The states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates

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Tue, 2021-05-11 09:54 — mike kraft

These are the states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine -- but the rates differ depending on where you look. Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

(CNN) About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine -- but the rates differ depending on where you look.

At the top of the list is Vermont, where 74.5% of adults have had at least one vaccine dose. Every state in the Northeast has given at least one dose to over 60% of its adult residents, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At the bottom is Mississippi, where 41.5% of adults have received at least one vaccine dose. Similarly, every state on its border has vaccinated less than half of its adult residents.

The contrast between states and regions largely fits along partisan political lines: States that voted Democratic in the most recent presidential election have higher vaccination rates than those that voted Republican. In fact, the 19 states with the highest percentage of vaccinated adults all voted for President Joe Biden. Among the 16 states with the lowest vaccination rates, only Georgia went for Biden, according to the CDC.

Other demographic differences, including age, race and education, have similarly influenced vaccination rates.

The five states with the highest percentage of adults with at least one dose are Vermont, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Hampshire. As of Monday, all but New Hampshire have already reached Biden's target of having 70% of US adults receive at least one vaccine dose by July 4.

At the other end, the five states with the lowest percentage of adults with one dose are Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Wyoming and West Virginia.

These partisan trends are particularly clear within states, too. For example, New York County, which covers heavily Democratic Manhattan, has fully vaccinated 47% of its population. Meanwhile, Orleans County, the rural northwest New York enclave where former President Donald Trump won 67% of the vote, has fully vaccinated 30%. ...

The Biden administration recently shifted its vaccination strategy to try to address these hesitancy and access issues. One change is to focus less on mass vaccination sites and more on local community clinics and pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration is also expected to authorize the Pfizer vaccine this week for children aged 12 to 15, expanding the pool of those eligible. ...

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