COVID-19 live updates: 7 states accounting for about half of new cases

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NEW: Seven states 'account for about half of new cases and hospitalizations in the past week—despite making up less than a quarter of the U.S. population,' White House coronavirus response coordinator says.

Moderna says its vaccine is 93% effective against symptomatic illness after six months .A patient receives her first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a pop up vaccine clinic at the Jewish Community Center, April 16, 2021, in Staten Island, New York.

Moderna said its booster candidates also demonstrate robust antibody responses to variants of concern, including delta. Moderna President Dr. Stephen Hoge told"Good Morning America" Thursday that the Moderna vaccine offers protection from delta right after receiving it, but it's not known yet if that'll hold up through the winter. He called winter"the biggest test of that vaccine which is why we need to be vigilant and careful.

He also noted that Moderna's goal is to be vaccinating kids under 12 by the end of the year. Moderna isn’t authorized for kids ages 12 to 17 yet, but Hoge hopes authorization could come “any day.”

 

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Tucker Swanson Carson. Any comment?

Yet not one figure about the number of new cases in the story? Kinda peculiar. I guess we'll take your word that it's spreading 'like a tsunami?'

It's called Natural Selection. Look it up...

Darwinism do yo thang!

If the unvaccinated ‘ask’ for it, they should cough up the expenses if they survive their ICU care.🤬👊🏻

With this administration knowingly importing variants across the southern border its just going to continue. Just a matter of time before a highly lethal strain is allowed in by Biden and the dems. It's the equivalent of modern day Smallpox blankets.

the government should ban all flights to Florida until their governor steps down.

We need leadership

All Trump states I bet

MORE: The states are Florida, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, 'states with some of the lowest vaccination rates.'

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