.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... If you are among the roughly 30% of eligible New Mexicans who for whatever reason have chosen not to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus that has claimed the lives of more than 4,360 New Mexicans and led to thousands of hospitalizations, you are playing a potentially dangerous game. And the odds are stacked against you. Admittedly, the vaccines aren’t perfect. They don’t block every single infection. In a statistically insignificant number of cases there have been potentially serious side effects. But as data are accumulated every week it’s become increasingly clear the vaccines are incredibly effective at preventing serious illness and death.