New York City measures against coronavirus – 70% of residents vaccinated

More than 70% of adults in New York State have received at least one dose of the new vaccine coronavirus, allowing it lifting the last restrictions, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today.

“We have reached 70% of vaccinations. This is the national goal and we achieved it early (…). This means that we can return to life as we know it “, said Cuomo, as broadcast by APE-MPE announcing that all restrictions imposed by the state on commercial activities or social life were lifted.

New York is the first major US state to announce that it has achieved this milestone, which President Joe Biden has set as a goal to be achieved by the US National Anniversary on July 4th.

The state of nearly 20 million people was the epicenter of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, with more than 42,000 dead, including 33,000 in New York City. The American metropolis and the state as a whole have long been paying close attention to the virus, not lifting restrictions too gradually.

“New Yorkers have always been tough, though the past year has proved to what extent“, Pointed out the Democratic governor, congratulating the residents.

To celebrate the event, many state buildings and iconic landmarks will be lit up tonight in blue and gold, such as the Empire State Building or Niagara Falls, with fireworks in New York Harbor and above the waterfalls.

Some small states have already reached high vaccination rates, such as Vermont (northeast) with Governor Phil Scott announcing yesterday that it had reached 80% of vaccinated adults.

With persistent health problems one in four recovering from Covid-19

Nearly one in four people with Covid-19 experience persistent health problems more than a month later that they had not experienced before becoming infected, according to a large study that analyzed the medical data of about two million Americans.

This is the largest study ever conducted to examine the long-term effects of the disease, said Fair Health, an independent organization that collected information from insurance companies.

The data of approximately 1.960 million people who were positive for Covid-19 from February to December 2020 were examined.

“Although many patients recover from Covid-19 within a few weeks, some develop persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after being diagnosed,” the study said.

What are the main problems

The two main problems that these patients face are pain (neuralgia, myalgias) at a rate of 5% and difficulty breathing at a rate of 3.5%. These are followed by hyperlipidemia (increase in blood lipids), hypertension, discomfort or fatigue, stress and intestinal problems.

Patients who had already reported similar symptoms before becoming infected with Covid-19 were not included in the study, Fair Health said. Those suffering from diseases that could lead to false results (cancer, kidney failure, etc.) were also excluded.

In more detail, a little over 23% of patients who recovered sought medical help more than one month after infection, for one or more of the above health problems. Those who were more seriously ill were also more likely to have such problems: almost one in two people who were hospitalized had at least one health problem. Among those with milder symptoms, 27% sought medical help. It is noteworthy, however, that almost 19% of asymptomatic cases sought medical help.

In addition, 0.21% said they still have tinnitus, 30 days after infection with Covid-19.

Of those hospitalized and discharged, 0.45% died within 30 or more days of infection. The risk of death for them was 46 times higher compared to patients who were not treated.

One of the problems with this study was that data were not analyzed by a control group, ie people who were not infected with Covid-19, in order to compare the results.