After a rapid rollout, the vaccination rate in the US has stalled well below Joe Biden’s goal of having 70% of Americans vaccinated by the Fourth of July. Calls for nuanced outreach have grown more urgent with the spread of the Delta variant, described as a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”. Continuing at this rate, it will take until summer or fall 2022 to reach a goal of 70% vaccinated in states such as Idaho, Montana and North Dakota. Florida, which accounts for almost a quarter of the country’s new infections , is being urged to ramp up vaccination rates. Sign upSign up for the US morning briefingFirst Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2021 11:02 UTC