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“I’d say there’s hesitancy and I’d use another word — obstinance,” said Dr. Philip Keiser, a University of Texas infectious disease expert who’s been Galveston County’s Local Health Authority since 2016. “There’s this attitude, ‘You can’t make me!’” With local hospitals full and no sign of Delta letting up, he fears Mesa County’s luck has run out. In Galveston County, a lot of vaccine converts would have to step forward — and fast — to keep the Delta variant at bay. Keiser is still hopeful, but he’s not so sure he can persuade enough people in time.

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (New Cases jumped over 26K for the second day, highest in six weeks - Hospitalizations slightly rising, Deaths also now seem to have turned back upward - Over 1/3 billion vaccine doses administered in the USA, more than one for every resident - Vaccination slow but steady on this report) Total Vaccine Doses Delivered: 386,985,420 (21,435,300 J&J) Administered: 333,565,404 (12,791,315 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 183,836,917 Fully Vaccinated: 158,954,417