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Today: Divisions are emerging between states in vaccination rates, lawmakers pressed a drug company CEO for answers on price hikes, and an expert panel recommends colon cancer screenings start earlier.
We’ll start with vaccinations:
State vaccine rates fall along red, blue divide
The U.S. vaccine map looks a lot like a map of how states vote in presidential elections, with most blue states vaccinating at levels well above the national average and GOP states bringing up the rear.
The politics of COVID-19 have been partisan from almost the onset of the pandemic, and polls consistently show that Republicans, particularly men, are more hesitant than Democrats to get vaccinated.