Velandy Manohar, MD.
Distinguished Life Fellow- Am. Psychiatric Association
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CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chicken pox and cause more severe infection - CNNPolitics This Video Clip presents a former Vaccine Skeptic shares what helped her to change her mind. Paul Offit’s Video. [Link to a Q and A Video with Dr. Paul Offit follows. This is a detail packed lengthy Video VM]
CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chickenpox and cause more severe infection By Paul LeBlanc, Maggie Fox and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN
Updated 11:06 PM ET, Thu July 29, 2021
Washington (CNN)The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The document -- a slide presentation -- outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread the Delta variant at the same rate as unvaccinated people.[A summary slide asserted, “A summary slide says that because of the delta variant, the agency should "acknowledge that the war has changed." It also recommends that the agency ramp up communications so the public will understand that vaccines still greatly reduce the risk of death and severe disease.” The Delta Variant Has Changed The War Against The Virus, CDC Documents Reveal : NPR. VM]
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirmed the authenticity of the document, which was first reported by The Washington Post.
"I think people need to understand that we're not crying wolf here. This is serious," she told CNN.
"It's one of the most transmissible viruses we know about. Measles, chickenpox, this -- they're all up there."
The CDC is scheduled to publish data Friday that will back Walensky's controversial decision to change guidance for fully vaccinated people. She said Tuesday the CDC was recommending that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in places where transmission of the virus is sustained or high.
And she said everyone in schools -- students, staff and visitors -- should wear masks at all times.
"The measures we need to get this under control -- they're extreme. The measures you need are extreme," Walensky told CNN.
She said the data in the report did not surprise her. "It was the synthesis of the data all in one place that was sobering," she said.
The CDC presentation says the Delta variant is about as transmissible as chickenpox, with each infected person, on average, infecting eight or nine others. The original lineage was about as transmissible as the common cold, with each infected person passing the virus to about two other people on average.
That infectivity is known as R0.
"When you think about diseases that have an R0 of eight or nine -- there aren't that many," Walensky told CNN.
And if vaccinated people get infected anyway, they have as much virus in their bodies as unvaccinated people. That means they're as likely to infect someone else as unvaccinated people who get infected.
"The bottom line was that, in contrast to the other variants, vaccinated people, even if they didn't get sick, got infected and shed virus at similar levels as unvaccinated people who got infected," Dr. Walter Orenstein, who heads the Emory Vaccine Center and who viewed the documents, told CNN.
But vaccinated people are safer, the document indicates.
"Vaccines prevent more than 90% of severe disease, but may be less effective at preventing infection or transmission," it reads. "Therefore, more breakthrough and more community spread despite vaccination."
It says vaccines reduce the risk of severe disease or death 10-fold and reduce the risk of infection three-fold.
The presentation also cites three reports that indicate the Delta variant -- originally known as B.1.617.2 -- might cause more severe disease.
The CDC, the document advises, should "acknowledge the war has changed." It recommends vaccine mandates and universal mask requirements.
The virus is once against surging across the US -- especially in areas where fewer people are vaccinated.
The US averaged more than 61,300 new daily cases over the last week -- an average that's generally risen since the country hit a 2021 low of 11,299 daily cases on June 22, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
"The number of cases we have now is higher than any number we had on any given day last summer," Walensky told CNN.
As of Wednesday, cases have risen in all but one state in the past seven days compared with the week before, according to Johns Hopkins.
"The one thing I will say is I've been heartened in the past couple of days to see more people taking action in response to the fact that it's bad -- more organizations, businesses, states, localities taking the action that's needed to get us out of this," Walensky said.
The CDC document walks through new "communication challenges" as a result of breakthrough infections, along with the need to retool public health messaging to highlight vaccination as the best defense against the Delta variant.
The agency should "improve (the) public's understanding of breakthrough infections" and "improve communications around individual risk among vaccinated," it says.
Earlier Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols.
