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Worldometer, May 11, 2021: over 33.5 million cases and almost 600 thousand deaths recorded in the U.S, over 30 thousand new cases and 370 new deaths were recorded yesterday, back to the numbers of September 2020, and down from the record high numbers of January this year (almost 305 thousand new cases on Jan 8, and 4,468 new deaths on January 12).
Over 23 million cases and over 250 thousand deaths recorded in India, almost 330 thousand new cases and 3,879 new deaths were recorded yesterday.
Over 15 million cases and over 420 thousand deaths recorded in Brazil, almost 30 thousand new cases and 1,018 new deaths were recorded yesterday.
USA Today, Most unvaccinated US adults don’t want the shot…, May 11: “Vaccine hesitancy has become the predominant mindset of Americans who have not yet been inoculated, making the drive for herd immunity ever more elusive. Just 11% of American adults who remain unvaccinated say they definitely will get the shot, while 34% say they definitely won’t, according to a new poll.. Another 27% say they probably will and 27% say they probably won’t. The vaccination rush has slowed, and President Joe Biden is meeting virtually with six governors today to discuss how to revive momentum. Biden wants 70% of Americans vaccinated by the 4th of July. That’s about what some experts say is needed to get the pandemic under control. Right now less than half of Americans had received at least one shot.”
India Today, At current rate of Covid-19 vaccination, India may take 3.5 years to reach herd immunity, May 11: “Based on the experience of over 100 days of vaccination, experts say India is in for a long haul. In case the pace of vaccination against coronavirus doesn’t shoot up drastically and more vaccine candidates are not included, India could take another 3.5 years to inoculate 70 percent of its population.”
anita