Re: 'Vaccine mandates, what to do response' [Village News, Benson letter, 10/7/21]

To Shanika Benson: “Of all those hospitalized currently with COVID, 99.5% are not vaccinated” was described by you as a “Huge lie.” Unless you were raised by wolves, I would like to assume that you know the difference between the truth and a lie. My information was reported in September 2021 by agencies which record and present actual case numbers of hospital patients.

Back when I was in junior high, I remember learning about the scientific method and how cause and effect works. Once an experiment is set in motion, results occur. One may not like or expect certain outcomes, but whatever happens is real. Results must be replicated exactly and repeatedly before conclusions can be drawn.

You call my information a lie just because you don’t agree or don’t believe it. Too bad, so sad. Anyone can throw out “information" these days, and hearing something again and again doesn’t make it true.

Consider expanding your sources for more valid information. Currently 99.5% of all people who are so ill as to need hospitalization for COVID have been positively identified as not being fully vaccinated. This is factual data from real sources, and it is reported so people will protect themselves and others.

Perhaps you need to go back to basic science class and learn about cause and effect; please pay attention this time.

Sandra Forrest