I agree - numbers are exaggerated. My (rural US) county posted 28% 'had received at least one dose' at its highest, then they stopped publishing numbers. We received the vaccine in our (very red) area about 6 weeks after the large population areas started theirs, and the first few days of administration here had several bad events. People passing out in the '15 minute' post-shot waiting period in the health department waiting room. Word got out quickly about those problems. As the weeks went on (about 6 weeks, as I recall) more jabbed people had heart attacks/strokes and the folks around here quickly associated the jab with the heart problems. Even the local health department and municipal offices didn't require the jab for their employees. I don't think our town is much different than a lot of other rural communities around the US. (I believe that a high part of that 28% were nursing home populations and the staff because jabs were mandated in those businesses. Lost a lot of NH patients from 'covid'.)
I agree - numbers are exaggerated. My (rural US) county posted 28% 'had received at least one dose' at its highest, then they stopped publishing numbers. We received the vaccine in our (very red) area about 6 weeks after the large population areas started theirs, and the first few days of administration here had several bad events. People passing out in the '15 minute' post-shot waiting period in the health department waiting room. Word got out quickly about those problems. As the weeks went on (about 6 weeks, as I recall) more jabbed people had heart attacks/strokes and the folks around here quickly associated the jab with the heart problems. Even the local health department and municipal offices didn't require the jab for their employees. I don't think our town is much different than a lot of other rural communities around the US. (I believe that a high part of that 28% were nursing home populations and the staff because jabs were mandated in those businesses. Lost a lot of NH patients from 'covid'.)