Will Republican political resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mutate into broader vaccine hesitancy?

Will Republican political resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mutate into broader vaccine hesitancy?

FiveThirtyEight |
In recent years, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, spurred by low vaccination rates in children, emerged in wealthy, liberal places.... But ...
‘Vaccine refusal has always been a place where left meets right’: Deconstructing the politics of the pandemic vaccine response

‘Vaccine refusal has always been a place where left meets right’: Deconstructing the politics of the pandemic vaccine response

FiveThirtyEight |
The modern anti-vaccination movement in America has often been associated with a stereotype of left-wing, coastal, white, wealthy moms — ...
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Herd immunity alone isn’t enough to save us. Why a vaccine is critical

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[G]etting to herd immunity without a vaccine isn’t as simple as the idea itself. A number of variables can affect ...
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‘Perfect storm’: Why the coronavirus shut the world down, when SARS, Ebola and swine flu didn’t

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In the past two decades, the world battled Ebola, SARS and more than one major flu outbreak. Those left tragedies ...

Genetic engineering could fix deadly banana virus

Motherboard |
You might be glad you stored those 18 black bananas in your freezer ("in case you want to make muffins"), ...