One Year of COVID-19 Vaccination in the US by the Numbers

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The United States began COVID-19 vaccinations on December 14 last year. The first recipient was a nurse in her 50s working in the intensive care unit at the forefront of quarantine efforts. On the 17th (local time), marking one year since then, the vaccination completion rate exceeds 60%. The booster shot rate has also reached 30%. Here is a summary of the related figures.

◆485 million doses = The total number of vaccines administered in the U.S. as of the 14th, marking one year since vaccinations began. Nearly 60% of the vaccines administered were Pfizer, with Moderna and Janssen accounting for 38% and less than 4%, respectively.

◆202 million people = The number of people fully vaccinated in the U.S. as of the 14th is 202,246,700, which is 60.9% of the total population. By age group, the vaccination rate is highest among those aged 65 and older at 87.2%, followed by 72.1% for those 18 and older, 70.4% for those 12 and older, and 64.8% for those 5 and older.

◆23.4% = The percentage of the U.S. population aged 5 and older who have not been vaccinated. This is about 1 in 4 people, approximately 73 million individuals. Vaccination rates vary by state. Vermont has a vaccination completion rate of over 75%, while six states?Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Wyoming?have rates below 50%.

◆2 million doses = The average number of vaccine doses administered daily in the U.S. In the first month after vaccinations began, fewer than 1 million doses were administered daily, but as eligibility expanded, the number surged to 3.4 million doses in April.

◆16.7% = The percentage of children aged 5 to 11 in the U.S. who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 3 out of 10 parents say they will never vaccinate their children. Recently, vaccination rates have significantly slowed not only among children aged 5 to 11 but also among adolescents aged 12 to 17.

◆35% = The percentage of pregnant women vaccinated in the U.S. Health authorities have warned that "people who are pregnant or have recently been pregnant are at relatively higher risk of severe COVID-19." Especially after the spread of the Delta variant, the risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19 has increased for pregnant women.

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