More than half of U.S. adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19: CDC
A total of 133,581,245 people above 18 years received both doses of the vaccine. It comes to 51.7 per cent of the U.S. adult population.
Meanwhile, 62.8 per cent of the country’s adults received one dose.
Overall, more than 168 million people across the United States received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
“Out of those, more than 135 million are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, the federal health agency’s latest data shows.
“Vermont continues to lead the nation in vaccinations.
“As per the latest numbers, we are at 78.4 per cent of the eligible population, just 8,708 away from our 80 per cent goal, when remaining restrictions are lifted.
“If 2000 Vermonters get vaccinated a day, we will reopen on June 6,” the state’s Governor Phil Scott said on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Dr Melvin Sanicas, a vaccinologist and public health expert, had said that immunity from natural COVID-19 infection starts to decline after six to eight months.
“However, fully vaccinated people still have good immunity after more than a year and most probably longer.
“Those who have been infected benefit from vaccination – it gives them a boost / strong, lasting immunity,” according to a tweet he posted on the CDC Twitter page.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has reported rising cases among unvaccinated residents. The Department confirmed cases of infection with the Indian variant B16172 in Springfield.
“This is a more highly infectious variant, and early research indicates that the natural immunity resulting from having COVID-19 may be ineffective against this variant,” the Health Department said in a press release.
As of Tuesday, 12,976 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States, taking the national total to 34,136,738.
On the same day, 287 new deaths were reported in the country. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in the US increased to 610,436.
A total of 27,940,918 people have so far recovered from coronavirus infection in the country, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
The U.S. CDC and Prevention has granted approval to Disney Cruise Line to operate a test cruise from a US port as a step toward resuming regular passenger service.
The company plans to sail their first cruise after lockdown from Port Canaveral, Florida, by the end of June, reports say.
Disney Cruise Line is reportedly the second cruise company to receive CDC approval.
