According to new data released Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in six American adults has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The CDC’s vaccine tracker, updated Saturday afternoon, shows that 16.7 percent of the adult population is fully vaccinated. More than 40 percent of adults aged 65 and over are also fully vaccinated.
In total, more than 121 million doses have been administered and nearly 43 million adults have been fully vaccinated.
Three different coronavirus vaccines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. The Pfizer and Moderna injections require two doses for full efficacy, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires only one inoculation.
More than 21 million of the fully vaccinated adults received the Pfizer injection, followed by more than 19.7 million who received the Moderna vaccine and 2.15 million who received the Johnson & Johnson injection, which was recently released.
The Biden administration has already surpassed its goal of delivering 100 mill punches in the first 100 days as it ramps up its distribution efforts, but public health experts are urging people to continue to take precautions such as wearing a mask and socializing. distance yourself to prevent further spread. of the virus.
But despite the increased availability of the vaccines, only half of the health workers have been stabbed, according to a recent poll by The Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation. A large majority of vaccinated health professionals have not decided whether or not to get it, and have expressed concern about the side effects and novelty of the vaccine.
A significant group of Americans across the country have also expressed similar concerns and hesitations about the shot.
Public health experts, including the country’s top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci
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The news from the CDC comes the same day that the UK announced that half of the adult population has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The number represents a milestone in a country forced into lockdown following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant.