Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

The delta variant of COVID-19 is reportedly infecting many more people who've not been inoculated against the disease. That's in contrast to far fewer patients who had a shot, but contracted the disease anyway.

Statistics reporting that and other situations are abundant. Nevertheless, the Lewis County Herald canvassed people found at random late last week when big city media reported there's a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

The 'Question on the Street' poll asked "Have you had a covid shot? If so, why? If not, why not?" Our inquiring photographer asked more than twice as many people...