1/ Recently met a couple who are not vaccinated and who do not mask. It was outdoors, yet I wore a mask and distanced. When I tried to present a series of facts about the importance of vaccinations their response was consistently "our friends tell us differently."
2/ These are not folks who fit the stereotypical anti-vaxxers as seen on social media or television. Their beliefs come from friends who attend their church. They were polite and from our conversation I found out also highly educated.
3/ I failed at convincing them that they should become vaccinated. I am not a social scientist or, perhaps most importantly, one of their friends at church. This exercise reinforced my belief that academics on social media will have little impact on increasing vaccination rates.
4/ Data exist that prove the extraordinary personal benefits, and benefits of those unvaccinated around you, if you get fully vaccinated. That point is obvious, abundantly communicated, and not having an impact on the majority of those not getting vaccinated.
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