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The risk of death from coronavirus depends on political preferences

The risk of death from coronavirus depends on political preferences
The study showed that in the US, Republicans died from coronavirus more than Democrats. It is possible that this is due to the skepticism about vaccination.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans would save their lives if they were vaccinated against the coronavirus in time. A new study strongly suggests that the number of these excess or unnecessary deaths in Ohio and Florida was significantly higher among people who are strong supporters of the Republican Party. It was Republicans who were more reluctant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, which has so far killed more than a million US citizens and more than 6.5 million people across our planet.

Conservatives are more likely to believe fake news

A Cornell University study found that former US President Donald Trump was the biggest driver of misinformation about the disease. And European economists have found that watching a lot of news on Fox News, the mouthpiece of the Republican Party, correlates with vaccine hesitancy.

Scientists: the risk of early death depends on the gut

Statisticians have released some numbers showing the relationship between voting Republican and coronavirus deaths. It turned out that after vaccines became widely available, Republicans began to receive fewer shots. The authors of the study chose Ohio and Florida to analyze external excess mortality. Although none of the deaths in this column can be attributed to a specific cause, it is safe to assume that, in a global pandemic, the surge in excess deaths is overwhelmingly due to COVID-19. (READ MORE) Cornell University

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