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Almost All COVID-Related Deaths in the U.S. Are Now Among Unvaccinated >>People In addition to making up only .8% of COVID-related deaths,
fully vaccinated people comprised about .1% of COVID-related >>hospitalizations, according to government data analyzed by the >>Associated Press.
The majority of deaths related to COVID-19 in the U.S. are now being >>reported as people who haven't been vaccinated against the virus, >>according to government data analyzed by the Associated Press.
The AP reported Thursday that only about .8% of deaths related to the >>virus last month occurred in fully vaccinated people, or about 150 of >>18,000 total.
Similarly, 1,200 of the 853,000 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in
the U.S. ?or around just .1% ?were people who were fully vaccinated.
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The information comes as the highly contagious Delta variant is >>spreading throughout the nation. In the past week, as of Wednesday,
cases from the variant had doubled ?up to 20.6% ?and federal health >>experts expect it to become the dominant strain over the next few
weeks.
First identified in India, the Delta variant has spread faster than >>other strains and led to more hospitalizations, though it does not >>appear to be more deadly. Testing also shows that the COVID-19
vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are nearly fully effective against
the Delta strain, preventing infection in around 94% of fully
vaccinated people.
"The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our >>attempt to eliminate COVID-19," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top >>infectious diseases expert, said during a White House briefing on >>Tuesday.
"The news that's so important is that the vaccines that we have now,
that we've done so well in distributing Ĺ over 65% of the adult >>population has received at least one dose. We're doing well with a >>vaccine that does quite well against this problematic variant," Fauci, >>80, told Savannah Guthrie Wednesday morning on the Today show.
Despite scientists' and health organizations' repeated insistence of
the vaccines' efficacy and safety, many ?including those in the >>health-care industry ?are still forgoing the shots.
Earlier this month, 178 workers in the Houston Methodist Hospital
system were suspended without pay for failing to comply with their >>requirement that all employees get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. >>The requirement was announced in April, and workers had until June 7
to comply.
After the two-week suspension period, 153 employees were either >>terminated or stepped away Tuesday, a Houston Methodist Hospital
system spokesperson told NPR. (A spokesperson for the hospital system >>did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.)
As of Friday morning, more than half of the U.S. population, or 53.7%
of Americans, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
and 45.6% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Of the >>vaccine-eligible Americans (meaning those aged 12 and up), 62.8% have >>received at least one dose and 53.3% are fully vaccinated.
As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes, PEOPLE
is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some
of the information in this story may have changed after publication.
For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online >>resources from CDC, WHO, and local public health departments. PEOPLE
has partnered with GoFundMe to raise money for the COVID-19 Relief
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Are all those fence jumpers at the border vaccinated?
Good point, I must admit.
If they're caught, they should be tested, vaccinated, and
quarentined until sent back or processed for whatever status.
The vaccination should be manditory as any documents they
have would be questionable.
It is possible that the pandemic raging through South America
may create conditions to drive more people across the boarder
to the U.S. It's pretty bad in some areas.
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