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By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
Chris Adams, 36, spent the last year of the pandemic living with his grandparents in Wichita, Kansas, and being “extremely strict” when it comes to social estating. “I came out, ” he said.
But starting Monday, when all adults in Kansas will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, Adams plans to locate a vaccination site where an appointment is available. “What awaits me is to see my friends again,” he said. .
Kansas is one of six states (Louisiana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas are the others) that increase vaccine eligibility for all adults on Monday, while Minnesota will do so on Tuesday and Indiana on Wednesday.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly suggested citizens last week request appointments, saying, “With the expected build-up in federal government supply, we will have to temporarily place each and every dose of vaccine. “
While eligibility for the vaccine continues to spread throughout the United States, nearly every state has pledged that each and every adult will be eligible until May 1, the United States has also reported an increase in the number of new cases during the following week. reported Friday, a significant increase of 60,000 aggregates beyond Friday.
Northeastern states accounted for about 30% of the country’s developments in the past two weeks, up from 20% in the first two weeks of February.
In New York, there were an average of 8,426 new cases in line with the day, an 18% increase over the average two weeks earlier, according to a New York Times database. In New Jersey during the following week, there were an average of 4,249 new cases reported consistently with the day, an increase of 21% over the average two weeks earlier. And on Friday, Vermont set a record in a single day with 283 new infections; is the first state to register a case since January 18.
For many, the vaccine can’t arrive soon enough.
Nicole Drum, 42, from the Kansas City, Kansas metropolitan domain, cried Friday when she learned she would be eligible for the vaccine on Monday. He started calling pharmacies and looking online for appointments “within minutes of the news,” he said.
Ms. Drum called about 10 seats unsuccessfully. He had more luck in a county and made an appointment for Wednesday.
He said he planned to wear a special T-shirt that said “I’m a scientist” on his date. “They gave me a laughing outfit, I’m going to get vaccinated,” he laughs.
She also plans to take her 4-year-old with her because she needs it to see “how research, science and others who come in combination can help stop these things,” he said.
“I want you to know that there is no desire to be afraid of big and scary things all the time, because there are helpers who seek to perceive that,” Drum said. “Although the solution is possibly anything that is a blow to the arm. ” that hurts a little, is to value you “.
See where the doses went and who is eligible for an injection in the state.
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