Monday, November 23 top news briefs

Hello, it is Monday, November 23. Here are today’s top news briefs.

On Friday afternoon in Milwaukee, there was a mass shooting at Mayfair Mall. 8 people were shot, but none received life-threatening wounds. On Sunday the Wauwatosa Police Department announced they arrested a 15-year-old suspect, a Hispanic male. Police said there was an altercation that caused the shooting to break out. Police said the victims were at Macy’s store.

There were over 195,000 new Covid-19 cases on Friday in the U.S., which is a new record. There have been about 1,300 deaths a day. The infections are likely to continue to climb because there may be about 50 million people traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The University of Oxford said a Covid-19 vaccine that they have developed with AstraZeneca is 70.4% effective. The vaccine is not as effective as Pfizer or Moderna’s 95% rates, but it is cheaper to make and can be stored in a regular refrigerator, while Pfizer’s vaccine requires it to be stored at about -100 degrees F. Oxford said the vaccine can be up to 90% effective if people receive two doses.

The UNICEF said they would coordinate to ship about 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to poor, developing countries. They will be working with over 350 airlines and freight companies. There was a G20 summit last weekend — a meeting of the 20 biggest world economies in the world — and leaders made a commitment that there would be a fair distribution of vaccines. It is likely that countries that are more remote or do not have advanced infrastructures will use the Oxford vaccine since it can be stored in a regular refrigerator.

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There is a viral video of a 74-year-old Florida man jumping into a pond to rescue his puppy dog from a small alligator. The man’s name is Richard Wilbanks and he said he was walking his dog when the alligator attacked like a missile. He had a cigar in his mouth and was able to grab the alligator underwater and pry its jaws open. The dog will be okay, it only had a small puncture wounds to his stomach. Wilbanks had injuries to his hands.

Patrick Quinn, who was the co-creator of the viral Ice Bucket challenge to increase awareness and raise funds for ALS, has passed away at 37 years of age from ALS. The ALS Association said Pat fought ALS with positivity and bravery and inspired all around him. The other co-founder, Pete Frates, passed away in 2019.

That’s all the top news briefs for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.

https://heavy.com/news/mayfair-suspect-arrested-15-mall-wauwatosa/

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28300A

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-cases-united-states-195k-one-day-new-record/

https://www.axios.com/oxford-university-covid-vaccine-effective-9997b001-53de-4bd3-beae-4bae85291c0d.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/23/man-rescues-puppy-from-alligator-without-dropping-cigar

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/23/937859693/ice-bucket-challenge-co-creator-dies-at-37