Lydia Nunez in Los Angeles (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

The US ramped up Covid-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to four million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

The government’s top infectious-disease expert also said on ABC’s This Week that president-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable.