Friday, March 19, 2021

The Partisanship of Vaccine Reluctance

 

Andrew Gelman explores a bit of the possible sharp dichotomy (as well as confounding variables) in Republican versus Democrat reluctance to receive the Covid vaccine:

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2021/03/18/huge-partisan-differences-in-who-wants-to-get-vaccinated/


  The prospect of Republicans dying off at a far greater rate than Democrats (if such a dichotomy exists) due to their own skepticism/negligence, may cause some to recollect Melania's sentiments... but the prospect of Republican intransigence possibly gumming up the medical system for everyone else (and prolonging the pandemic), by their lack of involvement is concerning.



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