Covid-19: U.S. Vaccination Pace Increases to 2 Million Doses a Day Last Updated March 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ETMarch 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ET Connecticut has joined Texas and Mississippi in easing restrictions, while Alabama extended its mask mandate. Italy blocked a vaccine shipment to Australia. Here’s what you need to know: People line up early at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Covid-19 vaccination hub on March 4, 2021.Credit...Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The average number of vaccine doses being administered across the United States per day topped two million for the first time on Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A month ago, the average was about 1.3 million.