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More than 1 in 4 in the US is already fully vaccinated against covid

2021-04-09T10:31:42.998Z


As the US aims to scale up vaccines to beat covid-19 variants, more than 1 in 4 adults are already fully vaccinated.


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As the US aims to increase vaccines to win the race against covid-19 variants, more than 1 in 4 adults are already fully vaccinated.

While more than 66 million people have received two doses, more than a third of Americans, or 112 million, have received at least one dose, according to data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. .UU. (CDC).

Officials and experts expect Americans to get vaccinated quickly as lockdown fatigue takes its toll, and many people are letting their guard down as the most transmissible and perhaps deadliest variants of the virus become dominant.

In that effort, all 50 states have pledged to open vaccines to all Americans age 16 and older by April 19.

"It's almost a race between vaccinating people and this wave that seems to want to increase," said Dr. Anthony Fauci this week, noting that Europe is experiencing a rebound much like the one that worries experts in the United States.

The United States still averages more than 60,000 new cases a day, a level that Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said puts the United States at risk for another wave.

Experts are particularly concerned about the spread of variant B.1,1.7, first identified in the UK and now the dominant strain in the US.

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"I wish we had another three or four months before this rise in B.1,1.7 variants started to happen," said Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota this week. .

As states, including California and Vermont, plan to fully reopen this summer, experts warn that to truly declare victory against the variants, Americans must get vaccinated and continue with measures like social distancing and wearing masks.

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Although some people have raised concerns about possible adverse reactions to vaccines, health experts caution that the benefits outweigh the risks.

On Thursday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said it determined that the adverse reaction suffered by 11 people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park vaccination site “was not a cause for concern. ».

"After reviewing each patient's symptoms, reviewing other vaccines from the same vaccine lot, and speaking with the CDC to confirm our findings, we are confident to say there is no cause for concern," said Dr. Eric France, CDPHE Chief Medical Officer. .

Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are more likely to experience an immediate allergic reaction to Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccines. -19, according to an agency press release.

Mast cell disorder is caused by an abnormal accumulation of a type of white blood cell that leads to allergic reactions.

"People, understandably, have been concerned about reports of rare and serious allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech," Fauci said.

“The information gathered during this trial will help doctors advise people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder about the risks and benefits of receiving these two vaccines.

However, for most people, the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine far outweigh the risks.

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Universities aim to protect themselves from outbreaks

Recent COVID-19 cases are showing up among the youngest, in part due to activities like school sports and because more older people are being vaccinated, Fauci said Wednesday.

Now some universities are implementing policies to prevent further outbreaks among their students.

The University of Chicago has issued a stay-at-home order for students living in dormitories for the next seven days, a letter from the dean and vice president said Thursday.

The order comes after more than 50 COVID-19 cases were detected among students.

It is the largest group of cases the university has experienced since the beginning of the academic year, according to the letter.

"Many of these cases may have been related to one or more parties held at off-campus fraternities in the past week," the letter read.

Meanwhile, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, as well as Syracuse University and Ithaca College in New York join the growing list of colleges and universities that will require the covid-19 vaccine for students before returning to the campus in the fall.

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Several other colleges made similar announcements this week.

CNN has counted 14 colleges and universities across the country that have announced that they will require students to be fully vaccinated.

"After a long year, this should give us all hope of returning to a normal college experience," said Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud.

“Throughout, you have shown what it means to be Orange by navigating these extraordinary times with courage, grace and determination.

Now, I ask that each of you take the next step by getting vaccinated. "

CNN's Deidre McPhillips, Hannah Sarisohn, Rebekah Riess, Ashley Ahn, Hollie Silverman, Elizabeth Stuart, and Lauren Mascarenhas contributed to this report.

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