From the New York Times this morning: That is, Democratic ( Blue, but here shown to be darker green ) states are doing well in getting COVID-19 vaccinations.  Below, again Democrats want those shots, but not Republicans, nor Blacks. Why are Republicans so reluctant?  Something to do conservative viewpoints, like not wanting to wear masks or general defiance of the government.  For Blacks, there is a general mistrust of the Feds.  The third reluctant vaccine takers are the lesser educated.   “Most of the states where vaccination rates are lowest happen to be ones where the Black population is high and where the percentage who graduated from college was low,”   CNN’s Harry Enten writes , “while the reverse is true in the states with high vaccination rates. ”   So what can the Biden administration do?  I still think if you make a vaccination passport a requirement for entering sporting events or boarding buses, planes and ships, while sort of un-American, this should gain the support of

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