The Investment Thread

B4YOU said
I’m not worried about US rates. It’s vaccination rates for trade partners in SEA and India that are worrisome. Or the willingness of EU to lockdown. The states with low vaccination rate have low appetites for restrictions. The states with high rates won’t need to. The economy is rarely slowed by the unnecessary deaths of thousands of US citizens, hundred thousand of South Americans, or millions of Africans.

US 12 and under make up 14% of the population with 0% of them vaccinated. US 13-18 is probably at 35% vaccinated. When the lower age group is approved and if schools require vaccinations, then we will see vaccinations rates in the high 60 to low 70s by Xmas.

Hope you’re right.

I saw yesterday that the total percentage of US citizens (who are eligible to be vaccinated) who are fully vaccinated stands at a tick under 49%…. Which means that over half the country , who are eligible, have chosen not to get vaxxed… We can obviously go more into depth on this on one of the other Covid-related threads here on the EE and on the Political board as well- But i just think the fact that roughly (over) half of eligible folks haven’t gotten the jab(s) portends badly for the economy…. Again, i hope youre right, and I’m wrong.