Vaccine 411 the latest coronavirus vaccine information for April 21st, 2021.

<p>This is Vaccine 411, the latest coronavirus vaccine information for April 23rd, 2021.</p><p><br></p><p>Vaccines are now available to all US adults. But vaccinations are declining. Counties across the country have begun turning down shipments of doses. 34% of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey showed 20% said they definitely wouldn’t get a vaccine or only get one if it was required. An additional 17% are in "wait and see" mode.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The CDC is said to be thinking about changing its recommendations about mask usage outdoors. Many states are already moving ahead with looser restrictions. Some health experts say there's very little transmission outdoors, except in particularly crowded circumstances. In fact, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found less than 10% of transmission occurs outdoors.</p><p><br></p><p>Disturbing news out of Michigan; there’s been a record-breaking spike in child hospitalizations, hitting a high of 70 this week. That’s twice the number during the worst days of the wave in November. As of April 17, the 10-19 age group had Michigan's highest rate of new cases. For kids under 10, the average was 400 new cases per day.</p><p><br></p><p>On the other end of the spectrum, nationwide, hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the beginning of the year. Deaths have dropped as well. Since seniors were given priority with the vaccines, it offers dramatic evidence vaccinations are working.</p><p><br></p><p>The EU is fighting mad when it comes to the AstraZeneca vaccine. It’s asked member countries to back legal action against the company by the end of the week for allegedly violating its contractual obligations to supply vaccine. Opponents of that move worry this will only further undermine confidence in the vaccine.</p><p><br></p><p>In the United States cases were down 7%, deaths are down 2%, and hospitalizations were up 7% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trend