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Five states have not provided at least one COVID-19 vaccine to half their populations, according to CDC data. This poses a challenge to President Joe Biden, who wants 70% of Americans to be partially vaccinated by July 4. Currently, more than 64% of Americans have received at least one dose and about 43% have been fully vaccinated. See more stories on the Insider Business page.
Five states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Wyoming — have yet to provide at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to half their residents, according to CDC data, posing an obstacle to the Biden administration.
As the Associated Press first reported Saturday, the worst vaccination rate in the country is in Mississippi where only about 36% of the state’s residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Daily Times Center reported Saturday that officials in Mississippi have in recent months rejected more than 870,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government due to declining demand from state residents. According to the report, unwanted doses have gone to other states and to a national pool.
As Hill pointed out, indecision about a vaccine is an obstacle to President Joe Biden’s goal of having at least partially 70% of Americans by Independence Day, which is only three weeks away. The White House announced the goal at the beginning of May when it announced the allocation of more federal resources to ramping up vaccinations.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccine administration peaked in the United States in April and has been steadily declining since then.
About 36% of Alabama residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Dr. Karen Landers, Alabama’s deputy health official, told The Associated Press that the state won’t reach the president’s goal but said “that doesn’t stop us from encouraging people to get the vaccine.”
Just over 40% of people in Tennessee have been at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, according to state data.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 52% of all people in the United States have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly 43% of Americans are fully vaccinated against the disease.
States across the United States have offered lotteries on vaccines, gun giveaways, free beer, and other incentives to encourage their residents to get vaccinated.
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