U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. is predicted to reach the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week and asserted that the country is closer than ever to declaring its independence from the deadly virus. “By the end of this week, we’ll have reached the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated Americans. So, we will have 160 million fully vaccinated Americans — up from roughly three million when we took office five months ago,” he said after receiving a briefing from his entire Covid team. “This is an even bigger concern because of the Delta variant,” he said, adding that the Delta variant is already responsible for half of all cases in many parts of the country. “Fully vaccinated Americans have a high degree of protection, including against this Delta variant.

Source: The Hindu July 07, 2021 02:15 UTC