President Joe Biden set a goal of having 70% of residents of each state having at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by July 4th. Seven states have already met that goal

Connecticut, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. In those states, 70% of residents are either partially or fully vaccinated.

Connecticut
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.73

Maine
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.71

Vermont
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.5

Massachusetts
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.07

New Jersey
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.37

Hawaii
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.

New Hampshire
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 35.58

Across the nation, 60% of residents have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine.

But Louisiana is near the bottom of the list of percentage of residents fully vaccinated.

Louisiana
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 29.51

Arkansas
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 29.33

Utah
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 28.98

Alabama
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 27.55

Mississippi
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 25.8

Dr. Rochelle Walensky the Centers for Disease Control Director says "the past week has been a big week, with progress and milestones that set us on a path out of this pandemic."

New cases of the virus have dropped to the lowest level in roughly a year. Deaths from Covid have also plummeted.

More than 270 million doses have been administered in the U.S.  40% of adults have gotten 2 doses.

LOOK: Answers to 30 common COVID-19 vaccine questions

While much is still unknown about the coronavirus and the future, what is known is that the currently available vaccines have gone through all three trial phases and are safe and effective. It will be necessary for as many Americans as possible to be vaccinated in order to finally return to some level of pre-pandemic normalcy, and hopefully these 30 answers provided here will help readers get vaccinated as soon they are able.

 

 

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