The U.S. is in better shape approaching its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic, thanks to the vaccine.
But some cold weather regions are reporting surges of COVID-19 cases that could get worse in the days ahead as families travel the country.
Nearly 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated.
That leaves millions without a shot in the arm.
Hospitals in the cold Upper Midwest, especially Michigan and Minnesota, are filled with COVID-19 patients who are mostly unvaccinated.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccines make this fall holiday much different.
