Dozens of states report limited beds in ICUs, with 23 states reporting over 80% capacity and six states reporting over 90% capacity, CDC experts announce at an advisory panel.
The COVID-19 vaccines' ability to keep people out of the hospital appears to be dropping slightly, particularly for those 75 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday during an advisory panel.
The latest CDC analysis estimates that the ability of the COVID vaccines to keep a person out of the hospital is now between 75% to 95%.A syringe is filled with a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic during a back to school event at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles, Aug. 7, 2021.
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