U.S. vaccination rate exceeds 700,000 for four consecutive days

The United States reported that more than 700,000 shots of the coronavirus vaccine were injected for four consecutive days as the country tried to increase vaccination efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.

According to White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain (Ronald Klain), about 3 million people received the first shot in the past week, marking a significant increase in the country’s vaccination rate.

“For the first time, we took more than 700,000 shots in four consecutive days, over a long period of time. In the past 7 days, about 3 million people have gotten their first shots-this is also a significant increase,” Klein Zhou Six wrote on Twitter.

In another tweet, Klein stated that more adults received the first dose of the vaccine than “at any time in the past 8-10 weeks”, and that this growth is “especially strong in areas that have been hit hard by the Delta variant.” “.

The White House COVID-19 data director Cyrus Shahpar said on Saturday that at least 712,000 doses of vaccine were injected, including 473,000 the first dose.

On Friday, more than 857,000 doses of vaccine were given, including 563,000 newly vaccinated people. Shahpar said on Twitter that this number marks the largest number of newly vaccinated Americans in four weeks.

“Coming Big Friday: Yesterday’s total vaccinations increased by 857,000 doses (600,000 doses last Friday)! This includes 563,000 doses of new vaccinations, the highest level since July 1. More than 190 million doses Americans have been vaccinated at least once. 69.6% of adults have been vaccinated at least once. Let’s do this!” Shahpar tweeted on Friday.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added that Friday is the third week The state with the highest number of cases has added new vaccinations. These states include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Nevada.

“Every day, Americans are choosing to be vaccinated. This is an encouraging sign, but we need everyone across the country to have a conversation with people they know who are not vaccinated to understand vaccinations. This is how we will The way to stop transmission Jean-Pierre said at a press conference: “Delta variants, as we all know, can save lives. “

Due to the large number of unvaccinated people and the spread of highly virulent Delta variants, the United States is experiencing an influx of new cases, and vaccination rates are rising.according to CDC Director Rochelle Varensky, Delta Variation Now Causes 83% of new coronavirus cases In the U.S

Earlier this week, the CDC Publish a new guide It is recommended that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas of the country where there is a significant risk of transmission. The decision was made after research showed that Delta variants are equally infectious whether they are infected by vaccinated or unvaccinated people.

Although there is “Breakthrough” case Regarding the situation where the Delta variant breaks through the immune level of the vaccinators and spreads to others, the CDC insists that mass vaccination is still the most effective way to contain the pandemic.

“The CDC’s message is still clear: The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of the disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have. We must continue to expand the coverage of vaccines in COVID-19 by building trust and confidence. 19 vaccines,” Valence said earlier this month.

According to the CDC, as of Saturday, a total of 164.4 million people had been vaccinated, and 57.5% of the country had received the vaccine at least once.

Weekly newspaper The White House was contacted for more comment, but did not respond to the publication in time.