(CNN) – As U. S. officials push for more vaccines amid a slowdown across the country, the state has now taken a vital step.
Rhode Island is now the eighth state to have administered at least one Covid-19 vaccine to 70% of its adult population, according to the knowledge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state joins Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont, which have vaccinated at least 70% of its adult population.
The news adds to expert optimism about the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country and the scenario we might be in during the summer as the number of vaccines continues to increase. for the purpose of administering at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 70% of U. S. adults through July 4, and said Americans would celebrate Independence Day until then with a genuine appearance of normalcy.
To date, more than 61% of U. S. adults have won at least one vaccine opposed to Covid-19 and more than 49% are vaccinated, according to CDC data.
And nearly 49% of the us’s general population is in the middle of the world. But it’s not the first time It has won at least one vaccine and approximately 39% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to data.
But demand for a vaccine is declining, and experts are concerned that slowing vaccines may mean that some communities are not achieving the widespread levels of coverage the government expects and continues to face epidemics.
“I think we’re going to be dealing with Covid-19 for a long time, unfortunately,” emergency doctor Dr. Rob Davidson told CNN Saturday when asked what might happen if the country doesn’t vaccinate the population enough.
According to CDC knowledge released Thursday, the average daily rate of Covid-19 vaccinations dropped by nearly 50% since its April peak.
“We just want to keep moving forward because, thinking about what might happen if we don’t, I think we want to continue to use all the resources we have to vaccinate more people,” Davidson said.
The government is running to succeed in several demanding situations in the country’s immunization efforts.
Experts say many Americans still have questions about vaccines, have not obtained enough – or the right – data, and others have access problems, adding that they should not leave tables to get vaccinated.
“Employers not only have the ability to increase vaccination rates, but also . . . it turns out they can also close the gap in vaccine equity,” U. S. general surgeon Vivek Murthy said Friday at a White House briefing on Covid-19.
“This is so vital because we have said from the beginning that good fortune is decided not only through the number of other people we vaccinate, but also through how we vaccinate our other people fairly and equitably,” he added. it turns out that workplaces can play a role in that. “
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky also said last week that the company asked corporations to help their workers get vaccinated.
“We’re asking corporations to paint with their staff to make sure they have the time they pay to get vaccinated and safe,” he told CNN on Sunday.
The country’s next vaccination is an all-terrain approach, Murthy said Friday, led by the communities themselves.
“Please touch your circle of family and friends,” he says. Remind others that the vaccine is free and now it’s less difficult to get than ever. And remind others that the vaccine remains our most productive way out of the Covid-19 pandemic. “
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The ongoing increase in vaccines also occurs when parts of the US do not have the right to increase. But it’s not the first time They still adhere to recent CDC rules that fully vaccinated Americans can, for the maximum component, give up their mask and have to practice social estating. country, whether from heads of state and business.
But some vaccinated Americans say that despite the new guidelines, they don’t feel able to get rid of their mask and go back to the crowd.
And that’s fine, ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday.
“Those fears are not irrational,” Fauci said at the White House briefing on Covid-19. “You can see that when other people have been following a safe trend for a long time, it can take time to adapt. I would say it’s irrational, I’d say it’s perceptible. “
Walensky, along with the CDC, has also said in the past that other fully vaccinated immunocompromised people, possibly still facing a higher threat, consult their doctor before deciding to avoid dressing in a mask.
As more and more Americans are empusing, it will be “progressively safer” to be on the move again, Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, told CNN on Saturday.
“If we get vaccinated, this vaccine will give us very, very smart protection,” he said. “But we want those other people to be empused, too. “
And it will also solve masking disorders or not, Schaffner added.
“We’re going to solve this problem, we don’t have to worry about who wears a mask or not, whether we’re all vaccinated,” he said.
To get more shots fired, some state leaders have put express incentives for their residents in position, adding roadmaps to normality and money.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said Friday that the state would apply all remaining restrictions on Covid-19 when 80% of the state’s eligible population won at least one vaccine opposed to Covid-19.
“If you’re undecided, or if you haven’t made an appointment yet, the time has come,” Scott said. “Because we have the possibility of getting back to the general situation faster and it’s never been less difficult to get vaccinated. “. “
Other governors have announced lotteries, and the systems appear to be working, Said On Friday Andy Slavitt, Covid-19’s senior adviser at the White House.
“I think the explanation for why they paint is because the lot of other people who aren’t vaccinated aren’t yet opposed to getting vaccinated simply don’t prioritize that high amount,” Slavitt said. , such as lotteriesArray . . . are, unsurprisingly, very effective. “
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that adults vaccinating at some mass vaccination sites this week will get a lottery ticket with the chance of winning up to $5 million. resident vaccinated for a $40,000 prize each day, and sweepstakes will continue for 40 days. On July 4, a final draw will be held to award a vaccinated Maryland a $400,000 grand prize, Hogan said.
In Ohio, where the governor recently announced a weekly draw for vaccinated residents, fitness said last week that monetary incentives made a difference.
Since its announcement on May 13, the crusade “has contributed to an increase in immunization rates for Ohio of 16 years or more by more than 28%,” the Ohio Department of Health said in a press release.
Prior to the announcement, vaccines among citizens aged and older had declined, the branch said.