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COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of September 16, 2022
Author(s)Sydney Jennings
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US COVID-19 vaccination & booster dose status
US COVID-19 vaccination status according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of September 15, 2022, at 6:00 AM, EDT:
Fully vaccinated plus 2 booster doses:
• Aged ≥50 years 34.7%
• Aged ≥65 years 41.9%
Fully vaccinated plus 1 booster dose:
• Total US population 48.6%
Fully vaccinated in key age groups:
• Total US population 67.7%
• Aged ≥5 years 71.8%
• Aged ≥65 years 92.2%
US confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths
Confirmed US cases of COVID-19 and related deaths according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map , as of September 16, 2022 at 1:21 PM, EDT.
3 states with highest number of new cases in past 28 days
• California 215 304
• Texas 189 803
• Florida 156 818
• Total US confirmed cases 95 609 374
• Total US confirmed deaths 1 053 056
Global total COVID-19 confirmed cases, deaths, vaccine doses administered:
• Cases 611 242 372
• Deaths 6 524 467 • Vaccine doses administered 12 229 220 514
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