My husband and I had our flu shots at Costco last week and our 5th COVID boosters two weeks prior. No third eye or extra appendage growth yet.
What is amazing to me is the extent of doubt and disbelief in the actual science and factual results of a case study of millions and millions of people over the course of a couple years (in addition to the decade of development of the vaccines) and the instant acceptance of nearly every nefarious claim, disinformation and obvious lies. Maybe this is Dunning-Kruger, I'm not sure but all you have to do is read some posts above for an example.
My parents also disputed this claim as some kind of Dem election strategy.
Lower vaccination rates among Republicans could explain the partisan gap, but some researchers say mask use and social distancing were bigger factors.
www.nbcnews.com
Naturally the lack of trust in intuitions and government plays a huge role but this is way beyond that alone.