eligible population of the u.s. has received at least one dose of the vaccine. and 32 states and d.c. have now fully vaccinated more than half of their residents. but in alabama, a different story. the state's health officer said yesterday that reports that the state has had the highest death rate recently need to be verified. but they certainly make sense. he said, over 100 people died there every single day there last week. >> now, these aren't numbers or stats. these are our friends and our family and loved ones. these are alabamians dying of covid. we continue to say at least 90% of the deaths are completely preventible with vaccination. >> reporter: meanwhile, here in new york state on monday, a vaccine mandate for all health care workers will go in effect. >> i believe it's critically important for our health care workers to be as healthy as they can before they attend to the health of others. >> reporter: that same day,