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The Most Educated Are Among the Most Vax Hesitant, Researchers Find
townhall.com ^ | 8/11/2021 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 08/11/2021 6:35:36 AM PDT by rktman

Matt has already reported on the Kaiser Poll that countered the left’s narrative that it’s Republicans who are most vaccine hesitant. According to that data, most of them “are people who are detached from the political process and didn’t vote for either major candidate in 2020,” according to CNN.

Now, a separate study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has revealed some other interesting data about the vaccine hesitant.

The researchers looked at vaccine hesitancy across race, education, U.S. region and Trump support in the 2020 election. When it comes to education, this survey found it’s actually the most educated who are most hesitant.

The largest decrease in hesitancy between January and May by education group was in those with a high school education or less. Hesitancy held constant in the most educated group (those with a Ph.D.); by May Ph.D.’s were the most hesitant group. While vaccine hesitancy decreased across virtually all racial groups, Blacks and Pacific Islanders had the largest decreases, joining Hispanics and Asians at having lower vaccine hesitancy than whites in May. (UPMC.com)

Following this trend, a recent MIT study found similar results—that “a substantial portion of public-health skepticism was highly informed, scientifically literate, and sophisticated in the use of data,” reports NRO.

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


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"Not as smart as I thought you were!" Pedo joe on those NOT desiring to get the stab. Geez, I don't see any categorization for folks who never intended to get any vax 'just because' listed. Guess those of us in that column are anomalies huh? Firmly in the 'pay the price" column.
1 posted on 08/11/2021 6:35:36 AM PDT by rktman
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2 posted on 08/11/2021 6:38:23 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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So that’s a lot like Rat Party voters in general. Those with too much...and too little...education vote Rat. Those of us who have just the right amount of education vote Republican.


3 posted on 08/11/2021 6:39:25 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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PHDs know a lot of “experts”—and know the ones who speak in public are whores for the Deep State and Big Pharma.


4 posted on 08/11/2021 6:40:12 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Uneducated trans gendered illegals know to question a experimental vax.


5 posted on 08/11/2021 6:40:49 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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Anecdotally, I have herd that recent hospitals covid admissions in NY have a high percentage of those already vaxxed. Kinda blows their sales pitch that vacs are 95 effective aganst getting the virus. Now they are saying if you get the vac you may be protected against severe cases.

Pretty soon it will be, you would be better off if healthy w/o the vac. Then Fauci will say you don’t need a mask, again.

I’m flabbergasted that anyone claims to be confused by the continual government miss-messaging and outright lying.


6 posted on 08/11/2021 6:43:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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Covid is a global IQ test.


7 posted on 08/11/2021 6:45:06 AM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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I try to refer to it as CONvid-one9. Helps get by the censors and misinformation checkers.


8 posted on 08/11/2021 6:46:37 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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My brother-in-law, a reasonably smart guy, is convinced the jab is a death jab.


9 posted on 08/11/2021 6:46:53 AM PDT by brownsfan (Term limits! Without term limits, we are doomed.)
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PhDs would be more aware of the real worth of an “expert” label.

I would be interested in learning how skeptical MDs are, as well.


10 posted on 08/11/2021 6:51:01 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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Good for him. It quite possibly could be. We simply never considered it. But, it sounds like the ‘authorities’ plan to make life difficult for those that choose to not get it. Hard to imagine so many have bought the snake oil with such limited info. But, their choice.


11 posted on 08/11/2021 6:51:19 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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You have to be at least smart enough to know how to interpret data and know where to go to get reliable data. Then make your choice...


12 posted on 08/11/2021 6:51:58 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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Another anecdotal fact: Pfizer in Portage Michigan is now mandating that their employees be vaccinated, or provide 2 negative tests per week, on their on dime and their own time, to work there. This starts September 1. I know several people who work there, and there is a lot of anger.

Not a good look for the industry when the employees who make the drug refuse to take the drug....


13 posted on 08/11/2021 6:52:29 AM PDT by kevslisababy (I am a Genuine Female: No after market parts.)
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I went to my heart doctor yesterday. He didn’t even mention covid or the fake vax.


14 posted on 08/11/2021 6:53:39 AM PDT by dforest (huh)
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The scientific process is a great tool if used properly. Near as I can tell with respect to the EUA treatments, we are somewhere in the hypothesis step. Some may argue we are past that but I contend the variables part has been glossed over. Even discounting the many variables we are still early in the data gathering phase. Data analyzing is yet to be finished and we are certainly a long way from drawing conclusions.

As it stands, this science fair project would receive a “D” at the most.


15 posted on 08/11/2021 6:55:36 AM PDT by WinMod70
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I’ve always called myself the number one anti-vaccine guy on the planet I’ve been that way for at least 30 years

And I have three engineering degrees and chemical and mechanical engineering

All of my opinion about the evil vaccine industry comes from science

And once again I’m going to go ahead and posted the horrible terrible history of the vaccine industry and I hope everybody reads it

https://phoreveryoung.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/the-worst-cover-up-in-the-history-of-the-world-vaccinations-are-monkey-business/


16 posted on 08/11/2021 6:55:47 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! )
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This article is going to get the Branch Covidians all wee weed up.


17 posted on 08/11/2021 6:57:14 AM PDT by dforest (huh)
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I’m blue color but can read and do internet research. All I have to know is that the vaxxes are in Phase 3 trials until 2022/2023 and that there is a Phase 4. Seems that those trials would normally be completed long before mass vaxxing the entire globe.

Besides, they lost me at that first big lie of; With Covid = Of Covid. It’s been nothing but lie after lie ever since.


18 posted on 08/11/2021 7:02:08 AM PDT by Pollard
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If you are a Colorado Catholic you can print your "Religious Exemption" here:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/736432/

19 posted on 08/11/2021 7:05:09 AM PDT by G Larry (Those destroying the Constitution must demonize those who would defend it.)
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Only for Colorado Catholics? LOL! What about those that ID as that? :-)


20 posted on 08/11/2021 7:08:05 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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