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Some states could vaccinate their seniors twice as fast as others, CNN analysis finds
From CNN s Deidre McPhillips
Some states could fully vaccinate their 65-and-older population within two months, but it could take more than twice as long for others, a CNN analysis found.
If individuals age 65 and older were the only people being vaccinated, Alaska could fully vaccinate its seniors – with both shots of the two-dose regimen – within 43 days. In Iowa, Hawaii, Idaho and Florida, it could take more than 130 days, or more than four months.
The analysis considered the total senior population in each state, along with the average pace of vaccine administration over the past seven days, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By SARAH JANE TRIBBLE | Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News | Published: January 30, 2021
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Could wearing two masks be better than one? The emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants has led health experts to consider "double masking" as a potential way to better protect yourself and others.