Updated
Jan 15, 2021
Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Falls Behind In The Deep South
In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina, less than 2% of the population has received its first dose of a vaccine.
Sudhin Thanawala
ATLANTA (AP) The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents.
In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina, less than 2% of the population had received its first dose of a vaccine at the start of the week, according to data from the states and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.