The White House said Monday it has no plans to shut down the economy again as COVID-19 chaos seizes Europe, with lockdowns meant to thwart a fourth wave triggering violent protests.
70 percent of Americans now fully vaccinated with 80 percent having one shot. Yet new guidelines issues last week suggest masks be worn indoors to reduce transmission highly contagious Delta variant.
The White House announced on Monday that 70 percent of adults in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and that 80 percent of adults have received at least their first shot.
Thursday was the largest single-day vaccine increase in the U.S. in four months, a White House official reports, but more than double the amount of people are getting boosters as first shots.