Posted on 02/24/2022 8:42:06 PM PST by SeekAndFind
As cases of the already-more-mild Omicron strain of Covid-19 subside, vaccination rates in the United States are collapsing, according to AP, which reports that the vaccination drive in the US is 'grinding to a halt,' and 'demand has all but collapsed' - particularly in rural areas.
At present, the average number of Americans getting their first dose is down to around 90,000 per day - the lowest point since the first few days of the vaccination campaign in December 2020 - while the outlook for any sort of substantial increase has largely evaporated.
AP of course acts like this is a national tragedy led by toothless rednecks in 'deeply conservative' parts of the country, suggesting a 'losing battle to get people vaccinated' in rural Alabama - but of course the reality goes unmentioned... that the vaccine largely evades Omicron - which is far less deadly than previous strains, and is only marginally effective in keeping medically at-risk people from dying.
Even the Washington Post noted on Wednesday: "Coronavirus vaccine protection was much weaker against omicron, data shows."
While coronavirus shots still provided protection during the omicron wave, the shield of coverage they offered was weaker than during other surges, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The change resulted in much higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death for fully vaccinated adults and even for people who had received boosters. -WaPo
Meanwhile, government vaccination incentive programs that gave away cash, beer, sports tickets and other prizes have also disappeared - while governnment and employer vaccine mandates have suffered blows in court.
"People are just over it. They’re tired of it," said Judy Smith, administrator for a 12-county public health district in northwestern Alabama.
The bottoming-out of demand for the first round of vaccinations is especially evident in conservative areas around the country.
On most days in Idaho, the number of people statewide getting their first shot rarely surpasses 500.
In Wyoming, a total of about 280 people statewide got their first shot in the past week, and the waiting area at the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department stood empty Tuesday morning. The head of the department fondly recalled just a few months ago, when the lobby was bustling on Friday afternoons after school with children getting their doses. But they aren’t showing up anymore either. -AP
"People heard more stories about, well, the omicron’s not that bad," said Executive Director Kathy Emmons. "I think a lot of people just kind of rolled the dice and decided, ‘Well, if it’s not that bad, I’m just going to kind of wait it out and see what happens.’"
“...particularly in rural areas...”
Turns out that Social Distancing does work, just not the 6 ft. variety.
Why should you take a vax that does not work.
RE: Why should you take a vax that does not work.
They agree that it does not stop transmission but the selling point is the vax are supposed to make your infection mild, thus preventing hospitalizations and death.
half mile works for me.
So, even sheep get tired of ram’s dung.
Fondly recalls the joy of giving experimental gene therapy to "not at risk" children. What a great person. Brilliant. Really frosts me to read about such people.
Why would people get vaccinated for a strain of the virus that completely dissappeared over 6 months ago and then they got that new strain and now have natural immunity?
Vaccine pushers don’t seem to be very smart people.
They agree that it does not stop transmission but the selling point is the vax are supposed to make your infection mild, thus preventing hospitalizations and death.
And for those of us with jab reaction side effects, from minor to death, well, just too bad.
Snake oil salesmen were just amateurs compared to the Fauxi Covidians.
The virus does not care what anyone thinks of it.
Over 700 died of it in Russia today. About 2000 in the US, which is about 200 more than same week last year.
“ They agree that it does not stop transmission but the selling point is the vax are supposed to make your infection mild, thus preventing hospitalizations and death.”
Two points-
That is an uncertain statement
And- not anyone has ever provided any data for this. No studies. Nothing.
Why should anyone take a very poorly tested experimental drug that, in order to be called a vaccine, necessitated changing the definition of vaccine?
“Of it?” Or “with it?”
Well here we had 0 deaths and just a few in the hospital.......been like this for about three weeks now.
98.6% of people under 60 had NO risk of hospitilization or death WITHOUT the vaccines unless they were mordily Obese or immuno compromised, so really only 1.4% needed the vaccines.
There is NO “Selling Point” for a healthy person under 55 to need a vaccine.
Mandating them was to find a reason to implement and ESG system, like China has. It was NEVER about the science.
Someone told me the vax lessened the sickness and I said “Well, the survival rate remains the same for vaxed and unvaxed”.
Only difference between us and the general population?
We both have Vitamin D levels over 75 ng/mL.
Is the US government still paying hospitals extra for Covid Treatments?
Until that stops, we could have Covid forever.
If only we would encourage early treatment.
“ Someone told me the vax lessened the sickness ”
And that’s the data. Dare not argue it. They’ve done almost no study on the vax. But they know it decreases the severity. Ok. No.
Dead Like Disco!
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