Both-sidesism is distorting the media version of America right now. One side is stupidly, misguidedly wrong and is costing lives and preventing normalcy from returning. The other side has done the right thing and is fed up and beyond furious. And that fury is 100% justified. David A. Graham in The Atlantic: Delta Is Ruining the Summer, and It’s Anti-vaxxers’ Fault. (Even more so, it’s the fault of their trusted leaders and pseudo-experts who have turned a human vs virus battle into a human vs human political war.) But there is some good news…

+ “The delta variant of the coronavirus appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal federal health document that argues officials must ‘acknowledge the war has changed.'” (The war has changed. We’re now being attacked by friendly fire.) I swear, there’s a positive twist coming…

+ “Some people hospitalized with the virus still vow not to get vaccinated, and surveys suggest that the majority of unvaccinated Americans are not budging. Doctors in Covid units say some patients still refuse to believe they are infected with anything beyond the flu.” Some vaccine hesitant now express regret. Wait for it…

+ Saving your life and the lives of those around you not enough motivation? Let’s gamify this a bit. NYT: How Europe, After a Fumbling Start, Overtook the U.S. in Vaccination. You’re getting warmer…

+ On the very positive side of things, there’s this. U.S. Covid vaccination rates rise as Americans in hard-hit states rush to get shots amid delta fears.