Why are American's so stupid about COVID-19?
Where I work, we are being offered (voluntary) one of the first two vaccines to receive emergency use authorization in the United States. A co-worker in my section was asked to add us all to the spreadsheet used to track who will take it and who won't. After the spreadsheet was filled out, I discovered to my amazement (and horror) that I was the only person among 8 in my section who volunteered to get vaccinated.
I asked a few people I work with, why they are NOT getting vaccinated.
1) My boss said, "the virus is a hoax". (I wish I'd made that up)
2) My first co-worker I asked said, "My wife is a nurse and she advised me not to get vaccinated." I asked him for more details, and he went on to explain...since they don't have a vaccine for CHILDREN yet, the adults in his family are waiting for a vaccination that the whole family can take.
3) Second co-worker I asked said "They are experimental vaccines, and not approved by the U.S. FDA"
Holy Crap.
1) I can't comment on "hoax" bit, as it's too stupid to make an effort...
2) A NURSE doesn't understand the concept of community immunity?????????
3) Because I've lived overseas for many years, I am fully aware that many of the best medicines in the world are not U.S. FDA approved...and they never will be. This first came to my attention when I ran out of my anti-depressant (used for migraine prevention) and my Asian doctor laughed at my U.S. prescription, calling it obsolete by decades... (but it was FDA approved!!!)