| COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 700,000 Americans.
“We’ve lost 700,000 Americans now and fully 200,000 of those folks have died since vaccines have been available almost to everyone in this country, and every one of those deaths is unnecessary," Dr. Jonathan Reiner, CNN medical analyst and professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, said Saturday.
Tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans remain at higher risk for COVID-19. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 states have yet to fully vaccinate more than half of their residents. Those states include: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.
CDC data shows nearly 56% of all Americans and around 65% of those ages 12 and up who are eligible are fully vaccinated.
The four states that are currently using more than 40% of their hospital intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients are on that list, according to Saturday data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The states are Idaho, Wyoming, West Virginia and Georgia.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice last week urged residents of his state to do their part. “I keep reminding everybody — all across this wonderful state — that the way we absolutely curb this and stop this is get vaccinated,” he said.
While some are getting their initial shots, others who were fully vaccinated by the Pfizer vaccine, are getting booster shots. About 4.74 million people have received an additional dose — or booster — since Aug. 13, CDC data shows.
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