More Than 658 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Tracker

The biggest vaccination campaign in history is underway. More than 658 million doses have been administered across 151 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 16.5 million doses a day.

In the U.S., more Americans have received at least one dose than have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. So far, 165 million doses have been given. In the last week, an average of 3.08 million doses per day were administered.

World Map of Vaccinations

More than 658 million doses have been administered—enough to vaccinate 4.3% of the global population

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When will life return to normal?

While the best vaccines are thought to be 95% effective, it takes a coordinated campaign to stop a pandemic. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious-disease official in the U.S., has said that vaccinating 70% to 85% of the U.S. population would enable a return to normalcy.

On a global scale, that’s a daunting level of vaccination. At the current pace of 16.5 million a day, it would take years to achieve a significant level of global immunity. The rate, however, is steadily increasing, and new vaccines by additional manufacturers are coming to market.

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Are we bending the curve yet?

Israel was first to show that vaccinations were having a nationwide effect. The country has led the world in vaccinations, and by February more than 84% of people ages 70 and older had received two doses. Severe covid cases and deaths declined rapidly. A separate analysis in the U.K. showed similar results.

It’s now a life-and-death contest between vaccine and virus. New strains threaten renewed outbreaks. In the early stages of a campaign, the effect of vaccinations are often outweighed by other factors of transmissibility: virus mutations, seasonality, effectiveness of mask use and social distancing. In time, higher vaccination rates should limit the Covid-19 burden around the world.

Since the start of the global vaccination campaign, countries have experienced unequal access to vaccines and varying degrees of efficiency in getting shots into people’s arms. Before March, few African nations had received a single shipment of shots. In the U.S., 49.7 doses have been administered for every 100 people.

Delivering billions of vaccines to stop the spread of Covid-19 worldwide will be one of the greatest logistical challenges ever undertaken.

U.S. Vaccinations: State by State

The U.S. leads the world in total vaccines administered, and more supply is on the way. Drugmakers have promised to deliver enough shots to fully vaccinate 130 million Americans by the end of March and 300 million people by the end of May. That’s more than enough for every adult, and clinical studies in children are underway.

Distribution in the U.S. is directed by the federal government. Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine, as well as Moderna’s shot both require two doses taken several weeks apart. J&J’s inoculation requires just a single dose.

The introduction of J&J’s one-shot option in March is speeding up vaccinations and making it easier to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations. So far, 106 million Americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine—41.2% of the adult population. At least 61.4 million people have completed a vaccination regimen.

Vaccines Across America

Across the U.S., enough doses have been administered to cover 25.5% of the population, and 79% of the delivered shots have been used

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The U.S. hasn’t yet achieved vaccination rates high enough to quell the outbreaks. New Covid variants have driven a surge in cases across the country. Even states with relatively high vaccine coverage, including South Dakota and Massachusetts, have seen their numbers rise.

Younger, unvaccinated populations are increasingly viewed as key to heading off a potential fourth wave. New vaccine supplies have allowed some states to open up eligibility to wide swaths of residents. President Joe Biden has said that 90% of American adults will be free to sign up for a shot by April 19. Until recently, eligibility has mostly been based on age, occupation, and underlying medical conditions.

It takes about two weeks after a final vaccine dose for immunity to fully develop. After that, a person can safely meet indoors with other vaccinated people without wearing masks, according to CDC guidance issued in March. Grandparents can spend time with their grandchildren again.

Even for people fully vaccinated, some restrictions remain in place while the virus still circulates across the country. The CDC advises against travel and recommends wearing masks and social distancing while in public.

After focusing first on hospitals and other institutional health-care settings, states have opened access to increasingly larger groups of people. Some states created mass vaccination centers out of sport stadiums, theme parks, convention halls and race tracks. Millions of doses are now being shipped directly to local pharmacies.

The vaccines available today are only approved for people over the age of 16. Tests for dosing, safety, and effectiveness are underway in children, and results are expected later this year.

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Vaccine Timeline

Bloomberg is tracking the development of nine of the globe’s most promising vaccines. A total of seven vaccines are now available for public use, in limited quantities, in at least 151 countries.

Nations have poured billions of dollars into developing new vaccine technologies, testing them in thousands of volunteers, scaling up manufacturing, and then bringing them to market in record time.

None of these shots, on its own, is enough to inoculate a global population of some 7.8 billion people. But together they represent humanity’s best chance of ending a scourge that has claimed more than 2.6 million lives and triggered global economic calamity.

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