Category: Covid-19 Vaccine

I have four daughters and 10grandchildren whom I love with all my heart and more. Last Aug. 30, their father, Vincent Hoenig, died of COVID 19. Its been almosta year, but they are still in deep mourning. The girls could not be with him to comfort and care for their father. They could only watch him suffer via Facebook Live, when a nurse would have time to use it to connect them. When he died, the nurse was the one who held his hand as he passed. I cannot tell you how much worse it was for them not being able to be there, andto know that there would be a vaccine available that will save lives, but too late for his.

Knowing this, why in the world are some people so opposed to the vaccine? Im offended that people in my community dont care enough to participate in saving lives, perhaps their own, or someone they love.

Do your research. I did mine, and Ive been vaccinated. Think on the following:

Please, get vaccinated!Do it for your loved ones, your friends, your community.

Cyndy Hoenig, Oklahoma City

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Viewpoints: Why are some people so opposed to vaccine that can save their lives, others'? - Oklahoman.com

As has been true throughout Americas COVID-19 history, every stateand every county thereinhas its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of July 23 had reached610,233 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 34.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the grim numbers come two bright spots: As of Feb. 2,more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected; and since then, rolling averages for case counts and deaths have been on the decline.

Stackercompiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in North Carolina using data from theU.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of July 19, 2021. In North Carolina, 47.7% of the total population has been fully vaccinated, compared to 48.8% nationwide. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.3% (75,932 fully vaccinated) 23.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.3% (20,940 fully vaccinated) 2.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 114 (239 total deaths) 44.1% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,810 (22,629 total cases) 2.2% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.5% (66,424 fully vaccinated) 23.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.5% (21,699 fully vaccinated) 1.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 130 (236 total deaths) 36.3% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,690 (19,435 total cases) 3.2% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.6% (72,423 fully vaccinated) 23.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.2% (16,202 fully vaccinated) 13.8% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 78 (154 total deaths) 61.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,172 (18,155 total cases) 17.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.7% (30,060 fully vaccinated) 23.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.1% (11,059 fully vaccinated) 3.7% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 221 (181 total deaths) 8.3% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,222 (9,998 total cases) 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.8% (26,382 fully vaccinated) 22.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.5% (10,549 fully vaccinated) 5.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 240 (172 total deaths) 17.6% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,820 (8,485 total cases) 7.0% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.8% (8,011 fully vaccinated) 22.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.4% (3,542 fully vaccinated) 6.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 198 (43 total deaths) 2.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,424 (1,615 total cases) 32.8% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.9% (10,235 fully vaccinated) 22.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 80.8% (3,675 fully vaccinated) 7.9% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 58 (16 total deaths) 71.6% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 5,749 (1,596 total cases) 48.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.9% (18,432 fully vaccinated) 22.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.2% (7,723 fully vaccinated) 3.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 228 (114 total deaths) 11.8% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,418 (5,710 total cases) 3.3% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.0% (20,705 fully vaccinated) 22.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.5% (8,417 fully vaccinated) 0.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 227 (127 total deaths) 11.3% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,257 (6,298 total cases) 1.9% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.0% (3,482 fully vaccinated) 22.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.2% (1,561 fully vaccinated) 7.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 297 (28 total deaths) 45.6% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,651 (909 total cases) 12.6% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.3% (8,424 fully vaccinated) 21.8% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.4% (3,624 fully vaccinated) 3.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 133 (30 total deaths) 34.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,777 (2,210 total cases) 11.5% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.5% (10,729 fully vaccinated) 21.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.0% (6,108 fully vaccinated) 6.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 136 (39 total deaths) 33.3% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,353 (2,676 total cases) 15.3% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.7% (83,727 fully vaccinated) 18.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.2% (22,145 fully vaccinated) 1.7% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 122 (264 total deaths) 40.