Vaccines, or America Is Lagging Again
What do the United Kingdom, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, China, and India have in common? They are all leaps and bounds ahead of the United States when it comes to vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus.
Not that it matters much when exactly the United States approves and distributes a vaccine(s). Polls of Americans show that more than 44% of the population do not wish to receive a vaccination, period. To ensure “herd immunity” 60% of the population needs to be vaccinated. If the polls are accurate and nothing changes, this means we will never achieve herd immunity in the United States.
While I’m sure that there are lots of dyed-in-the-wool anti-vaxxers out there, I’m still left asking: if the Trump Administration handled this crisis responsibly and cultivated trust in the government, how many of those 44% would choose to get vaccinated?
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