![]() ![]() ![]() So far, 14 states have reached Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose by July 4, according to CDC data. ![]() That means about one in every 550 people in the US has died from the virus. This comes on the heels of the US surpassing 600,000 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Thirteen states – with the addition of Hawaii on Wednesday – have fully vaccinated more than half of their residents, the CDC says. “The key is get vaccinated, get both doses,” Murthy said.Īs of Wednesday, 44.1% of the total US population was fully vaccinated while 52.7% has received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to the CDC. Murthy said there isn’t enough data to indicate the effectiveness of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine in regard to the Delta variant, but the vaccine has shown it can help prevent hospitalizations and deaths when people are infected with other strains. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said during CNBC’s Evolve Global Summit that he feels “very good” about the vaccine when it comes to variants of concern, but the company has a system in place in case a variant emerges that requires a more tailored vaccine. The study found the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is 96% effective against hospitalization after two doses. The good news is that vaccines appear to be effective against the variant.Ī new study by Public Health England found that two doses of a coronavirus vaccine are “highly effective against hospitalization” caused by the variant. “That still needs to be understood more clearly, but these are two important concerns and they explain in part … why this has become the dominant variant in the UK, where over 90% of cases are the Delta variant,” Murthy said. He said there is data that indicates it might cause more severe illness. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesĬDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern' Doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine await to be administered after it was approved for use by the FDA in children 12 and over at a Los Angeles County mobile vaccination clinic on in Los Angeles, California. ![]()
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