The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that the United States has administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 100 million people. 

Around 30% of the US population, which is 101,804,762 people, have received at least one jab as per CDC data. Up to 58 million people have been fully vaccinated via a single or double-shot vaccine regimen.  

As the vaccination campaign ramps up significantly in the country hardest hit by COVID-19, President Joe Biden promised last week that 90% of adults in America would be eligible to receive the vaccine by April 19, reported AFP.

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But infections remain on the rise in parts of the United States, prompting Biden to urge Americans to keep wearing masks and taking other precautions to stop the pandemic that has killed more than 2.8 million people worldwide.

“I plead with you. Don’t give back the progress we’ve all fought so hard to achieve,” Biden said in a brief address.

“We need to finish this job,” he said. “We need every American to buckle down and keep their guard up in this home stretch.”

Biden has pledged that 200 million doses would be administered in his first 100 days in office, doubling an initial target that was met in late March.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meanwhile, updated guidance to say that fully vaccinated people can travel without observing quarantines, although they should still wear masks.

The United States has suffered a catastrophic COVID toll at more than 550,000 people dead, with health measures polarizing the country since last year when Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump criticized restrictions.