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,462 (22,645 total cases) 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.7% (69,935 fully vaccinated) 18.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.9% (19,264 fully vaccinated) 2.7% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 53 (96 total deaths) 74.0% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,473 (20,736 total cases) 3.8% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.9% (7,028 fully vaccinated) 18.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.1% (3,326 fully vaccinated) 6.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 155 (28 total deaths) 24.0% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,082 (1,641 total cases) 17.8% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.0% (93,511 fully vaccinated) 18.2% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.9% (23,089 fully vaccinated) 1.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 94 (226 total deaths) 53.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,505 (25,198 total cases) 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.1% (10,624 fully vaccinated) 18.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 58.9% (4,267 fully vaccinated) 21.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 165 (45 total deaths) 19.1% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,315 (2,262 total cases) 24.7% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.4% (24,326 fully vaccinated) 17.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 79.1% (8,229 fully vaccinated) 5.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 134 (83 total deaths) 34.3% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,058 (6,214 total cases) 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.2% (64,085 fully vaccinated) 15.7% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 80.4% (23,427 fully vaccinated) 7.3% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 195 (311 total deaths) 4.4% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,507 (19,955 total cases) 13.2% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.3% (17,694 fully vaccinated) 15.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.2% (6,064 fully vaccinated) 7.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 127 (56 total deaths) 37.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,362 (3,674 total cases) 24.3% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (5,766 fully vaccinated) 15.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 77.6% (2,176 fully vaccinated) 3.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 126 (18 total deaths) 38.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,507 (1,214 total cases) 23.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.7% (7,147 fully vaccinated) 14.7% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.0% (2,973 fully vaccinated) 1.2% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 120 (21 total deaths) 41.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,343 (2,167 total cases) 11.7% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.9% (19,235 fully vaccinated) 14.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.7% (8,851 fully vaccinated) 2.4% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 219 (103 total deaths) 7.4% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,246 (4,815 total cases) 7.3% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (16,172 fully vaccinated) 14.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.7% (6,085 fully vaccinated) 2.4% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 180 (71 total deaths) 11.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,012 (3,559 total cases) 18.4% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.3% (17,713 fully vaccinated) 13.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.3% (6,801 fully vaccinated) 2.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 93 (40 total deaths) 54.4% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,849 (4,220 total cases) 10.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (39,163 fully vaccinated) 13.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.8% (14,153 fully vaccinated) 5.2% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 212 (200 total deaths) 3.9% more deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,472 (11,761 total cases) 12.9% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.4% (43,262 fully vaccinated) 11.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.7% (17,238 fully vaccinated) 14.4% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 125 (128 total deaths) 38.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,318 (9,517 total cases) 15.7% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.6% (72,193 fully vaccinated) 10.7% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.3% (22,739 fully vaccinated) 4.5% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 170 (288 total deaths) 16.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,297 (19,149 total cases) 2.3% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.1% (26,072 fully vaccinated) 9.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.2% (7,490 fully vaccinated) 6.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 137 (83 total deaths) 32.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,956 (6,018 total cases) 9.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.5% (4,841 fully vaccinated) 8.8% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.1% (2,215 fully vaccinated) 5.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 45 (5 total deaths) 77.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,904 (1,103 total cases) 10.4% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (15,037 fully vaccinated) 8.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 63.7% (6,885 fully vaccinated) 15.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 96 (33 total deaths) 52.