At least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has now been given to more than 100 million Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. That means more than 30% of the population has gotten the shot.
The country hit the 100 million milestone Friday after setting an “all-time record” of nearly 4 million doses administered Thursday, White House COVID-19 Data Director Cyrus Shahpar tweeted.
The CDC said of the 101,804,762 who have gotten at least one dose, 57,984,785 are now fully vaccinated. They have either gotten both doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or a dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. That’s 17.5% of the U.S. population considered fully vaccinated.
Among Americans age 65 and older, who are among the higher risk groups for serious complications from the coronavirus, nearly 75% have now received at least one dose of the vaccine and 53.5% are fully vaccinated.
The United States now leads the world in the total number of doses administered, according to Bloomberg’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker. But as far as number of doses per percentage of population, the United States still trails at least 10 countries, including Israel, Britain, and Turks and Caicos.
