New York City will not meet the goal of 5 million New Yorkers ‘full’ vaccinated by July 1

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The summer in New York City warmed up with celebrations for the end of limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic and the conclusion of Governor Andrew Cuomo's "State of Emergency" for health. But, despite the joyful atmosphere, there is a looming issue: The City's objective of fully vaccinating five million New Yorkers has yet to be fulfilled, only a few days before July 1st.

While the average number of vaccinated in the state currently exceeds 70% of the adult population, in the city where the return of high-concentration activities is predicted, the average of those immunized with two doses increases to 49%.

Vaccines are now available on every street corner and may even be scheduled at home, but health officials are grappling with opposition from millions of New Yorkers who have been apathetic or frightened of injecting for a variety of reasons.

City Councilman Mark Levine announced a significant expansion of the city's in-home immunization program on Wednesday. All NYCHA residents aged 12 and above may now get their vaccinations directly in their living rooms. Furthermore, all city employees, including those who have retired, are eligible to participate. Previously, in-home immunizations were only provided to individuals over the age of 75 or who had a handicap.

While New York City may not meet its target this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes the state is on track. "We're going to hit a 70% vaccination rate, and we 're going to hit it early," the governor declared on Wednesday, adding that "we're going to relax virtually all of the restrictions." We're already at 69.1 percent

“The total reopening of the city we receive it with enthusiasm, although the truth is that we have not reached the vaccination goal in New York City, projected for early summer.

There is work to be done in communities that do not believe in the effectiveness of drugs. And this must be handled with care, especially when we see the advance of the new Delta variant of COVID-19 “, he warned Guillermo Chacon, president and founder of the Hispanic Health Network.

Coronavirus Vaccine Updates: The Delta variant accounts for more than 20% of new cases.

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According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Delta coronavirus variation, which is highly transmissible and potentially more hazardous than current dominant variants, currently accounts for more than 20% of all samples sequenced in the United States, after more than doubling in a recent two-week period.

According to the CDC, the variation accounts for more than 20% of new cases in the United States. Several states with immunization rates lower than the national average are seeing concerning trends.

The current immunization rate in the United States is the lowest it has been since the first week of January.

This is on track to fall approximately 9 million doses shy of President Biden's July 4th goal of 70% of people receiving at least one shot.

It is believed that the country follows a pattern seen in the United Kingdom, as the head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases noted, with a first variety seen - the B.1,1.7 Alpha - and now the Delta.

Some labs genetically sequence viral samples collected from patients to determine which variation is implicated, and the findings of these tests are submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.

Fauci provided some encouraging news, stating that the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna appear to be effective against the Delta form.

According to him, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was 88 percent effective in avoiding Covid-19 symptoms in the Delta version two weeks following the second dosage.

"When you look at hospitalizations, again, both the Pfizer BioNTech and the Oxford AstraZeneca are between 92 and 96% effective against hospitalizations," Fauci said.

The challenge, though, is getting more people to take the vaccines.

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