US to narrowly miss July 4 vaccination goal -- here's what's next

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The US will narrowly miss the Biden administration's goal of getting 70% of adults age 18 and older at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The administration has a new goal instead: to get 70% of adults age 27 and up at least one shot through the July 4 weekend, a White House official told the Post. This new goal highlights an effort to get more young adults vaccinated, as a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that vaccine coverage among younger adults (those aged 18-29 years) was "lower and increased more slowly" compared with other groups. Seventy percent of adults aged 30 and older have received at least one shot, NPR reported.

According to CDC data from June 21, 65.4% of adults aged 18 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is 4.6% short of the July 4 goal. The same data shows that 150 million people are fully vaccinated in the US.

https://www.cnet.com/health/us-to-narrowly-miss-july-4-vaccination-goal-heres-whats-next/?ftag=CAD-03-10abf2b

[secondwind]

1. Considering where we were six months ago, we cannot complain...

[brush]

2. And there are still several days to go before the July 4.

It's be closer to 70% by then and in my opinion, that's a success.

Fu_k Chuck Toad, he's a closet republican if you ask me. Hell, no even in the closet.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Biden and his team have done a remarkable job.

It's amazing what good people can do.

[Yonnie3]

4. I'm looking at Virginia's vaccine demographics for first shot

Age groups that are over 70% are all 60 and older.

70 to 79 is the greatest at 83%
and 10-19 the least at 34% followed by 20-29 at 44%

Virginia reached that 70% of adults with one or more shots yesterday.

The data is at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-demographics/