'We have 100 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not getting vaccinated,' said Fauci, who is also director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesĪbout 58% of Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine, ranging from a high of 76% in Vermont to a low of 40% in Mississippi.Īfter declining for weeks, the number of Americans getting vaccinated has started to rise again. While vaccines remain scarce in much of the world, they are freely available to anyone 12 years or older in the United States, where cash prizes, new cars and other incentives have failed to motivate more than a third of the population to get immunized. In France, where the government is fighting a fourth wave of infections, thousands of people protested for a third consecutive weekend against the introduction of a mandatory health pass proving vaccination that will be required for entry to many public venues. From Monday, unarmed soldiers will help police Australia's biggest city Sydney, checking that people who have tested positive are isolating. Some are pushing back against new restrictions.

Parts of Asia that were previously relatively successful in containing COVID-19, such as the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, are now locking down hot spots. The surge in Delta variant cases is also rattling the globe.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari told CBS' 'Face the Nation' that the Delta variant was 'creating a bunch of caution' among millions of out-of-work Americans and could slow the U.S. Even if states do not resort to lockdowns again, the spread of the Delta variant could still threaten the economy.

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