Topline About a third of all Americans are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but health experts caution reaching the crucial 70% to 90% threshold will be much tougher as certain portions of the American public, namely Republicans, shy away from the shot—a fact borne out by data showing most of the least vaccinated states voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020. A healthcare worker vaccinates a man with the Covid-19 vaccine on April 30, 2021, as the Pasadena … [+] Public Library hosts a mobile vaccine clinic in Pasadena, Texas. Cécile CLOCHERET/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Alabama and Mississippi—two of the poorest states in the country—rank dead last in percent of fully vaccinated residents, at 24.1% and 24.3%, respectively. The next states with the lowest totals are Utah (25%), Tennessee (25.5%) and Georgia (25.7%), followed by Arkansas (26.4%) and Louisiana (26.9%). Indiana, Idaho and Texas are next, each of which has vaccinated 28% of their populations. Nine out of the ten least vaccinated states voted for Trump in 2020, with the exception being Georgia, which narrowly went to President Joe Biden. Maine (41.5%), Connecticut (40.6%), Vermont (39.9%) and New Mexico (39%) have vaccinated the most residents of any state in the country. Nine of the ten most vaccinated states went to Biden in 2020, with the holdout being South Dakota, which ranks seventh in full vaccinations. B… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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