* Global death toll: More than 5 million.
* Africa: World’s least vaccinated area: Approximately 5 percent fully vaccinated.
* 85 percent of those in Singapore eligible for COVID vaccine have been fully vaccinated. The government recently announced that it will no longer cover the medical costs of those “unvaccinated by choice.”
* Russia has reported more than 250,000 COVID deaths, the most in Europe.
* USA death toll: At least 745,000.
* According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the unvaccinated—across all age groups—were 40 times more likely to die than fully vaccinated people.
* A federal judge ruled that a ban imposed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on mask mandates in schools violated the Americans With Disabilities Act.
* Tens of thousands of federal workers have requested vaccination exemptions on religious grounds. What would Jesus say?