More Americans have been vaccinated for COVID-19 since Monday than those infected with the disease as the nationwide vaccine is introduced, according to a report.
According to a Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker, 26.5 million people in the U.S. have now received at least one dose of the vaccine, surpassing the 26.2 million cases of coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic.
“It is noteworthy that the data said for the first time that more people were vaccinated than had just been reported as newly diagnosed cases,” said Paula Cannon, a professor at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. said.
‘It’s worth celebrating. I want to win everything, ”she said.
The milestone comes at a time when the U.S. is leading the global leading coronavirus rate, with about 1.35 million doses per day, according to Bloomberg.
About 7.8% of Americans have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 1.8% of the population have been fully vaccinated, the report said.