We had a ton of very low IQ TFG supporters who refuse to believe in science. The Delta variant may convince some of these idiots
The states that have the lowest vaccination rates — Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wyoming — are all Republican redoubts. It’s no coincidence that many red states are also seeing the worst outbreaks of the disease in recent weeks: The average number of daily cases in the past 14 days has surged 145 percent in South Carolina, 137 percent in Nebraska and 121 percent in Arkansas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculates that 99.5 percent of U.S. covid-19 deaths in the past six months were among unvaccinated people.
What’s wrong with the people who aren’t getting vaccinated? Aren’t they worried about the far more transmissible delta variant? Data from Israel show that, while the Pfizer vaccine is only 64 percent effective in preventing delta-variant infection, it is 93 percent effective in preventing hospitalization. That’s still a powerful argument for vaccination. But 57 percent of Republicans in the Post-ABC poll say officials are exaggerating the delta variant’s risk, compared with only 12 percent of Democrats. These Republicans have fallen victim to a virulent strain of misinformation circulating in the right-wing echo chamber.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), of “Jewish space lasers” fame, tweeted on June 22, based on outdated guidance, that “The WHO says ‘children should not be vaccinated.’” (The World Health Organization actually says “that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is suitable for use by people aged 12 years and above.”)....
Sadly, roughly one-third of the country is impervious to science and even self-interest. That’s a big problem for the rational rest. Widespread vaccine resistance ensures that covid-19 will continue circulating as more virulent strains emerge. The only way we are likely to achieve “herd immunity” now is the hard way — by having a lot more people fall ill and die from the delta variant. The anti-vaxxers have a lot to answer for.
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