57.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed, 35.2 million administered: US CDC
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05 February, 2021, 09:45 am
Last modified: 05 February, 2021, 09:49 am
According to the tally posted on Wednesday, the agency had administered 33,878,254 doses of the vaccines, and distributed 55,943,800 doses
File Photo: Small bottles labelled with a "Vaccine Covid-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 35,203,710 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 57,489,675 doses.
The tally of vaccine doses are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 6:00 am ET on Thursday, the agency said.
According to the tally posted on Wednesday, the agency had administered 33,878,254 doses of the vaccines, and distributed 55,943,800 doses.
The agency said 27,905,197 people had received 1 or more doses while 6,926,050 people have got the second dose as of Thursday.
A total of 4,210,027 vaccine doses have been administered in long-term care facilities, the agency said.
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