The mainstream media is telling us that a large percentage of the people who have not received the Covid vaccine are Trump supporters. This is somewhat illogical since President Trump was the one who cut through the red tape to make the vaccine possible. It is also interesting that President Biden and Vice-President Harris both badmouthed the vaccine during the Trump presidency–stating more than once that they did not trust it. So where are we now?<\/p>\n
The American Thinker<\/a> posted an article today with some of the statistics on who is vaccinated and who is not.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n At present, the U.S. is 51 percent fully vaccinated<\/a>. While that may not seem like success, if you break it down the numbers are more favorable. 62 percent of adults and 81 percent of the elderly are fully vaccinated<\/a>. Another segment of the population\u00a0has natural immunity based on having had COVID. Given natural infection as a second and more robust<\/a> pathway toward herd immunity, America has done well.<\/strong><\/p>\n For whatever reason, the media and much of the medical profession has consistently downplayed the immunity based on having had Covid.<\/p>\n The article continues:<\/p>\n Who isn\u2019t yet vaccinated in America and why? There is vaccine hesitancy, which according<\/a> to Wikipedia \u201cis a delay in acceptance, or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services.\u201d It\u2019s not simple and straightforward, either. \u201cVaccine hesitancy is complex and context specific, varying across time, place and vaccines. It is influenced by factors such as complacency, convenience, a fear of needles, or a lack of understanding about how vaccines work.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Last March, Forbes reported<\/a> that 49 percent of Republican men and 47 percent of Trump supporters will refuse any vaccine, setting the narrative for who is to blame now for the delta variant surge. Unknown then but known now is that the vaccines don\u2019t prevent infection or transmission. According<\/a> to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky:\u00a0\u201cVaccinated people infected with Delta can transmit the virus.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Former CIA and NSA Director General Michael Hayden<\/a> agrees with Forbes and his intelligence expertise leads him to conclude that Trump supporters are \u201cour Taliban\u201d and that \u201cthe MAGA wearing unvaxxed\u201d deplorables should be sent to Afghanistan, presumably to be left to the whims of the real Taliban. I wonder if he wants unvaxxed Democrats, including blacks, of whom the majority<\/a> are unvaxxed, to be sent to their deaths in Afghanistan?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sounds like a really nice guy. I wonder if he has ever read the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n The vaccines do however reduce the risk of severe illness and death, allowing many to suffer milder infection, gaining natural immunity, and pushing the country closer to herd immunity where COVID becomes a seasonal nuisance like influenza.<\/strong><\/p>\n What is the media not saying about the vaccine-hesitant?<\/strong><\/p>\n As reported<\/a> in Summit News, \u201cA new report by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh has found that the most highly educated Americans are also the most vaccine hesitant.\u201d This was not a survey of a few hundred, but of 5 million Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n They found<\/a> a U-shaped curve with the greatest hesitancy among the least and most educated. \u201cThe most common concern for those who are hesitant to take the vaccine is potential side effects, with a lack of trust in government close behind in second.”<\/strong><\/p>\n So much for the media narrative that only the missing-teeth, knuckle-dragging, Neanderthal Trump supporters are against vaccination.<\/strong><\/p>\n Someday I hope the media will start telling us the truth about vaccines and herd immunity. Until then, Americans have the right to be skeptical.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The mainstream media is telling us that a large percentage of the people who have not received the Covid vaccine are Trump supporters. This is somewhat illogical since President Trump was the one who cut through the red tape to … Continue reading