News Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup? December 30, 2020 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Comments Off on Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup? More than 12.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have shipped to U.S. states but just over 2.5 million people received shots as of Wednesday.