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By the numbers: How vaccine skepticism in Texas Trump country threatens herd immunity April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Chambers County paramedic Danny Burke administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Grady Carrington in Hankamer as part of a mobile vaccination service.Mark Mulligan / Staff photographer Low vaccination rates in counties that are whiter and more conservative could be impairing Texas’ ability to quickly reach herd immunity for COVID-19. Texas counties that are less-educated and whiter and in which former President Donald Trump won a larger than average share of the vote have vaccinated a smaller share of their population than the state average, a Hearst Newspapers analysis found. ....