The United States has confirmed it will give a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at risk

United States works for Offer COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with weakened immune systems as quickly as possible, as coronavirus cases continue to rise, the country’s leading infectious disease expert said Thursday, Antoine Fauci.

America would join Germany, France e Israel during the administration of booster injections, ignore a request from the World Health Organization wait until more people around the world can receive their first vaccine.

The country’s regulators must fully approve COVID-19 vaccines or change their emergency use authorizations before authorities can recommend additional injections, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to make third doses are available earlier in certain circumstancesofficials said at a meeting in July.

“It is extremely important for us to move forward to reinforce these people and now we are working on it.Fauci said on a call with reporters, adding that immunocompromised people may not be protected by their existing COVID-19 vaccines.

Fauci said the increase in cases in the United States due to the spread of the contagious Delta variant it can be reversed with additional vaccines.

The government was eager to curb the opposition of some Americans to getting vaccinated while the Delta variant sweeps the country. Seven states with the lowest vaccination rates account for half of the country’s new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the past week, the White House said Thursday.

COVID cases increased by around 43% from the previous week and daily deaths have increased by more than a 39%, according to the director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, who also spoke on the call.

United States peaked in six months in new COVID cases with more than 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a statement from the agency Reuters.

(With information from Reuters)

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