The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 11. The vaccine is given in two doses that are 21 days apart. It is reported to be 95-percent effective at preventing COVID-19. Pfizer’s vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine that received EUA by the FDA. MRNA vaccines do not contain live virus, so they cannot cause an

registrations. People who tried to enter without an appointment were turned away. OptumCare and Care Ambulance worked together to facilitate what amounted to a flu clinic on steroids. People could sit for their appointments under a canopy for shade, and then were called in to Clubhouse 6, where they were settled at a station to be vaccinated. They were able to stay at the same table, some

Beit HaLev’s Coffee Chavurah on Zoom will celebrate the Sabbath evening, Friday, Jan. 22, at 5:30, followed by the evening service at 6. On Saturday, Jan. 23, the morning service begins at 10:30, followed by the Coffee Chavurah. To join on Zoom, go to: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704? pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5VXFDTW tuZHF4K3VxUT09, The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.

BOOK REVIEW “The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—The 5-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea” by Walter R. Borneman Nonfiction, May 1, 2012 by Maureen Habel LW contributor Who were the men who led the U.S. Navy to victory in World War II, the only men in American history promoted to the five-star rank of admiral of the fleet? Walter R. Borneman’s book “The Admirals”