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

An estimated 222,123,223 Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19, or 67.9 percent of the U.S. population. Some states are more effective.

2022-06-30

An estimated 222,123,223 Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or 67.9% of the U.S. population.

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Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Maryland, 76.5% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.

Though Maryland is doing a better job vaccinating its population than other states, there are still significant quantities of the vaccine sitting idle. As of June 28, Maryland has received about 16,735,700 vaccinations and administered about 74.8% of those doses.

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Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 1,124,390 confirmed cases of the virus in Maryland as of June 28 — or 18,607 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 26,186 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of June 28, 2022.


This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.