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Commentary: John A. Tures and Erik Moran - Politics playing a major role in vaccination rates
John A. Tures and Erik Moran
July 13, 2021
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One of the biggest July Fourth stories from 2021 is whether the United States achieved its “independence” from COVID-19, in the form of high enough vaccination rates to achieve herd immunity.
America did achieve higher than average rates compared to other countries, but came up short of its goal. And politics may be playing a role in this.
First, there’s the good news. According to Johns Hopkins’ data, the United States ranks 14th in the world for people fully vaccinated well above the world average. The USA trails only the Seychelles, Malta, San Marino, the United Arab Emirates, Iceland, Bahrain, Chile, Israel, Mongolia, Qatar, Uruguay, Hungary and the United Kingdom. Few are the size or population of the U.S., and America is ahead of most other developed countries, so that’s quite an accomplishment for Americ
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