At a White House press briefing today, US health officials said cases declined 10% over the past week, but aired worries about virus spread in pockets of the country where COVID-19 vaccination levels are low.Promising trend buoys fresh vaccination pushRochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, who directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the 7-day average for new cases is going down, which is a hopeful sign.
Hospital admissions and deaths, which are lagging indicators, rose slightly over the past week.The country reached a key milestone of having 66% of people age 65 and older fully vaccinated, she said. "They have borne the brunt of the pandemic."However, Walensky said health officials who dive deeper into vaccine rollout data