In a study through October, 2021, they found that counties with a Republican majority had more deaths.

"Indeed, his paper found that the partisan gap in the deaths widened between April and December 2021, after all adults became eligible for Covid vaccines. Excess death rates in Florida and Ohio were 153% higher among Republicans than Democrats during that time, the paper showed."
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"But the June study suggested that Covid vaccine uptake explained just 10% of the partisan gap in the deaths. Those researchers suggested that compliance with other public health measures such as mask use and social distancing was a significant factor."

Freedom! Freedom to die? But, also freedom to put the rest of us in danger. Sort of like gun freedoms. It's not safe for society.