by Calculated Risk on 12/06/2021 03:09:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 471,700,443.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	60.0%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	199.3	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	103,823	87,603	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	49,176	46,003	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	1,154	733	≤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).  Note: COVID will probably stay endemic (at least for some time).

KUDOS to the residents of the 5 states that have achieved 70% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 74.0%, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts at 72.2%.

KUDOS also to the residents of the 16 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: New York at 69.2%, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, Virginia, New Hampshire, Oregon, District of Columbia, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, and Wisconsin at 60.2%.

The following 19 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Pennsylvania at 59.3%, Nebraska, Iowa, Utah, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, South Dakota, North Carolina, Alaska, Ohio, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Missouri and Indiana at 51.0%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Tennessee at 49.8%, Arkansas at 49.8%, Georgia at 49.4%, Louisiana at 49.2%, North Dakota at 49.2%, and West Virginia at 49.2%.

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