Summary: <p>A growing share of the pandemic's victims are vaccinated, as covid-19 deaths grow among the oldest Americans.</p> <p>While many worried the pandemic's toll would shift toward younger people, the opposite actually occurred as the delta variant subsided and omicron surged.</p> <p>There was a rise in deaths concentrated among the elderly, who have consistently been among the groups most vulnerable to the virus throughout the pandemic. <strong>While the vast majority of seniors are vaccinated, the shots’ potency wanes over time —</strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/health/cdc-vaccine-advisers-booster-wane/index.html"><strong> particularly in older age groups.</strong></a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/bj-murphy9/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/bj-murphy9/support</a>
