White House: More than one million vaccine doses administered in past 24 hours

The levels of vaccination in the country are rising. According to White House figures, more than one million doses were administered in the past 24 hours, including half a million people with a first dose.

Thursday marks the first time there have been at least 1 million doses administered in close to seven weeks.

Vaccinations had slowed down after hitting a peak in mid-April of about 3.3 million doses per day, and Thursday’s announcement could be a sign of things slowly beginning to turn.

But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just under 60 percent of the entire eligible U.S. population is fully vaccinated, indicating the U.S. still has progress to make to combat the virus, especially as cases, hospitalizations and deaths have surged across the country.

Caveat: The first doses are a true sign of progress, but the total numbers aren’t yet able to distinguish people who get unauthorized booster doses. The administration aims to start making boosters available by next month, but concern over the delta variant has led to people taking matters into their own hands.