In Alexandria, where McCullough lives, roughly 58.4% of residents 12 and older are fully vaccinated. The city was "elevated to a state of substantial COVID-19 community transmission," according to a city news release. Covid-19 vaccine refusal has grown among far-right Republicans in the past few months, according to survey data published Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Interfaith Youth Core. Refusal to get vaccinations in her community, Tolford said, is being fueled by misinformation on social media. "Those of us who got vaccinated, we want to live our lives," Tolford said.
Source: CNN July 31, 2021 22:07 UTC