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Post by bfoley82 on May 4, 2021 21:08:52 GMT -5
You betcha! ... grocery stores, and also especially at the gas pumps. I also carry hand sanitizer and a spray bottle of alcohol. My son has several health factors including congestive heart failure and has not received his second vaccine yet. It is necessary to exercise risk mitigation to ensure we eliminate as much as possible. My nephew, at 35 thought he could waltz through and be unaffected. He got it, and had temperature of rom 100 to 104 for two weeks. I fully understand why public officials will continue to wear a mask in public. They may have a family member who is at risk. Paraphrasing Walter Cronkite.....”And that’s the way it is....until T Cell vaccines are available for distribution to act as a therapeutic remedy”. Do you think it is risky for the fully vaccinated president to merely double mask in the fresh air or would rather see him add a face shield and/or gloves since he interacts with a number of people in carrying out his duties? Until the T Cell vaccines show up? Who does it hurt to wear a mask? Literally noone.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 4, 2021 21:10:11 GMT -5
I spoke with a nurse in CT last week who said that some hospitals are seeing a surprising number of "break out" cases, vaccinated people testing positive for Covid. These are not just people testing positive but who are sick enough to be hospitalized, some of them relatively young (she mentioned one 40 year old). It's disconcerting when people get so shrill about vaccinated people still following precautions. A friend of mine tested positive last week in Jersey after being fully vaccinated for two months. She is fine but it was still cold symptoms for her.
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Post by hcpride on May 4, 2021 21:26:54 GMT -5
Do you think it is risky for the fully vaccinated president to merely double mask in the fresh air or would rather see him add a face shield and/or gloves since he interacts with a number of people in carrying out his duties? Until the T Cell vaccines show up? Who does it hurt to wear a mask? Literally noone. Ditto gloves, a face shield, and gown. Beyond that, a few wags have pointed out that when the fully vaccinated President dons the double mask outside he is sending the message the vaccine is ineffective. Reinforcing the concerns of many of the vaccine hesitant. And that is the opposite of the message he wants to send. (Plus the science on covid, outdoors, and the vaccine is pretty solid at this point .) Insightful article along these precise lines two days ago in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/liberals-covid-19-science-denial-lockdown/618780/
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 4, 2021 21:47:56 GMT -5
Benjamin Franklin famously advised fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736 that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” *Clearly, preventing fires is better than fighting them, but to what extent can we protect ourselves from natural disasters? Hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions are not in themselves preventable, but some of their devastating effects could be reduced through forward planning. * University of Cambridge. www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ounce-of-prevention-pound-of-cureThe parallel is striking in relation to this thread. The Hazard for 2020-2021 is ....Covid19. Planning and Preparedness is necessary to mitigate a natural disaster or pandemic.
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Post by alum on May 5, 2021 5:06:32 GMT -5
While some of the vaccine hesitancy is related to politics or to the resistance some have to being told what to do, I believe that there are many who, no matter what excuse they give, are just uncomfortable scheduling an appointment and getting to the site.
There is now a simple way to find appointments from a phone. Text a zip code to 438829 and the locations of nearby providers comes back in a flash.
