In the US, 1 in 10 people got the vaccine… 2nd vaccination approaching 10 million

On the 29th of last month, a citizen is vaccinating in New York State, USA. Reuters = Yonhap News

– CNN reported on the 7th (local time) that the number of vaccinations for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) 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 3,157,9,100 people who received more than one vaccination as of that day. Of these, 914,7185 people were confirmed to have received the second vaccination. 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 received the vaccine more than once.

The US started 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. Among them, 41.2 million doses of the vaccine were vaccinated.

U.S. President Joe Biden declared 100 million vaccinations in 100 days after taking office, a number that can only be achieved by 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 care facility residents/employees, senior citizens, 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 workforce in healthcare facilities. 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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