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US Continues to Ramp Up COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Cases continue to surge across the globe in several countries including India and Pakistan.
This article was originally published in ContagionLive.
Nearly half of the US adult population is expected to have received at least 1 dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of this week, if the current pace is continued.
The past week saw over 3.1 million vaccinations administered, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with nearly 46% of adults have received at least 1 dose, with 28% having been fully vaccinated.
In Japan, prime minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday that the country will secure 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June, enough to cover both the elderly and the medical worker populations. Japan has so far only administered vaccines to just 1.1 million people, which equates to less than 1% of the country’s population.
In Pakistan, cases are surging and hospital beds are quickly reaching capacity amidst a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s inoculation campaign is moving at a very slowly pace, and because of this the government has allowed the private sector to import and sell doses of vaccines.
Sales saw the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, sell out in the first weekend of April, as crowds waited at vaccination centers for hours in the hopes of receiving a shot.
United States
187.05 million
55.93 per 100
China
167.34 million
11.63 per 100
India
104.53 million
7.57 per 100
United Kingdom
39.59 million
58.32 per 100
Brazil
26.74 million
12.58 per 100
Turkey
18.49 million
21.93 per 100
Germany
18.23 million
21.76 per 100
Indonesia
15.08 million
5.51 per 100
France
14.44 million
21.2 per 100
Russia
14.11 million
9.67 per 100
Data Table per Our World in Data (April 11, 2021, 12 AM EST)
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that the city has administered over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, which he says will keep them on pace to meet their goal of fully vaccinating 5 million people by June.
California
22,754,163
57.58 per 100
Texas
14,959,669
51.59 per 100
New York
12,062,900
62.00 per 100
Florida
11,912,259
55.46 per 100
Pennsylvania
7,559,762
59.05 per 100
Illinois
7,363,280
58.10 per 100
Ohio
6,460,600
55.27 per 100
North Carolina
5,640,827
53.78 per 100
New Jersey
5,590,502
62.94 per 100
Michigan
5,496,030
55.03 per 100
Data Table per CDC COVID-19 Tracker (April 11, 2021, 6 AM EST)
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