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While 88% effectiveness after 2 doses of the Pfizer vax is still really good to protect against symptomatic disease, it drops down to 33% for those who only have gotten the 1st dose...
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This person was on the agenda as the “expert” to testify against vaccine prerogatives.
i saw one gal "nodding in agreement" when she started the "magnetized hypothesis" lol
More vaccinations.What should we be doing? More lockdowns???
I keep hearing this narrative that the lag in Vaccines doses is due to the Anti-vax / Evangelical / Rural / Mostly Caucasian demographic...
But I keep reading that it's actually the opposite demographics that are not getting vaccinated (for whatever) reasons...
I have no point here - I am just posting what I am reading, and how it's not matching up with the overall narrative of why vaccine rates are lacking.
Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity | KFF
KFF is collecting and analyzing data on COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity to gain increased insight who is receiving the vaccine and whether some groups are facing disparities in vaccination.www.kff.org
Some?Some people really suck.
That has to be compared to nation-wide percentages of racial identification (July 2019 US Census estimates). Note that the census treats Hispanic identity as a separate thing from race:
76.3% - White alone, percent
13.4% - Black or African American alone, percent
1.3% - American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent
5.9% - Asian alone, percent
0.2% - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent
2.8% - Two or More Races, percent
18.5% - Hispanic or Latino, percent
60.1% - White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
My assumption is that these are compared to population percentages (maybe a bad assumption), and the numbers I posted are being reported (confirmed) in more local and specific areas as well... If I am being honest, it was unexpected.... Based on all the social media feeds, you'd think it was strictly the rural-suburban , Caucasian, Baby Boomer, Anti-Vax / conspiracy mongering people driving down the vax percentages... but actual numbers are saying it's the opposite....
Even here in NOLA:
COVID still around New Orleans - but almost exclusively for unvaccinated
“The vaccine is even better than we could have possibly imagined in terms of its side effect profile, in terms of its effectiveness against variants.”www.wwltv.com
So far, vaccines protect against the current variants. Older adults have high vaccination rates which is keeping them out of the hospital, but African-Americans have fewer numbers vaccinated, so they are getting sick and going to the hospital in higher numbers.
“Since widespread vaccinations though, what we're seeing now is the people who are getting COVID are almost exclusively our black residents,” City Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno told the City Council.
There is the same problem with young adults who are not getting the shot.
Any of y’all checked to see if you’re magnatized?
I keep hearing this narrative that the lag in Vaccines doses is due to the Anti-vax / Evangelical / Rural / Mostly Caucasian demographic...
But I keep reading that it's actually the opposite demographics that are not getting vaccinated (for whatever) reasons...
I have no point here - I am just posting what I am reading, and how it's not matching up with the overall narrative of why vaccine rates are lacking.
Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity | KFF
KFF is collecting and analyzing data on COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity to gain increased insight who is receiving the vaccine and whether some groups are facing disparities in vaccination.www.kff.org
I have seen quite a bit of discussion about vaccine hesitancy in the minority community that has a history that can be quite different than the anti-vax politics you see in some of the white communities that are resisting vaccination (though some of it, fear of the unknown is very similar, and human nature tbh).
But there is also a significant socio-economic influence as well - when communities don't have access to healthcare as part of their regular lives, it will be more difficult for them to seek and find healthcare for a specific purpose like vacciation.
Why Black And Latino People Still Lag On COVID Vaccines — And How To Fix It
It's not a matter of vaccine hesitancy, say advocates. Instead, poorly located clinics, lack of flexible appointments and other barriers to access are hampering Philadelphia's hardest-hit communities.www.npr.orgCOVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines are seen as one of the best ways to stop COVID-19. Learn more about the types of vaccines, including the newly approved Novavax.www.webmd.com