US passes 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots given

The United States has passed 100 million vaccine doses administered, a big milestone that shows the pace of the vaccination campaign is accelerating.

The U.S. also set a new record for shots administered in a day on Friday, at 2.9 million, according to the White House, with the seven-day average up to 2.3 million per day.

About 35 million people have been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while about 65 million have received at least one dose.

Almost 65 percent of people over age 65 have received at least one dose, up from 8 percent when President Biden took office, the White House said.

Different from Biden goal: Biden has set a goal of 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office, starting from Jan. 20 when he became president, rather than mid-December when the first shots were given, a mark he suggested he would reach by his 60th day in office.