If we are people for others, it is our obligation to help others access the vaccine.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2021 8:00:45 GMT -5
The bottom 11 states with the lowest percentage of population 18 and over that has received at least one vaccine dose, and Trump's percentage of the vote in these states in 2020 Percentage vaccinated / Trump share MS 31% / 58% LA 32% / 59% AL 33% / 62% WY 34% / 70% ID 34% / 64% TN 35% / 61% GA 36% / 49.3% AR 36% / 62% WV 36% / 69% IN 37% / 57% SC 37% / 55% It's a good bet that these eleven states will have trouble getting to 50 percent vaccinated by July 4th. And most of these states were among those who widened eligibility early on, with more age cohorts being eligible weeks before other states broadened eligibility. (It is not coincidence that the 12 states with a vaccination percentage at 50 percent or more are all blue states.) Biden wearing a double mask, or a single mask, or no mask, is not a factor that influences the vaccine hesitant. Focus groups / panels, often led by Republican pollsters, are being used to identify what and who it takes to overcome vaccine hesitancy. For some, being vaccinated allowed them to attend a sporting event. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/03/vaccine-hesitant-americans-change-minds-debeaumont-foundation/NPR broadcast transcript of a pollster focus group. www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993205279/a-new-focus-group-investigated-how-people-have-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy If one looks at Massachusetts vaccination percentages by city and town, including Somerville, the cities and towns with the highest percentages vaccinated (percentage is based on total population including kids who are not eligible) the percentages are highest in wealthy towns with very low Black/Hispanic populations; e.g., Marblehead with 68 percent of the total town population vaccinated, about eight percentage points above Socialist Democratic Somerville.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 8:04:09 GMT -5
While some of the vaccine hesitancy is related to politics or to the resistance some have to being told what to do, I believe that there are many who, no matter what excuse they give, are just uncomfortable scheduling an appointment and getting to the site. There is now a simple way to find appointments from a phone. Text a zip code to 438829 and the locations of nearby providers comes back in a flash. If we are people for others, it is our obligation to help others access the vaccine. /\ Agreed. A huge swath of those unvaccinated and eligible are just a bit lazy (not the perfect word) and would have no objection to taking a jab if a local person showed up in their living room or at the curb or they could just do a walk-in at CVS/Walmart/YMCA/Church/Community Center, etc. Solved (although it will take time.) A second big swath of those unvaccinated and eligible don't really see what is in it for them (tens of millions of them may have already had mild Covid and easily recovered BTW). Especially if they have minor (even very minor) concerns regarding the shot's safety or effects. CDC puts out a smarter chart saying those fully vaccinated have no (gasp!) Covid restrictions and they'll show up. (Turns out humans are a self-interested bunch and Americans really value their freedoms. Who knew?) Solved. A tiny group of anti-vaxxers (the kind that don't do flu shots even when their friend at CVS offers them a free jab as they walk buy and avoid inoculations of any sort) should be ignored. Ditto conspiracy theorists. Solved. Not a perfect plan but sometimes the perfect is the enemy of the good. And, of course, those fully vaccinated who want to double N95 mask/glove/face shield/gown or any combination therein outdoors and indoors, etc. can continue to do so for as long as they personally believe necessary.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2021 8:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by mm67 on May 5, 2021 8:24:27 GMT -5
The bottom 11 states with the lowest percentage of population 18 and over that has received at least one vaccine dose, and Trump's percentage of the vote in these states in 2020 Percentage vaccinated / Trump share MS 31% / 58% LA 32% / 59% AL 33% / 62% WY 34% / 70% ID 34% / 64% TN 35% / 61% GA 36% / 49.3% AR 36% / 62% WV 36% / 69% IN 37% / 57% SC 37% / 55% It's a good bet that these eleven states will have trouble getting to 50 percent vaccinated by July 4th. And most of these states were among those who widened eligibility early on, with more age cohorts being eligible weeks before other states broadened eligibility. (It is not coincidence that the 12 states with a vaccination percentage at 50 percent or more are all blue states.) Biden wearing a double mask, or a single mask, or no mask, is not a factor that influences the vaccine hesitant. Focus groups / panels, often led by Republican pollsters, are being used to identify what and who it takes to overcome vaccine hesitancy. For some, being vaccinated allowed them to attend a sporting event. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/03/vaccine-hesitant-americans-change-minds-debeaumont-foundation/NPR broadcast transcript of a pollster focus group. www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993205279/a-new-focus-group-investigated-how-people-have-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy If one looks at Massachusetts vaccination percentages by city and town, including Somerville, the cities and towns with the highest percentages vaccinated (percentage is based on total population including kids who are not eligible) the percentages are highest in wealthy towns with very low Black/Hispanic populations; e.g., Marblehead with 68 percent of the total town population vaccinated, about eight percentage points above Socialist Democratic Somerville. Could there be an economic &/or an education correlation? Noticed in NYS lower income zip codes had far lower rates of vaccination than higher income zip codes. However the correlation with political preference is indeed striking. Possibly a public service message advocating vaccination from the former "high above" would result in more vaccinations.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 8:31:01 GMT -5
I really thought the Atlantic article was worth reading and am pleased to see it may have an impact on at least one town. I do think it made many valid points (as uncomfortable as some may be while reading it). Just a very small excerpt (PP: Please note the first sentence of paragraph 2, that alludes to the fully vaccinated Biden outdoor-double-mask- issue I noted earlier - albeit a very small point in the article): The spring of 2021 is different from the spring of 2020, though. Scientists know a lot more about how COVID-19 spreads—and how it doesn’t. Public-health advice is shifting. But some progressives have not updated their behavior based on the new information. And in their eagerness to protect themselves and others, they may be underestimating other costs. Being extra careful about COVID-19 is (mostly) harmless when it’s limited to wiping down your groceries with Lysol wipes and wearing a mask in places where you’re unlikely to spread the coronavirus, such as on a hiking trail. But vigilance can have unintended consequences when it imposes on other people’s lives. Even as scientific knowledge of COVID-19 has increased, some progressives have continued to embrace policies and behaviors that aren’t supported by evidence, such as banning access to playgrounds, closing beaches, and refusing to reopen schools for in-person learning.
