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Texas has announced that it is lifting its mask mandate in a move that has surprised doctors who are now bracing for a resurgence of Covid-19. So far, around 43,000 people have died from the virus in Texas and the repeal is set to come into effect on March 10.
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Vaccination data certainly suggests that such a move at this stage carries an enormous amount of risk. While Alaska, New Mexico and the Dakotas have administered more than 30 vaccine doses per 100 of their respective populations, Texas remains among the worst-performing states in the vaccine league. As of March 02, 2021, Texas was third-last in the U.S. with 20.54 jabs per 100 of its inhabitants, according to data from Bloomberg.
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