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While the vaccination rate is on the rise in most of the developed world, the US is still lagging behind. The most common reason for this appears to be hesitancy on the part of citizens. The nationwide rate of full vaccination is 53% – but when we look at the individual states, a story of wide variation unfolds.


The state of vaccination Total US vaccination


53%


The fi ve states with the lowest vaccination rates West Virginia


One dose  Fully vaccinated  Alabama


50.5% 39.1% Idaho 39.5% 44.7%


47.3% 39.8%


47.7% 45.9% Wyoming 39.6% 39.3% Mississippi


The fi ve states with the highest vaccination rates Rhode Island


One dose  Fully vaccinated  Massachusetts Vermont


76.4% 75.7% 68.1% Connecticut 66.3%


74.1% 66.4%


Maine World Pharmaceutical Frontiers / www.worldpharmaceuticals.net 72% 66.2%


72.2% 65.3%


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US residents aged 65+ have been fully vaccinated, accounting for only 17% of the total population.


82%


US women have been vaccinated, as opposed to 46.6% of US men.


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Survey respondents against being vaccinated, of which some are unwilling (18%) or unsure (10%), while 8% say they plan to get the vaccination although they haven’t yet.


28% Those unwilling or 35%


unsure are concerned about side effects, while 30% are worried the trials to get the vaccines approved moved too fast.


† All above data from Morning Consult surveys conducted between 24–30 August with 47,351 US residents.


Source: All data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention via the Washington Post


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