Half of U.S. adults have shot at least one COVID-19 vaccine, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday that 130 million adults in the U.S., or 50.4 percent of those over 18, have received at least one COVID-19 immunization shot. Nearly 84 million adults, or 32.5 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated. The milestone comes just as the global death toll of COVID-19 broke 3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Although there is expected to be a challenge for the vaccine in the coming months, polls show that the willingness to take the vaccine is increasing, with one poll showing that the number of adult Americans who are willing to get the vaccine , from 67 percent in January to 75 percent in a more recent poll. U.S. officials have stressed that they do not expect the recent pause imposed on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine administration to affect vaccine availability, and dr. Anthony Fauci said he would soon expect a ruling on the vaccine vaccine. “I would be very surprised if we do not resume in some form by Friday,” Fauci said.