With every person who gets vaccinated, our communities become that much better protected against COVID-19. However, that bubble of protection isn’t being shared across the United States equally—and some of the most vulnerable people are getting left behind, even as 51.9% of the population is fully vaccinated as of June 2.
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published May 28 found that people who live in counties considered the most socially vulnerable are only 42% vaccinated, compared to 60.1% among residents of the least vulnerable counties. The researchers based their work on the CDC’s social vulnerability index (SVI), which ranks U.S. counties by socioeconomic status, household composition, racial and ethnic makeup, transportation access and more.
