Local health officials say a steady rise in exemptions from required childhood vaccinations, coupled with misinformation on their safety, is contributing to a concerning trend of fewer kids getting fully
In some U.S. counties, nearly all people over 65 are vaccinated.
People over 65, who are much more likely than younger people to become seriously ill from Covid, have been a high priority since the U.S. vaccination campaign began. Credit.Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times
May 15, 2021, 9:32 a.m. ET
Some counties have blown far past that threshold, getting shots into more than 90 percent of residents 65 and older and offering an example for other areas where vaccine campaigns have lagged.
Two of the most populous 90-percent-plus counties are Jo Daviess County, Ill., across the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, and Dane County, Wis., which includes Madison, the state capital.