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June 4, 2021 Plummeting vaccination rates have turned what officials hoped would be the “last mile” of the coronavirus immunization campaign into a marathon, threatening President Joe Biden’s goal of getting shots to at least 70% of adults by July 4. The United States is averaging fewer than 1 million shots per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak of 3.4 million in April, according to The Washington Post’s seven-day analysis, even though all adults and children over age 12 are now eligible. Small armies of health workers and volunteers often outnumber the people showin...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Vaccination rates fall off, imperiling Biden's July Fourth goal Health workers wait for people seeking shots at a vaccination clinic in Provo, Utah, on June 2. (Photo by Kim Raff for The Washington Post) Alex Olsen waits the recommended 15 minutes after receiving...

increase font size Vaccination rates fall off, imperiling Biden’s Fourth of July goal The 'last mile' of delivering shots has become a marathon, with health officials showing up at stores, parks and factories, rather than waiting for people to come to them. By Dan Diamond, Dan Keating and Chris MoodyThe Washington Post Share Danielle Gutierrez closes her eyes as city epidemiologist Michelle Jones administers her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the City of Brownsville's Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Saturday in Brownsville, Texas. Only 36 percent of the state is fully v...

Plummeting vaccination rates have turned what officials hoped would be the “last mile” of the coronavirus immunization campaign into a marathon, threatening President Joe Biden’s goal of getting shots to at least 70% of adults by July 4.

The ‘last mile’ of delivering coronavirus shots has become a marathon, with health officials showing up at stores, parks and factories to entice people who might not otherwise get immunized.