West Virginia's Vaccination Rate Ranks Among Highest In World
3 years, 10 months ago

West Virginia's Vaccination Rate Ranks Among Highest In World

NPR  

West Virginia's Vaccination Rate Ranks Among Highest In World Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Jackson/AP Chris Jackson/AP West Virginia isn't known for its good health outcomes. Jim Justice announced West Virginians older than 80 would be able to receive doses of the vaccine from their county health departments, seniors began lining up right away — even before doses of the vaccine were available. Hoyer, who retired as head of the West Virginia National Guard before assuming his role at the head of the vaccine task force, saw Dorst's striking photograph in the Charleston Gazette-Mail in his morning paper the following day. Alaska and West Virginia trade off for first place among states for the percentage of the population that have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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How West Virginia became a Covid-19 disaster
3 years, 2 months ago

How West Virginia became a Covid-19 disaster

CNN  

CNN — The coronavirus pandemic unfortunately has been dominated by politics. Back in early March, West Virginia ranked in the top four in terms of the adult population that was vaccinated. But now, West Virginia ranks last in the country for the percentage of the adult population that is fully vaccinated. This makes West Virginia the only state in the …

COVID-19 deaths in U.S. topping 1,900 a day
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 deaths in U.S. topping 1,900 a day

The Hindu  

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying largely on a distinct group — 71 million unvaccinated Americans. And yet, average deaths per day have climbed 40 per cent over the past two weeks, from 1,387 to 1,947, …

Vaccine boosters for certain people are on the horizon. But the unvaccinated remain the biggest obstacle to curbing the pandemic, officials say
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine boosters for certain people are on the horizon. But the unvaccinated remain the biggest obstacle to curbing the pandemic, officials say

CNN  

CNN — While more people are likely to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, the most glaring issue prolonging the pandemic is the large swath of unvaccinated people, who are filling up hospitals and dying from the persistent virus, officials and health experts said. Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday greenlighted recommending emergency use authorization …

Unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID: US Studies
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID: US Studies

Deccan Chronicle  

New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country. As delta surged in early summer, those who were unvaccinated were 4.5 times more likely than the fully vaccinated to get infected, over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized and 11 times more likely …

More US studies show COVID vaccines protect from serious illness
3 years, 3 months ago

More US studies show COVID vaccines protect from serious illness

Al Jazeera  

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has presented data showing unvaccinated people are four-and-a-half times more likely to contract COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die from it than those fully vaccinated. While protection remained strong against Delta, the study also confirmed an increase in milder COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated people, which the authors said …

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant

NPR  

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images Vaccination rates were up in August as COVID-19 surges due to the delta variant led more people to seek the vaccine. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said …

US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
3 years, 4 months ago

US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South. “Our models show that if we don’t, we could be up to several hundred thousand cases a day, similar …

Global Covid cases surpass 200 million as Delta variant spreads
3 years, 4 months ago

Global Covid cases surpass 200 million as Delta variant spreads

India Today  

Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the more-infectious Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates and strains healthcare systems. The countries reporting the most cases on a seven-day average - the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, India and Iran - represent about 38% of all global cases reported each day. Last Friday, …

West Virginia measuring antibody levels in elderly to find whether a third dose is needed
3 years, 4 months ago

West Virginia measuring antibody levels in elderly to find whether a third dose is needed

Daily Mail  

West Virginia will soon being measuring the level of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated nursing home residents who received the shots early on. West Virginia will soon begin research to find whether the state's elderly population that received COVID-19 vaccines early in the rollout of the shots still have high antibody levels Starting in August, nursing home residents who are five …

Breakthrough Covid-19 cases: Fully vaccinated Americans say it could have been worse without the vaccine
3 years, 4 months ago

Breakthrough Covid-19 cases: Fully vaccinated Americans say it could have been worse without the vaccine

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people have come under increasing scrutiny as the virus once again surges across the country due to the more contagious Delta variant. “It’s been especially scary with a baby.” A breakthrough infection is defined as someone who tested positive for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 at least 14 days being fully vaccinated with …

US coronavirus: States with low vaccination numbers have Covid-19 case rates that are significantly higher than others
3 years, 5 months ago

US coronavirus: States with low vaccination numbers have Covid-19 case rates that are significantly higher than others

CNN  

CNN — When you compare states with high vaccination rates to states that are lagging, the difference in the number of people getting Covid-19 is staggering. “We really need to get more people vaccinated, because that’s the solution,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday on “CBS This Morning.” “This virus will, …

A *very* unlikely leader of the Covid-19 vaccine push
3 years, 5 months ago

A *very* unlikely leader of the Covid-19 vaccine push

CNN  

CNN — In 2020, Donald Trump won West Virginia with 69% of the vote. “Today I will tell you as West Virginians, I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor,” Justice said at the rally. “If you’re out there in West Virginia, and you’re not vaccinated today, what’s the downside?” Justice said during a televised coronavirus briefing earlier this …

US Covid-19: Rates of new cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows
3 years, 5 months ago

US Covid-19: Rates of new cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows

CNN  

CNN — After months of progress in the fight against Covid-19, cases are rising again as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads across the US. As of Sunday, states with lower rates of vaccination reported an average of 6 new cases per 100,000 residents every day over the past week, according to Johns Hopkins. States with higher vaccination rates reported …

