So
Star Moron TygrNotSoBright is vaxxed but doesn't trust or understand that vaccination.
So, her options:
Flying ... Mrs. SVPete and I recently visited family in Kansas. We are both vaxxed and flew from San Jose to KC, no hesitation. We both each have risk factors, but we aren't paralyzed by fear.
Driving ... here's her route by Interstates
I-40 to OKC, I-35: NM, TX, OK
OKC, I-35 to Minneapolis: KS, MO, IA, MN
And in those states, the percentage of people who have received at least one vaccine dose (CDC wepsite):
NM - 64.3%
TX - 49.8%
OK - 46.3%
KS - 50.4%
MO - 46.8%
IA - 52.3%
MN - 58.0%
Of those states:
NM -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/new-mexico/ ; Appears to have topped a small bump in cases, a bit more than 1/20 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are low, too erratic to discern a tend.
TX -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/texas/ ; Appears to be trending downward from a small bump in cases, less than 1/5 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very low, flat or dropping slightly.
OK -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/oklahoma/ ; Appears to be in a small bump in cases, currently ~1/30 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very low, too few to discern a tend.
KS -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/kansas/ ; Appears to have topped a small bump in cases, ~1/8 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very very low, appear flat but hard to discern a tend.
MO -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/missouri/ ; Appears to have topped a small bump in cases, ~1/8-1/10 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very low, and dropping.
IA -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/iowa/ ; May or may not be starting a very small bump in cases, ~1/40 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very very low, and dropping.
MN -
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/minnesota/ ; Appears to be starting a small bump in cases, currently ~1/30 of the peak of the winter surge; deaths are very low, and dropping.
Much as
Star Moron TygrNotSoBright probably wishes otherwise - being fear- and hate-driven - the states between NM and MN are not really riskier than NM and MN. And since blacks and Hispanics have lower rates of vaccination than whites (blacks especially), people who haven't chosen to get vaccinated aren't really making any kind of partisan "political statement". But as my signature quote says, ...