It often feels, in personal conversations, like every American who will receive the coronavirus vaccine has already received it. This is probably in some ways a reflection of my own world—politically engaged (and therefore polarized), disproportionately full of young adults (and therefore unaffected by the relatively recent lowering of the age threshold). I suspect it’s also part of the nature of discourse—people who feel strongly have more to say. You hear less from those on the fence. Whatever the cause, perhaps you share that feeling I feel, and perhaps it’s a comfort to you, as it was to me, to know that in the last week, roughly three million Americans, or one percent of the nation’s population, received their first dose of the vaccine. Is the rate slowing? Yes. But there is an increase, still. People are being vaccinated. And hopefully, as the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines continue to be demonstrated, that number will continue to rise.
The Vaccination Rate Is Rising
