Vaccines are now deemed a ‘TREASONOUS ACT’ in rural America. And they hide #COVID19–“They want to hide that they're sick. You don't get vaccinated. You don't get tested. You hide symptoms if able—& just go out in the community & spread the virus”. So sad😢
cnn.com/2021/09/09/us/…
cnn.com/2021/09/09/us/…
2) “"If you have it, everybody knows it. And they're talking about you," Tara Chitwood said. She was working behind the register at a souvenir shop, subbing in for her mom, who'd gotten sick a few days earlier. It was "more than likely" Covid-19, Chitwood said
3) “one of her mom's friends tested positive. But her mom probably wouldn't get tested, she said.
It was scary, Chitwood said. Her own little girl had to quarantine. But there was "no way" she'd get the vaccine. Her mom had gotten vaccinated, she said, and got sick anyway.
It was scary, Chitwood said. Her own little girl had to quarantine. But there was "no way" she'd get the vaccine. Her mom had gotten vaccinated, she said, and got sick anyway.
4) "I've survived this long," Chitwood said, and then expressed a fatalism we heard a lot: She was going to die of something, eventually.
➡️ This kind of fatalism is dangerous. I’ve heard it before growing up in rural America. It’s actually quite common.
➡️ This kind of fatalism is dangerous. I’ve heard it before growing up in rural America. It’s actually quite common.
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