There could be pockets where reaching herd immunity
by IAND75 (2021-04-15 11:57:16)

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is challenging.

“But for White Evangelicals, the number who say they are opposed to getting a Covid vaccine remains high, Perry said, and that may be a problem for some areas, where they represent a much higher percentage of the population than they do nationally.

"We're going to see consequences in those regions of the country," Perry said. "And that will be felt by the vulnerable and the elderly."

Evangelicals make up about 25% of the US population, according to Pew. And some experts say that 70% of the population needs to get the vaccine to help control Covid-19...”



N Michigan - tons of supply, Detroit - not so much *
by irishnyer  (2021-04-15 13:33:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Yep
by reilly  (2021-04-15 13:23:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

In Alabama, there seems to be more vaccine available than there are people who want to be vaccinated already. Not a good sign. I'm hoping it's just people slow to get vaccinated, and we're not already seeing the results of vaccine hesitancy, but given the share of evangelicals and others prone to non-science-based ideas, I don't feel confident of that.
They’ll reach it the hard way, then *
by sprack  (2021-04-15 12:20:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post