Half of US States Report , 50 Percent of Adults Are Fully Vaccinated.<br />The Centers for Disease Control (C.D.C.) <br />published the data on May 23.<br />The reverberations of the U.S. vaccination <br />effort have begun to take shape in the relaxation <br />of various mitigation mandates.<br />On May 24, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio <br />announced that the city's schools will return <br />to 100 percent in-person classes in the fall.<br />We have proven that we can beat back Covid all over this country, and school opens four months from now, Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor, via CNN.<br />So, I absolutely believe Covid will continue to go down, vaccinations will go up, recovery will be strong, Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor, via CNN.<br />White House Senior COVID-19 advisor Andy Slavitt urged continued vaccinations so that COVID related "serious illness and loss of life" continue to drop.<br />An average of 25,000 cases were reported <br />in the U.S. during the past week. The daily death rate <br />averaged around 540 people.<br />While the numbers remain high, they represent a 57 percent drop from just a month ago