COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping, We Talked to Experts About Why
Written by Julia Ries on February 18, 2021 â Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
The number of
COVID-19 cases is decreasing, but experts arenât sure why.
About 12 percent of people in the United States have had at least one vaccine dose, but that alone wouldnât explain why cases have dropped so drastically.
The end of holiday get-togethers may be one reason why cases have continued to drop to their lowest levels since October in the United States.
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