This is How Many COVID-19 Vaccines Washington Has Received So Far
While the initial distribution of the vaccine took longer than federal projections had indicated, in recent months the U.S. has made great leaps in the worldwide race to administer vaccinations -- and some states are faring far better than others. Under the current system, led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sends states limited shipments of the vaccine as well as funding and tasks them with distributing the vaccine in accordance with relatively loose federal guidelines. The distribution of the vaccine is based on the size of the adult population in every state, which -- according to some experts -- can create inequities in states where the spread of COVID-19 is worse and a larger share of the population is at risk.
It has now been 61 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of February 15, the U.S. has sent 677,198,225 doses of the vaccine across the country -- equivalent to 206.3% of the U.S. population.
Washington has received a total of 16,534,715 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of February 15. Adjusted for population, Washington has received 217,136.5 vaccines per 100,000 residents -- more than the national average of 206,312.2 vaccines per 100,000 Americans and the 14th most of any state.
While Washington has so far received more vaccines per capita than the nation as a whole, the state has a lesser need for vaccines than the rest of the country. As of February 15, there were 18,524.2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in Washington -- lower than the national rate of 23,476.1 cases per 100,000 Americans and the sixth lowest of all 50 states.
While the federal government distributes vaccines to states, it is up to state governments to administer the vaccine -- creating variations in both the percentage of vaccines that have been administered and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated. In Washington, 82.5% of allocated vaccines have been administered to residents, in line with the national average of 80.9% and the 18th largest share of all states.
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