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COVID vaccination – the extraordinary political divide in the US – politicalbetting.com
COVID vaccination – the extraordinary political divide in the US – politicalbetting.com
One of the features of American politics I find difficult understanding is in the above polling. As can be seen supporters of Donald Trump’s party, the Republicans, have a much more negative of vaccination view than Democrats even to the extent that 42% say they don’t plan to take it
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Invoking Article 16 is not breaking international law, anymore than invoking Article 50 was. It is acting within the provisions they agreed to.
The GFA was about ending the risk of violence from both sides. If the EU can't "de-escalate" the issue with the UK then the UK can unilaterally invoke Article 16 until there's no threat from or to either side anymore.
Huge numbers of "don't know" responses (I assume, to make 100%). Depending how those go, herd immunity may not be a given for the US.
Not surprising.
The Republican Party has long flirted with anti-science -- objections to evolution & climate change, conspiracy theories.
The Democratic Party is fearful of genetic modification, industrial and agricultural chemistry.
The US has simultaneously an advanced scientific elite (driven by immigration), and a primitive, backward population.
Payrolls data showing US economy recovering quicker than expected, (I guess powered by the US states who told the lockdown lunatics to do one?)
US long rates going up further. 2/10 steepest in six years. Its going one way.
IF they don't open up sooner, the reflation trade is going to hit Sunak and Johnson like a tsunami. 40bn deficit is going to be 70 overnight and they are going to be seriously f8cked.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/cnn-poll-coronavirus-vaccine/index.html
Then, on 10 Feb, Gallup had 71% willing to get vaccinated.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/americans-willingness-covid-19-vaccines-reaches-record-high/story?id=75807568
Those figures are difficult to square with the above unless you can factor in the fact that not all voters have indicated their affiliation when registering to vote.
https://twitter.com/HugoGye/status/1367837400261623812
The deficit can't and won't balloon like that overnight. It isn't the way it works. Our bonds are not on variable interest rates that all simultaneously change overnight, they are fixed dated years or decades into the future.
A change in bond yields could be bad but not tens of billions overnight bad.
That said, South Dakota for a long time had the highest death rate of anywhere in the country, so there's no guarantees.
Taking a vaccine doesn't put you on a list, nor does it give a reason they'd either want or have a reason or right to ask why not next time.
In the EU, after years of attacking Trump for nationalism and idiocy, they've behaved as badly as he ever did the last couple of months.
Maybe we will hit those next week.
High vaccine numbers are my daily boost. I crave them, like a drug
In the autumn, the tories will be in big trouble and looking to liz Truss to thatcherise her way out of this nightmare.
Because mark my words, nightmare it will be.
If people aren't vaccinated then Covid remains and people socially distance by choice rather than by law. Businesses struggle. Debts accrue. Children and others suffer.
But yes, I nonetheless hope it speeds up. Not least coz I want my own bloody jab. Stick it in me!
The Treasury rightly wants to take this issue seriously, but because its right to do so in the medium to long term, not because it will magically go up by tens of billions overnight when bonds are fixed for years and only a small amount of debt gets rolled over each month.
That will be my decision. Not Matt Hancock's. You want him to run your life for you, that is your affair.
Will bear that in mind next time you wail against it.
She just wouldn't buy it. Antivaxxery is a weird mental condition. She's far from stupid
Anyway, when she realises she can't travel anyway or work in many jobs or go to gigs or festivals or whatever, she will, I suspect, be forced to rethink
https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/05/ynyswen-major-incident-declared-with-number-of-casualties-in-wales-14194706/
It seems a bit victim complexy in order to be cast as a hero.
Or, if burgled, the state-provided police?
An evolving strain doesn't magically 100% evade the vaccine overnight, it tends to make the vaccine less effective not 100% ineffective.
Surely the NHS savings will be limited as the knock-on effect is to reduce waiting lists - ie they aren't going to close any hospitals / sack any nurses - if excess deaths create space it'll just be used treating someone else who was next in line.
Re care costs it's maybe less clear cut - OK there will be savings from less home visits etc. But I doubt any council care homes will close - any spaces will likely be filled by people who were previously marginal re needing to go into care (albeit that saves further on home visits).
Are we supposed to be horrified that viruses mutate and the defence to them might need updating?
You've just decided not to.
What you've written is patently absurd.
People argue about how much the state should do or provide, our ancestors would be stunned at what we expect I have no doubt. But with what even small state people expect, why is this too much and not something else?
No civic responsibility? I have paid higher rate taxes all my life. All my life. That;s a lot of schools and hospitals matey.
I'm not going to be lectured by some obese gobsh8te in a mask on benefits or furlough who is' protecting others' by needing vast amount of expensive care due to their gluttony and lack of exercise.
I've written the government an enormous cheque and in return I respectfully suggest you effing do one.
Thanks for finally making your position clear.
Almost like society leads to competing interests that might need some wider consideration.
I'm happy to do that for you, but your argument is neither persuasive nor principled.
https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1367844402421465093
Just managed to book a vaccination for a week Saturday.
England 320,388 45,045
Wales 15,502 15,374
You're already on a list somewhere you utter fool.
You are relying on me to keep working in the UK and paying taxes in the UK, but having people all over the world use and pay for my services, so the money keeps flowing in. Which I am happy to do.
And so frankly you know where you can stick your bullsh*t lecture.
Just booked. Next Friday. Francis Crick Institute. I GET THE JABBB!!!!
REALLY efficient. Took 3 minutes. So impressive
OMG its those anti-lockdown conspiracy theorists at.....er......the Wall Street Journal.
Paying tax has nothing to do with getting or not getting a vaccine. You're a complete and utter fool.
There's still away to go though - and we also have to prepare for the next pandemic now...
To keep the Covid fires stoked, you are effectively going to need all the unvaccinated meeting up to pass it on to themselves. And if they do - that is choice they have made, however stupid their pool of knowledge.
in reality its stupid talking in these extremes given even you would balk at kids being denied education for their parents actions
Here's me encouraging and supporting you in your quest to get a vaccine. I may get one myself. In my own time.
I think the QAnon/Trump 30% will never support a Democratic President to any extent. Just look at how quickly Republican voters' views on Russia changed after Trump started sucking up to Putin.