“Please get vaccinated now — it works, it’s free, it’s never been easier,” Mr. Biden said in brief remarks. Do it now for yourself and the people you care about — for your neighborhood, for your country. In his remarks, Mr. Biden noted a different metric: By the end of the week, nearly 160 million Americans, not quite half the population, will be fully vaccinated. The worrisome Delta variant spreading quickly around the country remains a concern in areas with lower vaccination rates. Although there is not yet good data on how all of the vaccines hold up against Delta, several widely used shots, including those made by Pfizer-BioNTech, are still effective against the Delta variant after two doses, research suggests.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2021 17:03 UTC