Five clusters of unvaccinated Americans making up 15 million people across 12 states are putting the entire country at risk of another surge in COVID-19 cases, analysis finds

• A new analysis from Georgetown identified clusters of counties with both low vaccination rates and the potential to seed outbreaks
• Five clusters in the southeast are particularly risky, represent 15 million people with a vaccination rate under 30%
• Though 48% of Americans overall are fully vaccinated, the number varies wildly from county to county - and under-vaccinated counties are at risk for surges 
• Surges in these counties may be amplified by the Indian 'Delta' variant - which makes up more than half of U.S. cases
• Public health experts are urging vaccination to prevent dangerous outbreaks

By BETSY LADYZHETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 16:14 EDT, 8 July 2021 | UPDATED: 18:19 EDT, 8 July 2021

Five clusters of unvaccinated Americans could be putting the entire country at risk of future COVID-19 surges, a new analysis finds. 

COVID-19 vaccination is extremely uneven across the US, with some counties at rates above 70 percent while others are below 30 percent.

The clusters of counties - which make up 15 million Americans - all have vaccination rates under 30 percent and stretch across 12 states including Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

 Such surges may be amplified by the Indian 'Delta' variant, a super-contagious variant that now is linked to the majority of new cases in the U.S.

U.S. officials and public health experts are urging vaccination to prevent future surges - and the rise of even more dangerous variants - in counties like the ones identified by this study.

 

Five clusters of unvaccinated Americans in the southeastern U.S. could be putting the entire country at risk of future COVID-19 surges

 

 

 

 

 

 

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