Amid a Surge, Some Hope: United States Reaches 70 Percent Vaccine Goal

After weeks of lagging vaccinations, 70 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one shot of the COVID vaccine, a positive sign amid rising cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant.

The CDC reported this vaccination milestone on Monday, about one month behind President Biden’s Fourth of July goal. The news comes amid a surge of cases, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing on Friday an average of 72,000 COVID-19 cases a day—more cases than seen even last summer. Hot spots in the South have been devastated by COVID cases leading...