Some States Are Vaccinating For COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Georgia Stacks Up

By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Atlanta

2021-04-15

Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States got off to a much slower start than the federal government initially anticipated. In response, the Biden Administration announced plans to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer. Whether or not this timeline is achievable remains to be seen. Currently, 75,322,283 people have been fully vaccinated, or 23.0% of the U.S. population.

So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. In Georgia, 16.5% of the population are fully vaccinated, lower than the U.S. average.

Lower than average vaccination rates in Georgia appear to be attributable in part to less efficient vaccination rollout. As of April 13, Georgia has received about 7,496,700 vaccinations and administered about 67.8% of those doses.

As the virus mutates and new variants begin to spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 1,073,792 confirmed cases of the virus in Georgia as of April 13 — or 10,208 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 9,441 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of April 13, 2021.

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

This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.