Some researchers wanted to take a look at how what effect, if any, the growing mountain of misinformation (facts) about the COVID vaccines had on uptake, be it first dose, second, boosters, or the bivalent; what they found pissed them off.
Looking across U.S. states, we observe a negative association between vaccination uptake rates and online misinformation (Pearson R=–0.49, p<0.001). Investigating covariates known to be associated with vaccine uptake or hesitancy, we find that an increase in the mean amount of online misinformation is significantly associated with a decrease in daily vaccination rates per million.
And they are very upset about it. Igor Chudov, one of many of those who went on a relentless pursuit of the truth (defined by the left, the media, and these researchers as misinformation), crunched their numbers, and this is what he discovered.
Guesstimating the difference between the “no misinformation” point and the “typical misinformation” point, we can see that we could change the minds of about 3% of Republicans and about 8% of Democrats. As the period covered by the study is only four months (Jan 4 to Mar 25), the effect over the last three years is much greater.
Job well done! Thank you, my reader, if you ever shared my posts with your friends or online communities – your time was not wasted.
Thank you, indeed, to Igor and the rest, as well as our readers, who made our posts on the topic popular and well-read. You saved lives. We’ve not only managed to pierce the veil, so to speak, efforts to debunk the so-called misinformation (vaccine truth) had the opposite effect. All of which leads nicely into this reminder.
We have encouraged our readers – when verbally assaulted or challenged by emergency use vaccine enthusiasts – to say, oh, so you’ve got both shots, all the boosters, and the bivalent? And you’re planning on getting the updates as well? Almost no one has or will. In the rare event they did and are not lying, well, good for you. Putting your arm out for your convictions like that. Very brave.
For everyone else, you say, really, what made you vaccine hesitant? If they claim not to be, well, the CDC is still recommending all these boosters, and you’ve not heeded them, there must be a reason. Are you denying their science?
Are you hoping to kill Grandma?
