Health & Fitness
75 Percent Of American Adults Have Had At Least 1 Vaccine Dose
The country has reached the milestone as President Joe Biden plans to introduce a "six-pronged approach" to controlling the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than three-quarters of American adults have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing White House officials. Official numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show slightly fewer had as of 3:30 p.m. ET.
It's a new milestone in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic that has gone on for just under a year-and-a-half. President Joe Biden will soon unveil a "six-pronged strategy" to get the pandemic under control, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said as the milestone was hit Tuesday, according to Bloomberg.
Biden's original July 4th goal of having at least 70 percent of Americans with at least one shot was met in early August.
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Americans age 65 and older continue to have the highest vaccination rate, with 92.4 percent having at least one dose, and 82.1 percent fully vaccinated, according to the CDC's latest numbers.
People age 18 and up are fully vaccinated at about 64 percent, according to the CDC, with those age 12 and up (everyone eligible) at 62 percent.
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