"This is an American tragedy. People are dying -- and will die -- who don't have to die. If you're out there unvaccinated, you don't have to die," Biden said during remarks at the White House. "Read the news. You'll see stories of unvaccinated patients in hospitals, as they're lying in bed dying from Covid-19, they're asking, 'Doc, can I get the vaccine?' The doctors have to say, 'Sorry, it's too late.' "
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
CNN's John Bonifield contributed to this report.
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Paul Offit: Q&A on the COVID-19 Vaccines | Center for Inquiry
Paul Offit: Q&A on the COVID-19 Vaccines Video.
Featuring: Leighann Lord, Paul Offit · From: Skeptical Inquirer Presents
Paul A. Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq, answered questions and common concerns raised about the COVID-19 Vaccines.
This talk was part of Skeptical Inquirer Presents and took place on March 4, 2021. This gives a good overview of the facts of COVID-19 Vaccine development. This presentation can be helpful to address Vaccine skepticism and hesitancy. Velandy Manohar, MD
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National cases up 439% from June & 5 other COVID-19 trends to know
Gabrielle Masson - 10 hours ago [7 29 21 12:20 PM]
Below are six national COVID-19 trends as the pandemic picks up:
1. The current seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 61,976, the CDC reported July 28. This is a 64.1 percent increase from the week before and a 439.7 percent jump from the lowest average in June 2021.
2. The U.S. now has a high level of community transmission because of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases in some regions, according to the CDC. No states are seeing low levels of transmission.
3. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are also rising but at far lower rates than new infections, The New York Times reported July 24.
4. About 97 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients aren't vaccinated, according to the Times.
5. The national surge is driven largely by severe outbreaks in a handful of states, according to the Times. The more infectious delta variant has caused significant case spikes in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida. [This is a matter of grave concern because the State Govt opposes Public Health Measures to manage the surging infections with the Delta Variant VM] More follows.
6. About 49 percent of Americans are fully vaccinated, with rates varying greatly from state to state. In Vermont, two-thirds of residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while in Alabama and Mississippi, just more than a third of residents are fully inoculated, the Times reported.
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Daily COVID-19 admissions hit record high in Florida (beckershospitalreview.com)
A matter of especially grave concern, State of Florida is no longer providing Daily Pandemic Reports. This report follows]
Daily COVID-19 admissions hit record high in Florida
Mackenzie Bean - 9 hours ago. [07 29 21, 12:20 PM]
Florida is reporting a record number of new COVID-19 hospitalizations as the delta variant spreads rapidly during the state's summer tourist season, Bloomberg reported July 28.
Average daily hospitalizations among adults ages 18-39 have increased about 150 percent in the past two weeks, according to HHS data cited by Bloomberg.
On July 25, the state reported 1,288 new admissions for confirmed COVID-19 cases, surpassing the previous record for single-day admissions set in January. The current jump in hospitalizations has played out about three times faster than last winter, which points to delta's infectiousness, Bloomberg said.
Sergio Segarra, MD, vice president of medical affairs and CMO at Baptist Hospital of Miami, said the hospital has never been as busy during the pandemic as it is now, citing the rise in COVID-19 cases alongside the return of normal hospital traffic.
"I don't know how long before it becomes an ICU issue where all of the ICU beds are filled and we need even more people," he told Bloomberg.
As of July 28, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections filled 1,827 of the state's 6,558 available ICU beds, HHS data shows.
To view the full article, click here.
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Fully vaccinated people should get tested after exposure even if asymptomatic: CDC
Gabrielle Masson - 11 hours ago. July 29, 2021, 12:20PM
The CDC has released new testing recommendations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, advising vaccinated Americans to be tested if they are exposed to COVID-19, even if they don't have symptoms.
The July 27 update differs from the agency's previous guidelines, which said fully vaccinated people didn't need to be tested after exposure to the virus unless they were experiencing symptoms.
"Our updated guidance recommends vaccinated people get tested upon exposure regardless of symptoms," Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the CDC, wrote in an email to The New York Times. "Testing is widely available."
After exposure, vaccinated individuals should wear a mask in public indoor spaces and get tested three to five days later, according to the CDC. If the results are negative, they can stop wearing masks indoors.
