The task of persuading Americans to get vaccinated is being complicated by the further politicization of the pandemic — a trend that will cost lives and exacerbate a tragedy that has deepened ideological estrangement in the US. | Analysis by StCollinson
But the task of persuading holdouts, skeptics and the merely disinterested to get their shots is being complicated by the further politicization of the pandemic -- a trend that will cost lives and exacerbate an already stark tragedy that has deepened the nation's ideological estrangement.There are many reasons why some people won't take a step that seems a no-brainer to most of the 48% of Americans who are fully inoculated.
Many Americans view their individual freedom as absolving them of the idea that getting vaccinated is a public duty. But with data showing that 99% of those claimed by the disease are unvaccinated, making a political statement on the issue seems an absurd waste -- and heightens the possibility of fostering even more potent variants that could potentially put even the vaccinated, and the halting return to normalcy, at risk.There is some hope that efforts on the local level could help.
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