US has administered third dose to over 1 million people

The United States has administered a third dose of either Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to over 1 million people since August 13, when regulators authorized an additional shot for immunocompromised people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency.

As of 6:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, said the CDC, 205,527,578 people had received at least one vaccine dose, while 174,600,017 people are fully vaccinated.