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Nearly 99 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in the US, covering more than 19.2% of the population. Since mid-December, more than 64 million people have been given at least one dose. Among them, nearly 34 million people have gotten the complete two-shot regimen, or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Those figures are impressive, but they’re not enough for the country to reach herd immunity. Public health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci have often said that a huge percentage of the population will have to be vaccinated for the US to return to normal.
An increasing number of studies in recent weeks have shown that the current vaccines are highly effective at preventing COVID-19 complications and death. Brand new research has also indicated that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can significantly reduce asymptomatic infections in real-world conditions. The drug might effectively stop the spread, in addition to preventing severe illness. Despite that progress though, health officials are still advising against the lifting of COVID-19 safety measures.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already updated its COVID-19 guidelines with new information for fully vaccinated people, explaining the kind of scenarios where people can gather with others without wearing masks. The agency is still advising people not to travel even if they're fully vaccinated. Moreover, the CDC says that everyone still needs to wear face masks in public settings. But it looks like another guideline update is coming soon to cover additional activities that could be safe for fully vaccinated people, according to Dr. Fauci.
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Dr. Fauci says CDC will soon change coronavirus guidelines again for vaccinated people originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 12 Mar 2021 at 14:35:47 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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