Just over 1/2 of the US is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19 nearly 8 mos. after the 1st vaccination

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Just over half of people in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated Saturday.

According to the CDC data, 50.1% of the US population has been fully vaccinated against the disease. Slightly more - 58.5% - are partially vaccinated against the disease, meaning they've started the two-part vaccine series but have not completed it.

The milestone comes eight months after the first vaccine - produced by Pfizer and BioNTech - was given an emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration on December 11 last year. The Moderna vaccine was given the same authorization later in December, and the single-shot Johnson & Johson vaccine was authorized in February.

None of the vaccines have received official approval from the FDA, though officials are reportedly aiming to have approval for the Pfizer shot by early September, The New York Times reported.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/just-over-half-of-the-us-is-now-fully-vaccinated-for-covid-19-nearly-8-months-after-the-first-vaccine-was-authorized/ar-AAN4Njq

[lame54]

1. Yet, under the honor system,...

95% of grocery shoppers are unmasked

Don't think the math adds up

[underpants]

2. 61-71 for adults. Added to your post. These numbers may under count too

About 61% of US adults are fully vaccinated compared to about 71% of US adults that are just partially vaccinated against the disease. President Joe Biden had said he wanted 70% of all US adults vaccinated by the July 4 holiday, though the goal wasn't reached until the beginning of August.

The number of people in the US receiving the first dose of a vaccine series each week almost doubled over the past month, Politico reported. The largest increase came in states with lower vaccination rates and in areas where hospitalizations and deaths are rising due to the latest surge, according to the report.

The under count may be because some people aren’t getting both shots at the same location and some (a few probably) are getting them in two states. I’m guessing that’s a vacation or travel thing.

[triron]

4. It should be pointed out that a significant percentage of the population (under 12) is not eligible.

[underpants]

5. Right. That's the 50% of population. This states that 61% of adults are vaxxed

Not sure about 12-15. My daughter is fully vaxxed of course.

[abqtommy]

3. There are many, many ways for a human to die and not everyone gets to choose how they go.

We can see that there are many, many people who will die of covid by their own choice. Many, many
foolish people willing to die for FREE-DUMB.