#5SmartReads - June 28, 2021

On dictators, COVID spikes, and fulfillment

Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: ‘We will be the canary’ (Associated Press)

“While over 53% of all Americans have received at least one shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most southern and northern Missouri counties are well short of 40%. One county is at just 13%.”

Well, this is terrifying.

As the delta variant spreads throughout the country, it will find footholds in low vaccination rate areas and cause irreparable damage.

The risks of COVID are far more serious than the risks of the vaccine. And until we have more people vaccinated, the higher the risk of new, more infectious variants forming.