Plans call for 20 million Americans to be vaccinated in December and another 30 million each month.

Plans call for 20 million Americans to be vaccinated in December and another 30 million each month, with some semblance of normalcy returning to the country as soon as May, Operation Warp Speed chief science adviser Dr.

Moncef Slaoui said Sunday.

“On the 11th or on the 12 of December hopefully the first people will be immunized across the United States, across all states,” Slaoui told CNN’s "State of the Union.".

Slaoui said about 70% of the nation – about 230 million people – would need to be vaccinated for "herd immunity" to become effective.

has reported more than 12.2 million cases and more than 256,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

"To reduce the possibility for crowding and the potential for exposures in settings where people are not wearing their face coverings, restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will only be able to offer take-out, drive thru, and delivery services,'' the county's public health department said in a news release posted on its website.

The statement added that in Los Angeles County, the country's most populous with 10 million people, there are 1,401 COVID patients currently hospitalized, and 26% of them are in intensive care.

Coach Scott Drew said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will self-isolate.

Drew said in a statement that he's asymptomatic after testing positive during regular team screening Friday.

Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, who was quarantining after receiving mixed results from recent coronavirus tests, tested negative on Sunday, her staff said.

Loeffler took two rapid COVID tests Friday morning that came back negative, her campaign said in a statement Saturday night. She received another test Friday evening and the results came back positive.

Reilly said police did not intend to issue citations for curfew violations. “We are seeking compliance and trying to educate people," he said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising that "all people" should avoid travel on cruise ships worldwide because "the risk of COVID-19 on cruise ships is very high." Passengers are at increased risk of person-to-person spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, the CDC said on its website.  For passengers in high-risk groups because of age or medical conditions, the warning is "especially" applicable, the CDC said.

That marked only the second time the number surpassed 1 million since the start of the pandemic.

"As cases continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counsels. About one-third of Americans live in single-person households, according to Census data. Families now must negotiate over social distancing ground rules, how to share meals and whether the whole thing should be called off. .

The drug, a pair of monoclonal antibodies, is intended to mimic the natural process of the immune system, providing it with molecules the body normally manufactures to fight off specific diseases. Trump was able to get it under a "compassionate use" exemption, which the company said at the time has granted to fewer than 10 people, after requests from their doctors and approval by the FDA. A similar monoclonal antibody treatment was also given emergency authorization earlier this month.

Laura Kelly issued a face mask mandate in early July, and the counties that upheld the order saw a decline in cases, while the counties that opted out saw cases rise, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Countywide mask mandates appear to have contributed to the mitigation of COVID-19 transmission in mandated counties," according to the report, which analyzed county-level data one month before, and after, the governor's mandate went into effect

At that time, the number of new daily cases per capita – calculated as a seven-day rolling average – had decreased an average of 6% among counties with a mask mandate and increased by 100% in counties without a mandate

At a time when Americans are pondering how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely amid the country's worst surge in coronavirus cases, many families will be faced with yet another complicating factor: the return of students. Colleges and universities have reported 252,000-plus cases since the pandemic began, according to a New York Times tracker

Like other specialists in the field, Bartlett is concerned that holiday gatherings, combined with pandemic fatigue and the need to move indoors as the weather gets colder, will exacerbate what’s already a major national spike in COVID-19 cases