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,989 (2,403 total cases) 36.7% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (24,550 fully vaccinated) 8.4% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.8% (6,631 fully vaccinated) 4.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 59 (33 total deaths) 71.1% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,957 (5,032 total cases) 18.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (27,321 fully vaccinated) 8.2% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.5% (11,918 fully vaccinated) 2.1% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 159 (99 total deaths) 22.1% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,295 (4,546 total cases) 34.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.9% (51,513 fully vaccinated) 8.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.8% (22,217 fully vaccinated) 4.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 141 (165 total deaths) 30.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,844 (10,384 total cases) 19.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.4% (44,828 fully vaccinated) 6.9% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 83.3% (20,152 fully vaccinated) 11.2% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 193 (195 total deaths) 5.4% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,058 (9,138 total cases) 18.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.6% (170,619 fully vaccinated) 6.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.3% (49,097 fully vaccinated) 4.5% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 112 (427 total deaths) 45.1% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,728 (37,188 total cases) 11.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.6% (5,672 fully vaccinated) 6.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 77.6% (3,001 fully vaccinated) 3.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 102 (13 total deaths) 50.0% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,824 (1,123 total cases) 20.1% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.7% (496,331 fully vaccinated) 6.3% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 80.2% (102,457 fully vaccinated) 7.1% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 88 (982 total deaths) 56.9% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,424 (115,741 total cases) 5.6% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.8% (33,396 fully vaccinated) 6.1% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.9% (13,401 fully vaccinated) 4.0% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 120 (89 total deaths) 41.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,448 (4,802 total cases) 41.6% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.0% (151,000 fully vaccinated) 5.7% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 82.1% (33,614 fully vaccinated) 9.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 97 (325 total deaths) 52.5% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,231 (30,972 total cases) 16.4% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.1% (242,283 fully vaccinated) 5.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 79.1% (65,983 fully vaccinated) 5.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 135 (726 total deaths) 33.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,118 (48,982 total cases) 17.5% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5% (108,946 fully vaccinated) 2.5% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 79.3% (34,219 fully vaccinated) 5.9% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 75 (176 total deaths) 63.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,395 (19,683 total cases) 24.0% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.4% (67,647 fully vaccinated) 0.6% lower vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.0% (35,401 fully vaccinated) 1.5% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 109 (156 total deaths) 46.6% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,645 (9,490 total cases) 39.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.7% (132,447 fully vaccinated) 6.3% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.0% (40,681 fully vaccinated) 1.5% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 125 (326 total deaths) 38.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,990 (18,257 total cases) 36.7% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.6% (2,546 fully vaccinated) 8.2% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 80.4% (896 fully vaccinated) 7.3% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 182 (9 total deaths) 10.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,571 (670 total cases) 22.8% more cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.9% (170,137 fully vaccinated) 10.9% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 83.1% (36,358 fully vaccinated) 10.9% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 74 (238 total deaths) 63.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,091 (26,011 total cases) 26.8% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (600,335 fully vaccinated) 13.2% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 88.5% (118,441 fully vaccinated) 18.2% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 67 (740 total deaths) 67.2% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,117 (90,237 total cases) 26.5% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.5% (21,645 fully vaccinated) 22.6% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 99.9% (8,470 fully vaccinated) 33.4% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 27 (10 total deaths) 86.8% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,082 (2,251 total cases) 44.9% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.0% (89,129 fully vaccinated) 25.8% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 92.5% (20,033 fully vaccinated) 23.5% higher vaccination rate than North Carolina Cumulative deaths per 100k: 68 (101 total deaths) 66.7% less deaths per 100k residents than North Carolina Cumulative cases per 100k: 5,838 (8,668 total cases) 47.2% less cases per 100k residents than North Carolina

