Trump cult is an impediment to herd immunity

Many Republicans won’t take a COVID-19 vaccine. The percentage is going up. How will we get beyond the pandemic?

Up to 45% of Republicans say they would avoid getting vaccinated if possible, raising the question of whether the country will be able to achieve herd immunity without a stronger push from GOP leaders to bring their voters on board. @GioRussonello https://t.co/S42QBjgcXA
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 15, 2021

43% of Republicans say they will "never" get the Covid-19 vaccine

So, yeahhttps://t.co/Ge4BLgFkzK
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) April 14, 2021

new Monmouth University poll:

proportion who say they'll never get covid vaccine if they can avoid it

5% of Democrats
22% of independents
43% of Republicans
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 14, 2021

NATIONAL POLL: When Americans plan to get #Covid vaccine:
51% already got it (16% in March)
14% as soon as allowed (38%)
12% wait and see (21%)
21% likely never (24%)

LIKELY NEVER by PARTY:
43% REP (36% in March)
22% IND (31%)
5% DEM (6%)https://t.co/22KUAWnj1m
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) April 14, 2021

Vaccine hesitancy in the US is driven in large part by Republican identity, as this county map should make even more clear https://t.co/VBAlBK87T3
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) April 14, 2021

Which comes closest to your situation: you are not planning to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or you are planning to receive or have already received a COVID-19 vaccine?

REPUBLICANS
Don't plan to 45%
Plan to/Already 50%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 4/8-12/21)https://t.co/K3LiwFoewK
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) April 14, 2021

I'm not surprised. These are same people who believe the election big lie and that Antifa caused the insurrection. The only way they may change their mind is if their cult leader Trump does more to encourage them to get vaccinated.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 14, 2021

They’re not worried about getting the virus.

54% of people who *have already been vaccinated* are still very or somewhat worried about catching COVID.

But only 29% of people who *refuse to get vaccinated* are very or somewhat worried about catching COVID.

Great job, everyone.https://t.co/U6DN7GCNIg pic.twitter.com/07Eu4v5qqU
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) April 9, 2021

Share of groups who don't plan to get coronavirus vaccine via Quinnipiac poll out today:

45% Republicans
36% under 35 yrs
30% men
30% White no college
30% Hispanic
29% independents
27% all Americans
24% White
23% women
19% Black
13% White college
10% over 65 yrs
7% Democrats
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 14, 2021

Republican vaccine hesitancy

I do give Mitch McConnell credit for encouraging Republican men to get vaccinated.

Addressing vaccine hesitancy among conservatives, the Senate minority leader on Monday urged members of the GOP to inoculate themselves. https://t.co/bDQ0Sgi9yg
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 5, 2021

Analysis: A quarter of the country won’t get the coronavirus vaccine. Half of them trust Trump’s medical advice. https://t.co/b6GvaMV0zS
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 12, 2021

A recent poll found 49% of Republican men said they would not take the #COVID19 vaccine when it's available to them.@DavidBegnaud looks at vaccine hesitancy and spoke with one man in Michigan who explains why he won't get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/ye5bVbK0j7
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) April 7, 2021

Next hour on @CNNTonight: We talk to Trump supporters who say they will NOT take the vaccine.

And I bump into Judy Mikovits, the star of last year's "Plandemic" video that helped make Covid-19 misinformation go viral. pic.twitter.com/0wiihGGL1G
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) March 20, 2021

% who say they won't be vaccinated if it's available to them, per a recent survey:

• Republican men – 49%

• 2020 Trump supporters – 47%

• Democratic men – 6%

• Biden supporters – 10%https://t.co/FeRVxWN6fm
— Axios (@axios) March 15, 2021

Republican hypocrisy on the vaccine passport idea

Republicans are opposed to a vaccine passport but they do this:

So, kind of like…. a vaccine passport? https://t.co/e5wpJVuBxo
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) April 6, 2021

Texas currently requires seven different vaccines in order for kids to attend school.

So they already have a vaccinate passport. https://t.co/mUF6CKzBIb https://t.co/NSmlvGiclK
— Tim Fullerton (@TimFullerton) April 6, 2021

Lol I just walked into the tent at the TX Capitol and they asked if I had a vaccination card. Then I opened FB and saw @GregAbbott_TX saying this should never happen. Does anyone even notice anymore? pic.twitter.com/uVZUQxA1o3
— Jay Root (@byjayroot) April 6, 2021

Evangelicals will make it harder to end the pandemic

Evangelicals and Republicans (which have a big overlap) include people who won’t take the vaccine.

45% of White Evangelicals say they definitely/probably won’t get the Covid-19 vaccine, according to polls.

It could be “fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity,” says @brikeilarcnn. #RollTheTape pic.twitter.com/YERFSFZfUK
— New Day (@NewDay) April 26, 2021

Across white evangelical America, reasons not to get vaccinated have spread as quickly as the virus itself. “If we can’t get a significant number of white evangelicals to come around on this, the pandemic is going to last much longer than it needs to." https://t.co/Azj3QULDHD
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021

In what Joy calls a ‘public health issue,’ white evangelical resistance is now an obstacle for the vaccination effort. https://t.co/ej91oijsq2
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) April 6, 2021

Vaccine skepticism is more widespread among white evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans, recent surveys show. The findings amid the pandemic are arousing concern even within evangelical circles. https://t.co/8HP9pgrjCJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 5, 2021

What to do with your vaccine card

I took cell phone pictures of both sided and put the card in a drawer for safekeeping. I also carry a printed scan of the the card that I could fold and put in my wallet. I have seen pros and cons about laminating it. The best argument against it is that we may need booster shots later which would be added to your card.