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated, analysis suggests
3 years, 5 months ago

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated, analysis suggests

ABC  

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the US now are in people who weren't vaccinated, according to analysis by the Associated Press. Key points: Analysis of available US government data from May shows that infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for about 0.1 per cent of cases The US CDC has not estimated what percentage of hospitalisations and deaths are in …

CNN analysis: Where vaccination is up, Covid-19 cases are down
3 years, 6 months ago

CNN analysis: Where vaccination is up, Covid-19 cases are down

CNN  

CNN — As newly reported Covid-19 cases in the United States drop to some of the lowest levels of the pandemic, the link between vaccinations and transmission is getting clearer, exposing pockets of at-risk populations, but also a safer path forward. Among states that have fully vaccinated more than half of their residents, the average case rate was about 24% …

US: West Virginia to give away guns as incentive for taking Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

US: West Virginia to give away guns as incentive for taking Covid-19 vaccine

India Today  

In order to push more and more people to take vaccine shots against Covid-19, the West Virginia administration in the US has come up with a lottery scheme where people can take away prizes ranging from $1.588 million to hunting rifles and shotguns. In a briefing on Tuesday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice gave full details of the new vaccine …

Covid-19 vaccination: An 8th US state just reached a critical milestone
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination: An 8th US state just reached a critical milestone

CNN  

CNN — As US officials push for more vaccinations amid slowing demand across the country, another state has now crossed an important milestone. “This is so important because we’ve said from the beginning that success is not just determined by how many people we get vaccinated but by how equitably and fairly we vaccinate our population,” he added. “And workplaces, …

Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts
3 years, 7 months ago

Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts

Associated Press  

— A steady crowd of people flowed into the New England Patriots’ stadium for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week in Massachusetts, which is nearing its goal of vaccinating more than 4 million and plans to close its biggest clinics in little more than a month. “They didn’t have long enough to test it,” said James Martin, …

100 million fully vaccinated people are helping the US reopen. But many millions more are needed
3 years, 7 months ago

100 million fully vaccinated people are helping the US reopen. But many millions more are needed

CNN  

CNN — The United States has fully vaccinated more than 100 million people against Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – a milestone that comes with optimism about the future. “It’s going to take a truly coordinated effort among families, health care providers and public health officials at local, state and federal levels to achieve …

Fancy Rs 7500? This US State Will Pay You to Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Fancy Rs 7500? This US State Will Pay You to Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19

News 18  

In a bid to ‘motivate’ young people to get vaccinated, a US State plans to pay them if they get their Covid-19 vaccine. More than half its 1.5 million eligible population has received only one dose yet.It was claimed that the young population that makes up 40% of the residents ‘has not been taking the vaccines as fast as we’d …

West Virginia to give $100 savings bond for young vaccinated
3 years, 7 months ago

West Virginia to give $100 savings bond for young vaccinated

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia aims to entice residents aged 16 to 35 to get a coronavirus shot with the promise of a $100 savings bond. Justice said he chose a savings bond, over simply cash, for its “patriotic” factor and because he wants young people “to really see and understand that they’ve done something that’s really meaningful.” A bond …

US has the opportunity to overcome the pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says
3 years, 8 months ago

US has the opportunity to overcome the pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says

CNN  

CNN — On the road toward a return to normalcy, the rapidly climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations is good news. Tens of millions of Americans haven’t started their vaccinations yet, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN on Wednesday, and “a lot of those folks are still not sure that they want to take part in this …

US tops 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
3 years, 10 months ago

US tops 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

India Today  

The COVID-19 death toll in the US has topped 500,000, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. "We have to resist viewing each life as a statistic or a blur.” Monday's grim milestone, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes as states redouble efforts to get the …

‘This is not a game': Global virus death toll hits 2 million
3 years, 11 months ago

‘This is not a game': Global virus death toll hits 2 million

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream. “As a country, as a society, as citizens we haven’t …

How some states are administering Covid-19 vaccines at twice the speed of others
3 years, 11 months ago

How some states are administering Covid-19 vaccines at twice the speed of others

CNN  

CNN — One month after the first dose was administered in the United States, Covid-19 vaccinations lag far behind early promises from the federal government. However, nine states have managed to administer more than half of the doses they’ve received: North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakota, Connecticut, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Colorado and Montana, as well as Washington, DC. Open lines …

Why West Virginia's Winning The Race To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Into Arms
3 years, 11 months ago

Why West Virginia's Winning The Race To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Into Arms

NPR  

Why West Virginia's Winning The Race To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Into Arms Enlarge this image toggle caption State of West Virginia/Via AP State of West Virginia/Via AP Nearly two weeks before most states started vaccinating anyone in nursing homes, pharmacist Gretchen Garofoli went to a long-term care facility in Morgantown, W.Va., on Dec. 15 and administered one of the first …

Covid-19 deaths: US sees highest Covid-19 toll in months as deaths top a quarter of a million
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 deaths: US sees highest Covid-19 toll in months as deaths top a quarter of a million

CNN  

CNN — The United States saw the highest Covid-19 daily death toll in more than six months Tuesday, with at least 1,707 fatalities, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. “The horrible death count that we saw yesterday in the United States … reflects the number of people who were being infected three weeks ago – two to three weeks …

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