Half of U.S. Adults Have Received at Least One COVID Shot in Milestone for Vaccination Campaign

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than half of all U.S. adults have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, amounting to over 129 million people, according to CNBC . Over 83 million adults, or 32.5 percent of the total adult population, are fully vaccinated with one of the three vaccines approved in the United States. The average rate of daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is about 68,000, with CDC data indicating an average 3.3 million daily vaccine doses administered in the past week. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients has said the suspension in Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccinations, which occurred after reports of six cases of rare brain blood clots, would not decelerate the vaccine campaign since the country has sufficient supply of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said he thinks the U.S. will likely resume use of the J&J shots with a warning or restriction attached, and anticipates a decision as soon as Friday. "I doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. I don't think that's going to happen," he said.