Map of life expectancy at birth from Global Education Project.

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Addendum to The Marketplace of Ideas

Since many people seem to be confused on this point (including some unpublished comments) let me reiterate what I have posted before. Via Brookings:


Of Americans surveyed from Sept. 13-22, 72% of adults 18 and older had been vaccinated, including 71% of white Americans, 70% of Black Americans, and 73% of Hispanics. Contrast these converging figures with disparities based on politics: 90% of Democrats had been vaccinated, compared with 68% of Independents and just 58% of Republicans.

 There is no reason to believe that these gaps in vaccination rates will disappear anytime soon. According to Gallup, 40% of Republicans “don’t plan” to get vaccinated, versus 26% of Independents and just 3% of Democrats. In response to a more sharply worded KFF question, 23% of Republicans report that they will “definitely not” get vaccinated, compared to 11% of Independents and just 4% of Democrats.

 Here's another way of looking at it, from KFF:

 

 I have no idea why many people seem to think the opposite is true.

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