These data provide an updated snapshot of COVID-19 vaccination rates and are the only data source to do so at the state level by subpopulation. The HPS is an ongoing, biweekly tracking survey designed to measure impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Census Bureau recently released updated data on take-up of COVID-19 vaccines from its Household Pulse Survey (HPS), collected June 9-21, 2021. The available data have not assuaged these concerns, and show patterns of lower vaccination rates among people with lower levels of education, no health insurance coverage, and marginalized racial and ethnic groups.
However, there are still concerns on prioritization decisions and the existing mechanisms of the vaccine rollout-in addition to evidence that lower-income individuals, people of color, and individuals without strong connections to the health care system are less likely to get vaccinated-which have created challenges in equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and could worsen existing pandemic-related health inequities. Over the past several months, all states have increased COVID-19 vaccine rollout by expanding vaccine access to the general adult population and children over 12. Although the country fell short of meeting the current administration’s goal of vaccinating 70% of the adult population by July 4 (as measured by official administrative data reported to the Centers for Disease Control ), several states have achieved this goal. After several months of rolling out the various one and two-shot COVID-19 vaccines, which have included hiccups from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, vaccination rates continue to increase at a slow but steady pace. The COVID-19 vaccines promise to help protect individual Americans against infection and eventually provide population-level herd immunity. You can follow the status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process here.COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: State-level and Subpopulation Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey.At a regional level, there is an AFRO COVID-19 vaccines dashboard and a PAHO COVID-19 vaccines deliveries dashboard.WHO’s COVID-19 dashboard also features the number of vaccine doses administered globally, with more detail provided on the dedicated COVID-19 vaccination dashboard.See WHO’s landscape of COVID-19 vaccine candidates for the latest information on vaccines in clinical and pre-clinical development.We must ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines, and ensure every country receives them and can roll them out to protect their people, starting with the most vulnerable. WHO’s primary focus now is to support countries to turn vaccines into vaccinations as fast as possible. In some, we see gaps in operational or financial capacity. And in all, we see vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation and disinformation. This was impacted by the initial lack of political commitment for equitable access to vaccines. Vaccine supply has improved, but absorption has not kept pace. In some countries, we see insufficient political commitment to roll out vaccines.
We must continue to support all countries to reach 70% vaccination coverage as soon as possible, including 100% of those aged over 60 100% of health workers and 100% of those with underlying conditions. Only 57 countries have vaccinated 70% of their population – almost all of them high-income countries. As at, almost one billion people in lower-income countries remain unvaccinated.
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