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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

What is a simple-minded political narrative is claiming that the "Left" is out of touch, and waiving your hands by saying blacks-and-Hispanics-mumble-mumble. It's the absolute favorite current Talking Point to criticize people supporting vaccination -- and that's regardless of how you chose to identify yourself on this anonymous site.

There are real issues to deal with here. History, inequity, hierarchies, etc. But the truth is that [b]most people who are unvaccinated are white[/b], and there's no reason to think that is different for the DMV. People who identify as black and Hispanic are disproportionately seeking out the vaccine for the last 2 weeks, so that is still changing -- and not in the direction you suggest.
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You need to take a course in statistics. Most people in this country are white, so most of the unvaccinated are white. According to CDC data, blacks and Hispanics lag behind whites in vaccination[/quote]

Yes, most people -- by numbers -- who are unvaccinated identify as white.

[quote], and a lot of it has to do with inequitable vaccine distribution. Not sure why pointing that out makes you think I'm a republican pretending to be a democrat on an anonymous site. [/quote]

Never said that. You may have trouble understanding things, for some reason.

[quote]I think the whole narrative of dump Trumpers won't get vaccines (while having truth to it) completely overlooks some of the equity issues around the vaccine.

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-19-vaccinations-race-ethnicity/
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Sure. And the inequities should be addressed, and -- as per your link right there -- "Between March 1 and August 2, the share of vaccinations going to Hispanic people increased in all states reporting data for both periods and increased for Black people in most reporting states. In a few cases, these increases were large. For example, [b]the share of vaccinations going to Black people increased from 26% to 43% in DC[/b] and from 25% to 38% in Mississippi."

One way or another, that disparity in percentages of vaccination by race is getting addressed. That Talking Point won't be around much longer. I do hear tell that attributing the vaccine to aborted fetuses is getting to be a popular pivot, though, so, hat tip to the interested.[/quote]

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