140 million Americans vaccinated
115 million adults not yet vaccinated
What follows are my notes for people not yet vaccinated.
What people who haven't been vaccinated should consider.
-140 million Americans & hundreds of millions more globally have taken the vaccine safely & effetively
-COVID is a real threat to unvaccinated people-- look at India & our recent experience in Michigan
-America's drug safety system works. The recent pause of J&J shows that even highly infrequent issues will be immediately investigated & publicized
-These vaccines have been in development for decades with an eye on viruses like C19 & have gone through very large clinical trials
-People under 50 are at risk-- even if they've had COVID over the last year. New variants & the "waning" of immunity are causing more hospitalizations among young people
-COVID acts randomly. It hits people differently, some severely & many chronically (including a loved one)
If you're still undecided...
-do your own homework: get your questions answered from reliable places (not FB)
-ask your doctor (90%+ have been vaccinated) what they think (not politicians or govt officials like me)
-talk to people you know who have been vaccinated
Finally-- and this matters a lot to some people--
Some at risk ppl aren't able to get vaccinated. People who have had transplants, chronically ill kids, or who have compromised immune systems to pick 3 examples.
Getting the rest of us vaccinated makes it safer for them.
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BREAKING: President Biden announces that by April 19, 90%+ of Americans over 16 will be eligible for a vaccine and live within 5 miles of a place to get a vaccination.
And 33 million vaccines available in the coming week.
Per the president's orders, vaccines will be available in 40,000 pharmacies AND announces new transportation and other assistance to seniors and Americans with disabilities.
By May 1, every American over 16 will be eligible for a vaccine.
COVID response is a massive national operational underway 9 weeks.
➡️ 1 in 3 adults, 70% of seniors w first shot
➡️ 76%+ of schools open, 1.2mm school staff vaccinated
➡️ 10s of millions of new at home/POC tests being produced
➡️ Vaccinations open to all 16+ on or before May 1
➡️ Landmark partnership w Merck and J&J to increase production
➡️ Global leadership w $4 billion to COVAX & vaccine sharing w/ Canada & Mexico
➡️ 22 new Fed vaccination centers, community health centers— serves 60% to people of color
➡️ Dramatic improvement in long term care
➡️ Thousands of new vaccinators, vaccination sites & hundreds of mobile clinics reaching 2.5 million shots/day
➡️ Significant increases in variance sequencing & guidelines for continued vaccine development
➡️ Doubled vaccine reimbursement
➡️ Vaccine confidence 20 points higher