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HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam may get more COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States as it struggles to control outbreaks of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the country's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. Vietnam took delivery of a shipment of 3 million Moderna doses from the United States on Sunday, which brought the amount given by the United States, via the global COVAX vaccine scheme, to 5 million doses. "The U.S. side has said it is also considering more vaccine donations to Vietnam soon," the ambassador to the United States, Ha Kim Ngoc, said in a speech posted on a government website.

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Dr. David Agus on the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and projection of a deadly surge in October - Yahoo News

As coronavirus cases rise in unvaccinated populations, Democratic senators are introducing a new bill Thursday that would strip away Facebook and other social media platforms Section 230 liability shield if they amplify harmful public health misinformation.

The Health Misinformation Act, introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Ray Lujn (D-NM) Thursday, would create a carveout in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act opening social media platforms like Facebook up to lawsuits for hosting some dangerous health misinformation. The bill directs the Health and Human Services secretary to issue guidelines on what should be classified as health misinformation.

The carveout would only apply in situations where online misinformation is related to an existing public health emergency like the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as declared by the HHS secretary. It would only open a platform up to liability if the content is being algorithmically amplified, not through a neutral mechanism, such as through the use of chronological functionality.

For far too long, online platforms have not done enough to protect the health of Americans. These are some of the biggest, richest companies in the world and they must do more to prevent the spread of deadly vaccine misinformation, Klobuchar said in a statement Thursday. The coronavirus pandemic has shown us how lethal misinformation can be and it is our responsibility to take action.

Its not clear that removing Section 230 protections would have the effect lawmakers intend. Section 230 protects platforms from liability for illegal content hosted on their platforms but misinformation is not illegal in itself. As a result, its unclear what a potential lawsuit against Facebook for misinformation would look like, even once the protections of Section 230 are stripped away.

In a statement Thursday, Facebook VP of public policy Kevin Martin voiced optimism about the bill. We have long supported common industry standards and section 230 reform, Martin said. We believe clarification on the difficult and urgent questions about health related misinformation would be helpful and look forward to working with Congress and the industry as we consider options for reform.

The bills introduction comes just a week after the Biden administration issued a new report calling out vaccine misinformation on social media. The report called for an all-of-society push to address coronavirus misinformation, including new policy recommendations for companies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The report didnt mention Section 230 but suggested that platforms redesign their algorithms to avoid amplifying misinformation and to build more friction into sharing functions to urge users to avoid sharing false information.

Shortly after the reports release, White House officials and President Joe Biden called out Facebook specifically for its role in amplifying vaccine misinformation. Last Friday, Biden told reporters that platforms like Facebook were killing people by platforming false vaccine information. A Facebook spokesperson responded, saying, The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period.

On Monday, Biden walked back that statement, saying that misinformation was killing people, not Facebook itself. Still, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield told MSNBC Tuesday that the administration was reviewing Section 230 in order to determine a means of combating COVID-19 misinformation.

Certainly they should be held accountable, Bedingfield said of social media companies Tuesday. It is a big and complicated ecosystem, and everybody bears responsibility to ensure that we are not providing people with bad information about a vaccine that will save their lives.

Updated 7/22/21 at 7:07PM ET: Added a statement from Facebook.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, the resulting surge in infections, and businesses barring the unvaccinated to encourage the resistant to voluntary get vaccinated are discussed by Rep. Ted Lieu, Dr. Kavita Patel, and journalist Tim Miller.July 24, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and businesses possibly barring unvaccinated discussed by politics experts - MSNBC

DALLAS - Williams Chicken teamed up with Oak Cliff native and professional boxer Burley Brooks for a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination event Saturday.

They educated people on the importance of getting shots, and people got to grab a free meal and a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

In addition to vaccines and a hot meal, Williams Chicken gave money to those who showed up for gas and for groceries.

Williams Chicken founder Hiawatha Williams said it was the city that allowed him to open his first restaurant 34 years ago, so he feels this is the least he can do to give back to that same community.

"This is my reasonable service. Reasonable. This is my family. These are my customers. I'm a businessman, I need my customers to be healthy. I need them to come back in. I need to open that lobby and have them sit down so we can have that relationship that we had 34 years ago," he said. "This is for my community, so I'd rather be here, supporting and giving back, right here.

They offered Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

RELATED: Dallas County hosting pop-up COVID-19 vaccine sites, going door-to-door to get more people vaccinated

There was also a pop-up vaccination event in Fair Park Saturday. It was the first of two events to be held there.

Doses of the Pfizer vaccine were on hand to anyone who wanted one.

There will be another pop-up event Saturday, July 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

People don't have to sign up for an appointment, but signing up is encouraged through the Dallas County website.

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(WHNT) President Joe Biden lauded Governor Kay Iveys most recent remarks regarding COVID-19 vaccinations during a campaign event in Virginia.

According to our news partners at AL.com, Biden stated, You notice a lot of our very conservative friends have finally had an altar call. Theyve seen the Lord.

