Updated On: 31 May, 2021 08:07 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the United States is on track to meet the target of vaccinating 70 per cent adults by July 4

In this photo taken on May 28, US President Joe Biden speaks to service members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, in Hampton, Virginia. Pic/AFP
The United States (US) is on track to reach a target calling for 70 per cent of adults to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
New CDC data released on Saturday indicates that more than half of all adults in the US, or more than 51 per cent, are now fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus, marking another milestone in the country’s pandemic recovery, reports dpa news agency.