This is How Many COVID-19 Vaccines California Has Received So Far

Evan Comen – SaturdayFollowReact

© Provided by 24/7 Wall St.

While the initial distribution of the vaccine took longer than federal projections had indicated, in recent months the U.S. has made great leaps in the worldwide race to administer vaccinations — and some states are faring far better than others. Under the current system, led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sends states limited shipments of the vaccine as well as funding and tasks them with distributing the vaccine in accordance with relatively loose federal guidelines. The distribution of the vaccine is based on the size of the adult population in every state, which — according to some experts — can create inequities in states where the spread of COVID-19 is worse and a larger share of the population is at risk.It has now been 57 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of January 20, the U.S. has sent 655,282,365 doses of the vaccine across the country — equivalent to 199.6% of the U.S. population.

California has received a total of 81,494,185 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of January 20. Adjusted for population, California has received 206,250.6 vaccines per 100,000 residents — in line with the national average of 199,635.4 vaccines per 100,000 Americans and the 16th most of any state.

While California has so far received a similar amount of vaccines per capita as the nation as a whole, the state has a lesser need for vaccines than the rest of the country. As of January 20, there were 18,185.7 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in California — lower than the national rate of 20,545.2 cases per 100,000 Americans and the eighth lowest of all 50 states.

While the federal government distributes vaccines to states, it is up to state governments to administer the vaccine — creating variations in both the percentage of vaccines that have been administered and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated. In California, 85.3% of allocated vaccines have been administered to residents, greater than the national average of 81.2% and the ninth largest share of all states.

The administered vaccines amount to 176.0% of the state population, greater than the 162.0% national figure and the 12th largest share of all states.

While a majority of Americans remain unvaccinated due to a lack of supply, there are some who have no plans to receive a vaccine at all. According to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 59.2% of U.S. adults 18 and over who have not yet received the vaccine will either probably not or definitely not get a COVID-19 vaccine in the future. In California, 53.0% of adults who have not yet received the vaccine report that they will probably not or definitely not get a vaccine in the future, the fourth smallest share of any state. The most common reason cited for not wanting a vaccine was being concerned about possible side effects. Other commonly cited reasons include not trusting COVID-19 vaccines, that they were planning to wait and see if it is safe, and not trusting the government.

To determine the states getting the most and least vaccines from the federal government, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were ranked based on the number of vaccines administered as of January 20 per 100,000 residents. Vaccine counts were adjusted for population using one-year data from the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of January 20 came from various state and local health departments and were adjusted for population using 2019 ACS data. Data on the percentage of adults who probably will not or definitely will not get a COVID-19 vaccine and their reasons for not getting one came from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, conducted from August 18, 2021 to August 30, 2021.

These are all the counties in California where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

RankStatePopulationVaccines distributed per 100,000Vaccines administered as % of pop.COVID-19 cases per 100,000
1Vermont623,989242,132209.5%13,641
2Maryland6,045,680233,733181.5%15,109
3Maine1,344,212227,617195.2%12,122
4New Hampshire1,359,711227,595185.3%18,429
5Rhode Island1,059,361227,492193.6%29,956
6New Jersey8,882,190224,188177.0%22,682
7Massachusetts6,892,503224,065198.4%21,578
8Hawaii1,415,872221,907187.9%12,462
9Connecticut3,565,287221,489196.2%18,447
10Oregon4,217,737215,474169.0%12,837
11Delaware973,764215,271169.5%23,710
12New York19,453,561215,157185.2%23,496
13Pennsylvania12,801,989213,292165.8%19,434
14Washington7,614,893209,723172.9%14,519
15Virginia8,535,519209,664177.1%16,635
16California39,512,223206,251176.0%18,186
17West Virginia1,792,147205,487143.2%21,914
18Minnesota5,639,632202,958168.9%20,372
19Florida21,477,737202,660162.3%24,196
20Colorado5,758,736196,894171.9%19,913
21Illinois12,671,821195,193164.6%21,173
22New Mexico2,096,829192,459171.2%20,039
23Texas28,995,881192,315146.3%19,466
24Michigan9,986,857190,268145.4%20,661
25Iowa3,155,070189,556151.6%21,074
26South Dakota884,659189,426147.9%23,218
27North Carolina10,488,084189,262148.1%20,313
28Alaska731,545187,426144.3%23,557
29Kansas2,913,314187,036146.0%21,325
30Nebraska1,934,408185,698153.6%20,807
31Georgia10,617,423184,591130.4%20,349
32South Carolina5,148,714183,181135.9%23,812
33Arizona7,278,717182,798150.7%22,610
34Wisconsin5,822,434181,808163.4%24,051
35Arkansas3,017,804180,925130.9%22,798
36Ohio11,689,100179,703142.6%20,693
37Alabama4,903,185178,181118.9%22,197
38Utah3,205,958177,790146.6%24,648
39Kentucky4,467,673177,535136.9%22,712
40Indiana6,732,219175,450132.0%21,899
41Nevada3,080,156174,530146.7%19,366
42Idaho1,787,065171,576118.0%19,272
43Missouri6,137,428171,258136.5%19,646
44Tennessee6,829,174170,276135.2%24,541
45Montana1,068,778169,554139.4%20,209
46Oklahoma3,956,971168,078139.6%21,557
47Mississippi2,976,149167,455122.1%22,078
48North Dakota762,062164,470136.8%26,141
49Louisiana4,648,794160,191126.0%22,065
50Wyoming578,759154,583122.3%22,557

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