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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nA stark reminder of what\u2019s at stake with these cultists in charge:<\/a><\/p>\n Pew Research Center\u00a0compared<\/a>\u00a0the 20 percent of the U.S. population who lived in the country\u2019s most pro-Trump counties with the 20 percent who lived in the most pro-Biden counties. The most pro-Trump counties suffered nearly 70,000 more COVID deaths than the most pro-Biden counties did<\/p>\n In the face of right-wing resistance, the United States fully\u00a0vaccinated<\/a>\u00a0only about 66 percent of the population by the end of April 2022. Had the U.S. achieved full vaccination within the first 16 months that the shots were available\u2014as was materially feasible\u2014the death rate from COVID could have been\u00a0cut in half<\/a>, according to some estimates, and more than 300,000 lives could have been saved.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n There are plenty of villains in all this, starting with the president, but the fact that he put the country\u2019s most famous anti-vax crank in charge of the nation\u2019s public health agencies was a particular slap in the face to everyone who died during the pandemic. <\/p>\n There\u2019s a new vaccine scheduled for the fall, but if you are over 65 and want a booster (they recommend you get one six months after your vax), you may have had a hard time getting one. They just tell you to wait until the new one comes out. I won\u2019t be at all surprised if this ends up being the last COVID vaccine available, and if Bobby Jr has his way, I suspect it won\u2019t be the only one. They are ready to aim at all of them.<\/p>\n We are living in an antediluvian nightmare \u2014 we\u2019re one step away from reading entrails and bloodletting. We\u2019ve already adopted human sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n