by Calculated Risk on 12/08/2021 08:58:00 PM

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET,: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 228 thousand initial claims, up from 222 thousand last week.

• At 12:00 PM, Q3 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States from the Federal Reserve.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	60.4%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	200.4	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	117,488	82,848	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	52,605	47,372	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	1,097	798	≤502
1 Minimum to achieve "herd immunity" (estimated between 70% and 85%). 2my goals to stop daily posts, 37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths ✅ Goal met.

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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.