The United States reports the lowest number of new weekly cases of COVID since October, when Bill Gates ‘daughter, Jennifer, 24, joins the 11% of Americans who took their first dose of vaccine and jokes’ this did not implant my brilliant father in My brain’
- There were just over 650,000 new COVID-19 infections reported in the USA in the seven days through February 13; this is the lowest weekly number since october
- Death and hospitalization numbers have also dropped significantly from last week’s figures
- Although the numbers may be dropping after the end of the holiday season, they are still much higher than during the spring and summer of 2020
- Authorities are warning that Americans are not yet out of danger, mainly because the vaccine’s release remains quite slow
- As of Saturday, about 37.1 million Americans have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; that number represents only 11 percent of the population
- At the current rate, it will take until November for 90 percent of Americans to be partially vaccinated
- Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer was among those who received their first chance on Friday
- The medical student joked about conspiracy theories, claiming her father was using vaccines to inject microchips into members of the public
The number of COVID-19 infections reported in the United States continues to decline, with the country having the lowest number of weekly cases since last October.
Hospitalization rates also died 15.7% from last week, while deaths fell 13.8% in the last seven days.
However, authorities are warning that the country is not yet out of danger. The figures reported today are still much higher than during the spring and summer waves of 2020.
On Saturday, the United States reported 90,199 new cases of COVID-19 and 2,303 additional deaths.
More than 27.5 million Americans tested positive for the virus and 483,926 died.
More than 137,000 of those deaths have occurred in the 44 days since January 1.
There were just over 650,000 new infections reported in the seven days through February 13, according to the COVID Screening Project.
The number of COVID-19 infections reported in the United States continues to decline, with the country having the lowest number of weekly cases since last October. A COVID patient is seen being treated in an ICU bed in California earlier this week
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the United States continues to increase slightly each day.
On Friday, 1.66 million Americans received a dose of Pfizer or Moderna, slightly above the 1.6 million who received an injection the day before.
In comparison, on January 13, exactly a month ago, only 710,000 Americans received the injection of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Saturday, officials said just over 37.1 million Americans received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Although it may seem like a large number, it represents only 11 percent of the population.
At the current rate, it takes until next November to partially vaccinate 90% of Americans, according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, Bill Gates’ daughter, Jennifer Gates, is among those who received their first COVID-19 vaccination this week.
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer Gates is among those who received their first COVID-19 vaccination this week
Gates is a sophomore medical student at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine on Mount Sinai, which means she is eligible for the injection. She is depicted with her famous father in a recent photo on social media
Gates is a sophomore medical student at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine on Mount Sinai, which means she is eligible for the injection.
‘I am not privileged to receive my first dose of mRNA to teach my cells to mount a protective immune response to this virus. As a medical student and aspiring doctor, I am grateful for giving me protection and security for my future practice, ‘she said in an Instagram post on Friday.
Billionaire Bill Gates has channeled money into vaccine research, spawning wild and unfounded conspiracy theories that he is trying to inject microchips into members of the American population.
Gates joked about that wild rumor in the caption of his post, writing ‘the vaccine did NOT implant my brilliant father in my brain – if mRNA had that power …’
A Rhode Island native receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Central Falls on Saturday. Currently, the city offers vaccines to any resident over 18
