More than 26 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the US, CDC data shows
From CNN’s Deidre McPhillips
Drivers wait in line at a mega COVID-19 vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on January 27. Damian Dovarganes/AP
More than 26 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the United States, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An average of about 1.2 million doses have been administered each day since President Biden took office.
The CDC reported that 26,193,682 total doses have been administered, about 54% of the 48,386,275 doses distributed.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) Retired doctors and nurses are being called to the front lines of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination effort, the White House COVID-19 Response team announced Wednesday.
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