An additional report, from a Navy ship in the Middle East (transporting Marines)where my sister-in-law is an officer. They have just started vaccinating and something like 1/3 to 1/2 of people are not getting the vaccine. The ship is constantly announcing that vaccines are available and trying to get people to come get it.
Until the President authorizes it, the military cannot force soldiers/sailors to get the vaccine.
I am still trying to figure out the nuances between those who want the vaccine and those who don't. Class certainly plays a role, but there is more than class to it. I'm not sure if it's politics? Age/generation cohorts? There's a matrix and I haven't sorted out which combination of factors predicts inclination to be vaccinated. I know plenty of non-PMC people who really want the vaccine. But they are all Baby Boomers. I can't think of any non-PMC people in my acquaintance who are Gen X and want the vaccine. (The millennials I know are all PMC.) People who *aspire* to the PMC, but aren't, also seem to be pro-vaccine. Liberals seem to be more likely to want it, but some conservatives do too...
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Until the President authorizes it, the military cannot force soldiers/sailors to get the vaccine.
I am still trying to figure out the nuances between those who want the vaccine and those who don't. Class certainly plays a role, but there is more than class to it. I'm not sure if it's politics? Age/generation cohorts? There's a matrix and I haven't sorted out which combination of factors predicts inclination to be vaccinated. I know plenty of non-PMC people who really want the vaccine. But they are all Baby Boomers. I can't think of any non-PMC people in my acquaintance who are Gen X and want the vaccine. (The millennials I know are all PMC.) People who *aspire* to the PMC, but aren't, also seem to be pro-vaccine. Liberals seem to be more likely to want it, but some conservatives do too...