Thank God the governor of Alabama, at one of the lowest vaccinations in the country is now and Im genuinely complimenting her, the president continued. I know its gotten a bit politicized, but I hope its starting to change. Its not about red states or blue states.

Biden was speaking at a rally in Arlington for former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who is seeking another term in November.

Iveys strong statement on Thursday marked a significant turn in her demeanor towards the low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in Alabama.

The new cases of COVID are because of unvaccinated folks, Ivey said during an event for Landing in Birmingham. Almost 100% of the new hospitalizations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths are certainly occurring with the unvaccinated folks. These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain.

Folks are supposed to have common sense, Governor Ivey continued. But its time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the vaccinated folks. Its the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down.

According to Alabama Department of Public Healths (ADPH) COVID-19 dashboard, approximately 1.5 million Alabamians have been fully vaccinated. The state of Alabamas most recent population number is estimated to be just over 5 million people.

In the last 14 days, 12,239 people in Alabama have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Just over 11,000 Alabamians have died from the virus since March 2020.

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the crowd during the first round of the NFL football draft, ... [+] Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. He is seen wearing a sticker that says "Covid-19 Vaccinated." (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

By Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel

The NFL wants its teams to play a full slate of games in the 2021 season. One way to do that is by making sure as many players as possible get their doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. To help in that effort, the league is going long on a new policy that could put a crimp on teams' chances for success on the field if players dont vaccinate.

Last year, in the midst of the pandemic, the league implemented a coronavirus health and safety policy that allowed a season to be played all the way through Super Bowl LV. Schedules were crammed to fit postponements. Teams played with weakened lineupsin one case, the Denver Broncos took the field with no quarterbacks at all.

The league relied on education and persuasion to get vaccines into arms. Not this season. If someone goes unvaccinated and causes an outbreak, there will be financial hell to pay.

In a recent memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to all of its clubs, the NFL announced that any game cancelled because of a coronavirus outbreak among a team's unvaccinated players will result in a forfeit. That will count as a loss in the team's record. In addition, players from both teams will not be receiving their weekly paychecks for missing the game. Any lost revenue will be the responsibility of the team forced to forfeit.

That's not all. The memo reminds that each club is obligated under the [league] Constitution and Bylaws to have its team ready to play at the scheduled time and place. A failure to do so is deemed conduct detrimental. There is no right to postpone a game. It also stipulates that there will be no rescheduling of games nor an extension of the 18 week-long season to do makeups.

All 32 NFL teams have at least 50 percent of their players vaccinated so far. As of one week ago, 13 teams were at or above the 85 percent threshold that permits loosened masking, social distancing, and other Covid-19 safety measures in club venues and facilities.

The NFL policy does not require players to be vaccinated. But it does make it difficult for those not that interested in being vaccinated to avoid it. Marginal players and substitutes will think long and hard about not vaccinating, lest they get cut in favor of someone who is. Even fans and stadium personnel will likely want to vaccinate, so as to prevent an outbreak that could lead their team to forfeit. The multi-billion-dollar football betting industry will surely be keeping an eye on team vaccination rates.

But is it right to nudge people, however important to public health, into being vaccinated by penalizing them if they don't? Yes.

Data from hundreds of millions of cases around the world shows that the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccinesthe options available in the U.S.are enormously safe and very effective. Of nearly all of those hospitalized and dying from Covid, 99 percent are not vaccinated.

Yet, a disinformation campaign by the anti-vaccine movement has led many people to being suspicious of the vaccine and hesitant to take it. Some players, such as DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals, are among those who do not feel comfortable with being vaccinated. But science does not back him up. And now neither will his employer.

The NFL and its clubs are private employers. They can impose safety requirements on players, whether those are improved helmets or coronavirus vaccines. By enacting the updated policy, they are doing the sensible and moral thing.

Covid-19 vaccines help achieve herd immunitythe only way out of this pandemic. They help prevent most people who contract the virus from experiencing severe illness, hospitalization, and even death.

