1 in 4 U.S. adults has gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, plus other numbers from the vaccination effort

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More than 60 million people in the U.S. have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 31.3 million are fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday. The 92 million doses administered means 18.1 percent of the U.S. population has gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, and Andy Slavitt, a public health official who now works at the Biden White House, breaks that down by age group.

  • 2.2 million COVID-19 shots now administered daily in the U.S., in the seven-day average
  • 0 percent of Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine included in the CDC's numbers as of Sunday night
  • 44 percent of fully vaccinated U.S. adults, and about half of all adults, are anxious about re-entering normal life, according to soon-to-be published data from the American Psychological Association
  • 25.8 percent of New Mexico's population has gotten at least one vaccine dose
  • 15.8 percent of Alaska's population is fully vaccinated
  • 13.3 percent of Georgia's population has gotten at least one vaccine dose
  • 6.6 percent of Utah's population is fully vaccinated
  • 100 percent of K-12 teachers are eligible to get vaccinated in the U.S. as of Monday — "though the situation is more straightforward in some states than others," The New York Times notes
  • 312 million does (at least) have been administered worldwide in 116 countries, according to Bloomberg's tally.

The U.S. is making steady progress in its vaccination drive, Virginia Tech epidemiologist Lisa M. Lee tells The Wall Street Journal, but logistics continues to be the primary hurdle, "everything from secure and simple registration systems to directing traffic at large vaccination events."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.