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Are they not worried?

Sun., July 25, 2021

I see, with apprehension, the rate of COVID infections and deaths in the country rising fast, apparently hitting the unvaccinated disproportionately. Then I listen to Republican leaders telling their followers not to get the vaccine (“they’re not effective”; “they’re dangerous”; “it’s a conspiracy”, etc.).

Logically, it follows that infections and deaths are hitting Republicans at a far greater rate than anyone else.

As a cynic, I wonder … are the Republican leaders and media influencers trying to kill off their electorate?

Valerie Derks

Deer Park

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