The number of booster vaccinations in the United States is decreasing day by day. It was stated that the number of people who received daily booster vaccination, which was at its peak with 1 million at the beginning of December, decreased to approximately 490 thousand as of last week. “It is clear that booster vaccination efforts are inadequate,” said Jason Schwartz, a vaccine policy expert from Yale University, adding that confusion is an important reason for those who have not yet had their booster vaccinations.
THE NUMBER DECLINED FROM ONE MILLION TO 490K
According to data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 40 percent of fully vaccinated Americans received a booster dose, and the number of those who received daily booster vaccinations, which peaked at 1 million at the beginning of December, dropped to approximately 490,000 as of last week.
A recent survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also revealed that US people tend to believe more in the first two doses of vaccines than booster vaccines.
While 59 percent of the respondents said that they felt safe in the public arena against Kovid-19 infection with the first two doses of vaccine, it was shared that this rate dropped to 47 percent when it comes to supportive vaccines.
“EFFICIENT FAILURE”
Jason Schwartz, a vaccine policy expert from Yale University, used the expression “It is clear that the booster vaccine efforts are insufficient,” and conveyed the information that only 63 percent (210 million) of Americans had their first two doses of vaccines in the process that started 13 months ago.
A major reason for confusion is that the estimated 86 million Americans who are fully vaccinated and eligible for supplementation have not yet received booster vaccinations, Schwartz said.
Vermont is the country’s leading state with 60 percent full vaccination rate, while the first two doses of vaccination rate were below 50 percent in states such as Wyoming, Idaho, Mississippi and Alabama.
Source: AA