Two million COVID-19 shots were administered on Thursday, keeping the seven-day rolling average of doses administered a day to two million for the second day in row. More than half of seniors 65 or older have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, White House officials announced Friday. Since President Biden took office on January 20, 65.3 million doses of vaccine have been given, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Bloomberg data. With 34.7 million shots to go, at this rate, the US could reach 100 million doses by March 22, rather than the end of April. Two million shots were administered on Thursday, keeping the seven-day rolling average of doses administered a day to two million for the second day in rowPresident Biden could hit his goal of 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines given in the first 100 days of his term much earlier at this rate.

Source: The Nation March 05, 2021 16:41 UTC