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Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August: analysis

Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August: analysis

Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August: analysis
Nov 23, 2022 1 min, 33 secs

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, a majority of Americans dying from the coronavirus were at least partially vaccinated, according to a new analysis of federal and state data. .

The waning efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and increasingly contagious strains of the virus being spread to elderly and immunocompromised people have resulted in more deaths among those who have taken at least one vaccine dose, a Washington Post analysis published Wednesday finds. .

"Fifty-eight percent of coronavirus deaths in August were people who were vaccinated or boosted," the Post reported. .

President Biden receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at the White House on Oct.

"In September 2021, vaccinated people made up just 23 percent of coronavirus fatalities.

Top health officials have repeatedly urged Americans to complete their primary vaccine series and get boosted to maximize vaccine protection against COVID-19. .

WHITE HOUSE URGES AMERICANS TO DISCUSS COVID-19 VACCINES OVER THANKSGIVING .

At a press briefing Tuesday, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr.

"Bottom line is that we're doing everything we can in the next six weeks to help families get their updated COVID shots by the end of the year, because it's the best protection for this winter," Jha said, adding that the latest iteration of the COVID-19 vaccine is a "once a year shot," similar to the flu shot. 

Fauci emphasized the safety and efficacy of the approved COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe illness and deaths and encouraged Americans to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible

Deborah Birx, have acknowledged that the coronavirus vaccines do not necessarily protect people against infection and transmission. 

In October, a New York state Supreme Court ordered all employees who were fired because of New York City's vaccine mandate be reinstated with back pay, finding that "being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19."

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