Prognosis
Growing Gaps in U.S. Vaccination Rates Show Regions at Risk
Analysis of data shows a split in U.S. inoculations, with the bottom fifth of counties falling far behind
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The gap between the most vaccinated and least vaccinated places in the U.S. has exploded in the past three months, and continues to widen despite efforts to convince more Americans to get a Covid shot.
On a national level, the news appears good. About 300,000 new people are getting a Covid vaccine every day in the U.S., and 54% of the full U.S population has at least one dose. The country’s vaccine campaign is among the most successful in the world, states have lifted restrictions on business and socializing, and hospitalizations have plunged.