Young adult vaccination rate lags behind other age groups, CDC finds

The CDC warned that vaccination rates among younger Americans is lagging.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing younger Americans to get their coronavirus vaccines, as data shows they are significantly lagging behind other age groups. As of May 22, only 38% of Americans between the ages 18 to 29 received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to a report released by the agency Monday. By comparison, 57% of all Americans over 18 and 80% of all U.S. senior citizens had at least one shot during that period, the report said. "Based on the current rate of weekly initiation (as of May 22), younger persons will not reach the same levels of coverage as older persons by the end of August," the report said. As of Monday, 177 million Americans, roughly 53% of the entire U.S. population has received at least one vaccine dose, the CDC said.