WASHINGTON: The United States works to give additional Covid-19 booster shots to Americans with a compromised immune system as soon as possible, because cases of Coronavirus novel continue to increase, US infectious disease experts on Thursday.
The United States joined Germany, France and Israel in giving a booster shot, ignoring the application by the World Health Organization to last until more people around the world could get their first shot.
The US regulator needs to fully ratify the Covid-19 vaccine or change the authorization of their emergency use before officials can recommend additional shots, but US control centers and prevention of US disease work to make the third dose available faster in certain circumstances, officials said in July.
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“It is very important for us to move to make their individuals booster and we are working on it,” said Fauci on a press call, adding that immunocompromed people might not be protected by their existing Covid-19 vaccination.
Fauci said the increase in cases produced from the spread of infectious Delta variants in the United States could be reversed with additional vaccination.
The Biden government has been eager to withdraw the opposition by several Americans, including those who do not trust the government, to take a vaccine as a very infectious Delta variant swept the country.
Seven US states with the lowest Covid-19 vaccination level account for half of the new countries and hospitalizations in the last week, the White House said on Thursday.
Florida, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi countries, according to Covid-19 Coordinator Covid-19 President Joe Biden, who spoke at the press direction, Florida and Texas would be about a third of the new Coronavirus case and share of inpatients higher in this country.
Covid cases rose by around 43% during the previous week and daily deaths rose more than 39%, according to the US center for controlling the disease and prevention director Dr.
Rochelle Walensky, who also spoke with calls.
The United States reached a six-month high for the new Covid case with more than 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to the Reuters calculation.
About 864,000 vaccinations have been given in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of July, the White House said.
Zients said Biden administration supports US businesses and other institutions that require their employees to be vaccinated.
He added that the White House considered requiring foreign visitors to vaccinate because the plan finally reopened international travel but said it did not make a final decision.