One-third of US adults have gotten their first COVID-19 vaccine dose: report

• About a third of US adults have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
• The push by states coincides with Biden's May 1 deadline to make vaccines accessible to all adults.
• Most states have announced they will meet the deadline, aside from Wyoming, New York, and Arkansas.

At least a third of all adults in the US have received at least one dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, reported the New York Times.

The push by states to get more residents vaccinated comes after President Joe Biden announced a May 1 deadline for states to make vaccines accessible for all adults.

Six states, including Alaska, Arizona, and Utah, have already started vaccinating all people over the age of 16. Five others will likely beat the deadline to expand vaccine access by late March.

According to the New York Times, nearly all states have agreed to meet Biden's May 1 deadline for vaccine rollout with the exception of Wyoming, New York, and Arkansas, which have yet to release a hard deadline.

Wyoming has yet to announce a firm date for when all adults in the state will have access to the vaccine, but 20 out of 23 counties have begun vaccinating all adults.

Arkansas has begun Phase 1C of vaccinations which makes most adults eligible, though state officials have yet to announce whether the state will meet Biden's deadline.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said during a press briefing he would rather wait to set a deadline on when all adults can be vaccinated "so we don't have to change advice and we don't create pandemonium for the scheduling operation."