The new recommendation came the same day the agency recommended that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in communities where transmission levels are high.
Dr. Walensky said during a July 27 media advisory that the agency updated its guidance after reviewing new science related to the delta variant. The delta variant remains the predominant strain in the U.S., with recent outbreak investigations finding that the delta variant behaves differently than other strains, according to Dr. Walensky. In rare cases, some vaccinated people can get the delta variant and have the same levels of the virus in their bodies as unvaccinated people, meaning they can also spread the infection to others.
On the same day, the agency also advised all clinicians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and that they encourage staff and patients to get the vaccine and advise immunocompromised patients to continue all prevention measures after vaccination.
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States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered: July 29 (beckershospitalreview.com)
States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered: July 29
Maia Anderson - Updated Thursday, July 29th, 2021
New Mexico has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.
The CDC's data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been distributed to each state and the total number each state has administered.
As of 6 a.m. ET July 28, a total of 395,974,515 vaccine doses had been distributed in the U.S., and 343,361,524 had been administered, or 86.71 percent. Additionally, 189,494,180 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 163,588,042 had been fully vaccinated. That means 57.1 percent of the U.S. population had received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 49.3 percent had been fully vaccinated.
Below are the states and Washington, D.C., ranked by the percentage of COVID-19 vaccines they've administered of those that have been distributed to them. Some numbers may not reflect the actual number of vaccines administered, as coding problems and data lags have hindered efforts to accurately count and publicly report how many doses are administered daily in some states.
1. New Mexico
Doses distributed to state: 2,428,965
Doses administered: 2,468,519
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 101.63
*The CDC's data shows New Mexico has administered more vaccines than has been distributed to the state, suggesting a discrepancy in the data.
2. Wisconsin
Doses distributed to state: 6,331,365
Doses administered: 6,135,763
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 96.91
3. Connecticut
Doses distributed to state: 4,900,135
Doses administered: 4,570,229
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 93.27
4. Washington
Doses distributed to state: 9,671,755
Doses administered: 8,957,339
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 92.61
5. Vermont
Doses distributed to state: 945,020
Doses administered: 870,892
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 92.16
6. New York State
Doses distributed to state: 24,861,515
Doses administered: 22,820,585
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 91.79
7. Massachusetts
Doses distributed to state: 9,964,430
Doses administered: 9,102,682
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 91.35
8. Minnesota
Doses distributed to state: 6,688,140
Doses administered: 6,051,371
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 90.48
9. Nevada
Doses distributed to state: 3,261,040
Doses administered: 2,941,670
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 90.21
10. North Dakota
Doses distributed to state: 732,860
Doses administered: 659,829
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 90.03
11. Kentucky
Doses distributed to state: 4,640,535
Doses administered: 4,165,645
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.77
12. Utah
Doses distributed to state: 3,337,250
Doses administered: 2,993,563
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.7
13. Nebraska
Doses distributed to state: 2,154,180
Doses administered: 1,930,639
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.62
14. Pennsylvania
Doses distributed to state: 16,171,685
Doses administered: 14,482,512
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.55
15. Virginia
Doses distributed to state: 10,754,595
Doses administered: 9,626,757
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.51
16. Colorado
Doses distributed to state: 7,201,455
Doses administered: 6,438,352
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.4
17. Illinois
Doses distributed to state: 15,179,155
Doses administered: 13,535,577
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 89.17
18. California
Doses distributed to state: 50,661,395
Doses administered: 44,832,247
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 88.49
19. Iowa
Doses distributed to state: 3,564,135
Doses administered: 3,128,462
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 87.78
20. Maine
Doses distributed to state: 1,902,340
Doses administered: 1,660,309
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 87.28
21. Indiana