“Those who are vaccinated on the left seem to think overcaution now is the way to go, which is making people on the right question the effectiveness of the vaccines,” Gandhi told me. Public figures and policy makers who try to dictate others’ behavior without any scientific justification for doing so erode trust in public health and make people less willing to take useful precautions. The marginal gains of staying shut down might not justify the potential backlash.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 5, 2021 8:54:51 GMT -5
Do you think it is risky for the fully vaccinated president to merely double mask in the fresh air or would rather see him add a face shield and/or gloves since he interacts with a number of people in carrying out his duties? Until the T Cell vaccines show up? Who does it hurt to wear a mask? Literally noone. No one* Also, I think you are gravely underestimating the adverse side effects mask wearing and social distancing will have on the development, growth, learning social norms, and emotional well-being of children in our country between the ages of -- say -- Pre-K and elementary school. Mandating that a six-year old has to have a mask on (get that mask over your nose!) while running around on the playground and is not able to come into close proximity with his peers will undoubtedly stunt their growth.
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Post by WCHC Sports on May 5, 2021 9:01:39 GMT -5
Who does it hurt to wear a mask? Literally noone. No one* Also, I think you are gravely underestimating the adverse side effects mask wearing and social distancing will have on the development, growth, learning social norms, and emotional well-being of children in our country between the ages of -- say -- Pre-K and elementary school. Mandating that a six-year old has to have a mask on (get that mask over your nose!) while running around on the playground and is not able to come into close proximity with his peers will undoubtedly stunt their growth. How many kids do you have?
My daughter has been in pre-school with her mask on for the whole session. It's the same kids that were in her class last year, when they didn't wear masks. There is no emotional stunting, so trauma, no developmental disabilities being bred. She puts a mask on when inside. When we're outside, the mask is off for most of the kids, and about half the parents. So long as we're distant. My daughter has heard of Coronavirus, and more generally is aware of "the germs," but I don't think that's a bad thing.
