No. of Recommendations: 8
Oddly enough, in the Philippines there was a move away from the MRNA and AstraZeneca vaccines to the more "traditional" Chinese vaccine, which my Philippine friends got. I got AstraZeneca, but my wife wangled a way through a relative on another island to get Moderna because...Moderna was cool and scarce. I also told her one of the main problems AstraZeneca had was more with women. She wore 3 masks - an N95, and over that a KN95, and then a copper mesh mask all the stars in Manila were wearing over that. So... traditional vs. stylish vs pragmatic (me). I got Moderna later. I became a pin cushion. :)
The Partisan Gap Widened Post-Vaccine:
Before COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, excess death rates between Republican and Democratic voters were nearly identical.
Significant Spike in Republican Deaths:
After April 1, 2021—when all adults became eligible for vaccines—the excess death rate for Republican voters rose to 43% higher than that of Democratic voters.
Concentration in Low-Vaccination Areas: The study found that this partisan mortality gap was significantly wider in counties with lower overall vaccination rates.