To make a comparison, Italy started off worse but now travels steadily above 900 daily doses per 100 inhabitants since the beginning of June.
In the United States, 56% of the population received at least one dose, while 48% completed the vaccination course. In Italy – in line with the main European countries – 61.5% received at least one dose, and 45.2% of the population completed the vaccination cycle. The coverage is therefore similar.
The emergency returns in the less vaccinated states
However, the United States sees a dividing line between states with a low percentage of vaccinated, experiencing a new wave of hospitalizations, and those with greater protection. In Mountain Home, Arkansas, where less than a third of the population made two doses, hospitals are suffering again, the New York Times tells.
“We know that 99.5% of the people who are now in hospital are not vaccinated and people who are dying of covid are not vaccinated,” said Jen Psaki, the White House spokesperson.
War on disinformation
The Biden administration is in controversy with Facebook over the role of social media in spreading disinformation capable of fueling propaganda against the vaccine (“they are killing people,” said the American president).