According to the White House, the United States set the world record for the highest number of COVID-19 vaccinations given in one day on Friday.
In a tweet, Cyrus Shahpar, White House data director COVID-19, announced that the US delivered nearly 3.4 million doses on Friday, passing the country’s previous daily peak of 2.9 million on March 12.
Just arrived, a new daily record! + 3.38 million doses administered, compared to yesterday’s total. On average over 7 days now 2.62 million / day.
– Cyrus Shahpar (@ cyrusshahpar46) March 26, 2021
The record-breaking news comes a day later President Biden
Joe Biden The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden shifts on filibuster GOP appears to weigh on Biden, Democrats at the border Sanders creates new headache for Biden over taxes MORE doubled its previous goal of administering 100 million vaccines during its first 100 days in office. On Thursday, Biden announced that he is increasing the number to 200 million vaccines.
“That’s right: 200 million shots in 100 days,” said Biden. “I know it’s ambitious, twice our original goal. But no other country in the world has even come close to what we do. I believe we can.”
The US passed Biden’s original target of 100 million doses administered on March 12.
Friday, 48,695,172 people were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or 14.7 percent of the total US population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The same statistics show that 89,559,225 people, or 27 percent, received at least one dose of the vaccine.