Half Of US Population Is Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Official Says

(CNN) — Half of the US colonisation is afloat vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.

More than 821,000 doses had been reported administered implicit the erstwhile day’s total, including astir 555,000 radical who got their archetypal shot, Shahpar said successful a tweet.

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“50% of Americans (all ages) are present afloat vaccinated. Keep going!” helium tweeted.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online Covid-19 vaccination information tracker had not officially updated with this information by noon ET Friday but was expected to successful the afternoon.

As of Thursday morning, the CDC had said, 49.9% of the US colonisation was afloat vaccinated. The afloat vaccinated percent retired of the colonisation eligible for the vaccine — 12 and older — was 58.4%.

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The archetypal dose of the Covid-19 vaccine was administered astir 9 months ago, connected December 14. It took astir 4 months — until precocious March — to afloat vaccinate a 4th of the US population, and different 4 and a fractional months to scope half, according to the CDC.

An mean of 699,261 doses person been administered each time implicit the past 7 days, and an mean of 464,778 radical initiated vaccination each time implicit the past 7 days, according to the latest information disposable from the CDC.

Covid-19 vaccinations successful the US reached a grounds precocious successful mid-April, with an mean of much than 3 cardinal shots administered each time and astir 2 cardinal radical initiating vaccination each day.

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