The Times wrote a story about how we are unlikely to reach herd immunity, at least in certain areas. Parts of the country - New England, California - will be largely vaccinated by the summer, whereas other areas - the South, Plain and Mountain West - lag dangerously far behind.
Obviously, if you're vaccinated, you're pretty safe. But the possibility of variants is very real. A certain amount of risk is acceptable, but this is a completely unnecessary risk! Get the damned shot!
Paul Campos makes the point that we have not made the vaccine skeptical pay a price for their stupid stubbornness. The Moron Caucus in the GOP is pre-emptively whining about "vaccine passports," so it's inevitable that any even mildly coercive measures will fail. Maybe carrots works better than sticks? A $300 cash payment to every eligible adult who got the shot?
The cost of humoring these bozos is potentially quite high.
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