On the 29th of last month, a medical staff in New York State, USA, is inoculating a person who is vaccinated at a temporary vaccination facility with a vaccine developed by Modena. Reuters = Yonhap News
CNN reported on the 7th (local time) that the number of people who received the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine in the United States has exceeded 30 million. The number of people who have completed the second vaccination is close to 10 million, according to the US health authorities.
According to CNN, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted the number of people who received one or more vaccinations as of that day at 3,157,9,100. Of these, the number of those who received the second vaccination was 9,147,185. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population is about 328 million (as of 2019). It means that 1 in 10 people got the vaccine more than once.
The U.S. began vaccination on December 14 last year. The number of vaccines distributed for about two months from the start of vaccination to that day was 59.3 million doses. Of these, the vaccine was vaccinated at 41.2 million doses.
U.S. President Joe Biden declared 100 million vaccinations in 100 days after taking office, a number that can only be achieved with an average of more than 1 million vaccinations per day. According to CNN, as of the last 6 days, the average number of vaccinations per week per day was 1.3 million, exceeding President Biden’s promise.
As the pace of vaccination increases, more and more states are considering expanding vaccination targets. As the vaccination for top priority vaccination targets such as medical institution workers, long-term nursing facility residents/employees, the elderly, and essential occupational personnel is in the final stage, vaccination is expected to begin in other classes soon.
New York State has vaccinated about 75% of the healthcare workforce. This week is reviewing a plan to ensure that people with more than two complications receive vaccination regardless of age. Houston, Texas, recently announced that it will prioritize vulnerable and marginalized communities such as homeless, uninsured and immigrants.
The effect of the spread of the vaccine seems to be manifested by the reduction of new corona19 cases. As of the last 6 days, the daily average of 120,000 new confirmed cases for the previous week was identified. On the 6th of last month, a month ago, an average of 220,000 new confirmed cases per day the previous week.
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