Topline A slim majority of American adults have now received at least one coronavirus vaccine shot, but vaccination rates vary widely across the country, with some states managing to get vaccines to over 60% of their adult residents while others lag due to policy differences and hesitancy to get immunized. Registered nurse Frederick Morley loads syringes with the Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile … [+] clinic in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts New Hampshire has the nation’s highest vaccination rate, giving at least one shot to 71.9% of adults, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Saturday, a feat the small state has linked to its network of state-run vaccine clinics. Three other New England states are following closely behind in the vaccination race: Connecticut (64.4%), Massachusetts (64.2%) and Maine (63.1%). New Mexico became the first state to cross the 50% line earlier this month, and it’s now tied for fourth place, with a 63.1% adult vaccination rate. Four other states have reached more than six in 10 adults: New Jersey (62.1%), Vermont (61.6%), Hawaii (61.5%) and Rhode Island (60.2%). Some states are lagging behind: Mississippi is the least vaccinated state in the country, at just 39.2%, followed by Alabama (40.2%) and Louisiana (41.1%). Big Number 53.1%. That’… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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