Many Americans Appear to be Skipping Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

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In the United States, a worrying issue has been uncovered: millions of Americans are skipping their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. It has been discovered that roughly 5 million people, or 8% of those who have received a first dose, have not showed up to their second appointment to receive their shot. That is more than double the rate that occurred in the first weeks of the vaccine rollout. Public health experts are worried, and plan to gear up a more aggressive campaign to try and get people to vaccinate.

In other news, the Biden administration is set to supply India, who is being ravaged by the coronavirus, with raw materials for vaccine creation, diagnostic testing kits, ventilators and personal protective gear. India is currently reporting record daily COVID-19 numbers, with the past 5 days breaking world records for case numbers. Despite this, fewer than 10% of Indian citizens have been fully vaccinated, as many have criticized the government’s inoculation efforts.

Lastly, the European Union has announced that American citizens who have been fully vaccinated will be able to visit this summer, after more than a year where nonessential travel has been shut down. The news is a welcomed sign that life is somewhat returning to normal.

United States

228.66 million

68.37 per 100

China

224.9 million

15.63 per 100

India

139.19 million

10.09 per 100

United Kingdom

46.25 million

68.13 per 100

Brazil

38.03 million

17.89 per 100

Germany

25.45 million

30.37 per 100

Turkey

21.13 million

25.05 per 100

France

19.54 million

28.67 per 100

Indonesia

18.57 million

6.79 per 100

Russia

18.15 million

12.44 per 100

Data Table per Our World in Data (April 26, 2021, 12 AM EST)

In the US, vaccination rates are falling despite a high national caseload fueled by variants of COVID-19. On Saturday, more than 50,000 new cases were reported, similar to numbers from the second wave that occurred during this past summer. However, average vaccine doses being given each day have dropped to their lowest level since the end of March.

California

28,798,648

72.88 per 100

Texas

17,979,089

62.00 per 100

New York

14,732,987

75.73 per 100

Florida

14,462,795

67.33 per 100

Pennsylvania

9,527,786

74.42 per 100

Illinois

9,011,738

71.11 per 100

Ohio

8,002,870

68.46 per 100

New Jersey

6,908,470

77.77 per 100

Michigan

6,769,798

67.78 per 100

North Carolina

6,727,991

64.14 per 100

Data Table per CDC COVID-19 Tracker (April 25, 2021, 6 AM EST)

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