Joe Biden confirmed that all adults can now be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the United States

US President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday that he has achieved the goal of making all adults in the country eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and urged people to receive the doses to protect the community.

“My friends, I have good news. Everyone is eligible, as of today, to receive the vaccine. We have had enough. You must be protected and you must, in turn, protect your neighbors and your family. So please get vaccinatedHe said in a video posted on Twitter.

Two weeks ago, the president brought forward the previously stipulated date, since it was set for May 1. Several States had already advanced the date and only a few remained to do so. But as of Monday, in all 50 states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico, adults can get a shift with no age requirements, co-morbidities or jobs.. Each jurisdiction defines the rotation system and residency requirements: there are differences between those who vaccinate any interested party and those who apply to be a resident of the region or state.

According to government estimates, 90% of Americans live within five miles of a vaccination center. About 40,000 pharmacies are equipped for inoculation.

On Sunday, the CDC reported that more than 130 million people have already received at least one dose of the activated formulas (Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, the latter currently on temporary suspension), representing more than 50% of the adult population. . from the country. The Pfizer formula is approved for ages 16 and over, while the other two are for ages 18 and over.

The United States reached 31,668,343 confirmed cases and 567,210 deaths from the disease on Sunday, according to the independent count from Johns Hopkins University. That balance at 8:00 p.m. local time (00:00 GMT Monday) represents 335 more deaths than Saturday and 42,470 new infections, although on weekends the count slows down.

California is the state most affected by the pandemic with 61,038 deaths, followed by New York (51,579), Texas (49,595), Florida (34,439), Pennsylvania (25,665), New York Jersey (25,143) and Illinois (23,955). Georgia (19,758), Ohio (18,991), Michigan (17,934), Massachusetts (17,462) and Arizona (17,153) are other states with high death tolls.

For its part, the Institute for Health Metrics and Assessments (IHME, in English) at the University of Washington, whose models for predicting the evolution of the pandemic are often set by the White House, estimates that from here by July 1, some 610,000 people will have died.

The increase in new daily cases in the country led White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci to warn on Sunday that the country remains in a “precarious” situation.

Although the application of the vaccine by the American group Johnson & Johnson was suspended on Tuesday across the country, after knowing the cases of six women – one of whom has died – who developed serious blood clots after the injection , Fauci assured that this vaccine will be soon. circulate again, possibly with some restrictions or warnings on its use.

“There are enough vaccines for all Americans. It’s absolutely indisputable, ”Biden said last week.

(With information from AFP and EFE)

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