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16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci says the rate of vaccinations against COVID-19 should speed up soon. Business Insider reports Fauci told ABC News' Martha Raddatz on Sunday there's no reason why the US can't immunize 1 million people per day right now. If so, it would put the country on track to meet President-elect Joe Biden's goal of vaccinating 100 million people in his first 100 days in office. Fauci said that herd immunity in around 75% to 90% of the population might be achieved by the end of summer or early fall. According to Business Insider, he explained that his estimate could vary, based on how many people choose to get vaccinated.
Business Insider reports UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed himself under self-isolation. The move comes after Conservative MP Lee Anderson, who Johnson spent time with last week, announced he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus. A Number 10 spokesperson said Johnson 'does not have any symptoms of COVID-19' and is self-isolating. In March, Johnson was hospitalized for ten days for COVID-19. He was moved to intensive care and received oxygen treatment after his symptoms became severe. Currently, Johns Hopkins University reports the UK has over 1.3 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Images show the scene outside St Thomas' Hospital in London where British Prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. Johnson began a third day in intensive care battling the coronavirus, which has struck at the heart of the British government, infected more than 55,000 people across the country and killed nearly 6,200. IMAGES
Phnom Penh, Aug 1 (EFE/EPA).- Cambodia on Sunday launched a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for all young people aged 12 to 17, starting in Phnom Penh after a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. (Camera: KITH SEREY). SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE HELD IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
Colombo, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka received Tuesday a shipment of 1.6 million doses of vaccines from the Sinopharm laboratory donated by China.To date, Sri Lanka has recorded 298,181 Covid-19 infections and 4,147 deaths from the disease. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: SINOPHARM VACCINE SHIPMENT IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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