U.S. administers 121.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
U.S. administers 121.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) – The United States has administered 121,441,497 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 156,734,555 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The tally is for Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, and Johnson & Johnson’s vaccines as of 6:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, the agency said.
Delores Renteria, 54, receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at a mobile vaccination drive for essential food processing workers at Rose & Shore, Inc., in Vernon, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
According to the tally posted on March 19, the agency had administered 118,313,818 doses of the vaccines, and distributed 154,199,235 doses.
The agency said 79,367,225 people had received at least one dose while 43,036,818 people are fully vaccinated as of Saturday.
A total of 7,648,211 vaccine doses have been administered in long-term care facilities, the agency said.
Reporting by Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis
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