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|May 6, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine and case numbers in the United States: May 6, 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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Here’s the latest data, updated on May 6:
Positive tests: 32,557,444
Patient deaths: 579,275
Total vaccine doses distributed: 321,549,335
Patients who've received the first dose: 148,562,891
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 107,346,533
% of population fully vaccinated: 32.3%
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