By mid-April, nearly 80% of people 65 years and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Counties with lower vaccine initiation rates had higher percentages of older people without a
computer, living in poverty, without internet access, and living alone. It’s important that state and local communities take steps to improve vaccine access for older people like providing assistance with scheduling vaccination appointments and transportation to vaccination sites. bit.ly/MMWR51121
