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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

What makes this extra complicated is that the people who are most eager to take vaccines are generally also people who (both by choice and by privilege) are most likely to also undertake other protective behaviors. So that isn't necessarily the group you need to be more careful. — PolitiTweet.org

@NateSilver538 Public health officials, rightly or wrongly, imagine their audience as Florida Man, eager to do the… https://t.co/sUTHfA4cIg

Posted Feb. 22, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@jbarro I should note that that's the high end of their range; they simulate values between 0% and 40% in terms of how much summer reduces transmission. And I'd guess that *range* is decently close to the consensus, i.e. some epis seem to think seasonality is a big deal and some do not. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 22, 2021

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It's a big win though when you can get a vaccine-skeptical person to take one. They may be the sort of person who is already going to crowded bars, not wearing masks, or has to work in crowded indoor settings. For them & their community, a vaccine may be the only line of defense. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 22, 2021