Half of Americans over 18 have received at least 1 vaccine shot: CDC

Half of Americans over 18 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot, according to data released Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There were close to 130 million adults in the country who received one shot, roughly 50.4% of the over-18 population, the agency reported.

At least 83.9 million adults, roughly 32.5% of the adult population, was fully vaccinated as of Sunday, the CDC said.

PHOTO: Ravenswood Family Health Center staff and volunteers give coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines at a newly opened vaccination site at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., April 10, 2021.

The data comes as more states open up their eligibility to all residents above 16.

It also comes as states pause their administrations of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is being researched by the Food and Drug Administration and CDC over rare reports of possible blood clots.

PHOTO: Javier Morena receives his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the Jewish Community Center, a pop up vaccine clinic, April 16, 2021, in Staten Island, New York.

As of Sunday, over 209 million vaccine doses have been administered in the country, CDC data shows. At least 109 million Pfizer doses have been administered, 92 million Moderna doses and 7.9 million Johnson & Johnson doses, according to the CDC.

Health officials and leaders are encouraging all eligible Americans to schedule their shots as soon as possible, to decrease the number of cases and curb the spread of the virus.

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