As of today : I don't see the USA, but the  CDC reports  that 208,564,894 have been fully vaccinated, or 63%.  Vermont leads with 78% and Hawaii is #6 with 76%. Comparing regions , note that Asia had the highest Delta wave, but Europe is suffering more from the Omicron variant ( seven day moving average of new cases per day ): Don't tell Republicans ( states like Alabama and Texas have banned such a thing ), but a national digital vaccine card has emerged.  It's known as the SMART Health Card, is voluntary, with minimal personal information--name date of birth plus dates and brands of vaccination doses--but using a QR code, can get you into venues requiring proof of vaccination.  It is available from more than 400 sources.  How to get yours?   Click here . For  further details : Only thirteen states so far, including Hawaii. Canada. CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart. 427 issuers. A couple of days ago, when the USA had more than 400,000 new cases and about a thousand new d

Here is a report from the state of Washington about the  power of vaccinations : Unvaccinated 12-34 year-olds in Washington are 2 times more likely to get COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 12-34 year-olds. 10 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 12-34 year- olds. Unvaccinated 35-64 year-olds are 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 35-64 year-olds. 14 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 35-64 year- olds. Unvaccinated 65+ year-olds are 6 times more likely to get COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 65+ year-olds. 13 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 65+ year- olds. 15 times more likely to die of COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated 65+ year-olds.  Convincing enough for the young, but the older you get, the evidence becomes more overwhelming.  However, while this report was released only a few days ago, I re-r