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This kind of quoting of a "scary sounding" statistic is why people get called anti-vaxx. You heard something, and are repeating it with the intent to cause peop
by Sebguer 6y ago
This kind of quoting of a "scary sounding" statistic is why people get called anti-vaxx. You heard something, and are repeating it with the intent to cause people to worry, without providing any actual facts.
I looked it up. 76% of "nursing home staff" in France are refusing the vaccine. I don't generally take my vaccination advice from people working in care homes, and the Reuters article implies that it is generally because these employees are skeptical of the government, not on any scientific basis: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-france-vaccines/on-the-covid-19-frontline-but-half-of-french-care-home-workers-dont-trust-vaccine-idUSL5N2KZ6I2 https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-france-va...
- jamespetercook 6y agoGreat sleuthing, thanks
- tim333 6y agoThis article has the 76% figure https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/French-health-workers-remain-sceptical-of-Covid-vaccine https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/French-health-wo... >Why the scepticism? >The nurse who spoke to FranceInfo said that the arguments her colleagues gave against the vaccine were typical of those being shared often online. >“It’s too fast, there is a lack of objectivity, the vaccine is hiding something, why have they still not found a vaccine against AIDS...” she said. Which seems more like general news story type arguments rather than anything scientific