I'd rather they wear a mask if at risk, than anything worse happen. Our fam has already had it, so we're past that point.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2021 9:07:46 GMT -5
The bottom 11 states with the lowest percentage of population 18 and over that has received at least one vaccine dose, and Trump's percentage of the vote in these states in 2020 It's a good bet that these eleven states will have trouble getting to 50 percent vaccinated by July 4th. Biden wearing a double mask, or a single mask, or no mask, is not a factor that influences the vaccine hesitant. Focus groups / panels, often led by Republican pollsters, are being used to identify what and who it takes to overcome vaccine hesitancy. For some, being vaccinated allowed them to attend a sporting event. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/03/vaccine-hesitant-americans-change-minds-debeaumont-foundation/NPR broadcast transcript of a pollster focus group. www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993205279/a-new-focus-group-investigated-how-people-have-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy If one looks at Massachusetts vaccination percentages by city and town, including Somerville, the cities and towns with the highest percentages vaccinated (percentage is based on total population including kids who are not eligible) the percentages are highest in wealthy towns with very low Black/Hispanic populations; e.g., Marblehead with 68 percent of the total town population vaccinated, about eight percentage points above Socialist Democratic Somerville. Could there be an economic &/or an education correlation? Noticed in NYS lower income zip codes had far lower rates of vaccination than higher income zip codes. However the correlation with political preference is indeed striking. Possibly a public service message advocating vaccination from the former "high above" would result in more vaccinations. Vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy in Marin County CA., a wealthy county just across the Golden Gate Bridge. Note the racial disparities. www.marinij.com/2021/05/02/marin-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-shifts-focus-to-hesitant-residents/
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Post by bfoley82 on May 5, 2021 9:11:45 GMT -5
No one* Also, I think you are gravely underestimating the adverse side effects mask wearing and social distancing will have on the development, growth, learning social norms, and emotional well-being of children in our country between the ages of -- say -- Pre-K and elementary school. Mandating that a six-year old has to have a mask on (get that mask over your nose!) while running around on the playground and is not able to come into close proximity with his peers will undoubtedly stunt their growth. How many kids do you have?
My daughter has been in pre-school with her mask on for the whole session. It's the same kids that were in her class last year, when they didn't wear masks. There is no emotional stunting, so trauma, no developmental disabilities being bred. She puts a mask on when inside. When we're outside, the mask is off for most of the kids, and about half the parents. So long as we're distant. My daughter has heard of Coronavirus, and more generally is aware of "the germs," but I don't think that's a bad thing.
I'd rather they wear a mask if at risk, than anything worse happen. Our fam has already had it, so we're past that point.
The other question in this country, why were we as a country not masking up when going to get meds for that nasty Flu, that sinus infection, etc? If we know we have something, why not protect others from getting it in the public?
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 9:20:50 GMT -5
The bottom 11 states with the lowest percentage of population 18 and over that has received at least one vaccine dose, and Trump's percentage of the vote in these states in 2020 Percentage vaccinated / Trump share MS 31% / 58% LA 32% / 59% AL 33% / 62% WY 34% / 70% ID 34% / 64% TN 35% / 61% GA 36% / 49.3% AR 36% / 62% WV 36% / 69% IN 37% / 57% SC 37% / 55% It's a good bet that these eleven states will have trouble getting to 50 percent vaccinated by July 4th. And most of these states were among those who widened eligibility early on, with more age cohorts being eligible weeks before other states broadened eligibility. (It is not coincidence that the 12 states with a vaccination percentage at 50 percent or more are all blue states.) Biden wearing a double mask, or a single mask, or no mask, is not a factor that influences the vaccine hesitant. Focus groups / panels, often led by Republican pollsters, are being used to identify what and who it takes to overcome vaccine hesitancy. For some, being vaccinated allowed them to attend a sporting event. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/03/vaccine-hesitant-americans-change-minds-debeaumont-foundation/NPR broadcast transcript of a pollster focus group. www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993205279/a-new-focus-group-investigated-how-people-have-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy If one looks at Massachusetts vaccination percentages by city and town, including Somerville, the cities and towns with the highest percentages vaccinated (percentage is based on total population including kids who are not eligible) the percentages are highest in wealthy towns with very low Black/Hispanic populations; e.g., Marblehead with 68 percent of the total town population vaccinated, about eight percentage points above Socialist Democratic Somerville. Could there be an economic &/or an education correlation? Noticed in NYS lower income zip codes had far lower rates of vaccination than higher income zip codes. However the correlation with political preference is indeed striking. Possibly a public service message advocating vaccination from the former "high above" would result in more vaccinations. Obama? “The outlier is Marin’s population of Black residents, of whom 34% remain unvaccinated, despite the fact that the county has repeatedly sent mobile vaccination teams to largely non-White communities such as Marin City.”
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Post by WCHC Sports on May 5, 2021 10:52:44 GMT -5
How many kids do you have?
