Coronavirus Watch: Thousands have claimed injuries from COVID-19 treatment

Thousands of claims alleging injuries from COVID-19 vaccines and treatments have been filed during the pandemic, Paste BN found.

Reporter Ken Alltucker found that, of the 3,158 claims filed with the federal Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, 1,357 allege injuries or deaths from a vaccine.

So far, none of the claims have been paid, and only two vaccine cases have been rejected. Just one claim has been deemed eligible for compensation, but program staffers are reviewing allowable expenses. That leaves more than 3,000 cases still under review.

According to federal health authorities, of more than 15.5 million doses of the vaccine administered as of Oct. 27, there have been 48 cases of people who developed blood clots and low platelet counts. Of the more than 423 million doses administered through Nov. 1, reports of death remain extremely rare, just .0022% of doses administered. Read more here.

It's Wednesday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's more news to know:

• More than 900,000 kids ages 5-11 will have been jabbed by day's end with their first shot in less than a week since the shots have been available to the age group, the White House said Wednesday.
• Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told CBS's "Face the Nation" that given the widespread availability of vaccines and improved treatment against COVID-19, there "should be no need for remote or hybrid learning."
• The NFL fined Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers for violating COVID-19 protocols. The league conducted a review of Rodgers’ and the Packers' activities related to protocol after the quarterback tested positive last week.
• People with certain sleep disorders have more severe outcomes from COVID-19, including a 31% higher rate of hospitalization and death, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. 
• People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines than those who primarily go elsewhere for news, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
• A police officer who was placed on leave for missing San Francisco’s deadline to be inoculated has died after being stricken by COVID-19, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. 

Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 46.7 million COVID-19 cases and 758,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 251.2 million cases and more than 5 million deaths. About 67% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 58% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among U.S. adults, 81% have received at least one shot, and about 70% are fully vaccinated.

Tracking the pandemic: See the numbers in your area here. See where cases are rising here. See vaccination rates here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines.

– Grace Hauck, Paste BN breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck