The compounded tragedy of conservative radio hosts dying of Covid-19
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1. A cousin in the old country that is a strident anti-vaxer.
2. An 80 year old guy about 2km down the road that, while reclusive, refused masks and vaccines.
3. My beloved wife - well educated at two of those 'progressive' east coast schools, took me three weeks to convince her to get vaccinated.
4. A long-time friend and colleague (we met on the USS Midway in the late 70s), that had a PhD in biology, died two months ago from cardiac arrest - I suspect that it was related to covid. He was black and distrusted governmental bodies.
The common thread for these four example cases is the confused 'data' and 'guidance' from organizations such as WHO, CDC, FDA, etc during the past 15-20 months. And last week, my wife showed me a table she built of contradictions from NGOs and internationals and national organizations. When looked at logically, I can see that some people (not necessarily the people that are the subject of the linked article) have a valid reason to doubt.
Final thought. I have a very rational neighbor that is both self-taught and well-educated (three university degrees). He confided to me recently that he distrusts the medical community and life scientists and social scientists. There are many reasonable people out there that have been shaken by the last 15 months such that they no longer know who or what to trust.