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<\/p>\nThere has been some good news recently about the progress being made with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rates of new cases, hospitalizations, and fatalities have declined to the lowest rates seen in many months. And the Biden administration’s management of vaccine distribution and implementation has been extraordinarily effective.<\/p>\n
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According to data<\/a><\/strong> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 50% of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 30% have been fully vaccinated. This could bring about a state of herd immunity much sooner than previously estimated.<\/p>\n However, there are still some hurdles in the way. For one thing, The least vaccinated U.S. counties are, not surprisingly, mostly dominated by Trump voters<\/a><\/strong>. That is likely due to the recklessly negative propaganda promulgated by Fox News, where vaccine conspiracy theories proliferate. Tucker Carlson has been especially active in driving up anti-vax hysteria<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Joining Fox News is their sister publication owned by Rupert Murdoch, the New York Post. They have been engaged in a dishonest and deadly campaign aimed at magnifying doubts about the vaccines and frightening the public away from getting vaccinated. Case in point, the right-wing “news”<\/em> paper published an article<\/a><\/strong> fear mongering about a college student in Cincinnati who died shortly after being vaccinated:<\/p>\n The Post appears to have deleted this tweet, which, progress, I suppose? pic.twitter.com\/Hk98xHOdXS<\/a><\/p>\n — Dave Levitan (@davelevitan) April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n