Dr. Anthony Fauci has blamed "ideological rigidity" as a deterrent to vaccination efforts in the face of the rising threat of more virulent COVID-19 variants. Just under half of all eligible Americans have received full vaccinations against the coronavirus, but the Delta and Lambda variants threaten that progress. AMERICAN'S ‘DO NOT NEED’ COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT, FDA, CDC SAY"I mean, it’s ideological rigidity," Fauci said on CNN’s "State of the Union." Why are we having red states and places in the South that are very highly ideological in one way, not wanting to get vaccinations – vaccinations have nothing to do with politics." He has repeatedly pointed to political issues over the past year as complications to combating the virus and rolling out vaccinations.

Source: Fox News July 11, 2021 19:07 UTC