More Americans have been vaccinated for COVID-19 since Monday than they were infected with the disease as the national launch of inoculation continues, according to a report.
According to a Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker, 26.5 million people in the United States have now received at least one dose of vaccine, exceeding the 26.2 million cases of coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic.
“It is noteworthy that today, for the first time, the data said that more people were vaccinated than were reported as newly diagnosed cases,” said Paula Cannon, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. .
“It simply came to our notice then. I am also for this victory “, she said.
The benchmark comes at a time when the US is leading the world in terms of daily rates of coronavirus vaccine, with about 1.35 million doses administered per day, according to Bloomberg.
About 7.8% of Americans have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 1.8% of the population is fully vaccinated, the report said.