White House Says The U.S. Will Narrowly Miss Its Vaccination Goal
The country will narrowly miss President Biden's goal of having 70% of the U.S. adult population at least partially vaccinated by July 4, But the official also noted that 70% of those 30 and older have already been vaccinated a week and a half ahead of 4th of July and that those 27 and older are expected to also reach the 70% mark by July 4.
Currently, 65% of the adult population has gotten at least one shot and 56% are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The coronavirus has been shown to affect older people worse, on average and 87% of those 65 and older have had at least one dose, while 77% are fully vaccinated.