The United States has already vaccinated more than 50 million people against COVID-19

The United States surpassed 50 million vaccinations on Friday, according to the statement made by the American agency Bloomberg, which specifies that 36.8 million received a dose, while 12.8 million both guarantee immunity.

In addition, last week the average number of daily vaccines stood at 1.7 million, above the target set by the country’s new president, Joe Biden, of injecting 1.5 million daily vaccines. during his first 100 days in office.

The increase in the vaccination rate has been accompanied by a decrease in daily cases which has brought some relief in the country most affected by the pandemic in the world with 27.4 million infections and 480,567 deaths.

In a bid to continue vaccinating high-priority non-priority groups, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that 20 more military teams would join the vaccination across the country.

Half of the groups will be made up of 222 people, while the other half will be made up of groups of 139 soldiers.

NEW MEASURES ON THE TABLE

The White House has spoken out in favor of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations and asked Congress to approve the $ 1.9 trillion (€ 1.56 million) economic stimulus package in order to safely reopen schools.

“We have sacrificed so much this year, but science tells us that if we support our children, educators and communities with the resources they need, we can get children back to school safely in more places. from the country.”Biden said in a statement.

The president assured that as soon as the Senate confirms its education secretary, Miguel Cardona, it will order him to implement a plan that will include the hiring of teachers, smaller classes and more transport to take the children at school. path.

In opposition to the plan to reopen the school, the possibility of requiring PCR tests on domestic flights crossing the United States has been ruled out by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, ensuring that he does not this is not a measure recommended by scientists at the CDC.

MONTANA TAKES OFF THE MANDATORY MASK

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte withdrew the requirement to wear a mask this Saturday as he had promised during the election campaign after considering that the state had made sufficient progress in vaccinating priority groups, according to ‘The Hill’.

“We will focus on personal responsibility over obligations”, highlighted. He also made sure to continue to wear masks.

Another state that has relaxed its restrictions is Minnesota which has increased the maximum capacity of restaurants, events, gyms and swimming pools.

(With information from Europa Press)

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