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Diane Collins's avatar

Yes we need reminders! Please repeat this column next summer. There will be more to add.

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One of the sad and tragic outcomes of the Trump presidency is the politicalization of public health.

Even today, there's a significant difference in Covid vaccine rates between the two major political parties -- 30 percent of self-identified Republicans are not vaccinated, versus 10 percent of Democrats. A NYT review of CDC data shows that, on average, the higher the share of Trump voters in a county, the higher the cumulative death rate from Covid, up to twice as high in those counties that voted in excess of 70 percent for Trump.

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