Some athletes will maintain that getting a vaccine jab is just following the herd. They are right. But this is a herd worth following.

The tough NFL policy is the right call.

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In Wyoming's Teton County, nearly 60% of residents are fully vaccinated -- almost double the statewide vaccination rate.

It's an effort that has been noticed in the state, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country and where several counties have fewer than 30% of their population inoculated, state data shows.

"We have spoken to some of our other counties in Wyoming because they wanted to know what we were doing," Rachael Wheeler, the public health response coordinator at the Teton County Health Department, told ABC News.

As the highly transmissible delta variant quickly spreads throughout the United States -- now making up over 80% of new cases -- regions with high vaccination rates are expected to fare better, medical experts say.

ABC News spoke to Wheeler and officials in two other counties leading their states in COVID-19 vaccinations about their campaigns, what they've done and where they go from here.

McKinley County, which includes part of the Navajo Nation reservation, was one of the hardest-hit regions in New Mexico early in the pandemic.

For Adam Berry, emergency manager for the county, that may have helped drive vaccinations to where, as of Monday, over 94% of residents ages 18 and up have received at least one dose, according to the latest state health department data. Statewide, that number is 72.2%.

"The spring of 2020 was our first wave; we had a pretty good surge," Berry said. "We had the highest case number in the state, especially per capita, for several weeks and months, before things tapered off late summer."

A healthcare worker speaks with a person that received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the University of New Mexico's Gallup campus in Gallup, N.M., March 23, 2021.

There was a longer, second surge in the winter that filled Gallup hospitals and mortuaries to capacity, he said.

"There's very few people in the county that don't know at least one person that was sick, if they weren't sick themselves," he said. "Many people know one or more people that unfortunately died due to COVID-19. So I think it's very personal for a lot of people."

Berry said there was a little hesitancy in the beginning, but that "it didn't take very long at all for a lot of people to start lining up to get the vaccine." Being able to protect themselves and their family, as well as safely see people they had not seen in a while, were big motivators, he said.

The vaccination effort has involved coordination among the county's emergency management and public health offices, state health department, health care providers, community partners and federal agencies, including the Indian Health Service.

"It was definitely a big community effort. Everybody does their part to try to get as many people vaccinated as possible," said Berry, a volunteer paramedic who also helped administer vaccines when clinics were short-staffed.

A healthcare worker fills out an intake form for a person in a vehicle arriving for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine outside the University of New Mexico's Gallup campus in Gallup, N.M., March 23, 2021.

One thing that worked to the county's advantage in administering the vaccine is having a significant percentage of the county served by the Indian Health Service, he said. Nearly 80% of the county's residents are Native American, according to the U.S. Census.

"A lot of other counties in New Mexico are dependent on local health care systems and private physicians to vaccinate the bulk of their populations," he said. "We were fortunate in that aspect that we have a large presence of Indian Health Service facilities to help take care of that population, which allowed for vaccines to come in directly from the federal government to that site."

The Indian Health Service held drive-thru events at the Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock and did outreach to the Navajo Nation "to make it more convenient" to get the vaccine, Berry said.

The county has lately been focused on bringing people back for their second dose if needed, as well as vaccination efforts in those ages 12 to 16.

Since May 24, the county has reported only three COVID-19 deaths, and the seven-day average of new cases is three, down from a peak of 109 in mid-November, state data shows.

There's still a lot of mask-wearing, though life has started to "look a little more normal," Berry said. "We've come a long way in the last year."

There's stiff competition to be the top county for vaccinations in Vermont, which has the highest vaccination rate in the country.

At the moment, Lamoille County holds that distinction, with over 85% of residents ages 12 and up having received at least one dose, according to state data.

"When we saw those numbers we were very happy about it," Aaron French, director of the Morrisville Office of Local Health in Lamoille County, told ABC News. "Every county's working really hard."

