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Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own. Email me: Megan.McArdle -at- http://washpost.com  Buy my book, The Up Side of Down http://amzn.to/1a3i2tK 

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    Megan McArdle‏Verified account @asymmetricinfo Jul 23

    Megan McArdle Retweeted The Recount

    I was asked today why conservatives shifted tone on vax. My answer: GOP leaders/pundits believed in vax themselves, but didn't want to anger base, and assumed we were close to herd immunity between vaccines/prior infection, so pandering wouldn't matter. [Delta enters the room]https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1418543191087886336 …

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    Asked what it will take to up the vaccination rate in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) snaps: “I don’t know, you tell me! Folks supposed to have common sense. It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks.” (For more context, Ivey signed a ban on vaccine passports back in May.) pic.twitter.com/ZUMVDm4QHi
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      2. Belli‏ @bellisaurius Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo

        An R0 of 6 tends to get folk's attention.

        1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
      3. Ava of Ashes‏ @AvaDeCenizas Jul 23
        Replying to @bellisaurius @asymmetricinfo

        Is the R0 of Delta six? Whoa

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Patrick Matthews‏ @matthews_p Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo

        OK, but delta got here weeks ago.

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      2. Gary p‏ @GPallatuci Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo @emilynussbaum

        But it happened over the course of 48 hours

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      3. Megan McArdle‏Verified account @asymmetricinfo Jul 23
        Replying to @GPallatuci @emilynussbaum

        Preference cascades are real!

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      2. Collin Reid‏ @CREID2852 Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo

        Secondly, Governors devised good vaccine distribution plans for office workers with paid time off, internet access and health insurance cards. It was the right first step but this are the convenient methods for all workers and need better plans for people missing the above.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Collin Reid‏ @CREID2852 Jul 23
        Replying to @CREID2852 @asymmetricinfo

        Most of what I see on hesitancy is more I have questions but I still plan on getting it. So without paid leave, nobody wants to use day off to get vaccine and hesitancy looms larger.

        8 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Peace. Truth. Science.‏ @bkerrjung Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo @MaxBoot

        IOW, literally playing politics with people’s lives.

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      3. Al Sadius‏ @Alsadius Jul 23
        Replying to @bkerrjung @asymmetricinfo @MaxBoot

        What exactly did you think the currency of politics was? All politics is played with human lives, on all sides. This is why we care about it.

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      1. Andrew Legge‏ @Andrew_Legge Jul 23
        Replying to @asymmetricinfo @MaxBoot

        So the GQP are in no way, shape, or form leaders. Got it.

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