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NEW: The U.S.'s pace of vaccinations has sped up. We're at nearly 1.5 million a day. But if we want to get "back to normal" by the end of the summer, we have to go way faster. http://wapo.st/vaccination-pace-herd-immunity
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We talked to the great @DrLeanaWen, who said positive things about Biden admin's efforts. But "100 million shots in 100 days" didn't sound so good to her. Instead? “The man on the moon is the kind of goal that we should be aiming for at this point.” http://wapo.st/vaccination-pace-herd-immunity 2/5
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. @EricTopol, a leading medical light and one of our top sources for info during the pandemic, put it simply: “We can get to 3.” Million per day, that is. http://wapo.st/vaccination-pace-herd-immunity 3/5
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Why do these public health experts speak with such urgency? They're worried about emerging mutations which, in time, could learn to resist current vaccines. Faster vaccinating gets us to herd immunity before such "escape variants" can emerge. http://wapo.st/vaccination-pace-herd-immunity 4/5
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This story features an interactive calculator that lets you explore these concepts for yourself! Give it a try here: http://wapo.st/vaccination-pace-herd-immunity 5/5
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