The DNA inside my body from the Founding Fathers of this great country is telling me not to.
Considering the "great" state of Alabama is one of the least vaccinated in the US, I have one question... Why?
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what did the founding fathers tell you to do about the polio vaccine?
I had buddy who took it, and it caused infidelity. I ain’t trying to get divorced.
Too much intake of Fox News and various QAnon adjacent media sources.
And now the main stream media is aligned lock step covering for them 24/7/365
They are tearing this country apart.
This. People in Alabama are generally very stupid. The entire Deep South really.
That’s all you got bruh? Siiickkk. SMH. This place has gone to shit and why I rarely play here anymore.
Its perfect irony that the group that started the pushback are the same people that have to deal with the fallout of it.
Democrat Biden warns against rushing out coronavirus vaccine, says Trump cannot be trusted
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's charge that he is spreading fear about the safety of a potential coronavirus vaccine, urging Trump to defer to scientists and not rush its rollout.www.reuters.com
Harris says she wouldn't trust Trump on any vaccine released before election
The Democratic vice presidential nominee also expressed concern that Trump has continued to contradict his own health officials.www.politico.com
As a rule, people driving on the Autobahn know how to drive. People stay in the right lane unless they’re passing. It’s not like I65 where granny does 35 miles/hour in the left lane from Alabaster to Spanish Fort.
Well, many will come to a COMPLETELY different decision on the polio or measles vaccines. You may not have been aware, but these new vaccines are built on completely different, new technology that is the same in name only, (i.e. calling them a vaccine).
If we'd simply have offered another vaccine option built on the old, tried and true vaccine technology, you'd have a whole lot more people taking them, and we might already have reached herd immunity, (as most of these same people have already taken all of the typical vaccines based on the old technology).
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I didn’t know the African American population watched so much Fox News.
The reasons for lower vaccination rates among African Americans is actually not so much being anti-vax as it is challenges with access compared to their white counterparts:
The Reason Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At A Much Slower Rate Is Not Because They’re Reluctant
The early data we have on vaccination rates is incomplete, but one fact is particularly alarming: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at a much slower rate t…
Because a pew survey said so? They can’t access a vaccination, but they’re sitting around waiting to be polled?The reasons for lower vaccination rates among African Americans is actually not so much being anti-vax as it is challenges with access compared to their white counterparts:
The Reason Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At A Much Slower Rate Is Not Because They’re Reluctant
The early data we have on vaccination rates is incomplete, but one fact is particularly alarming: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at a much slower rate t…fivethirtyeight.com
The reasons for lower vaccination rates among African Americans is actually not so much being anti-vax as it is challenges with access compared to their white counterparts:
The Reason Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At A Much Slower Rate Is Not Because They’re Reluctant
The early data we have on vaccination rates is incomplete, but one fact is particularly alarming: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at a much slower rate t…
May be true in rural areas, but it’s not the case for most of the state.
No they aren’t, we just don’t like being told what to do. I will stack my education up with anyone, certifications as well. I am not taking the vaccine, just so you know I don’t like wearing mask either. Hope you sleep less at night knowing that. If you got the vaccine and your mask works why are so scared if I don’t? Or anybody else for that matter.
It's a factor. Even in urban areas. As the story mentions, even when they put the vaccine clinics in black areas of town, much of the supply ends up getting taken up by white folks because so many of the appointments have been done online and a much higher proportion of black residents don't have internet access. From the story:
In fact, a recent NPR analysis found that vaccine hubs, particularly ones in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama, were largely missing from predominantly Black and Hispanic communities, while few whiter neighborhoods were without one. And in a national study conducted in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Dickson found that Black Americans in nearly two dozen urban counties in and around Atlanta, New Orleans and Dallas, among a host of other cities, faced longer driving distances to vaccine centers than white Americans.
