Prognosis
Vaccination Drive Stumbles as Snow Shuts Northeastern Sites
- On Monday, the U.S. gave a third fewer shots than usual
- For daughter seeking help, icy roads a bigger risk than virus
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The headlong rush to vaccinate U.S. residents bogged down this week, as snow blanketed the Northeast and appointments for life-saving shots were missed or canceled.
The U.S. administered 868,000 doses Monday, 33% less than the seven-day rolling average of 1.3 million that day. Northeast states showed steep declines in daily rates, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. In Maryland, for instance, daily doses were a whopping 65% less than the state’s daily seven-day rolling average on Sunday and 58% less on Monday.