{"id":66761,"date":"2021-05-26T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66761"},"modified":"2021-05-26T17:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:00:38","slug":"liberals-are-so-fearful-about-slowing-covid-vaccination-rates-the-media-has-gone-into-full-blown-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66761","title":{"rendered":"Liberals are so fearful about slowing COVID vaccination rates, the media has gone into full-blown outrage."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stalled COVID vaccination rates draw outrage from media liberals<\/h1>\n

For weeks, numerous observers have bemoaned the fact that the vaccination rate \u2018has stalled\u2019 after \u2018months of growth,\u2019 as an April New York Magazine piece put it.<\/em><\/h3>\n

By Calvin Freiburger<\/p>\n

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May 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews<\/a>) \u2014 After an initial rush, more than half of the U.S. population seems in little hurry to get their own COVID-19 vaccinations, yet vaccine activists remain committed to increasing complaints with sticks rather than carrots.<\/p>\n

As of May 23<\/a>, more than 130 million Americans have fully taken one of the three abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccines with emergency-use authorization in the United States, or 39.2% of the population. Among the states, the highest vaccination percentage in the country is Maine at 51.9%.<\/p>\n

For weeks, numerous observers have bemoaned the fact that the vaccination rate \u201chas stalled\u201d after \u201cmonths of growth,\u201d as an April New York Magazine<\/em> piece<\/a> put it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main reason those who plan not to be vaccinated give for their reluctance is a preference to wait and confirm it is safe (24%) or doubting that the health effects from the disease would be serious if they contracted it (21%),\u201d Gallup reports<\/a>. \u201cAnother 17% are concerned about the speed with which the vaccine was developed, and 16% do not trust vaccines in general. Fewer attributed their unwillingness to other causes.\u201d<\/p>\n

This hesitancy has elicited intense hostility from many public personalities. USA Today<\/em> columnist Michael Stern calls for<\/a> \u201cshunning\u201d vaccine-hesitant Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cRestaurants, movie theaters, gyms, barbers, airlines and Ubers should require proof of vaccination before providing their services,\u201d he writes. \u201cAnd it shouldn\u2019t stop there. Businesses should make vaccination a requirement for employment. A COVID-19 outbreak can shut down a business and be financially devastating. And failure to enforce basic health and safety measures is not fair to employees who have to work in offices, factories and stores where close contact is required. Things should get personal, too: People should require friends to be vaccinated to attend the barbecues and birthday parties they host. Friends don\u2019t let friends spread the coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another example, left-wing talk show host Jimmy Kimmel released a public service announcement in which several unidentified doctors and nurses encourage audiences to get vaccinated, albeit mostly by asserting their perceived moral and intellectual superiority, mocking and condescending to Americans with concerns, and even cursing and flashing their middle fingers at the audience.<\/p>\n

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