Question: Why has Covid vaccination become so political? The back and forth, the accusations that the right-wing media spreads false information, or social media is irresponsible, or is "killing people", or if you get it, you will get sick or die...is a messaging problem and both political spectrums have grabbed it for their advantage. The result of this politicization is a close relationship in the lowest Covid vaccination rates to areas that voted for Trump in 2020. COVID vaccination rates are closely correlated to presidential election results (denverpost.com) However, what I suspect is at fault as much as anything is that Biden and Democrats have made it their goal to reach 70% and the self-interested right-wing media is bent on making Biden look like a failure by not reaching it. If the goal is to reach the end of the virus and go on with our lives, it needs to be made that clear that the virus is the enemy. The purpose of getting people vaccinated is not to make Biden look good, but to kill the virus.
The only way that can happen is if there is no place for this aggressive and opportunist bug to go and is unable to multiply itself, so it just dies off.. There are three ways that can happen.1. kill enough people 2. enough people get sick, survive, and therefore get immunity, or 3. for enough people to get vaccinated. Scientists believe if we get 70% vaccinated and enough have, in addition, survived an infection to live, the virus will die off. It is not a political goal; it is a strategy to kill the virus. That is a message all but the science-denying know-nothings and the willful; ignorant could understand. Put another way, herd immunity, if achieved, will kill the virus. Take your choice of how we achieve it. Now, the national average for being fully vaccinated (both shots pulse two weeks) is 50%. What is known is that those hospitalized and who die in this recent localized resurgence are almost entirely those who were not vaccinated. Covid case, death and hospitalization rates on the rise again for the unvaccinated - Washington Post
The corollary to that argument is that the hardest way to become immune is to have the virus and not die. The easiest is to get vaccinated. If losing work or being afraid of a reaction for a day, , there is no worse reaction to the virus than getting sick from it and losing weeks recovering, assuming you do not die. ,
There is a mechanism to keep misleading and ani anti-covidvaxxers in check. It is not the government. It is the fear of being sued by those who took such advice and got sick or had family members who died. A class-action suit may also be a possibility. Civil suits can either result in cease and desist orders or in a settlement payment. Nothing talks louder than money. July 19 FOX talk show hosts except for Tucker Carlson changed their tune and began advocating getting vaccinated. Even then, the truly Trump cult members exploded claiming by meme "you can't force us to take vaccines." Government cannot force anyone, though they can certainly put public pressure to convince and encourage holdouts to get vaccinated. My answer to the Trumper sponsored meme against being forced to get the shots:
No one is forcing you to have a vaccine. You are free to be as irresponsible to your own health and others as you wish. Perhaps you will not be vulnerable to a civil lawsuit or a class action suit by those who took their medical advice from a talk show host. The rest of FOX saw their vulnerability. https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-continues...
Update August 26, 2021: What full FDA approval means for Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson - Vox
Coronavirus: What is the R number and how is it calculated? - BBC News
Covid-19: National and Subnational estimates for the United States of America (epiforecasts.io)
The criteria for coming up with those who died due to covid is subject to certain federal criteria, particularly if it is based on death certificates. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/covid-19.htm... All indicators are up in certain areas of the country. Depending on one was to measure and then cherry-pick is not enough. The other indicator is how many seek help in the hospital with covid and test positive and how many died to were not unvaccinated. (about 99%) Right now, ground zero is about 4 states and then selected counties Mesa. Another criteria are just your own knowledge of those who got sick with covid symptoms (and may or not have a covid test). That alarm is what is getting attention, among those in Missouri. Another is a correlation of areas to vaccination rates..and one thing is sure, those with the lowest vaccination rates have more overwhelmed hospital beds and ventilators and staff. One of the strange things for Grand County is that we appear to have few deaths. The reason is due to our limited hospital beds, patients who are very sick are transported to Denver. If they die, they are reported in Denver statistics. This is why other statistics are included such as positive tests (but many died before reliable tests were in wide use} so another set of data is also cited: excess deaths. In the mega data world, we know how many died for any reason on average. When that is exceeded, then the excess death rate is increased in time of covid. .Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19 (cdc.gov) Excess Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Journal of Hospital Medicine
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