As of Monday, close to 64% of adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine, just shy of the pace needed to meet the goal. At the current pace, about 67% of the adult population will have received shots by the Fourth of July holiday.
Patricia Cole gets a shot of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from a medical worker at a pop-up clinic in Hollandale, Miss. Adult vaccinations have tapered off in June, imperiling President Joe Biden's goals.A spring swoon in vaccinations has put President Joe Biden's goal of getting at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose into the arms of 70 percent of adults by the Fourth of July on shaky ground.
As of Monday, close to 64 percent of adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine, just shy of the pace needed to meet the goal. At the current pace, about 67 percent of the adult population will have received shots by the Fourth of July holiday. The country appeared on pace to clear the goal for most of May, but the pace of vaccinations slowed as June arrived. At the current seven-day rate of first doses, it will take until nearly the end of July to hit Biden's 70 percent goal, according to an NBC News analysis.160 million adultsThe dip in adult first doses mirrors a drop in overall doses across the entire population in the spring. Vaccinations climbed steadily in the early part of the year, peaking at an average of 3.
"I'll also note that regardless of where we are on July 4 we're not shutting down shop on July 5," Psaki said."We're going to continue to press to vaccinate more people across the country."
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