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We’re seeing dramatic differences in rates of COVID infection, illness, and death in different places. What do you think about these differences?

I live in a country where the vaccine is mandated among health care workers and I've just been going through cancer treatment for ten months, having to have lots of contact with the medical community, hospitals, other sites...and otherwise we also have a vaccine pass which is required to enter many public settings such as cinemas and restaurants. This all makes me feel relatively safe, and the numbers of cases of infection and hospitalization reflect it. I contrast my situation with that of my parents, who live in Tennessee, which is right now seeing overwhelming numbers in terms of Covid. I'm so sad for them that they still feel in danger whenever they go out because vaccination rates are so low, nobody practices mask wearing or distancing, and their lives are still circumscribed within the narrow bounds of their house. I worry about their mental and physical health.