In addition, 177 million people are fully vaccinated, which is 53 percent of the total population and 34 million more than at the end of May. Applying the 2.1 multiple from the blood donation study to the entire population results in a real number of cases and people with natural immunity of 84 million, or 25 percent of the population. Now, following the surge from the Delta variant, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases (all ages) is over 40 million, or 8 million more than on May 31. Jose Espinoza, 27, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California. Based on the infection-induced seroprevalence, the researchers estimated that there were actually 2.1 infections per reported COVID-19 case. Over 20 percent had antibodies indicating an earlier infection and recovery. As of the end of May, the combined vaccine and infection seroprevalence (indicating the proportion of the population with antibodies and some level of immune protection) was 83 percent for those 16 and older (children under 16 can’t donate blood). Based on the antibodies found in the specimens, they were able to distinguish between those who had been vaccinated and those with antibodies resulting from infection. The CDC looked for evidence of prior infection or vaccination in the blood of approximately 1.5 million blood donors from around the country between July 2020 and May 2021. The combination of this milestone, new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing widespread levels of vaccination and natural immunity, and improved availability of treatments suggests that, outside of isolated pockets, COVID-19 is likely to become a diminishing health risk in the United States. Liberals turn on Joe Biden over a traffic jamįauci lands job at Georgetown University as ‘distinguished’ professorĭespite media claims that “ We Can’t Turn the Corner on COVID,” the numbers of COVID-19 cases, new hospitalizations, and deaths nationwide peaked and started to decline around the beginning of September. US ‘ill prepared for a global pandemic,’ outgoing CDC chief warnsīiden’s internet boondoggle, who are the real fascists and other commentary
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