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> I could believe 70% with at least one shot but haven't seen any statistics to that effect Good guess. As of today, that's the exact number: https://www.usne

• avhon1 5y ago
  Just for clarity, that's "70% of American adults". 18% of Americans are 15 or younger [1], below the youngest approved vaccine age (the Pfizer vaccine is approved for teenagers as young as 16), so that's (0.18 + (1-0.18) * (1-0.7) = ) ~42% of Americans who haven't even received 1 shot, and 58% who have. (There may be some error in that, if far more or far less than 70% of non-adult vaccine-eligible people (teenagers aged 16 or 17) have gotten at least one shot, but it probably doesn't change the overall percentage that much.) [1] https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/age-structure https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/age-structure
  • bialpio 5y ago
    Need to redo some numbers, Pfizer has been approved for ages 12 & up for a couple of months now [1]. Our World In Data lists that ~50% of American population is already fully vaccinated. [1] https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavi...