One is tempted to say, "Evolution at work" but I won't. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 9:33 AM Prof David West <[email protected]> wrote: > How many people on this list would take an approved (assume all standard > procedures predated the approval) COVID vaccine if one were available? > > I'll hazard a guess that it would be close to 90%. > > A recent survey showed the percentages of those who would refuse a free > government approved vaccine: > > 19% — of Democrats > 24% — of 18-29 year olds > 30% — of people 65 and older > 33% — white Americans > 35% — large-city residents > 41% — non-white Americans > 44% — rural/farm residents > 53% — Republicans > > Comments about how this proves the intelligence of Democrats over > Republicans are not very interesting, even if the urge is overwhelming. > Nor, comments about youth feeling invulnerable. > > Why so many old people? > > Why so many non-white people? > > Why so many large-city residents? > > How can the claim continue to be made that a vaccine is the only way to > "return to normal?" > > How many of you that sheltering-in-place will be happy to emerge into a > world where maybe a third of the population declines to be vaccinated? > > How many of you would be in favor of mandatory vaccinations? > > Full disclosure: I would decline a vaccination, just as I have never had a > flu shot and just as I would never take a statin drug. > > davew > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> > http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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