CDC Urges Caution As Fully Vaccinated Nears 10%

CNN reports:

Nearly one in 10 Americans — more than 32 million people — are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data from the CDC. The progress offers hope that the brutal battle against the virus is slowly nearing its end.

The growing number of vaccinations is still not high enough — and likely won’t be for a few more months, according to experts — to suppress the spread of coronavirus through herd immunity.

That’s why it’s critical Americans don’t abandon safety measures — especially now that dangerous variants are circulating and threatening to fuel another spike in just several weeks’ time. “March and April are going to be pivotal times,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday.

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About 1 in 10 Americans are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but experts say that number is nowhere near high enough to suppress the spread through herd immunity. https://t.co/Jh0uey9JG1

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