05 July,2021 06:19 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
People sell gifts and clothes ahead of July 4, on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Pic/AFP
More than one in 10, amounting to nearly 15 million people, in the US have missed their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to the CDC data, as of June 16, nearly 11 per cent of people who had sufficient time to get the second dose missed their ideal window.
The number has increased from 8 per cent earlier in the year, but CDC spokesperson Kate Fowlie said the rise was "not unexpected", the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The second shot is recommended three weeks after the first Pfizer-BioNTech shot or four weeks after the first Moderna shot. Second doses were considered missed if more than 42 days had passed since the initial jab.
A worker carries a sign advertising free vaccinations against Covid-19 at a farmers' market in Northfield, Vermont. Pic/AFP
People skip their second shots for a variety of reasons, such as mistakenly believing that they only need one dose to be protected.
Some people also want to avoid the sometimes-unpleasant side effects that come with the second dose, and others simply miss their second appointment and can't or don't reschedule, the report said.
Meanwhile, the US is set to fall short of President Joe Biden's goal for 70 per cent of the adult population to receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by July 4, the media reported.
As the US government-run sites shut down, there will be fewer vaccine locations for the public to choose from, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday citing a Wall Street Journal article as saying.
Angela Merkel has signalled a relaxation of quarantine rules for double-jabbed Britons, following a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in her final trip to the country as the German Chancellor. Merkel told a joint news conference at Johnson's Chequers country residence that Germany is "continuously reviewing" its travel restrictions, reports Xinhua news agency. "We assume that in the foreseeable future those who have received double jabs will be able to travel again without having to go into quarantine," she said.
The use of face masks as protection against Coronavirus will become a matter of "personal choice" as the UK lifts legal lockdown measures in place later this month, a Cabinet minister said on Sunday. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said there will be a move towards greater "personal responsibility" as the UK prepares to end lockdown restrictions from July 19.
Iran announced on Sunday it was re-imposing Coronavirus restrictions on major cities, as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant spurs fears of another devastating surge in the nation. After over a year battling the worst virus outbreak in the Middle East, Iran ordered the closures of non-essential businesses in 275 cities.
Palestine has extended its state of emergency to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, according to the Health Ministry. The extension on Saturday came after the Ministry saw new cases of the variant in the past one week.
3,61,149
No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours
18,36,21,329
Total no. of cases worldwide
39,73,399
Total no. of deaths worldwide
Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins
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