Doses distributed to state: 6,973,270
Doses administered: 6,038,913
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 86.6
22. Ohio
Doses distributed to state: 12,764,915
Doses administered: 11,028,252
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 86.4
23. Hawaii
Doses distributed to state: 1,984,960
Doses administered: 1,714,187
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 86.36
24. Florida
Doses distributed to state: 25,876,115
Doses administered: 22,343,510
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 86.35
25. Tennessee
Doses distributed to state: 6,628,620
Doses administered: 5,711,164
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 86.16
26. New Jersey
Doses distributed to state: 12,003,135
Doses administered: 10,317,112
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 85.95
27. Montana
Doses distributed to state: 1,130,745
Doses administered: 967,066
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 85.52
28. South Dakota
Doses distributed to state: 990,365
Doses administered: 846,690
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 85.49
29. Rhode Island
Doses distributed to state: 1,555,325
Doses administered: 1,322,996
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 85.06
30. Wyoming
Doses distributed to state: 525,435
Doses administered: 445,039
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 84.7
31. Louisiana
Doses distributed to state: 4,247,160
Doses administered: 3,592,125
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 84.58
32. Kansas
Doses distributed to state: 3,194,505
Doses administered: 2,683,642
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 84.01
33. Missouri
Doses distributed to state: 6,452,415
Doses administered: 5,414,504
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 83.91
34. New Hampshire
Doses distributed to state: 1,893,790
Doses administered: 1,587,990
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 83.85
35. Arizona
Doses distributed to state: 8,446,190
Doses administered: 7,057,355
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 83.56
36. Oklahoma
Doses distributed to state: 4,124,420
Doses administered: 3,430,195
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 83.17
37. District of Columbia
Doses distributed to state: 1,088,465
Doses administered: 897,468
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 82.45
38. Texas
Doses distributed to state: 32,980,075
Doses administered: 27,175,812
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 82.4
39. Maryland
Doses distributed to state: 8,728,690
Doses administered: 7,172,046
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 82.17
40. Oregon
Doses distributed to state: 5,756,625
Doses administered: 4,723,919
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 82.06
41. Delaware
Doses distributed to state: 1,321,865
Doses administered: 1,083,839
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 81.99
42. Michigan
Doses distributed to state: 11,942,650
Doses administered: 9,763,518
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 81.75
43. Alaska
Doses distributed to state: 851,265
Doses administered: 694,288
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 81.56
44. Arkansas
Doses distributed to state: 2,968,260
Doses administered: 2,410,715
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 81.22
45. North Carolina
Doses distributed to state: 12,049,860
Doses administered: 9,658,982
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 80.16
46. South Carolina
Doses distributed to state: 5,496,605
Doses administered: 4,379,272
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 79.67
47. Idaho
Doses distributed to state: 1,737,250
Doses administered: 1,367,020
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 78.69
48. Georgia
Doses distributed to state: 11,575,865
Doses administered: 8,877,174
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 76.69
49. Mississippi
Doses distributed to state: 2,779,885
Doses administered: 2,131,339
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 76.67
50. West Virginia
Doses distributed to state: 1,953,655
Doses administered: 1,485,406
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 76.03
51. Alabama
Doses distributed to state: 5,031,270
Doses administered: 3,557,652
Percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered: 70.71
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States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: July 29
Molly Gamble (Twitter) - Updated 11 hours ago. [07 29 21, 12:20PM]
Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people.
Data points were last updated July 29. Data for positivity rates and tests are seven-day moving averages. New cases are daily counts as reported by states and the District of Columbia. The information cited is from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. States are arranged in descending order of test positivity rates.
For user-friendly data on current COVID-19 hospitalizations and death rates, please refer to The New York Times' presentation of HHS data here.
Florida: 0
New daily cases: 0
Tests per 100,000: 0
*Florida is no longer providing daily pandemic data reports.
