Through his presidency, President Biden has blamed anti-vaxxers for putting others at risk
But a doctor who helped develop the Moderna vaccine says dismissing the unvaccinated as “bad actors” isn’t helpful. Many can still be persuaded if you listen to their concerns
A WSJ Op agrees: We should persuade people to get vaccinated, not force them to do so
So who are these anti-vaxxers? An NYT Op says die-hard anti-vaxxers are only a small part of the unvaccinated
Also from The NYT: The racial gap in vaccinations has mostly disappeared
Nature says pregnant people are still skeptical of vaccines, even though studies show the COVID vaccines are far safer than getting COVID while pregnant
A mom explains why she’s nervous to vax her kids: The approval process was really fast and her kids are healthy
Some vaccine skeptics embrace unproven “miracle cures” because they don’t trust medical establishments, argues Vox
And Substacker Alex Berenson says new Omicron data from the countries with the highest vaccination rates show that the vaccines failed
But WaPo says Berenson has to keep pushing even more extreme (and wrong) positions in order to continue to get attention and money