As Covid surges, more US Republicans urging vaccinations Issued on: 23/07/2021 - 03:50 As US Covid infections soar once again and millions of Republicans remain skeptical about vaccinations, members of the House GOP Doctors Caucus stressed to anyone who would listen that vaccines are safe and effective ALEX WONG GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 4 min Washington (AFP) With Delta variant infections spiking across the United States, growing numbers of Republican officials and lawmakers have joined the chorus of support for coronavirus vaccinations, swatting aside conspiracies that have left millions of Americans unprotected. Covid-19 deaths and hospitalization rates are rising nationwide, with the vast majority of new fatalities and serious cases among the unvaccinated.