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> It's the fault of those who push vaccines super hard for political reasons. > A vaccine we know doesn't prevent infection, transmission, sickness or death.
by throw0101c 4y ago
> It's the fault of those who push vaccines super hard for political reasons.
> A vaccine we know doesn't prevent infection, transmission, sickness or death.
This does not match reality. The more political right someone is, the more anti-vaxx someone is likely to me, the less likely they would get vaccinated; e.g., areas that lean more towards voting for Trump have higher COVID death rates:
"COVID-19 Deaths Among Older Adults During the Delta Surge Were Higher in States with Lower Vaccination Rates"
* https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-deaths-among-older-adults-during-the-delta-surge-were-higher-in-states-with-lower-vaccination-rates/ https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-deaths-among-older...
"Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame"
* https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828...
"The Changing Political Geography of COVID-19 Over the Last Two Years"
* https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/03/the-changing-political-geography-of-covid-19-over-the-last-two-years/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/03/the-changing...
"Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows"
* https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-death-rates-higher-republicans-democrats-why-rcna50883 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-death-rates...
"How Many Republicans Died Because the GOP Turned Against Vaccines?"
* https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/12/covid-deaths-anti-vaccine-republican-voters/672575/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/12/covid-dea...