Esteemed Member of the Frémont Parliament “Battista Minola 1616”, as a member of your constituency I have discovered troubling news!
The Citizen's Dispatch
First Pandemic Update
A New Hope as Vaccines Strike Back
The Atlasian vaccination effort has continued very successfully: congressional, executive, and regional coordinated efforts have resulted in a dip in the number of new cases and a stunning drop in death rates (last week, we saw a 25% drop in deaths from the week immediately prior, which had itself presented fewer fatalities than those before). The only states still showing strong negative trends are Arizona, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico, as large Southern states (like Texas and Oklahoma) have proved successful at greatly reducing positivity rates.
Vaccination levels have kept up a steady pace, as Atlasia is distributing a little above 3 million shots daily, with the percentage of citizens who have received at least one dose quickly climbing up. Currently (perhaps ironically, given they have faced more challenges regarding positivity rates and the spread of the virus), the nation's best performer in the vaccination race appears to be Fremont, with the South and Lincoln comparatively lagging behind.
New Mexico and our sibling Arizona, as well as our cousin Puerto Rico, are still suffering from raging COVID levels despite, in the case of New Mexico and Arizona, being in Atlasia’s best performing region for vaccinations! What is the reason for such stark disparities?!
As my representative in the Frémont Parliament, I implore you to find the causes of this before more of your constituents perish!
Please do not delay; lives are at stake!
Sincerely, Citizen WMS