Part of that effort has included reaching Lamoille County's more rural residents, who may be less inclined to drive to a vaccination clinic out of town.

"I grew up in one of those small towns, and I said, 'Why don't we talk to the town ... and set something up, and if we only get five people, we'll get five people,'" French said.

On a recent weekend, the office brought nurses to two towns and was able to vaccinate around 10 people.

"We were happy with that," French said. "And we'll continue to do that."

Health officials have also connected with local churches, schools, manufacturers and ski resorts as part of the vaccination efforts to reach the community and workforce.

As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the United States, Vermont officials said this week they have seen a small increase in the state, likely due to the delta variant, but community spread remains low due to the high vaccination rates.

Lamoille County has had two COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, state data shows.

French said people in the county have trusted the local department of health and state department of health throughout the pandemic, which has also been a major factor in their vaccination success.

"They needed to hear from people that they could trust, and I think those local people were their local doctors and their commissioner of public health, who's a physician, and their governor," he said. "We have a number of federally qualified health care centers around here, and those physicians and nurse practitioners are very well-trusted, so their messaging out to the community and their patients were really important and helpful."

Lamoille County's lowest vaccination rates are among those ages 18 to 29, with over 58% of that population vaccinated, state data shows. That is one area the county is focusing on, French said.

The local health office has held clinics at skate parks, fairs and race tracks in the state, and health officials look to continue to do efforts like that to continue to bring numbers up.

"There's plenty of opportunity and we're just going to keep plugging away at it," French said. "I do think we can get higher than that."

There has been a partisan divide in COVID-19 vaccinations, with Democrats more likely to report getting the vaccine than Republicans. Teton County is an outlier in Wyoming as a "blue dot in a red state," though Wheeler doesn't think that "can account for everything."

One major factor that helped Teton County achieve its vaccination rate -- which is the highest in the state, and higher than the national average -- started with the logistics of the rollout itself.

"We were very easily able to ramp up and hire a lot of additional vaccine staff when our demand was high," Wheeler said.

That meant hiring anyone from nurses to administer the vaccines to staff to help manage the different schedules. The county also had a lot of volunteer help at vaccine clinics, from checking people in to observing for emergency response, she said.

Teton County was also one of a handful of counties in Wyoming that had an ultra-cold freezer needed at first to store the Pfizer vaccine, the first to be issued an emergency use authorization.

"That was really helpful early on to be able to accept all different types of vaccines that were approved under the EUA at that time," Wheeler said.

When the county expanded its eligibility to schools and child care providers, the health department held special clinics on the weekends to accommodate them. "That seemed very successful, and they were very appreciative of that," Wheeler said.

Once students were eligible, the health department held an in-school vaccine clinic before the school year let out that reached over 500 students, Wheeler said.

To reach the broader community, the health department repurposed a public transit system bus into a mobile vaccine clinic, which has been used to bring doses to worksites, like the county's trash transfer station, and, lately, parks.

"Our goal is to reduce any barriers that there might be for people to get the vaccine," Wheeler said.

Beyond vaccine access, the county hired an agency to help with its messaging around the COVID-19 vaccine. "They helped us have a more focused campaign that was consistent and looked really professional," Wheeler said.

Currently, the health department is holding a "Shots for Swag" campaign, in which residents who have received at least one dose of the vaccine can win prizes.

Through the ad agency, the health department also filmed a video featuring local doctors answering common questions about the vaccine, such as around variants, fertility and pregnancy, that "put a more local perspective to it," Wheeler said.

The health department also partnered with several community nonprofits, including Voices JH, which helped reach immigrants in the Latino and Eastern European communities in the county with resources on vaccination.

Local health officials are anticipating renewed demand for the vaccine as new age ranges become eligible, and possibly when a vaccine has full FDA approval.

For now, they're planning to bring the mobile vaccine clinic to events throughout the summer and remind employers about the service. From July 1 to July 15, the county reported 31 new COVID-19 cases, 26 of which were in unvaccinated people and included workplace "clusters," the health department said this week.

