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US COVID vaccinations rise as deaths fall – PerthNow
The United States has surpassed 30 million COVID-19 cases, but the death rate has dipped below 1000 a day on average for the first time since November.
More than three months into the US vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70 per cent of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1000 a day on average for the first time since November.
Also, dozens of states have thrown open vaccinations to all adults or are planning to do so in a matter of weeks. And the White House said 27 million doses of both the one-shot and two-shot vaccines will be…
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