The most vaccine hesitant group of all? PhDs.

[jg121783 3,908]

So much for the argument that only uneducated people refuse the vaccine.

 

https://unherd.com/thepost/the-most-vaccine-hesitant-education-group-of-all-phds/

 

 

 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,367]

49 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

So much for the argument that only uneducated people refuse the vaccine.

 

https://unherd.com/thepost/the-most-vaccine-hesitant-education-group-of-all-phds/

 

 

 

Having A PHD does not automatically mean you are smart

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

39 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Having A PHD does not automatically mean you are smart

PHD = Permanent Head Damage or Piled Higher and Deeper 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by Crtcl Rice Theory

[laylalex 7,282]

We call it permanent head damage in this household. It's the justification my husband gives for not getting his. He stopped with an MSc in mathematics, which was all his employer wanted him to do at the time -- they shoved him out of the office and into grad school when the economy collapsed in 2008. He got free tuition/room/board/living stipend which was far less than half of his salary, and he got to go back to being a student for a while, so everyone won!  

[Dashinka 24,109]

I thought only Trump supporters were not getting the vaccine?  Hmmm, I guess self-important and those that self-identify as smart are not getting it either.  I wonder what the take rate is among MDs, DOs, RNs, NPs, and PAs is?

 

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210628/huge-number-of-hospital-workers

[TBlake 1]

31 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I thought only Trump supporters were not getting the vaccine?  Hmmm, I guess self-important and those that self-identify as smart are not getting it either.  I wonder what the take rate is among MDs, DOs, RNs, NPs, and PAs is?

 

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210628/huge-number-of-hospital-workers

https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-survey-shows-over-96-doctors-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19

[Dashinka 24,109]

29 minutes ago, TBlake said:

https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-survey-shows-over-96-doctors-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19

That takes care of the first two, what about all the other healthcare workers?

 

Also, this part was really interesting.  Weren't all healthcare workers at the front of the line when vaccines were finally approved for emergency use?  Why did it take more than 6 months to get to 96% for MDs and DOs?

 

“Practicing physicians across the country are leading by example, with an amazing uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines,” said AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD.

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

Survey size = 301.  Not what I'd call statistically convincing.

 

And the way they presented it, mostly those who got the jabs would respond.  Clever.

[TBoneTX 44,671]

I'd like an update on how many employees in Fauci's domain are vaccinated.

[jg121783 3,908]

4 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

I'd like an update on how many employees in Fauci's domain are vaccinated.

Last I heard it was less than 50%.

[laylalex 7,282]

Incorrect. Back in May this story was debunked: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/30/fact-check-fauci-didnt-say-cdc-fda-staff-refusing-covid-19-vaccine/7474372002/

 

It is 3 months later. In all likelihood the number of vaccinated staff is likely higher than 60% now but as the article points out staff are not required to report their status. Because of this the exact number is unknown. But statistically speaking it is likely that 70% of the staff have now had at least one dose.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,367]

Pretty clear stats the vaccine is at least somewhat effective. Of course you can present facts all day long, if you choose not to believe anything that proves vaccines are working it doesn't matter what you present.  The fact that people with vaccines are much less likely to catch or get seriously ill is undeniable. I will concede the mask data is all over the place.

 

Just had a coworker, rabid conspiracy anti vaxer, just came down with covid

[jg121783 3,908]

28 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

The fact that people with vaccines are much less likely to catch or get seriously ill is undeniable.

Can you provide any evidence of this specifically related to the covid vaccine?

[TBoneTX 44,671]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

It is 3 months later. In all likelihood the number of vaccinated staff is likely higher than 60% now but as the article points out staff are not required to report their status. Because of this the exact number is unknown. But statistically speaking it is likely that 70% of the staff have now had at least one dose.

If true, good, but they've been mighty silent on the matter.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,367]

3 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Can you provide any evidence of this specifically related to the covid vaccine?

I have posted hospital results showing only a small fraction are vaccinated.  Easly searchable.  Only a very tiny fraction of admissions and ICU patients are vaccinated. 

 

Really no dispute unless you think that any stat that you don't agree with is a lie