by Calculated Risk on 8/16/2021 08:15:00 PM

This data is from the CDC.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.

Total doses administered: 357,292,057, as of a week ago 351,933,175. Average doses last week: 0.77 million per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Yesterday	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	50.8%	50.7%	50.3%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	168.7	168.4	166.7	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	108,470	115,299	110,656	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	65,935	67,640	54,857	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3	495	523	495	≤502
1 Minimum to achieve "herd immunity" (estimated between 70% and 85%). 2my goals to stop daily posts, 37 day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing 7 day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths ✅ Goal met.

IMPORTANT: For "herd immunity" most experts believe we need 70% to 85% of the total population fully vaccinated (or already had COVID).  

KUDOS to the residents of the 6 states that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 67.1%, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maryland.

The following 19 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: New Jersey at 59.8%, New Hampshire, Washington, New York State, New Mexico, Oregon, District of Columbia, Virginia, Colorado, Minnesota, Hawaii, California, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Florida and Iowa at 50.4%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Illinois at 49.8%, Michigan at 49.6%, South Dakota at 47.9, Ohio at 47.4%, Kentucky at 46.8%, Arizona at 46.5%, Kansas at 46.5%, Alaska at 46.3%, Nevada at 46.0%  and Utah at 45.8%.

Click on graph for larger image.

This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7 day average (line) of positive tests reported.

This data is from the CDC.