The country’s vaccination rate, at 61.6 doses administered per 100 people, is currently less than Israel’s, leading among countries with at least 5 million people at a rate of 119.2. The United States also follows the United Arab Emirates, Chile and the United Kingdom, which vaccinate at doses of 62 doses per 100 people, according to Our World in Data, an online research website.
The states with the highest vaccination rates have a history of voting Democratically and supporting President Joe Biden in the 2020 election: New Hampshire at the top, with 71.1%, followed by New Mexico, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine.
Millions of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine were included in the vaccination; the use of the vaccine was interrupted due to six cases of unusual blood clots. More than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been given in the US, the vast majority with no or mild side effects. Authorities stressed that they found no evidence of clotting problems with the most widely used Covid-19 vaccines in the United States – from Moderna and Pfizer.
Dr Anthony Fauci, who appeared in several TV news programs on Sunday morning, said he expected the J&J recordings to resume soon, with warnings and / or restrictions.
Vaccination rates do not always match the way states vote. But the poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Inquiry showed trends linking political trends and attitudes toward the vaccines and other issues related to the pandemic, which killed more than 566,000 people in the US.
A poll conducted in late March found that 36% of Republicans said they were likely or definitely not to be vaccinated, compared to 12% of Democrats. Similarly, a third of Americans in rural areas said they tend not to get shot, while less than a quarter of people living in cities and suburbs share the reluctance.
In general, shows the willingness to be vaccinated.
In January, 67% of adult Americans were willing to be vaccinated or had already received at least one shot. According to the latest AP-NORC poll, the figure has climbed to 75%.
Nationwide, 24% of black Americans and 22% of Hispanics say they are likely or definitely not to be vaccinated, up from 41% and 34% in January, respectively. Among white Americans, 26% now say they will not be vaccinated. In January, it was 31%.
Fauci, the country’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said the goal is to get community figures, from athletes to clergy, to encourage vaccinations, especially since the country’s average of seven days exceeds 60,000 new infections per day. is.