The country's declining covid-19 case rates present an unrealistically optimistic perspective for half of the nation.

SUPPORT OUR WORK   Get one year for $40 The unseen covid-19 risk for unvaccinated people By Dan Keating and Leslie Shapiro This story published a few weeks ago, but remains incredibly important as the delta variant spreads throughout the U.S. The country's declining covid-19 case rates present an unrealistically optimistic perspective for half of the nation — the half that is still not vaccinated. As more people receive vaccines, covid-19 cases are occurring mostly in the increasingly narrow slice of the unprotected population. So The Washington Post adjusted its case, death and hospitalization rates to account for that — and found that in some places, the virus continues to rage among those who haven't received a shot. Read more »   More from The Post   Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains By Ben Guarino and Frances Stead Sellers ●  Read more »   Tracking the coronavirus vaccine, state by state Read more »   600,000 dead: With normal life in reach, covid's late-stage victims lament what could have been By Marc Fisher, Fenit Nirappil, Annie Gowen and Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »   Get unlimited access for just $40 Your support helps our journalists bring the world's stories to light. Subscribe

Manage my newsletters and alerts | Privacy Policy | Help You received this email because you are registered on washingtonpost.com or have signed up for a newsletter. Click here to unsubscribe. ©2021 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071