Vaccines, Hesitancy, and Ending the Pandemic

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(Trying to avoid any more pictures of shots going into arms. My husband says he’s tired of pictures of shots going into arms).

So, today I joined the ranks of the partially vaccinated. One shot of Moderna in the arm. (No side effects yet except a slight soreness in the arm which might be psychosomatic as I always get a sore arm from vaccines so my brain kind of expects it).

I walked a bit over three miles to a community vaccination clinic because we don’t own a car and it was quicker than trying to find a closer appointment. It’s a beautiful day and I’m fit. This isn’t me saying I went hugely out of the way. But I was willing to walk three miles to get vaccinated a little sooner.

Unfortunately, not everyone in the country is willing to do that.

In fact, we have the stubborn group that don’t want to get vaccinated at all.

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Who Is Most Hesitant About the Vaccine?

First of all, let’s get something out of the way.

It’s not Black people.