US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people grows

CDC director issues new warning as cases rise: Covid-19 is clearly not done with us'

At least 70% of adults in the US have now received at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot, the White House announced on Monday, reaching a target Joe Biden originally said he had hoped to achieve by 4 July.

The administration reported the news in a tweet hailing Milestone Monday" by Cyrus Shahpar, the government's Covid-19 data director, who said the seven-day average of people receiving their first dose - 320,000 - was the highest since the Independence Day holiday.