“What you’re seeing there is exactly what we hoped and wanted to see.”

Jodie Guest, a public health researcher at Emory University, regarding the 80 percent decline in COVID-related hospitalizations of older Americans as vaccinations increase. Senior citizens have accounted for 8 in 10 COVID-related deaths since the virus arrived in the U.S. Officials are now hoping that widespread vaccination will continue among other age groups. (Associated Press — April 22, 2021)