Kevin Ault, MD, FACOG, emphasizes that obstetric clinicians are patients' most trusted vaccine information source, making maternal COVID-19 counseling a high-value opportunity.
|Articles|March 3, 2022
March 3 COVID-19 update: Omicron, vaccinations and case numbers
Author(s)Logan Lutton
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on March 3:
Positive tests: 79,143,716
Patient deaths: 954,518
Total vaccine doses distributed: 691,012,865
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 215,775,839
% of population fully vaccinated: 65%
% of infections tied to the Omicron Variant: 100%
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