A great thread, thought-provoking, thoughtful and empathetic.https://twitter.com/ScoLatham/status/1476637010727161867 …
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The unvaccinated being poor/uneducated in the US is almost certainly due to lack of trust in the medical system and the institutions of science, and not because they have made some rational risk calculation and decided COVID is small risk—it is a very big risk to them, in fact.
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This is like thinking people who put on their seat-belt do so because they are anxiety-ridden and otherwise have very low risks in life. I routinely do research in high-risk protest situations. Of course, I put on my seatbelt on the way there.
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If you never have felt connected to death somehow (own experience or relatives) you may more easily sacrifice years of your life until this goes away and you feel safe. If you have gone through it, you’re more likely to assume risks and not put your *short* life on hold
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And when I say *short* I mean self-perceived short life
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