Updated 6/1/2021 6:07 PM
Daily caseloads of COVID-19 dropped by nearly 50% on average in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday.
The average daily number of new infections in May was 1,520.4 compared to 3,015.7 in April, a 49.6% decline.
However, the average number of daily COVID-19 vaccine shots also shrunk by about 44.7%. In April, the average number of daily vaccinations given was 114,334.6 contrasted with 63,242.7 a day in May.
The dip in shots comes for various reasons, including lack of access, concerns about side effects and the fact that millions who wanted to be vaccinated got inoculated this spring.
In addition, on April 13, the federal government briefly paused the use of Johnson & Johnson s popular one-dose vaccine to review concerns about side effects but resumed its use after 10 days.
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