Missouri lags behind other states across the country in the rate of administering the first dose of coronavirus vaccine, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last in such efforts.
The CDC’s COVID Data Tracker shows that approximately 242,937 people in the Show-Me State received the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna jab, or 3958 per 100,000 people. In other words, as of Sunday, less than 4% of people in the state received the first dose.
Overall, 73,248 people in the state received both doses, approximately 1,193 per 100,000.
In contrast, Alaska stands first, which according to the CDC shows that 77,925 first doses were administered, a rate of 10,652 per 100,000 people.
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The news comes after Alabama’s vaccination efforts last week in the country, with health officials later threatening to remove doses from suppliers who do not administer them in a timely manner.
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Alabama is now higher than Missouri in terms of the first doses administered. As of Sunday, it appears that about 213,833 people in the Cotton State received the first dose, about 4,361 per 100,000.
Yet it lags behind other states, including Missouri, in terms of both doses administered. CDC estimates show that approximately 29,736 people in Alabama received both doses, which means only 606 per 100,000 people.