My daughter has been in pre-school with her mask on for the whole session. It's the same kids that were in her class last year, when they didn't wear masks. There is no emotional stunting, so trauma, no developmental disabilities being bred. She puts a mask on when inside. When we're outside, the mask is off for most of the kids, and about half the parents. So long as we're distant. My daughter has heard of Coronavirus, and more generally is aware of "the germs," but I don't think that's a bad thing.
I'd rather they wear a mask if at risk, than anything worse happen. Our fam has already had it, so we're past that point.
The other question in this country, why were we as a country not masking up when going to get meds for that nasty Flu, that sinus infection, etc? If we know we have something, why not protect others from getting it in the public? Risk/reward, with admittedly some sensationalism and fear I'd bet.
Sinus infections won't kill you. And if people stopped wiping their snotty hands on doorknobs and washed their hands, prevalence could theoretically decrease. Flu already kills people, but there is a mitigating vaccine that people take advantage of, and plenty of elderly/pre-existing-condition people take precautions during flu season (my dad, for one).
Coronavirus had proven to be more dangerous, faster, and was unknown. Out of an abundance of caution, even if it's largely non-fatal for the vast majority of the population, we took those inconveniences on the chin. I still maintain that keeping this thing in circulation leads to the possibility of it evolving to be something FAR more dangerous, and that's worth knocking out of commission sooner rather than later. We bitched and moaned too quickly, and some people never even bought into getting rid of this thing, so we're likely NEVER going to get a national response or coordinated effort again. Folks like SoV will probably not get the shot because they don't want 5G reception. Their choice, not mine. Water under the bridge now.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 11:48:48 GMT -5
The other question in this country, why were we as a country not masking up when going to get meds for that nasty Flu, that sinus infection, etc? If we know we have something, why not protect others from getting it in the public? Risk/reward, with admittedly some sensationalism and fear I'd bet.
Sinus infections won't kill you. And if people stopped wiping their snotty hands on doorknobs and washed their hands, prevalence could theoretically decrease. Flu already kills people, but there is a mitigating vaccine that people take advantage of, and plenty of elderly/pre-existing-condition people take precautions during flu season (my dad, for one).
Coronavirus had proven to be more dangerous, faster, and was unknown. Out of an abundance of caution, even if it's largely non-fatal for the vast majority of the population, we took those inconveniences on the chin. I still maintain that keeping this thing in circulation leads to the possibility of it evolving to be something FAR more dangerous, and that's worth knocking out of commission sooner rather than later. We bitched and moaned too quickly, and some people never even bought into getting rid of this thing, so we're likely NEVER going to get a national response or coordinated effort again. Folks like SoV will probably not get the shot because they don't want 5G reception. Their choice, not mine. Water under the bridge now.
Obviously, if the 'experts' predict the incoming flu correctly and match it with a vaccine we are talking about a 50% effectiveness in preventing flu illness. Some years the 'experts' miss pretty badly - most recently 2019. That season by CDC estimate 38,000,000 were ill, 400,000 went in the hospital and 22,000 died of influenza here in the US. CDC reports that without any flu vaccine at all, an additional 6,800 would have died. I guess that is mitigating by definition. Regardless of the annual flu vaccine hits and misses we do not generally see masks and other restrictions here in the US. Perhaps we will going forward.
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Post by timholycross on May 5, 2021 12:56:13 GMT -5
Who does it hurt to wear a mask? Literally noone. Ditto gloves, a face shield, and gown. Beyond that, a few wags have pointed out that when the fully vaccinated President dons the double mask outside he is sending the message the vaccine is ineffective. Reinforcing the concerns of many of the vaccine hesitant. And that is the opposite of the message he wants to send. (Plus the science on covid, outdoors, and the vaccine is pretty solid at this point .) Insightful article along these precise lines two days ago in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/liberals-covid-19-science-denial-lockdown/618780/He and Jill forsook the masks when posing with Jimmy and Roslyn Carter; that was a bit odd. Odd photo if you haven't seen it- the Carters clearly have shrunk, who wouldn't in their 90s. But they looked closer in size to Peter Dinklage than to the current president.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2021 13:21:57 GMT -5
That pic is probably going down in presidential history as the dollhouse photo. The professional photographer (I assume) failed the Carters dignity with the way the photo was set up. Not that anything can take away the dignity of a WW2 veteran, Naval Academy graduate and President of the United States. How would B. Foley have framed it?
