by Calculated Risk on 11/02/2021 02:50:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 423,005,384, as of a week ago 414,302,192, or 1.24 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	58.0%	57.4%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	192.6	190.7	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	74,798	67,184	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	42,186	47,283	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	1,190	1,174	≤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).  Note: COVID will probably stay endemic (at least for some time).

KUDOS to the residents of the 4 states that have achieved 70% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 71.3%, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine at 70.6% .

KUDOS also to the residents of the 13 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Massachusetts at 69.7%, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, District of Columbia,  Colorado, California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois at 60.5%.

The following 22 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Minnesota at 59.9%, Delaware, Hawaii, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah, North Carolina, Ohio, Montana, Oklahoma, and South Carolina at 50.1%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Indiana at 49.9%, Missouri at 49.8%, Georgia at 48.2%, and Arkansas at 48.1%.

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