The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported that 31 million doses of COVID-19 have been administered throughout the United States.
Jan.31 (UPI) — The United States has administered 31 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency’s vaccination tracker shows that a total of 31,123,299 vaccine doses have been distributed including 25,201,143 for people receiving their first dose of the two-part vaccine regimen and 5,657,14 who have been administered the second dose. Also, a total of 49,933,250 doses of the vaccine have been distributed throughout the country. The new data come as President Joe Biden last week upped his vaccination goal for the first 100 days of his presidency from 100 million to 150 million in hopes that the nation will be « well on our way to heading toward herd immunity » by the summer. Also Sunday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security David Pekoske directed the Transportation Security Administration to enforce Biden’s executive order requiring the wearing of masks at screening checkpoints and throughout commercial and public transportation.
