The rate of vaccination is apparently slowing down in the US. Some states have resorted to bribes to get people to take the vaccine
President Joe Biden wants 70 per cent of adults in the US to have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by the July 4 Independence Day holiday. But the rate peaked around April 10 and has been declining since then, with vaccine hold-outs slowing the race to population immunity.
Federal, state and local officials are partnering with pharmacies, restaurants, breweries, supermarkets and sports teams to come up with incentives to get people to get their shots.
In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy launched a "Shot and a Beer" program to encourage vaccination, while in West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced that the state will offer US$100 savings bonds to residents aged 16 to 35 who get inoculated.
And what the article started with
The country has officially lost over 581,000 people to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- but a University of Washington study released Thursday estimated deaths at more than 900,000.
Which makes sense and explains the huge disparity between deaths/cases between Europe and the USA (2.3% fatality rate Europe vs 1.8% USA). No doubt Europe has some under counted deaths as well on top of the 1 million + official counted deaths in Europe.
