15 million Americans have missed second vaccine shot: US CDC

More than one in 10 amounting to nearly 15 million people in the US have missed their second dose of the Covid19 vaccine according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDCAccording to the CDC data as of June 16 nearly 11 per cent of people who had sufficient time to get the second dose missed their ideal windowThe number has increased from 8 per cent earlier in the year but CDC spokesperson Kate Fowlie said the rise was ldquonot unexpectedrdquo the Washington Post reported on Saturday The second shot is recommended three weeks after the first PfizerBioNTech shot or four weeks after the first Moderna shot Second doses were considered missed if more than 42 days had passed since the initial jabA worker carries a sign advertising free vaccinations against Covid19 at a farmersrsquo market in Northfield Vermont PicAFPPeople skip their second shots for a variety of reasons such as mistakenly believing that they only need one dose to be protectedSome people also want to avoid the sometimesunpleasant side effects that come with the second dose and others simply miss their second appointment and canrsquot or donrsquot reschedule the report saidUS likely to fall short of vaccination targetMeanwhile the US is set to fall short of President Joe Bidenrsquos goal for 70 per cent of the adult population to receive at least one dose of the Covid19 vaccine by July 4 the media reportedAs the US governmentrun sites shut down there will be fewer vaccine locations for the public to choose from Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday citing a Wall Street Journal article as sayingQuarantine rules to be relaxed for jabbed BritonsAngela Merkel has signalled a relaxation of quarantine rules for doublejabbed Britons following a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in her final trip to the country as the German Chancellor Merkel told a joint news conference at Johnsonrsquos Chequers country residence that Germany is ldquocontinuously reviewingrdquo its travel restrictions reports Xinhua news agency ldquoWe assume that in the foreseeable future those who have received double jabs will be able to travel again without having to go into quarantinerdquo she saidMasks to become lsquopersonal choicersquo in UKThe use of face masks as protection against Coronavirus will become a matter of ldquopersonal choicerdquo as the UK lifts legal lockdown measures in place later this month a Cabinet minister said on Sunday Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said there will be a move towards greater ldquopersonal responsibilityrdquo as the UK prepares to end lockdown restrictions from July 19Iran reimposes Covid19 restrictionsIran announced on Sunday it was reimposing Coronavirus restrictions on major cities as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant spurs fears of another devastating surge in the nation After over a year battling the worst virus outbreak in the Middle East Iran ordered the closures of nonessential businesses in 275 citiesPalestine extends Covid19 emergencyPalestine has extended its state of emergency to prevent the spread of the Covid19 Delta variant according to the Health Ministry The extension on Saturday came after the Ministry saw new cases of the variant in the past one week361149No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours183621329Total no of cases worldwide3973399Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever