# CDC says 1 million vaccinations given in 10 days. Is that possible?

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**Created:** [December 24, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816 "2020-12-24T13:11:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816/65 "2021-01-12T15:01:53Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> They aren’t as fast as one might hope.

Better than I expected, if I’ve done the numbers right.

According to that graph, the U.S. is now vaccinating 0.2% of the population per day. Given the starting problems with the infrastructure, I think it’s conservative to assume that we will increase that to 0.5% per day. But we need two shots, so let’s assume 0.25% per day over the next few months.

24% of the population is under 18, and let’s assume that another 26% will reject vaccination, so half the population want to be vaccinated. At 0.25% per day it will take 200 days to vaccinate 50% of the population, so everyone who wants a vaccine will be done by July.

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