May 4, 2021 --
“Things are all very encouraging … because so many people are vaccinated and because there had already been a fair amount of infection and because we’re moving into the spring,” Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at the University of Florida, told“There could be smaller, local flare-ups, but in general, things are looking really good as we move into the summer,” she said.
Contagious variants are leading to case increases in some states. The B.1.1.7 variant, which was first identified in the U.K., now represents about 60% of cases in the country, accordingVaccinations have protected the most vulnerable groups, and now young people between ages 20-29 outnumber older patients in hospitals,updated on Sunday. About 56% of adults have received at least one dose, and 40% are considered fully vaccinated.
“Now it’s the hard work of getting to the people who are in the middle who are sort of wishy-washy — ‘Do I want a vaccine or do I not?’” Janis Orlowski, chief health care officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges, told the newspaper.
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