The State Of Vaccinations In The U.S.

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🗓️ 25 May 2021

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Eight states have passed an important milestone: getting 70% of all adults vaccinated with at least one shot. That's a number President Biden wants the country to reach by July Fourth. As cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continue to come down, host Maddie Sofia talks with NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey about vaccination progress around the country.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:05.0	Maddie Sify here joined by NPR Health Correspondent, Alison Aubrey.
0:08.7	Hi, Alison.
0:09.7	Hey, Maddie, good to be here.
0:11.1	It's another COVID-19 roundup episode with you.
0:14.2	A big topic we touch on, it seems, every week.
0:17.2	An important one, though.
0:18.4	How the US is doing on getting people vaccinated.
0:21.4	Right, eight states have passed an important milestone,
0:24.4	getting 70% of all adults vaccinated with at least one shot.
0:28.4	That's a number president Biden wants the entire country
0:30.9	to reach by July 4th.
0:32.5	OK, today on the show, we're going to dig into vaccination
0:35.1	progress a little more in the states and among 12 to 15
0:39.5	year olds.
0:40.3	And the challenges of going back to the office
0:43.0	that he'd been working from home during the pandemic.
0:46.0	This is Shortwave, the Daily Science podcast from NPR.
0:49.0	Allyson, over the weekend, Rhode Island became the eighth state
1:01.1	to reach a goal set by president Biden
1:03.2	to get 70% of adults vaccinated with at least one shot
1:07.1	by July 4th is the rest of the country on track.
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