Here’s everything you need to know about your coronavirus vaccine card, why it’s important and how to keep it safe. https://t.co/lW9ka8VR2x
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 1, 2021

Spike Lee framed his vaccine card and vials! pic.twitter.com/FZCnvunnKy
— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) April 3, 2021

Just got your COVID-19 vaccine and want to share the news? The Better Business Bureau says you shouldn't post a picture of your vaccination card on social media. Here's why pic.twitter.com/0bf8rMII21
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) April 2, 2021

Don’t laminate your COVID vaccination card before doing these 5 things

I tried to figure out why the vaccine cards are too big for your wallet https://t.co/3JZ7LzZ6KR
— Amanda Mull (@amandamull) August 10, 2021

New Yorker vaccine cartoon

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Vaccine update 3/5/21

U.S. scientists doubtful of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines: WSJ https://t.co/1u4UMkjBYz pic.twitter.com/o5nNGLixkO
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 7, 2021

When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long. https://t.co/6yqvWxEDc1
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 4, 2021

Amid fierce criticism of inequitable access to Maryland’s limited COVID-19 vaccines, the state’s Baltimore Convention Center mass vaccination clinic will prioritize people from underserved areas of Baltimore City https://t.co/FXOekJmFFR
— Colin Campbell ☀️ (@cmcampbell6) March 1, 2021

A rural Black community the road from Mar-a-Largo was completely left out of the vaccine rollout. When the state finally set up local sites, they made them open to all with no appointment needed – and so wealthy white people drove in from afar https://t.co/xGyHYnmve4
— Olivia Goldhill (@OliviaGoldhill) March 4, 2021

Good run-down from an actual virologist on the question of vaccines and transmission.https://t.co/DQYdpPD2Uu
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 24, 2021

The news here really is amazing. Pfizer will deliver 13 million doses/ week by mid-March.
2 billion doses for whole world by end 2021https://t.co/OymJFUhVCe
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 23, 2021

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What do vaccine efficacy numbers actually mean? https://t.co/0JlBNCLbGa pic.twitter.com/uO9WZbAWy4
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 7, 2021

Vaccine statistics 3/5/21

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We're really at an inflection point here.

Pfizer increasing deliveries to 14m/week by mid-March.

Moderna aiming to ramp up to 40m/month by April.

J&J (one dose) delivering 20m doses in March. https://t.co/RlOkFLsZVP
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 28, 2021

Which data reporter wants to map vax doses against wait times at polls https://t.co/WeJcEhBDWo
— Erin Kissane (@kissane) February 16, 2021

The Biden administration has really ramped up vaccines: closing in on 2 million shots per day for the past 5 days. 1 in 9 Americans have had a first shot, and more than 52 million shots have been administered. Thank goodness competence is back:https://t.co/QTutNvPvZH pic.twitter.com/938SnBwyIO
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 15, 2021

Vaccine polls update 3/5/21

More people are willing to get the vaccine. Republicans are still lagging but Trump could have done something to help if he had gotten his vaccination publicly. Republicans are a real obstacle to ending the pandemic – they oppose funding and many won’t take the vaccine.

NEW: Almost one-third of Republicans tell pollsters they ‘definitely won’t’ get vaccinated — a number that isn’t budging.

Meet the GOP voters who could decide herd immunity. https://t.co/yjZiWUQzKU
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 8, 2021

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly | Analysis by CNN's Harry Enten https://t.co/GA74cNWsp2
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 6, 2021

NEW: 69% of the public intends to get a COVID vaccine or already has, up significantly from 60% in November, according to new Pew polling. https://t.co/tjWFu3IjPE
— Axios (@axios) March 5, 2021

This is why it was so damaging and selfish that the Trumps didn’t publicize getting their vaccines. https://t.co/tlMu9y4NGA
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) March 2, 2021

A new Kaiser poll shows only 41% of Republicans say they want a vaccine as soon as possible or have already gotten it, tied for the lowest demographic group in the survey. https://t.co/ecxeYa65ku
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 1, 2021

We asked people in prison how they feel about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The majority of respondents said they would get vaccinated, but decades of subpar medical care have led many respondents to harbor a deep distrust of medical staff. https://t.co/JjcbviH9zC
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) March 1, 2021

Black vax hesitancy makes headlines, but the most reluctant group by far is white Republicans–a much larger group. https://t.co/WPqjSlHNpt pic.twitter.com/ytKlpOSQv4
— Deen Freelon (@dfreelon) March 1, 2021

This is encouraging news—->>
“public becoming more enthusiastic about getting a COVID-19 #vaccine.” https://t.co/3EXBceBp7M
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) February 26, 2021

A majority of Americans, 55%, now say they have either received at least one dose of the vaccine or they want it was soon as possible, up from 47% in January and 34% in December, according to a new @KFF poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) February 26, 2021

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is rising — except among Republicans https://t.co/SzzKYOYUvS pic.twitter.com/h6SIaGhOV9
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 24, 2021

NEW: 71% of Americans are now willing to get #COVID19 vaccines, Gallup poll finds (up from 65% in late December)
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) February 10, 2021

About 1 in 3 Americans say they likely won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Some experts say that’s bad news for any hope of achieving herd immunity in the U.S. https://t.co/G6gSNYKNiL
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine comparison table from Business Insider

I have had one shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Side effects were minor – just some soreness where the shot was injected.

COVID vaccines compared in 1 table: Effectiveness, side effects, more (businessinsider.com)