The DMV Unvaccinated.

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Tuskegee experiment. Apparently that’s why many blacks won’t get vaccinated. CDC did it before ... so why not again.

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Anonymous wrote:Tuskegee experiment. Apparently that’s why many blacks won’t get vaccinated. CDC did it before ... so why not again.

How exactly can the CDC target black people with the coronavirus vaccine when most of the people taking the coronavirus vaccine are white?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to accept that 50% of Americans are making a different choice than you? I think it is about risk tolerance (or perception of risk), rather than politics or race issues. Some people just don't want a new vaccine for a disease with a low risk of death. Stressing out over who is vaxxed and who isn't can't be good for your immune system.

Spoken like someone who hasn't spent the last 18 months zipping up body bags for people who would have lived had it not been for COVID. - a healthcare provider

This. So much this.

I want to put these "choice" geniuses in an ER for a shift, or on a rapid response or code team. Their "perception of risk" may get a tiny bit updated once they see someone gasping for life and coming to the exact same revelation the last dozen also had - as if it were original "I didn't think I'd get it" and "I should have got vaccinated..."

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Anonymous wrote:The share of adults fully vaccinated in Wards 7 and 8 is lower than the share in Alabama and Mississippi. The city says just 24 percent of those in Ward 8 are vaccinated.

Didn’t residents in those wards get priority access to the vaccines before those in some other wards? Doesn’t seem like unequal access is the problem here.

I'd love to see the cell phones of residents in Ward 8. I am betting their social media is bombarded with misinformation about the vaccine.

And yes, you can target these messages down to their neighborhoods.

I’m sure most white Trump voters social media is similarly bombarded with misinformation about the vaccine. Do they also get a pass?

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Anonymous wrote:Tuskegee experiment. Apparently that’s why many blacks won’t get vaccinated. CDC did it before ... so why not again.

Oh stop. Does CVS stop the vaccine line to pull out the placebo or whatever for Black folks. Insanity. Shame on you for even mentioning in this day abs age. Communities are falling over to get minorities vaccinated with the same, exact vaccine white folks are getting.

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Anonymous wrote:Before you tie it all to politics you do realize that blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be vaccinated than whites? They likely account for a share of the unvaccinated in this area. I know that is hard for some to wrap their heads around because it doesn’t fit with a simple minded political narrative. It’s a huge issue being overlooked by the left sadly. Another sign my party has become elite and out of touch.

Factually incorrect statement, at least in Montgomery County, where the vaccination rate for Latino residents is higher than the vaccination rate for white residents.

Prince George's County is predominantly black/AA and 70% of adults are vaccinated.

Where do you get that number? According to the State website, 54.3% of PG County population is fully vaccinated. That's still a hefty unvaccinated population. In Howard Co, 72.7% of the population is fully vaccinated.

WTOP. Four weeks ago. It should be higher now. https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2021/07/prince-georges-hits-70-vaccination-rate-for-adults/

Wow. This WTOP story is really wrong. They should print a retraction or correction. As of this week the numbers are 62% first dose and 54.5% fully vaccinated

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Anonymous wrote:The share of adults fully vaccinated in Wards 7 and 8 is lower than the share in Alabama and Mississippi. The city says just 24 percent of those in Ward 8 are vaccinated.

Scary

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Anonymous wrote:The share of adults fully vaccinated in Wards 7 and 8 is lower than the share in Alabama and Mississippi. The city says just 24 percent of those in Ward 8 are vaccinated.

Scary

Yup. Every Deal and Wilson parent I’ve spoken to is desperately hoping Dr. Nesbitt will use her authority to require the vaccination for 12+. It’s the only way to avoid losing another year. Not holding my breath.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to accept that 50% of Americans are making a different choice than you? I think it is about risk tolerance (or perception of risk), rather than politics or race issues. Some people just don't want a new vaccine for a disease with a low risk of death. Stressing out over who is vaxxed and who isn't can't be good for your immune system.

Becasue their choice affects my health. They may get it and be ok but its another host dor possible mutation for a more deadly strain.

I'm all for choice - aren't you?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to accept that 50% of Americans are making a different choice than you? I think it is about risk tolerance (or perception of risk), rather than politics or race issues. Some people just don't want a new vaccine for a disease with a low risk of death. Stressing out over who is vaxxed and who isn't can't be good for your immune system.

Becasue their choice affects my health. They may get it and be ok but its another host dor possible mutation for a more deadly strain.

NP. Plus 100 to the bold above.

And the first PP talking about "a different choice" -- what do you mean, "some people don't want a new vaccine for a disease with a low risk of death"? Do you even read the news, or did you read it last year before the vaccines came along?

Right now, supposedly "healthy" adults in their 20s and 30s who are unvaccinated and without serious underlying conditions are getting seriously ill --sick enough to be in hospitals and on ventilators--in places like Florida. We're seeing, just like last year, reputable reports about hospitals getting overwhelmed and health care workers right back where they were in terms of being slammed with covid patients. Or do you just choose not to read the many articles about people saying from hospital beds, or their deathbeds, how they wish they had gotten the vaccine? Plenty out there, if you look at any news source other than Fox.

Bet you don't "believe in" long covid either. Survive the infection but live with potentially lifelong effects. But I'm sure your immune system will protect you. Will it protect other people to whom you transmit Delta when you don't have symptoms but are infected?

Please show the statistics and percentages that you reference in this statement - otherwise it is all hyperbole. And no - I'm not looking it up it is incumbent upon the one who argues a point to provide the proof.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to accept that 50% of Americans are making a different choice than you? I think it is about risk tolerance (or perception of risk), rather than politics or race issues. Some people just don't want a new vaccine for a disease with a low risk of death. Stressing out over who is vaxxed and who isn't can't be good for your immune system.

DP. Also making different choices from me:

-people who choose to drive drunk
-people who choose to dump their trash in public places
-people who choose to have dog-fighting as their hobby

So, as all of those actions are illegal - are you proposing that a law be passed that all persons must take the vaccine or risk punishment via fine and/or prison?

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Anonymous wrote:Who are they? I appreciate the press saying Republicans but - seriously - we don’t have many of those in the DMV. Vaccines should be mandated. Who are these folks that refuse to do the right thing?

I'm not vaccinated. 50 yo white female Democrat. I have medical issues, including severe allergies and an as yet undiagnosed auto immune condition, with risk of blood clots. I am doing the right thing for me, which is holding off on vaccination until I have a handle on my health.

No you are doing a dumb thing, and will probably die of COVID.

No - the odds are she won't.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point hospitals should turn away the unvaccinated. You want to take your chances, that’s fine with me, you can do so at home without a ventilator. We shouldn’t have to pay for medical care due to your ignorance.

Same for drug addicts and drunk drivers, right?

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Ah good, another sh*t all over the unvaccinated thread. It's been 5 minutes since our last one!

Do like me, think like me or I'm coming for you.

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I know multiple people:

1. Already had Covid.
2. Is young and healthy, is not worried about getting it.
3. Questions safety since vaccine only has emergency authorization.

Only one of those I know is Republican, and not the type to attend Trump rallies and so on.