Approximately 70 percent of Tennessee’s white, rural, conservative residents say they are unwilling to be vaccinated against coronavirus, . The percentage of white Republicans across the nation that are reluctant or not willing to take the Covid 19 vaccine is astronomical.
Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem suffered from flu-like symptoms—headache, fatigue, body aches and chills. But it wasn’t the flu; he tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly three months later, his mother, who had recently contracted the coronavirus, died after battling throat cancer for over 40 years.
Those circumstances weren’t enough to persuade Finchem, who is in his early 60s, to get a Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Finchem remains skeptical, he said, because he distrusts the federal government and top public health officials, he’s heard mixed messages about the vaccines on social media and television news, and he worries about long-term side effects.
Republicans leaders across the nation are busy telling their supporters using social media platforms that Vaccine is dangerous and not effective.. spreading conspiracy theories..
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a briefing at the Utah State Capitol on Jan. 8, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool, File
Utah’s Republican governor said Friday that anti-vaccine messaging is “killing people” and pleaded with his state’s residents to get vaccinated. While his approach and position is reasonable, but he failed to identify the real problem, “The Republican leaders and media network and platforms”.
Given the billions of people across the globe that have been vaccinated, it is no longer logical for people to reject the Covid vaccine based on some “fake news” claims. At this juncture, if white Republicans continue to reject all outreach efforts, then they should be made to pay for any hospitalization or cost-related to their Covid treatment if and when they get Covid.
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