At least 184.5 million people have received one or both doses of the vaccine in the U.S.
More than half of the country’s population has now received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination rates vary enormously across states: Some states have given at least one dose to two-thirds of the people, while others have given it to slightly more than one-third.
National vaccination rates have slowed considerably from their mid-April peak of 3.3 million doses administered daily, on average. All adults have been eligible for the vaccine since April, and almost 17 million children, as young as 12, have been eligible for a coronavirus vaccine since May 10, following the Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization granted for the Pfizer-BioNTech two-shot regimen for adolescents.
Tracking progress toward Biden’s goal
The United States missed President Biden’s original goal of getting at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine to 70 percent of adults by July 4, but may meet that goal over the summer. When the president set the goal May 4, more than 2 million vaccine doses were being given daily, 56 percent of adults had already received at least one shot, and the goal seemed to be in easy reach. But that immunization rate dropped by early June to about 1 million shots per day.
Several states and the District of Columbia have reached the 70 percent target, and more should follow soon. Many states, particularly in the South and Midwest, are still far from reaching the threshold. Georgia was not included in this analysis due to infrequent reporting to the CDC. Infections and hospitalizations have been rising in many places with low vaccination rates, a Post analysis found.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/health/covid-vaccine-states-distribution-doses/
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