<span class="HighlightShare-hidden"></span><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106869464"><div><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><div>Nursing student Erika Lohr vaccinates a person as others are welcomed to a monitoring area following their shots as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula Vista, California, U.S., April 15, 2021.</div><div>Mike Blake | Reuters</div></div></div></div><div><p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows 3.5 million vaccine doses reported administered across the U.S. on Sunday. The seven-day average of daily shots given has held above 3 million for 12 straight days.</p><p>Half of all American adults have now received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the CDC. The milestone comes as President Biden's deadline arrives for states to expand their vaccine eligibility requirements. Biden asked states to open appointments to all U.S. adults by April 19.</p><div></div><p>Andy Slavitt, the White House's senior pandemic advisor, said in a tweet Sunday that states would be meeting that deadline.</p><span></span><p>The nationwide level of daily new coronavirus cases remains elevated at an average of about 67,400 per day, up 26% from last month's lows but down slightly from one week ago.</p><h3><strong>U.S. vaccine shots administered</strong></h3><p>The United States is reporting an average of more than 3 million daily vaccine doses administered over the past seven days, according to CDC data.</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106869984"><div><div><div><p>Arrows pointing outwards</p><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div><p>Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccinations are still paused, after the Food and Drug Administration and the CDC advised states to temporarily suspend the use of the shot after six women developed rare but severe blood clotting issues.</p><p>The U.S. has administered far fewer J&amp;J shots than Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, but the one-shot option is valuable for certain situations and communities. Mass vaccination sites and mobile vans have an easier time with the Johnson &amp; Johnson storage requirements, and administering a two-dose regimen can be a challenge in certain populations, such as prisoners who are changing facilities or homeless people who do not have a permanent residence. </p><div></div><h3><strong>U.S. share of the population vaccinated</strong></h3><p>On Sunday, the CDC reported that half of all U.S. adults have gotten at least one shot. Of those aged 65 and older, 81% have received one dose or more and roughly two-thirds are fully vaccinated.</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106869986"><div><div><div><p>Arrows pointing outwards</p><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div><p>Nearly 40% of the total U.S. population, including those not currently eligible for available vaccines, has received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, CDC data shows, and more than 25% is fully vaccinated.</p><h3><strong>U.S. Covid cases</strong></h3><p>The seven-day average of daily new coronavirus cases in the U.S. stands at about 67,400, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is up 26% from the country's most recent low of about 53,600 daily new cases, recorded in late March, but is down slightly from one week ago.</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106870136"><div><div><div><p>Arrows pointing outwards</p><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div><p>Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said on CNBC's &#34;Squawk Box&#34; Monday that he expects warmer weather and increased vaccination rates to lead to a decrease in case counts.</p><p>&#34;I think we're going to start to see the pandemic roll over in the United States in terms of cases coming down,&#34; he said. &#34;We're still going to have outbreaks in some parts of the country <em>—</em> we're never going to virtually eliminate this virus <em>—</em> but I think you're going to start to see cases come down quite dramatically as we get into May.&#34;</p><p>Gottlieb cited San Francisco as an example of where the country might be heading. The city reports 40% of adults are fully vaccinated, he said, and is only seeing about 30 new Covid cases per day.</p><h3><strong>U.S. Covid deaths</strong></h3><p>The U.S. is currently reporting 723 Covid deaths per day, based on Johns Hopkins data.</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106870137"><div><div><div><p>Arrows pointing outwards</p><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div><p>On Saturday, the global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 3 million, larger than the population of Chicago and equivalent to Philadelphia and Dallas combined.</p><p><em>Disclosure: Scott Gottlieb is a CNBC contributor and is a member of the boards of Pfizer, genetic testing start-up Tempus, health-care tech company Aetion Inc. and biotech company Illumina. He also serves as co-chair of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' and Royal Caribbean's &#34;Healthy Sail Panel.&#34;</em></p></div><div id="ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion"></div>

<p>The U.S. is reporting 3 million daily shots given as President Biden's deadline arrives for states to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults.</p>

随着截止日期的到来，美国疫苗接种保持稳定，向所有成年人开放资格