The US states of New York and Florida are preparing to open up the vaccination against Covid-19 to people aged 60 and over, a further sign of the acceleration of the vaccination campaign in the United States.
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As of March 10, New Yorkers aged 60 and over will be able to get vaccinated - although appointments continue to be difficult to obtain on government websites at times, Governor Andrew Cuomo said. during a press point on Tuesday.
In New York, as in many American states, vaccines, initially reserved for caregivers and residents of nursing homes, are already offered to people over 65 and to people with health problems that make them more vulnerable to the coronavirus, as well. that an increasing number of categories of employees deemed to be "
essential
- firefighters, police, teachers, etc ... Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also announced on Monday that people over the age of 60 may apply for a vaccine soon, starting March 15.
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC) have provided federal guidance on priority populations for the vaccine, states are then free to set their own criteria.
According to the CDC, nearly 30% of the US population over 65 is already "
fully vaccinated
."
For the entire population, the complete vaccination rate is 9.5%.
The vaccination campaign continues to gain momentum: around 2.2 million people were bitten per day on average last week, with a record 2.9 million injections in a single day on Saturday, according to an adviser from the White House.
President Joe Biden has promised that the United States will have enough vaccines to immunize the entire population by the end of May.
