by Calculated Risk on 10/18/2021 03:20:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 408,265,959, as of six days ago 403,576,826, or 0.78 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	57.0%	56.4%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	189.1	187.4	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	67,763	91,262	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	50,750	60,078	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3	1,093	1,350	≤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 Vermont that have achieved 70% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 70.5%.

KUDOS also to the residents of the 14 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Connecticut at 69.9%, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, District of Columbia,  Colorado, and California at 60.3%.

The following 20 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Pennsylvania at 59.5%, Minnesota, Hawaii, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah, North Carolina and Ohio at 51.2%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Montana at 49.6%, Indiana at 49.3%, Missouri at 49.1%, Oklahoma at 49.0% and South Carolina at 49.0%.

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