The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed Saturday that almost two-thirds of New York state is fully vaccinated.
The CDC data shows 65.3 percent of the total population of 12.7 million New York residents is fully vaccinated.
The percentage of people fully vaccinated above the age of 18 is at 77.1 percent with 11.9 million residents.
The percentage of those with one dose out of the whole population is 72.8 percent and the above age of 18 is 85.9 percent.
“We are getting closer to the season of gathering with loved ones, and the best thing you can do to keep your loved ones safe is to get your vaccination,” New York Governor Hochul said in a statement. “We hit a vaccination milestone of eighty-five percent of adult New Yorkers with their first dose, but we need to get it higher before the holiday season so we can celebrate with the best peace of mind.”
New York City has implemented one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the country. In New York City, one needs to show their vaccine card to get into certain places, such as restaurants. The city has also mandated vaccines for certain jobs. This includes public school teachers and police officers.
As of now, New York has the eighth-highest vaccination rate in the US, following behind Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. However, its vaccination rate is higher than the entire US with only 56.9 percent fully vaccinated. The rate of those with one dose of the vaccine is 65.8 percent in the US.
Meanwhile, recent data revealed that September was the worst month in the US for new cases and deaths.
Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics reveals that cases among children peaked in September, as many schools opened for offline classes amid growing cases of delta variant.
More than 6 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, with more than 1.1 million new cases recorded from September 3 to September 30.
The weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID-19 deaths among children under age 15 also reached their highest level in September.
Recently, Pfizer has asked the US government to approve the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years old, and if regulators agree, injections may start within weeks. In a trial of children, Pfizer had previously declared that a lower dose of their vaccine worked and looked to be safe.
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