One-quarter of Americans have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: CDC
By Joseph Choi - 03/24/21 03:41 PM EDT More than a quarter of all Americans have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nearly 85.5 million Americans have received at least one shot, accounting for 25.7 percent of the U.S. population.
More than 46 million people -- approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population -- are now fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
The data show that 70 percent of adults above the age of 65 have received at least one dose and a third of those under the age of 65 have received one dose.
Overall, more than 130 million doses have been administered out of the nearly 170 million that have been delivered.
Of the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S., 67 million Pfizer vaccines doses, 61.7 million Moderna doses and 2.6 million Johnson & Johnson doses have been administered.
more
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/544770-one-quarter-of-americans-have-now-had-at-least-one-vaccine-dose-cdc
