Latest News Live Updates: US Hits 100 Million Mark On Covid Vaccine Doses

US reported surging job growth and loosened travel curbs as it reached around half of its adult population with at least one dose, with President Joe Biden vowing to cover vast majority within weeks.

The United States has delivered at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine to more than 100 million people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, hitting an initial target set by the administration of President Joe Biden. Nearly 58 million of those people are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. As the vaccination campaign ramps up significantly in the country hardest hit by Covid-19, Biden promised last week that 90 percent of adults in America would be eligible to receive the vaccine by April 19, AFP reported. Meanwhile, as over 12 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered till 8 pm on Friday, India's cumulative count of vaccine doses given to date has reached 7,06,18,026, informed the Union Health Ministry.