Even when vaccine distribution centers are more evenly distributed, researchers find that communities of color are still missing out. Residents from wealthier, predominantly white neighborhoods often claim an outsize share of vaccine appointments in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, using up the available supply. This has already happened in several states, including in California, where outsiders were misusing a program intended to make vaccine appointments available in communities of color.
The fact that vaccine registration systems are largely online is partly to blame, as there is often a racial divide in who has reliable internet access. Take Washington, D.C., where the ease of signing up virtually made it simpler for wealthier, white people to push out Black people who were trying to get an appointment. The city did move to quickly implement a new sign-up system that offered appointments first to people in ZIP codes with the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates, but some residents said the process still wasn’t helping the people who need the vaccine most.
Clever. You just find that as objective, where I find it as subjective. There’s no doubt poverty plays a roll, I wouldn’t dare argue otherwise. However, do you honestly believe it’s the prevailing issue? Because I feel like they want to dismiss any notion of distrust, and in doing so, they paint the picture that the majority of African Americans can’t even afford internet.
Lol education really doesn’t mean anything, I agree with you I run into stupid educated people all the time. I always laugh at the people that say people in the south are stupid stuff. I love how some stereo types are racists and terrible but apparently this stereo type is ok?
Lol, why don’t you drop the vague gotcha responses, and tell me what exactly it is I am missing that you want me to take away from it? Because my main take away is poverty, which I admit does play a role. My main point is I think it’s extremely disingenuous, and mostly politically motivated, to act like distrust isn’t a major factor.
This is an extremely logical and well written post. Right on the money from my view. Thanks @au4life_rz.
We are so challenged. I could only muster up a Master's Degree from another cow college after my engineering degree from one. Because I was so stupid, I actually started a company with a group, sold it to a Fortune 250 company and then continue to work in my field across the country and the world. I travelled across 6 continents to study plumbing and worked in 3 just for good measure. What a really dumb place that Alabama. It shit on me for sure.
Why don't you read the article instead of asking me to do your homework for you? I gave you the damn link and it's not like it's some novel.
Good lord. Why do so many people view black people as children who can't do everyday things? The vaccine has been offered for free in extremely accessible places in my community yet the best estimate is 25% vaccination rate for the black population.The reasons for lower vaccination rates among African Americans is actually not so much being anti-vax as it is challenges with access compared to their white counterparts:
The Reason Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At A Much Slower Rate Is Not Because They’re Reluctant
The early data we have on vaccination rates is incomplete, but one fact is particularly alarming: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at a much slower rate t…
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This is awesome!
nice this is what I see a lot of as well! Successful people living in area that is beautiful and less expensive than most of the US.
No one said or implied anything of the sort. They simply pointed out that much higher percentages of black communities (particularly poor ones) have had trouble with access compared to white people. Not sure why that would be controversial given the data they show.
Thank you for these incoherent ramblings but it’s simply a fact that the Deep South is uneducated in general. The vaccination data is just further proof.
Really 🙄 uneducated is a vague term, not sure on everyone else but I am certainly not uneducated. I find uneducated people in every state I go. Your welcome, go hang out with your vaccinated super smart buddies.
You can walk in and get the vaccine at CVS and Walgreens now (and publix). Back when everyone was trying to get an appointment, Walmart in Selma was the only place in the area that had open appointments.
Access likely factors in a bit, and so does overall socio-economic factors, but I do not believe those things to be close to the PRIMARY reasons blacks are lagging in vaccination. There is a TON of distrust in the leading authorities and medical community due to what happened over many years. The "Tuskegee experiment", wasn't just a one-off deal, or an anomaly.
If we use full disclosure, and we're COMPLETELY open and honest instead of lying, manipulating and resorting to propaganda, and marketing tricks, we'll eventually build trust, and have much more trust in situations like this. Many blacks aren't going to rush out and blindly trust science and put something new in their bodies.
lol. What? Who do you think is dealing with the fallout? I would say it’s the unvaccinated. See the % of deaths and hospitalizations for the unvaccinated. Also, they said they would listen to the Dr’s like Fauci on the vaccine.
