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May 6, 2021 5:21 PM -
Canada achieved a new milestone in its vaccination program Wednesday, surpassing the vaccination rate in the United States for the first time.
The Our World in Data project that tracks vaccinations given around the world, says on May 5, the United States injected doses at a rate of 6.4 doses for every 1,000 people.
Canada injected 6.6 doses for every 1,000 people.
Canada has been inching closer to the U.S.'s rate for weeks now, as supplies of vaccines shipped into Canada increased in April, and the United States has been slowing, after getting at least one dose to 44 per cent of Americans, and full vaccinations to almost one-third.
The United States peaked on April 16th, delivering 10 doses for every 1,000 people.
