Vaccine Hesitancy, What a Joke

Republicans don’t get the vaccine, because their “in-group” authorities tell them not to.

The facts are not the problem in politics. You wouldn’t know that talking to any Democrat about vaccines. But here’s a jagged pill — the facts don’t matter to Democrats either.

Talk to any Democrat, and you’ll likely hear pretty quickly that vaccinated people can spread the virus (mostly a Republican talking point that Democrats mindlessly repeat…). The CDC is actually pretty clear. Most of their website is clear, not that any partisan blind follower will ever look at any of their material, or make any kind of effort — especially Republicans. Republican leaders have decided the CDC is the “out-group” and their followers happily follow. Sheep indeed. Here’s what the CDC says:

• Fully vaccinated people with Delta variant breakthrough infections can spread the virus to others.

That’s pretty clear — “breakthrough infections” are required. This simple statement is not convenient for either party tribe’s in-group narrative though, so it just gets ignored.

Out of an abundance of caution, it makes sense for the vaccinated to wear a mask — you don’t know if you are one of the ~15% or so of vaccinated people who will get a “breakthrough infection” — so yes, please wear a mask, because reason — not because some…