"We're still messaging to everyone that the best defense is getting vaccinated," Wheeler said. "It's how you're going to protect not only yourself, but your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, community members."

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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued his first formal health advisory last week, warning Americans that misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines poses an imminent and insidious threat to our nations health.

Such advisories are typically used to flag the dangers of tobacco use or the opioid epidemic. Murthys was the first to target vaccine disinformation.

Simply put, health misinformation has cost us lives, he said.

The surgeon generals warning came as many Americans reluctance and sometimes downright refusal to roll up their sleeves for the vaccination has left wide swaths of the country vulnerable to the more contagious delta variant.

The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, President Joe Biden lamented last week.

Now, the overwhelming majority of COVID-19 deaths are among those who havent gotten the vaccination.

Its really sad and tragic that most all of these are avoidable and preventable, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nations top infectious disease expert, said this month on NBCs Meet the Press.

Yet the misinformation continues to circulate, and vaccine doses remain unused. So we asked two experts to evaluate four common arguments and explain why theyre wrong.

Surviving a bout of COVID-19 probably wont protect you as effectively as a full course of COVID-19 vaccine, experts say.

We know that the level of antibodies one gets from natural infection varies depending on the severity of their infection, said Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. On the other hand, we get a more robust and consistent response from the vaccine. That makes it a better bet for immunity over a long period of time, she said.

Its also unclear whether the antibodies you developed in response to a coronavirus infection will be able to recognize other variants of the virus.

Somebody who had COVID at the beginning of the pandemic may have had a very different variant than whats circulating right now, Carnethon said. The vaccines are demonstrating that they protect against the new variants.

Even if youve had COVID-19, getting those shots is well worth it. Scientists have found that even a single dose of vaccine gives the immune system of a COVID-19 survivor a big boost.

Historically, the vast majority of vaccine side effects occur not long after getting the shot, said Dr. Gabor Kelen, head of the emergency medicine department at Johns Hopkins University. Allergic reactions, which are rare, happen within moments; most other side effects emerge and dissipate within weeks.

People need to chill about the long-term impact, Kelen said. The way immunology works is (if) somethings gonna happen, its gonna happen fairly soon, he said.

What you really should be worried about is the long-term effects of a coronavirus infection, Carnethon said. She ticked off a few problems that plague the unfortunate people who suffer from long COVID, including heart inflammation, fatigue and cognitive difficulties.

Throughout history, she said, theres been no vaccine that had worse side effects than the disease that it was developed to fight.

Young people may be less likely to become seriously ill compared with senior citizens or people already dealing with chronic health problems, but it does happen. Young people end up in the hospital. They die. If they survive, they often have to live with debilitating symptoms for months, if not longer.

Its not worth taking that chance particularly when vaccinations are free to recipients and readily available, experts said.

Youll be fine unless youre not, Carnethon said. And its young adults who are seeing a little more of the long-haul COVID, which can interfere with your quality of life massively.

In some ways, the bigger problem is that younger adults with mild symptoms can spread the virus to others especially elderly and vulnerable loved ones, who are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die from it.

Youre ultimately going to give it to a friend (who) is going to get very, very sick, or make their grandmother very, very sick, Kelen said. In the end, you have no idea who you kill.

If that was all there is to it, I think all of us could shake our heads and say, OK, youre right, we cant stop you from making bad decisions, we can just give the facts and advice, Kelen said.

But the problem with that argument is that this is an infection where its not only about you, he said. If you dont get vaccinated, its not only you who takes the risk. You risk a lot of people around you, including people you like and love.

Plus, folks who dont get vaccinated are providing the coronavirus with more opportunities to evolve in ways that make it better at spreading, better at making people seriously ill, and better at evading our medicines and vaccines. If any of those things happen, it will prolong the pandemic.

We all want to get back to normal. We all want to be able to do the things that we used to be able to do regularly, Carnethon said. But by not getting vaccinated, now theres someone else it can spread to and change itself further.

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