Alabama: 44 percent
New daily cases: 2,726
Tests per 100,000: 89.9
Mississippi: 42.6
New daily cases: 1,875
Tests per 100,000: 104.5
Oklahoma: 41.3
New daily cases: 1,474
Tests per 100,000: 76.1
Kansas: 33.8
New daily cases: 206
Tests per 100,000: 97.8
Idaho: 25.3
New daily cases: 358
Tests per 100,000: 57
Iowa: 20.8
New daily cases: 2,158
Tests per 100,000: 36.6
Arkansas: 20.5
New daily cases: 1,703
Tests per 100,000: 262.1
Missouri: 18.9
New daily cases: 2,835
Tests per 100,000: 212.7
Louisiana: 17.5
New daily cases: 4,699
Tests per 100,000: 438.7
Georgia: 17.4
New daily cases: 3,828
Tests per 100,000: 143.3
Tennessee: 16.1
New daily cases: 2,226
Tests per 100,000: 144.3
Utah: 13.7
New daily cases: 843
Tests per 100,000: 153.3
Kentucky: 13.5
New daily cases: 1,549
Tests per 100,000: 162.1
South Carolina: 12.8
New daily cases: 1,439
Tests per 100,000: 186.4
Nevada: 12.5
New daily cases: 1,179
Tests per 100,000: 255.2
Texas: 10.7
New daily cases: 9,288
Tests per 100,000: 227.9
North Carolina: 10.1
New daily cases: 2,633
Tests per 100,000: 185
Wyoming: 8.8
New daily cases: 0
Tests per 100,000: 176.6
Arizona: 7.9
New daily cases: 1,361
Tests per 100,000: 255.4
Virginia: 7
New daily cases: 1,087
Tests per 100,000: 125.8
New Jersey: 6.8
New daily cases: 948
Tests per 100,000: 177.4
Washington: 6.6
New daily cases: 1,156
Tests per 100,000: 1,651.3
Maine: 5.9
New daily cases: 64
Tests per 100,000: 98.9
Ohio: 5.8
New daily cases: 1,456
Tests per 100,000: 129.5
North Dakota: 5.7
New daily cases: 80
Tests per 100,000: 105.9
Nebraska: 5.7
New daily cases: 1,009
Tests per 100,000: 185.3
Wisconsin: 5.7
New daily cases: 899
Tests per 100,000: 167.8
Indiana: 5.6
New daily cases: 1,215
Tests per 100,000: 221
Hawaii: 5.1
New daily cases: 85
Tests per 100,000: 277.6
Colorado: 5
New daily cases: 896
Tests per 100,000: 257.7
Oregon: 4.9
New daily cases: 815
Tests per 100,000: 281.3
South Dakota: 4.8
New daily cases: 265
Tests per 100,000: 91.6
California: 4.6
New daily cases: 7,689
Tests per 100,000: 398.4
New Mexico: 4.4
New daily cases: 328
Tests per 100,000: 266.5
Michigan: 4.3
New daily cases: 0
Tests per 100,000: 125.8
Delaware: 4.1
New daily cases: 73
Tests per 100,000: 185.7
Alaska: 4.1
New daily cases: 528
Tests per 100,000: 734.5
Illinois: 4
New daily cases: 2,082
Tests per 100,000: 309
Minnesota: 3.9
New daily cases: 619
Tests per 100,000: 183.4
West Virginia: 3.7
New daily cases: 196
Tests per 100,000: 231.1
Pennsylvania: 3.6
New daily cases: 563
Tests per 100,000: 139
Connecticut: 2.9
New daily cases: 391
Tests per 100,000: 271
District of Columbia: 2.4
New daily cases: 40
Tests per 100,000: 357.1
New Hampshire: 2.2
New daily cases: 67
Tests per 100,000: 185.5
New York: 2
New daily cases: 1,874
Tests per 100,000: 444
Rhode Island: 2
New daily cases: 152
Tests per 100,000: 457.1
Maryland: 2
New daily cases: 416
Tests per 100,000: 257.6
Massachusetts: 1.7
New daily cases: 660
Tests per 100,000: 484.7
Vermont: 1.6
New daily cases: 44
Tests per 100,000: 273.5
Montana: 1
New daily cases: 223
Tests per 100,000: 200.2
Florida: 0
New daily cases: 0
Tests per 100,000: 0
*Florida is no longer providing daily pandemic data reports.
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States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated: July 29 (beckershospitalreview.com)
States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated: July 29
Katie Adams - Updated 12 hours ago 07 29 21, 12:20PM
Vermont has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.
