Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 06 Aug 2021, 11:08 pm Print
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Washington: The White House on Friday announced half of the US population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The data was revealed by the government at a time when various corners of the globe is witnessing a spike in the Delta variant of COVID-19.
White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar tweeted: "Friday just in: +821K doses reported administered, including 565K newly vaccinated. 7-day average of newly vaccinated is up 11% from last week and 44% over past 2 weeks. 50% of Americans (all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going!"
Friday just in: +821K doses reported administered, including 565K newly vaccinated. 7-day average of newly vaccinated is up 11% from last week and 44% over past 2 weeks. 50% of Americans (all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going! 🇺🇸
— Cyrus Shahpar (@cyrusshahpar46) August 6, 2021
America remained one of the worst COVID-19-hit nations in the world.
The virus is first believed to have originated from China.
It has now spread across the globe.
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