The five worst states for
vaccinations —Idaho, Wyoming, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana (despite a
Democratic governor) — all voted for former president Donald Trump by double
digits in 2020.
States with the U.S.’s
lowest vaccination rates lost residents to COVID at a rate two to five times
higher than states with high vaccination rates in 2021, according to an
analysis of the country’s 458,000 COVID-related deaths and nearly 500 million
vaccines administered this year.
The states with the
highest deaths per 100,000 — Oklahoma, Alabama, West Virginia, Arizona and
Kentucky — are mostly deep red. There is no doubt their vaccine resistance
resulted in more deaths.
Among the 15 states with
highest COVID death rates in 2021, 11 ranked among the 15 lowest for
vaccination rates, according to the CDC.