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| One hundred million Americans are fully vaccinated and another 120 million have received one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, White House officials said Friday. |
| "That's 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they're protected from the virus," White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said. |
| Zients said the next phase of the nation's vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. |
| "This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments," Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too. |
| It's Friday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know: |
| • | The gates to the "Happiest Place on Earth" opened again on Friday morning for the first time in 412 days — the longest closure for Disneyland in its 65-year history. | | • | San Bernardino County officials said most new cases are being seen in younger people aged 18 to 49, despite increased COVID-19 vaccinations and an overall decline in infections. | | • | India set a global daily record of the number of new cases, with more than 386,000 reported Friday. As the virus ravages the nation, Indian Americans are trying to reach loved ones, organizing relief and quietly worrying about relatives caught in what has become the world's worst outbreak. | | • | A record surge in infections in Costa Rica forced the government to announce new restrictions Thursday that will dial back the country's economic reopening. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 32.3 million COVID-19 cases and 575,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 150 million cases and more than 3.1 million deaths. Nearly 44% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and more than 30% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. |
| See the numbers in your area here. Check out where cases are rising here. See how many vaccines your state has received here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines. |
| – Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck |
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