Cases are surging. DEATHS are surging. It's phony to give condolences to those who brought it on themselves. Isn't it? Seriously. Save your sorrows and use them elsewhere. Enough bad is going on to use them up on worthwhile things.
"Unvaccinated Americans account for virtually all recent COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths," said Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. "Each COVID-19 death is tragic, and those happening now are even more tragic because they are preventable."
About 56% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, but in many counties — especially in rural America — that number is under 20% despite the widespread availability of the vaccine.