Half of US adults are now vaccinated against COVID-19 but pace is slowing.

CDC: Half of US adults now vaccinated against COVID-19 Half of all American adults are officially fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, marking significant progress since the vaccines were Justine Coleman TheHill

Half of all American adults are officially fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, marking significant progress since the vaccines were first authorized in December.

CDC data updated on Tuesday shows that 50 percent of Americans 18 and older are considered fully vaccinated, amounting to more than 129 million people. 

“This is a major milestone in our country's vaccination efforts,” White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said at a press briefing, noting that 1 percent of adults were fully vaccinated when the Biden administration came into office.

Slavitt cited that 25 states and Washington, D.C., have reached at least 50 percent of their adult population being fully vaccinated. Nine states have also hit at least 70 percent being fully vaccinated. 

The achievement symbolizes a step closer to President Biden’s next goal of getting 70 percent of adults to have at least one vaccine dose by the Fourth of July. Currently, 61.6 percent of American adults, or almost 159 million people, have reached this point.  ...

Amid the nation’s push to get more of the population their COVID-19 shots, vaccinations have dwindled in recent weeks as the most enthusiastic vaccine recipients have already gotten their shots.

The U.S.’s seven-day average for daily vaccinations fell from about 3 million in April to 1.8 million currently, according to Our World in Data. ...