The United States is gradually getting to the end of the coronavirus pandemic because of a well-planned and coordinated vaccine effort. According to the CDC, 83.9 million (or over 25 percent of the American population) have received at least one dose of a two-dose vaccine (in most cases) and 45.5 million are fully vaccinated (13.7 percent). The vaccination numbers are among the best in the world. These rates beat out others that have managed the initial stages of the pandemic better, whether it’s China, the European Union, Korea, Japan, Australia or New Zealand.
It should be no surprise that NBA teams are also getting vaccinated, though it’s unclear whom due to HIPAA’s regulations around patient privacy.