The CDC's data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of people in each state who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The numbers reported by the CDC may vary from the numbers published on individual states' public health websites, as there may be reporting lags between the states and the CDC.
As of 6 a.m. EDT July 28, a total of 163,588,042 Americans had been fully vaccinated, or 49.3 percent of the country's population, according to the CDC's data.
We are fortunate that 5 of the states we are operating in are among the top 10 states in terms of fully vaccinated persons. Florida is the 27th and Indiana is the 36th. We must VM
Below are the states and Washington, D.C., ranked by the percentage of their population that has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC.
1. Vermont
Number of people fully vaccinated: 420,491
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 67.39
2. Massachusetts
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,389,137
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 63.68
3. Maine
Number of people fully vaccinated: 851,289
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 63.33
4. Connecticut
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,246,960
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 63.02
5. Rhode Island
Number of people fully vaccinated: 647,856
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 61.16
6. Maryland
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,541,164
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 58.57
7. New Hampshire
Number of people fully vaccinated: 790,811
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 58.16
8. New Jersey
Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,159,060
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 58.08
9. Washington
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,367,767
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 57.36
10. New York State
Number of people fully vaccinated: 11,056,206
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.83
11. New Mexico
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,190,810
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.79
12. Oregon
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,353,133
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 55.79
13. District of Columbia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 384,862
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 54.53
14. Virginia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,631,108
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 54.26
15. Colorado
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,119,109
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 54.16
16. Minnesota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,021,006
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.57
17. Hawaii
Number of people fully vaccinated: 755,916
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.39
18. California
Number of people fully vaccinated: 20,743,651
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 52.5
19. Delaware
Number of people fully vaccinated: 510,834
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 52.46
20. Pennsylvania
Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,659,773
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 52.02
21. Wisconsin
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,004,053
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 51.59
22. Iowa
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,561,065
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 49.48
23. Nebraska
Number of people fully vaccinated: 953,786
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 49.31
24. Michigan
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,862,573
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.69
25. Florida
Number of people fully vaccinated: 10,435,795
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.59
26. Illinois
Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,112,291
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.24
27. South Dakota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 413,798
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.77
28. Ohio
Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,409,068
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.27
29. Alaska
Number of people fully vaccinated: 331,818
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.36
30. Kentucky
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,024,824
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.32
31. Arizona
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,279,400
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.05
32. Kansas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,310,968
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45
33. Utah
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,432,153
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.67
34. Montana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 471,717
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.14
35. Nevada
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,358,634
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.11
36. Indiana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,964,605
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.04
37. North Carolina
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,569,660
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.57
38. Texas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 12,630,423
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.56
39. Missouri
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,516,150
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 41
40. South Carolina
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,080,870
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.42
41. Oklahoma
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,584,415
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.04
42. North Dakota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 304,560
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 39.97
43. West Virginia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 698,493
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.98
44. Tennessee
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,657,450
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.91
45. Georgia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,084,995
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.47
46. Idaho
Number of people fully vaccinated: 665,609
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 37.25
47. Louisiana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,705,455
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.69
48. Wyoming
Number of people fully vaccinated: 211,288
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.51
49. Arkansas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,089,475
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.1
50. Mississippi
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,022,493
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.36
51. Alabama
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,677,048
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.2
VIII.
From: List [email protected] 07 29 21, 2:50PM
Updates for Connecticut Physicians, APRNs, PAs, and RNs:
The CDC issued a Health Advisory to notify public health practitioners and clinicians about the urgent need to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Increasing vaccination coverage is especially urgent in areas where current coverage is low. Unvaccinated persons account for the majority of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, especially the highly infectious Delta variant (B.1.617.2), are accelerating the spread of infection.
Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people should practice all recommended prevention measures until fully vaccinated. In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends that fully vaccinated individuals wear a mask in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of Delta and help protect others. [This advice will be helpful in all the States we are operating in now and hope to be in next few months irrespective of the numbers. It is best to be prudent and “help prevent the spread of Delta and help protect others.” VM]
Velandy Manohar, MD