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> complete and utter failure on all levels Is the < 100% number due to lack of availability of vaccine, inability of people to get to a location to receive the
by blunte 5y ago
> complete and utter failure on all levels
Is the < 100% number due to lack of availability of vaccine, inability of people to get to a location to receive the vaccine, or people simply not wanting to be vaccinated?
There's an immense machine at work spreading FUD about the vaccine, and whole swaths of (mostly red) states where people refuse to get vaccinated.
So at least some of the reason for the low vaccination rate is due to no fault of the system, but rather the parties with an interest in working against the system.
I live in NL, and people here were anxiously waiting their turn (by age ranges) to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, one quick trip home to the US in May and I easily walked up to a Walgreens prescription counter, filled out a form, and got my free vaccination. It couldn't have been any easier. No appointments, no limitations, and no cost. That seems pretty successful to me.
- fy20 5y agoI live in another European country and people here were also patiently waiting there turn... and then those people got vaccinated and nobody else wants to. This week the government has put into effect new regulations that effectively ban unvaccinated people from going into many shops and restaurants, as a way of trying to encourage more people to take up vaccines. They are also selling excess vaccines to African countries.
- Thlom 5y agoAnd I live in another European country and we have reached 90% with first dose and 80% fully vaccinated, of the population over 18. Currently vaccinating 16-17 years old and will probably start with 12-15 years old in not too long. Younger children will not be vaccinated for now.