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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: mystery-ak on June 07, 2021, 05:38:59 pm
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US vaccinations plunge, endangering Biden's July 4th goal
President Biden is aiming to get 70 percent of U.S. adults at least one shot of vaccine by July 4.
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Joseph Guzman | June 7, 2021
Story at a glance
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 63 percent of adults have received at least one shot of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
But according to a Washington Post analysis, the current average number of shots per day has sunk below 1 million despite all adults and children over age 12 now being eligible for the critical jab.
The Washington Post reports about 18 million adults need to receive a shot of vaccine by July 4 to meet Biden’s goal.
President Biden’s goal to administer at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine to 70 percent of U.S. adults by Independence Day is hitting a snag as vaccination rates are lagging nationwide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 63 percent of adults have received at least one shot of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, while more than 52 percent have been fully vaccinated.
But according to a Washington Post analysis, the current average number of shots per day has sunk below 1 million despite all adults and children over age 12 now being eligible for the critical jab. That’s a significant drop from the peak of 3.4 million daily doses given in mid-April.
The Washington Post reports about 18 million adults need to receive a shot of vaccine by July 4 to meet Biden’s goal.
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https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/557164-us-vaccinations-plunge-endangering-bidens-july
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This is what it looks like when an entire population tells Biteme to Bleep Off.
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If one looks at the US vax curve here, one finds that the the slope (= rate) starts to bend more shallow in mid April. That might be a coincidence, or maybe there was an event that decreased public acceptance of the vaccines. The bungling of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine "pause" (a pause that was not necessary, IMO, and its week-long duration egregiously so) happened in mid April.
At a more general level, the anti-vax people (thanks for giving them credibility, LIEden and Kammie, with your pre-election FUD campaign against the Trump Vaccine!), reluctant, and procrastinators are an increasing percentage of the unvaccinated. Also, vaccinating youths age 12-15 was only approved some 4 weeks ago and the under 12 cannot be vaccinated at all, so their percentage of the unvaccinated has only begun to decline.