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By Travis Caldwell, CNN
Updated 2:38 PM ET, Fri September 24, 2021
... There remain 18 states that have yet to fully vaccinate at least half of all residents, data shows: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming ...
The differing rates of vaccinations are having a profound effect on hospitalizations and deaths.
Wyoming is seeing close to its record of hospitalizations, according to Gov. Mark Gordon's office, and Tuesday the state activated nearly 100 members of their National Guard to assist area hospitals with screening, testing and other roles.
West Virginia this week reached a record high of 1,000 Covid-19 hospitalizations, according to Gov. Jim Justice, though the state is hopeful that a recent downturn in its positive case count could signal a waning of the latest surge ...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html
MiniMe
(21,677 posts)cojoel
(952 posts)then some of them may no longer be red states when this is all said and done
Tribetime
(4,670 posts)tinrobot
(10,848 posts)The only thing keeping it from going blue is restrictive voting laws.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)The people refusing to vaccinate because Pelosi, Biden, or AOC say its important to do, are just the people whose deaths will be a net positive to society. 😏