by Calculated Risk on 10/20/2021 03:58:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 409,438,987, as of a week ago 404,371,247, or 0.72 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	57.1%	56.6%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	189.5	187.9	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	75,988	87,507	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	51,698	57,977	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3	1,256	1,297	≤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 3 states that have achieved 70% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 70.6%, Connecticut and Rhode Island at 70.0% .

KUDOS also to the residents of the 12 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Maine at 69.8%, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, District of Columbia,  Colorado, and California at 60.4%.

The following 20 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Pennsylvania at 59.6%, Minnesota, Hawaii, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah, North Carolina and Ohio at 51.3%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Montana at 49.8%, Indiana at 49.4%, Missouri at 49.1%, Oklahoma at 49.1% and South Carolina at 49.1%.

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