by Calculated Risk on 9/24/2021 04:13:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 388,567,109, as of a week ago 383,994,877, or 0.65 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	55.1%	54.4%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	183.0	180.6	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	117,066	142,885	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	80,957	89,248	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	1,559	1,553	≤502
1 Minimum to achieve "herd immunity" (estimated between 70% and 85%). 2my goals to stop daily posts, 37 day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing 7 day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths ✅ Goal met.

IMPORTANT: For "herd immunity" most experts believe we need 70% to 85% of the total population fully vaccinated (or already had COVID).  

KUDOS to the residents of the 13 states that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 69.2%, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington, and Virginia at 60.0%.

The following 19 states and D.C. have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: District of Columbia at 59.6%, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, and Utah at 50.2%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Ohio at 49.9%, Alaska at 49.7%, North Carolina 49.2%, Indiana at 48.1% and Montana at 48.1%.

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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7 day average (line) of positive tests reported.