Chauphuong Ly Dinh, 50, is being vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, USA on April 12, 2021. REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson
Currently, only more than half of American adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with nearly 130 million people 18 years of age or older. more than they received their first vaccine.
This figure represents approximately 50.4% of the total adult population in the United States, according to the CDC, marking a milestone for the country that has recorded more than 560,000 pandemic deaths, the highest for any country, as the government increases the rate of vaccination.
The United States had administered 209,406,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 264,505,725 doses, the CDC said Sunday.
These figures exceed the 205,871,913 doses of vaccine that according to the CDC had gone into arms on April 17 of the 264,499,715 doses administered.
The agency said 131,247,546 people had received at least one dose, while 84,263,408 people were fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
The CDC count includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and Pfizer Inc / BioNTech (PFE.N), <22UAy.DE>, as well as the unique Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) vaccine, starting at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT) on Sunday.
On Tuesday, U.S. federal health agencies recommended stopping the use of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine for a few days after six women under the age of 50 developed rare blood clots after receiving the start.
A total of 7,779,273 doses of vaccine have been administered in long-term care centers, according to the agency.
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