According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 states have so far reached the milestone set by President Joe Biden in early May, with several others trailing within just a few percentage points of achieving the goal. But figures in places that have managed to administer the most vaccines are in stark contrast to other areas of the U.S., including some states that have administered one dose of vaccine to less than 50 percent of their population. On a national scale, CDC data shows that 162,272,565 people above the age of 18—or 62.9 percent of the adult population—have received at least one dose as of June 2. But as one expert pointed out, there’s more to the numbers than statistics might suggest. “You reach a certain rate nationally, which looks excellent and would really suggest that you are in a place to reduce the likelihood of infectious spread, but that can be misleading,” Marcus Plescia, MD, the chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told The New York Times. “You still have these significant pockets and states where the rates of immunity are much lower,” he added. “So we could have another wave pop up.” Read on to see which states are the furthest from reaching the White House’s vaccination goal. They’re ranked by the percentages of people over 18 who are either partially or fully vaccinated as of June 3, according to data from the CDC reported by The Times. RELATED: Dr. Fauci Thinks These 3 Places Will Mandate Vaccines. Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 49 percent Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 49 percent RELATED: If You Got Moderna, This Is When You’ll Need a Booster, CEO Says. Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 47 percent Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 46 percent RELATED: These 2 Vaccines Are Effective Against the New India Variant, Study Finds. Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 46 percentae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Percent of people over 18 who have received at least one shot: 44 percent RELATED: Do This Immediately After Getting Your Vaccine, Doctors Say.
