Half of U.S. states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults, CDC says
Nelson Oliveira
May 24, 2021, 8:07 AM
Five months after a New York City nurse became the first person in America to get a coronavirus shot, at least 25 states are now reporting that more than half of their adult population has been fully vaccinated a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
Data published Sunday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Washington, D.C. has also fully vaccinated at least 50% of people 18 or older and that Maine’s 62.9% rate of fully vaccinated adults is the highest in the country. Connecticut and Vermont are right behind Maine in the vaccination race, with 62.8% and 62.7%, respectively.
MONTPELIER Vermont officials complied Tuesday with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that states pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of
A great many shots have been taken in the Montpelier High School gymnasium. Monday saw an historic shot of another kind, one that didn’t involve a basketball.
Scott decries racist response to BIPOC vaccine eligibility
April 5, 2021
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In this photo provided by the State of Vermont, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, center, receives a COVID-19 vaccine as his wife, Diana McTeague Scott, right, looks on, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Montpelier High School, in Montpelier, Vt. Scott, a Republican, and his wife got the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot at a state-run clinic at the school. (Jason Maulucci/State of Vermont via AP)Jason Maulucci/AP
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday condemned the “racist response” to his administration s decision to make Black, indigenous, and people of color of any age eligible for a coronavirus vaccine before residents of other races.