After over 9 months of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the United States and over 400,00 lost Americans, the initial batches of the vaccine are being distributed throughout the country. But, unfortunately, not everybody will be willing to take it and one of the important reasons will have to do with our toxic political landscape. …
COVID, much like so many other issues of the day, has been politicized, and that makes science communication behind the vaccine difficult. Simply put, in our current political climate, the moment an issue enters the political arena, debilitating polarization follows. It doesn’t particularly matter if an issue is based in science, like vaccines, or whether it’s a moral issue like abortion, the same process tends to unfold. CONTINUED
Dominik Stecula (Colorado State U.), Mischiefs of Faction