Flu hospitalizations are arriving early this fall, and Johns Hopkins experts say a physician's recommendation remains patients' best path to vaccination, while a new mRNA flu vaccine faces a coverage question.
|Articles|June 11, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine and case numbers in the United States: June 11, 2021
Author(s)Logan Lutton
Data from the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control.
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How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on June 11:
Positive tests: 33,426,310
Patient deaths: 598,744
Total vaccine doses distributed: 372,830,865
Patients who've received the first dose: 172,423,605
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 141,583,252
% of population fully vaccinated: 42.6%
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