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Have more than 50% of Americans received at least a first COVID-19 vaccine?

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
By Lisa Freedland
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As of July 21, 2021, 56% of the total U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and just under half of the country is fully vaccinated. Almost 66% of eligible people (anyone over the age of 12) have at least their first dose, and 57% are fully vaccinated.

The number of doses administered per day peaked in April 2021, after which it began to slow. The vaccination rate began to plateau in June 2021.

In a Senate hearing on July 20, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, noted that the highly transmissible delta variant accounts for 83% of recent coronavirus infections within the U.S. Such numbers are “even higher" in regions with low vaccination rates. Public health officials continue to urge eligible Americans to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from the disease.

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Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 vaccinations in the US
Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 vaccination trends
Axios Delta variant now makes up 83% of US COVID cases
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