U.S. Unlikely to Meet Covid-19 Vaccine Deadline of 70% Vaccinated by July 4th

The United States is unlikely to meet the White House target to get 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4th. But so far, 16 states have fully vaccinated more than half of their residents. Four states have recorded less than half of adults with at least one dose. Currently about 847,000 doses are being administered per day.

The CDC estimates that the Delta variant is currently accounting for 26% of newly diagnosed Coronavirus cases in the United States. As of June 19th, the B.1.1.7 variant which was first spotted in the UK was still the dominant variant in the US and represented about 48% of cases. The B.1.617.2 first seen in India makes up 26.1% of cases. The P.1 or gamma variant first seen in Brazil is the third most common.