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Almost twice as many women as men have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., according to new @CDCgov data. The data is the first snapshot of the nation's immunization campaign, but in many ways it's an incomplete picture.https://bit.ly/3oBhyld 

The @CDCgov data, published Monday, tracks vaccines administered from Dec. 14 to Jan. 14. There is no data on race or ethnicity for almost half of the people so far vaccinated, and the report breaks down sex but not gender identity.https://bit.ly/3oBhyld 

Still, the available numbers are striking, if unsurprising. — Of the people who have received at least one of the two doses required for available vaccines, 63 percent are identified as female, compared with 37 percent who are identified as male.https://bit.ly/3oBhyld 

The first rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations were targeted toward health care workers and older people who live in long-term care facilities. — About three-fourths of the nation's health care workers are women, as are 65 percent of nursing home residents.https://bit.ly/3oBhyld 

The available data also suggests racial gaps in who is vaccinated. — About 60 percent of the people who have gotten a vaccine are listed as White. — CDC analysis suggests 60 percent of health care workers, 75 percent of nursing home residents are White.https://bit.ly/3oBhyld 

Currently, efforts to expand vaccine access to older Americans means that many frontline workers, who are largely women of color, are at risk of falling to the back of the line.https://bit.ly/3jekbbJ