Morning Jolt: The Conventional Wisdom on the Vaccine Wall Is Wrong

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On the menu today: how the conventional wisdom that America has hit the vaccine wall is just flat wrong; how Ohio's vaccine-encouragement lottery system had an immediate impact; and the risk-vs.-reward calculation of professional athletes when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.

No, America Isn't Really Hitting a Vaccine Wall

Axios, April 9: "America may be close to hitting a vaccine wall."

I'm not fond of that metaphor, because when you hit a wall, you stop. The daily average of administered vaccines did peak at 3.37 million shots a few days later on April 13, but it's not like vaccinations suddenly dropped like a stone after that. The average daily rate slowly and steadily declined, to just under 2 million per day.

We've enjoyed a nice little bump in the past few days; the preliminary figure for Saturday, May 15, was 2.39 million, and the preliminary figure for Sunday was 2.71 million.

The U.S. was always going to reach a point ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 17 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 17 2021 The Conventional Wisdom on the Vaccine Wall Is Wrong On the menu today: how the conventional wisdom that America has hit the vaccine wall is just flat wrong; how Ohio's vaccine-encouragement lottery system had an immediate impact; and the risk-vs.-reward calculation of professional athletes when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. No, America Isn't Really Hitting a Vaccine Wall Axios, April 9: "America may be close to hitting a vaccine wall." I'm not fond of that metaphor, because when you hit a wall, you stop. The daily average of administered vaccines did peak at 3.37 million shots a few days later on April 13, but it's not like vaccinations suddenly dropped like a stone after that. The average daily rate slowly and steadily declined, to just under 2 million per day. We've enjoyed a nice little bump in the past few days; the preliminary figure for Saturday, May 15, was 2.39 million, and the preliminary figure for Sunday was 2.71 million. The U.S. was always going to reach a point ...   READ MORE

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