President Joe Biden set his country’s next goal in the COVID-19 fight: giving a first shot of vaccine to 70 per cent of American adults by July 4.

As of Wednesday, more than 146 million Americans aged 18 or older had already received at least one dose.

adult population is around 258 million, so to hit the 70 per cent target, the United States needs to administer just 34 million more first doses.

Ottawa has delivered far more vaccines to the territories than to the provinces, and as of May 3, 74 per cent of Yukon adults had been given a first shot, and 65 per cent a second.

That puts Yukon’s vaccination rate well ahead of the rest of Canada, and the U.S.

Between April 27 and May 5, just 362 Yukoners received a first shot.

He said Peel has what it takes to give a first shot to 75 per cent of adults by the end of this month.

The province of Ontario aims to get a first shot into 65 per cent of adults in the same period.

To hit those targets, and then surpass them, with vaccine uptake levels among teens (Pfizer is now approved for ages 12 and up) and adults of as close as possible to 100 per cent, Canada has to make vaccination not just available, but easily accessible, through clinics in workplaces, community hubs, shopping centres and even house calls.

The back-of-the-pack award goes to Mississippi, where as of Wednesday just 32 per cent of the population, or about 40 per cent of adults, had received a first shot.

Canada, despite having fewer doses at its disposal, is breathing down America’s neck – as of Thursday, 36 per cent of us had got a first shot here, versus 45 per cent there