Some States Are Vaccinating For COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Illinois Stacks Up

By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Chicago

2021-07-15

An estimated 158,954,417 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 48.6% of the U.S. population. So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. In Illinois, 46.8% of the population are fully vaccinated, lower than the U.S. average. Lower than average vaccination rates in Illinois appear to be attributable in part to less efficient vaccination rollout. As of July 9, Illinois has received about 14,861,100 vaccinations and administered about 88.7% of those doses. As the virus mutates and new variants spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 1,394,235 confirmed cases of the virus in Illinois as of July 9 — or 10,943 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,225 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide. All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of July 9, 2021. These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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