Obviously the facts show that Texans have not actually mastered the safe practices to prevent COVID-19. Counselor to the President of the United States Jeff Zients was joined by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Walensky, who discussed the nation's current response to the pandemic on August 2 in a White House briefing. According to the White House briefing on COVID-19, the seven states with the lowest vaccination rates are accounting for more positive COVID-19 cases than those states that are vaccinated. Get our free mobile app Of course, Texas is included in that list of seven, along with Florida. The numbers demonstrate that while these states make up only 8.5 percent of the U.S. population, they actually account for more than 17 percent of positive COVID-19 cases. During the briefing it was also revealed that, "one in three cases nationwide occurred in Florida and Texas this past week."