U.S. Gives Record Number of COVID Vaccines on Saturday

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The U.S. hit a record high of administering 4.6 million doses in one day on Saturday, and health officials want that number to continue to climb.

April 12, 2021 --

“Amazing Saturday! +4.63M doses administered over total yesterday, a new record!” Cyrus Shahpar, MD, the COVID-19 data director for the White House, wrote in a“More than 500K higher than old record last Saturday,” he said. “Incredible number of doses administered.” The U.S. has shipped almost 238 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 119 million people have received at least one dose, according to theupdated on Sunday. More than 72.6 million people, or almost 22% of the population, are considered fully vaccinated.

“To end this pandemic, this is what we have to do — we’ve got to step up and help protect one another,” Vivek Murthy, MD, the U.S. Surgeon General, said“That’s why today I’m asking everyone to do two things: One, get vaccinated as soon as you can,” he said. “And two, help the people you care about get vaccinated as well.”Associated Press, “Whitmer urges halt of high school classes, youth sports.”

CNN, “Covid-19 hospitalizations among younger people are rising in the US -- especially in one region.”

 

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