Washington, October 20.About 4.5 million Americans received the booster dose adapted to the omicron variant of the coronavirus last week, the largest increase recorded in this year’s vaccination campaign, White House spokeswoman Karine said Thursday. Jean-Pierre.
The spokeswoman explained that this figure represents a 40% increase over the previous week and reflects “strong progress” in the vaccination campaign launched by the US government for the winter, even if “it is not enough”.
In the United States, where about 320 million people live, only about 20 million have received the updated booster doses to address omicron’s BA4 and BA5 sub-variants, Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.
However, health officials expect the number to increase as winter approaches and more Americans turn up for their flu shots, at which point many are also expected to decide to get the updated vaccine of the omicron sub-variant.
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 68.1% of the population received the first two doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines or were immunized with one dose of Johnson & Johnson.
However, only 49% took the booster dose recommended by the authorities for the entire population and which, as scientific studies have shown, is particularly effective in preventing death or hospitalization for any variant of covid-19. EFE
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