Good relevant article Will Leitch.

We managed to turn a health issue into a political one.

But that aside, we in America are dreadful at assessing risk. My neighbor is not rushing to get her vaccine because a relative died from getting one. I expressed that this was indeed unfortunate (particularly for him) but was not evidence that she is safer not getting the needle. How do you quickly teach a person statistics, math -- arithmetic even? And, the difference between evidence and the colorful captivating anecdotal?