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BigmanPigman

(51,615 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 04:00 AM Dec 2022

People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents....

"People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents, according to a new study
The findings could justify changes to driver insurance policies, the authors say."

"...Or at least those are the findings of a new study published this month in The American Journal of Medicine. During the summer of 2021, Canadian researchers examined the encrypted government-held records of more than 11 million adults, 16% of whom hadn’t received the COVID vaccine."

"They found that the unvaccinated people were 72% more likely to be involved in a severe traffic crash—in which at least one person was transported to the hospital—than those who were vaccinated. That’s similar to the increased risk of car crashes for people with sleep apnea, though only about half that of people who abuse alcohol, researchers found."

"Of course, skipping a COVID vaccine does not mean that someone will get into a car crash. Instead, the authors theorize that people who resist public health recommendations might also “neglect basic road safety guidelines.”

"Why would they ignore the rules of the road? Distrust of the government, a belief in freedom, misconceptions of daily risks, “faith in natural protection,” “antipathy toward regulation,” poverty, misinformation, a lack of resources, and personal beliefs are potential reasons proposed by the authors."

https://fortune.com/well/2022/12/13/covid-unvaccinated-greater-risk-car-crash-traffic-accident-new-study-says-canada-government-records-pfizer-moderna/

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People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents.... (Original Post) BigmanPigman Dec 2022 OP
So...... Idiotic assholes are idiotic assholes... RockRaven Dec 2022 #1
On MSNBC tonight they ran a story that I had already read on DU BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #2
I heard that, too NJCher Dec 2022 #4
I think the voting connection BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #5
Reckless About Covid - And - Reckless Drivers.....nt global1 Dec 2022 #3
Well said! Stuart G Dec 2022 #6

RockRaven

(14,982 posts)
1. So...... Idiotic assholes are idiotic assholes...
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 04:06 AM
Dec 2022

Statistically speaking, anyway?

Okay. My worldview is not shaken or rent asunder if that is indeed so.

BigmanPigman

(51,615 posts)
2. On MSNBC tonight they ran a story that I had already read on DU
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 04:09 AM
Dec 2022

several months ago. There're other studies which show that Covid killed more GQP voters than Dems and it may have had an influence on the Nov elections. Good!!!

NJCher

(35,703 posts)
4. I heard that, too
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 04:56 AM
Dec 2022

wasn't it in relation to some bullsh#$@t DeSantis is espousing?

This is very interesting. I always wondered why anyone would not want a vaccine to protect themselves, and this pretty much covers the reasons:

Distrust of the government, a belief in freedom, misconceptions of daily risks, “faith in natural protection,” “antipathy toward regulation,” poverty, misinformation, a lack of resources, and personal beliefs are potential reasons proposed by the authors."


BigmanPigman

(51,615 posts)
5. I think the voting connection
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 05:03 AM
Dec 2022

was made before Deathsantis's BS claims. If he were bright he would want more voters in FL to live so he would get their votes. He needs to think long term. Damn, what am I saying. We want him to lose so KEEP IT UP, DUDE! He will kill off his constituents.

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