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In the US, the political factors seem to be creating real problems for the Covid vaccination programme. Substantial numbers of unvaccinated Americans are now getting the delta variant of Covid19. This is well-illustrated by a report from Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennesee (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/24/tennessee-coronavirus-covid-delta-variant-cases-vaccines). In that hospital, Covid19 admissions have more than doubled in the last 3 weeks. Many of the patients are much younger, than was the case earlier in the pandemic. Only 38% of Tennessee residents are fully vaccinated (some other southern states are even lower). Local politicians often appear more intent on scoring cheap points or pandering to their base, than keeping their population safe. Tennessee's respected medical Head of the Immunization Program resigned, after being attacked for encouraging young people to get vaccinated. It is dispiriting that on a US-wide basis, only 16% of currently unvaccinated folk, say they will get the vaccine (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jul/23/us-coronavirus-cases-vaccines-delta-variant-cdc-republicans-us-politics-latest). Politics seems to be the main factor determining if people agree to be jabbed. Fox News belatedly backed Covid vaccines but some of its key 'personalties', continue to cast doubt on the safety and the efficacy of vaccines (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/23/fox-news-covid-vaccination-tucker-carlson). To return to Tennessee, a popular radio host there, doubted and mocked Covid vaccines. He has now has been hospitalised with the virus. His family are urging his listeners to get the jab (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/24/tennessee-radio-host-phil-valentine-doubted-mocked-vaccines-covid-hospital-vaxman ). This seems to be what happens, when an essentially medical decision, becomes an item in an entertainment/advertising process, chasing clicks and likes?