Medical experts think we will need a vaccination rate of around 80% to reach the point where infections are dramatically reduced in the US, and projections show that 70% of Americans will be vaccinated by late June.
But those projections assume that everyone who is eligible will take a vaccine. A recent Pew study estimates, however, that only 69% of Americans want a shot. That means reaching the threshold will require efforts to understand why the “maybes” are hesitant and how their minds might be changed.
Actually, I've not been vaccinated, and don't have any plans to change that, as I spend my outdoor time in a fenced yard with the dog or indoors with said dog. The freezer's full, so I don't need to go to a store; there's enough food and dog-food to last for a few months. I've got meats, salmon, and veggies in there, so all in all, things are looking decent. I stocked up before the pandemic thing, because prices were low and I like a good selection on hand. Then this thing hit, but as luck would have it, it's not much of a problem.
One thing that's kind of amazing is how quiet the neighborhood has become. Traffic's way down around here; ducks are leaving the creek and hanging out in the road and elsewhere. It's like an animal takeover! There were three of them hanging in the front yard this morning, rooting around for whatever they root around for.
