The US reopens the mass vaccination centers against the coronavirus due to the advance of omicron

Many cities and states of U.S are opting to reopen massive vaccination centers against covid-19 that had closed in recent months due to the explosion of cases unleashed by the omicron variant.

Stadiums, shopping malls and other large surfaces used at the beginning of the immunization campaign are now being used again to administer vaccines, both first doses and booster doses, in an attempt to improve the protection of the population against the rapid advance of omicron.

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A majority of states in the northeast of the country, where the variant has attacked more strongly for now, but others like Oregon and Illinois have also reopened or plan to reopen large vaccination centers capable of serving thousands of people a day.

Massachusetts, for example, on Thursday began vaccinating again at Boston’s popular Fenway Park ballpark.

In recent months, the bulk of vaccination in the United States had passed to pharmacies and medical clinics, but authorities are now seeking to give a new push to immunizations, especially by vaccinating children and giving booster doses to adults.

It is also hoped to convince some of the people who have so far avoided getting vaccinated, according to officials cited today by The Wall Street Journal and to ease the burden on many pharmacies due to the new wave of infections.

Slightly more than 66% of Americans over 5 years of age, those who can be vaccinated, have completed the initial regimen, according to official data, while around 38% of vaccinated adults have received the booster dose.

Covid-19 cases have recently skyrocketed in the United States due to the omicron variant, which already represents 95% of infections in the country.

This Friday, the country – which is the one that accumulates the most cases in the world – registered more than 900,000 new infections and some 2,000 deaths.

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