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US Passes Halfway Mark In Getting At Least One Shot In Adults' Arms
Half of all adults in the United States have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to persuade skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4 percent of the total adult population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Almost 84 million adults, or about 32.5 percent of the population, have been fully vaccinated. (4/18)
The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million, according to totals compiled by Johns Hopkins University, though the actual number is believed to be significantly higher. (Yen and Mattise, 4/18)
Global deaths from COVID-19 has surpassed 3 million, according to the latest data from John Hopkins University. Leading in those deaths are the United States, with more than 566,000, and Brazil, with more than 368,000. They are followed by Mexico, India and the United Kingdom. The global death toll reached 1 million in September 2020 and 2 million in January. (Muhammad, 4/17)
More than half of all US adults have now gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But some experts worry that now comes the hard part: reaching the audiences that aren't as eager to get vaccinated against the virus. "I worry that we're starting to get to that point -- which we always knew existed somewhere in the horizon -- where the level of supply would outstrip the demand," epidemiologist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed told CNN on Sunday. (Maxouris, 4/19)
