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Get the Shot…

damn it!! This is what I want to scream at everyone when I am out among the people. I look around at the thousands of people on the road, on the bike paths, on the beach, in stores and restaurants, and I assume the majority are not vaccinated. 

In Walton County, our vaccination rate is abysmal.

From the CDC tracker as of July 11

The percentage of residents over 65 is good, but the rest of us are slackers. The local emergency management people post weekly numbers of vaccinations, and we seem to have plateaued among residents age 12 and above, and there is just no reason for it. There are excuses for sure—politics and a mistrust in science, which is often caused by politics. And let’s not discount the power of misinformation spread by certain media outlets—here is a prime example found on a car here in Walton:


And now our governor, in an act of gross incompetence combined with pandering, is promoting merchandise that says “Don’t Fauci My Florida,” while our infection rates climb.

So, if you want to live here, plan on doing whatever you need to do to protect yourself and your family, but expect to be in the minority in this regard.

#30A #WaltonCounty #EmeraldCoast #vacationrates

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