WASHINGTON – Half of all United States adults have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, said the White House yesterday, marking another huge milestone in the fight against the pandemic.
“Now, 50% of all American adults are fully vaccinated,” tweeted Cyrus Shahpar, Covid-19 data director for the White House.
That means half the adult population has received either two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, or one of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab.
More than half a million Americans have died from the coronavirus, but the country is now a world leader in rolling out vaccinations.
The US has reached almost 50% of its total population of 332 million with at least one dose, but its vaccination campaign has been slowing in the face of hesitancy.
President Joe Biden has set a target of having 70% of adults vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4. The current figure is almost 62%. – AFP, May 26, 2021
