More than 40% of US adults have had at least one dose of Covid vaccine 

BREAKING NEWS: More than 40% of US adults have had at least one dose of Covid vaccine

  • US has administered more than 165 million doses of coronavirus vaccines 
  • More than 40% of people in the US have had at least one dose, announced White House Covid response team member Andy Slavitt on Monday 
  • US is giving more than three million shots a day, and FEMA is opening three more mass vaccination sites in Colorado, South Carolina and Minnesota 

More than 40 percent of American adults have now had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the White House Covid response team announced on Monday. 

Nearly one in four adults are now fully vaccinated, as are 55 percent of seniors in the U.S., revealed response team member Andy Slavitt during a press briefing. 

The U.S. is now giving an average of more than three million shots a day, and more than four million doses were administered on Saturday – a record number of vaccinations.  

At this rate the U.S. is on track to reach herd immunity, with 75 percent of the population vaccinated by July, according to Bloomberg tracking.  

More than 40 percent of American adults – nearly one in three – have now had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with a record four million shots given on Saturday