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Post by td128 on May 5, 2021 13:39:26 GMT -5
Maybe it is just me but some of the implied comments within this thread in regard to race, education, class, and political leanings are . . . well, I will be polite and say that they are very forthcoming to the point of being enlightening.
Wow . . . just wow.
IMO, some new lows being made here.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 13:41:54 GMT -5
Ditto gloves, a face shield, and gown. Beyond that, a few wags have pointed out that when the fully vaccinated President dons the double mask outside he is sending the message the vaccine is ineffective. Reinforcing the concerns of many of the vaccine hesitant. And that is the opposite of the message he wants to send. (Plus the science on covid, outdoors, and the vaccine is pretty solid at this point .) Insightful article along these precise lines two days ago in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/liberals-covid-19-science-denial-lockdown/618780/He and Jill forsook the masks when posing with Jimmy and Roslyn Carter; that was a bit odd. Odd photo if you haven't seen it- the Carters clearly have shrunk, who wouldn't in their 90s. But they looked closer in size to Peter Dinklage than to the current president. While the main stream press is going gaga focusing on the oddly Lilliputian stature of the former president and wife...it does look photoshopped but apparently it is a lens/perspective issue... other sources are pointing out Joe and Jill are indoors, maskless and quite close with the maskless (and old and cancer surviving) Carters. (Apparently the main stream press has not yet noticed none of the four has a mask on.) And then Joe and Jill walked outside into the fresh air (leaving the elderly Carters indoors) and then put their masks on. LOL Apparently they (the Bidens) read the mask theatrical performance script upside down .
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Post by bfoley82 on May 5, 2021 14:13:12 GMT -5
That pic is probably going down in presidential history as the dollhouse photo. The professional photographer (I assume) failed the Carters dignity with the way the photo was set up. Not that anything can take away the dignity of a WW2 veteran, Naval Academy graduate and President of the United States. How would B. Foley have framed it? It is due to using a wide angle lens with them petapixel.com/2021/05/04/camera-lens-makes-carters-look-tiny-next-to-joe-and-jill-biden/
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2021 14:34:07 GMT -5
Chronicle of Higher Education is compiling a list of colleges and universities that are mandating that students be vaccinated for the fall semester. Over 200 schools, 10 percent of them located in states that voted for Trump.
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 5, 2021 14:34:17 GMT -5
The Bidens and the Carters are all vaccinated, hence the maskless visit indoors per CDC guidelines. When the Bidens went outside there are often many people around and they don't always know who is vaccinated and who is not, and while we are all safer outside than inside it is not unwise, nor theatrical, to wear a mask to avoid becoming a vaccinated person who gets infected or, though the chances appear to be small, infect someone else. The anger and hysteria over Joe Biden wearing a mask is really something to behold.
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Post by purplenurple on May 5, 2021 15:17:32 GMT -5
Could there be an economic &/or an education correlation? Noticed in NYS lower income zip codes had far lower rates of vaccination than higher income zip codes. However the correlation with political preference is indeed striking. Possibly a public service message advocating vaccination from the former "high above" would result in more vaccinations. Obama? “The outlier is Marin’s population of Black residents, of whom 34% remain unvaccinated, despite the fact that the county has repeatedly sent mobile vaccination teams to largely non-White communities such as Marin City.” He has done a PSA recently; of course, the king of frozen fish and unironic bowties tried to paint it as "creepy", which it does not have a whiff of. www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/05/04/creepytucker-trends-after-tucker-carlson-calls-barack-obama-creepy-for-filming-covid-19-vaccine-psa/?sh=4e59775b5306A social media campaign may be helpful in allaying fears and getting more people vaccinated across many demographics. Hard to do without coming off as paternalistic. I hope we can get people to work across the spectrum to get us to herd immunity and to largely stamp out the virus by the end of the summer.
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