By Jason Hall
Apr 5, 2021
Experts believe another COVID-19 surge is possible and it could spell trouble for younger groups of people who haven t yet been vaccinated.
As of Monday (April 5), the U.S. is averaging more than 3 million daily doses of the coronavirus vaccine, but only about 18.5% of Americans are fully vaccinated, according to CDC vaccine data tracker, and cases continue to see a concerning increase nationwide.
The highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant has created an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in parts of Europe and the United States could be next if Americans don t meet proper safety measures as more people get vaccinated, specifically with so many younger groups still having not received the vaccine,
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A nurse prepares the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the grand opening of the vaccine “super site” at Silicon Harbor in Stamford on March 15.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
Kayle Hill counts herself as one of the lucky ones for finding a vaccine appointment on Thursday when Connecticut opened shots up to anyone 16 and up.
But the first appointment she found while searching Thursday was not until July 23.
Hill, 24, is especially concerned because the medication she takes to treat her rheumatoid arthritis leaves her immune system compromised. She also has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects connective tissue including that in her lungs, which puts her at increased risk of upper-respiratory infection.