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Old 04-26-2021, 08:01 AM
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What do you all think? If the percent of those vaccinated never exceeds, let's say, 50%*, and herd immunity for Covid is accomplished when 70% of the population is immune through either infection or the vaccine,** is it fair to say the anti-vaxxers will have thrown a serious wrench into the works?

Put another way, what is the defense, if any, for those who are criticized for being selfish and preventing herd immunity by refusing to get the vaccine?

*US Coronavirus Vaccine Progress Tracker | Vaccinations by State | USAFacts
**How Far Are We From COVID-19 Herd Immunity? – Reason.com
This is just another example of the way humans do things. We saw the best and the worst. Panic as on the Titanic. Women and children first. The band played on. Others,
hey Mildred how do I look in your blond wig.

The race card. More blacks are dying from covid 19 than whites. We do not hear that as a group blacks are not getting vaccinated at the same rate as whites. Try as some wish to spin this it is not due to lack of opportunity, it is due to lack of making any effort.

Herd immunity-a great term. A herd is a mindless mob.