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States that voted for President Trump tend to have high coronavirus caseloads compared to how much COVID content they read online, while the opposite is true of states that voted for President-elect Biden, according to exclusive data from social media management platform SocialFlow.Why it matters: The trend highlights a widespread rejection of coronavirus news and information in states that supported Trump, even in areas where the virus has gotten particularly deadly."It’s clear that stories about COVID simply don’t animate red state residents the same way they do those in blue states," SocialFlow CEO Jim Anderson tells Axios. "This chart would look quite different if we were able to run it on the topic of election fraud."By the numbers: Blue states account for the 15 biggest differences among states that read more coronavirus content relative to their caseloads.States in the Plains and upper Midwest — North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota and Nebraska — were the top five states for coronavirus cases per capita, while Northeastern states have a number of the lowest per-capita caseloads.Vaccine: over vaccinations — close in on coronavirus vaccine — .Health: to first over-the-counter, at-home COVID antigen test.Politics: Congressional leaders to striking stimulus deal — to State of the Union-sized audience — Emails show former Trump health appointee strategy.Business: Fed pledges to continue buying bonds until economy makes "substantial" progress — Oil forecast highlights — 2020's been a .World: U.K. says it in first week of programPresident-elect Biden plans to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public and he could receive a dose as early as next week, his transition team confirmed to Axios Wednesday.Details: "I don't want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take," Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, Wednesday. "When I do it, I'll do it publicly, so you can all witness my getting it done."Pfizer vaccine vials contain extra doses that could boost America's supply by up to 40%, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.Driving the news: The U.S. has 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to inoculate 50 million people but buy more doses earlier this year. The vaccine is first being administrated to and nursing home residents and staff.

States that voted for President Trump tend to have high coronavirus caseloads compared to how much COVID content they read online, while the opposite is true of states that voted for President-elect Biden, according to exclusive data from social media management platform SocialFlow.Why it matters: The trend highlights a widespread rejection of coronavirus news and information in states that supported Trump, even in areas where the virus has gotten particularly deadly."It’s clear that stories about COVID simply don’t animate red state residents the same way they do those in blue states,"...

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