It has been confirmed that 1.94 million people have been vaccinated in the 13th day after the COVID-19 vaccination began in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 19,944,585 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus at 9 a.m. on the 26th, based on local Eastern Time.
The U.S. federal government has distributed 9,475,925 doses of the Pfizer and Modena vaccine nationwide, and the percentage of people who actually receive the vaccine is 20% of the total distribution.
The U.S. began vaccinating Pfizer on the 14th and Modena vaccine on the 21st.
Federal government officials believe that the actual number of vaccinations will be higher than the statistics because it takes time to count vaccinations, CNN reported.
However, the US vaccination rate is slower than expected, making it difficult to achieve the goal of vaccinating 20 million people this year, local media predicted.
CNN broadcast said, "At present, many hospitals are only planning vaccinations, and medical staff vaccinations are also delayed," said CNN. "The federal government's efforts to vaccinate residents of long-term care facilities have just begun."
"The vaccination rate is slower than I thought," even during a briefing on the 23rd that reported that 1 million people were vaccinated.