Waiting, Waiting, Gone

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The sun shining on a parking lot in Hagerstown, MD last week created a memorable image of the shadows of traffic cones and people waiting for hours for no-appointment vaccinations.  Of all the people waiting in line, only 200 received a vaccination before the doses ran out, illustrating the uneven distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations. The spoiling of 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccination last month has been a major factor in shortages nationwide. Despite that fact, some 117 million Americans have received at least one dose, and 70.6 million are fully vaccinated as of yesterday, per the CDC.

(photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)