Current Events > Red States are Vaccinating at a Lower Rate Than Blue States

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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/04/10/politics/vaccinations-state-analysis/index.html

One of the biggest obstacles in America's race to vaccinate against the coronavirus has been that substantial proportions of certain groups choose not to vaccinate.

The polling has suggested all along that Republicans would be less likely to get vaccinations than Democrats -- and this is now being seen in the real world.

Blue states are starting to outpace red states when it comes to vaccinations, and the instances where that isn't the case are often explained by other expected demographic patterns.

There are a few different ways to look at vaccination rates by state, but they are showing the same picture as of Thursday.

Let's first look at the percentage of those 18 and older with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

The top 10 states on this metric are New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, Alaska, and Minnesota and Rhode Island tied. Nearly all of these are states won by President Joe Biden last November, with Alaska and South Dakota as the exceptions.

Now look at the bottom 10 states on this metric: Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana, Wyoming, Missouri, Arkansas and Idaho. Former President Donald Trump won all of these states last year, except for Georgia.

Right now, 46% of those 18 and older in the average state Biden won have had at least one dose of the vaccine. That drops to 41% in the average state Trump won.

You could also look at the number of vaccines each state has administered for every 100,000 people 18 and older by the amount they have received for every 100,000 people 18 years and older. The story is pretty much the same.

Nine of the top 10 states on this metric are states Biden won last year. Eight of the bottom 10 states for vaccination are ones Trump won in 2020.

None of this should be surprising, examining the polling data. An NPR/Marist Poll in the field in late March suggested that we should be seeing a pattern just like this one.

That poll, like others, found that Democrats were far more likely to take the vaccine than Republicans were. Among Democrats, 47% said they had already received one dose of the vaccine. Just 33% of Republicans said they had. When asked whether they would eventually get it, 42% of Democrats said yes, compared with 23% of Republicans.

In other words, the gap that we're already seeing between blue states and red states in terms of vaccination rates is more than likely to widen.

Republicans and conservatives from Jerry Falwell Jr. to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to Trump have tried to make sure it doesn't widen and have spoken out in favor of the vaccines. Whether those efforts pay off with more Republicans willing to get vaccinated isn't clear.

It won't be easy.

Red states can't even spell vaccine please temper your expectations

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this is mindblowing

Red state doctors are consistently fatter so they move slower

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tote_all posted...

lol

This isn't really a fun stat.
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shockthemonkey posted...

I cant believe that vaccines are a partisan issue

Everything can be made into a partisan issue.

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shockthemonkey posted...

I cant believe that vaccines are a partisan issue

Taking the most basic precautions to protect yourself at no cost? Well that's just devilry/ communism/ doubting god/ some conspiracy theory/ whatever.

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Let the conservatives cull their own numbers.

Humble_Novice posted...

Let the conservatives cull their own numbers.

Not a good look...

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Trump: Covid is a hoax
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!
Trump: actually I got my vaccine and I encourage all of you to get yours too
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!

Mother of god, we finally found something Trump can say that his followers wont listen to

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oh and in 2 years when the elections come up again they'll point to this issue and scream that vaccination rates were down in red states because the dastardly democrats intentionally withheld vaccines in said states...

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littlebro07 posted...

Trump: Covid is a hoax
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!
Trump: actually I got my vaccine and I encourage all of you to get yours too
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!

Mother of god, we finally found something Trump can say that his followers wont listen to

The cultists conveniently deleting themselves from the gene pool will only help heal America.

littlebro07 posted...

Trump: Covid is a hoax
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!
Trump: actually I got my vaccine and I encourage all of you to get yours too
Trump cultists: The vaccine is a hoax!

Mother of god, we finally found something Trump can say that his followers wont listen to

He was loud and clear about downplaying covid for the greater part of 2020. Him saying he got the vaccine was subtle and quiet, almost as if he intentionally didn't want his followers to know, but he wanted to say it so it was on record.

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As much as I despise Pete Ricketts (Nebraskas governor) he at least posted a pic of him getting vaccinated last week and encouraged everyone to get one. And they opened up for everyone over 18 too. I was surprised.

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The New York Times ran a story yesterday that Mississippi has 73,000 unused vaccines up from 60 some thousand a few days before. The number is expected to grow.

Meanwhile other states can't get enough.

There should be a use/lose provision. Don't use it within a reasonable time? Send it back to the feds for redistribution.

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brestugo posted...

The New York Times ran a story yesterday that Mississippi has 73,000 unused vaccines up from 60 some thousand a few days before. The number is expected to grow.

Meanwhile other states can't get enough.

There should be a use/lose provision. Don't use it within a reasonable time? Send it back to the feds for redistribution.

I wonder if those vaccines are available in easily accessible places. It might be difficult for people to get to some of the vaccination sites.
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TheRealDill2000 posted...

I wonder if those vaccines are available in easily accessible places. It might be difficult for people to get to some of the vaccination sites.

I was "daydreaming" that an entrepreneur could set up a brief, short term "Vaccination tourism" business. Get a travel agent, book a flight, book a hotel and book an appointment.

It's MS so prices would be low. The "tourist" is paying for the privilege of flying in, getting the shot the same day, spending the night (or two) in case of side effects, then fly home. I'm sure they have CVS and Walgreens there.

Someone could figure out how to make this work.

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We're at a point in my state (South Carolina) where you don't even need to make an appointment anymore. Anybody over 16 can just walk in to a vaccination site and get it.

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TheRealDill2000 posted...

I wonder if those vaccines are available in easily accessible places. It might be difficult for people to get to some of the vaccination sites.

Were talking about pharmacies, not voting locations.

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lol they have cvs and walgreen's in those states too bro

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ghettoraider81 posted...

Were talking about pharmacies, not voting locations.

Got him!

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TheRealDill2000 posted...

I wonder if those vaccines are available in easily accessible places. It might be difficult for people to get to some of the vaccination sites.

I heard it's harder to get to rural locations due to storage issues.

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Its because theyre stupid

we all know this

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Squall28 posted...

I heard it's harder to get to rural locations due to storage issues.

In L.A. they're even using food trucks to get to housebound people - especially people that speak languages like Persian and Armenian (i.e. not widely spoken). They can get to the people.

The issue is the people don't want it.

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COVxy posted...

Not a good look...

How do you want it to look?

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brestugo posted...

Meanwhile other states can't get enough.

if Mississippi doesn't want to use the vaccine give em to other states.
better in someones arm instead of being wasted.

it's only 20 seconds of pain for 6 month's at least of not ending up with severe symptoms.
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kingdrake2 posted...

if Mississippi doesn't want to use the vaccine give em to other states.
better in someones arm instead of being wasted.

it's only 20 seconds of pain for 6 month's at least of not ending up with severe symptoms.

That's what I'm saying. Pass use/lose legislation. People are waiting up to 14 days in Los Angeles. I got mine in 4 but had to drive an hour out of town (1 hour in town+1 hour out of town) to get it.

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Red states have lower infection rates too though

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AtelierRyza3462 posted...

Red states have lower infection rates too though

They also test a lot less.

soooooooooo

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Tyranthraxus posted...

How do you want it to look?

I'd like it if people didn't wish people death just because the environment they grew up in.

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i heard red states are having a harder time scheduling covid shots because they're already getting diabetes treatments and timing is just difficult

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AtelierRyza3462 posted...

Red states have lower infection rates too though

Trust no number regarding infection rates from a red state.

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AtelierRyza3462 posted...

Red states have lower infection rates too though

Adjusted for population, they have the highest, and that's also not adjusting for population density

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I guess some people love things not being "back to normal" yet.

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