"I've done my own research and decided not to get the vaccine".

[YP_Yooper]

55. people consider all sources of information to be equal. They are not.

So what happens when real research (NIH, Lancet, NEJM) does not agree with health policy? Just an example

I was booted just before omicron from Daily Kos for posting peer-reviewed research from the NIH and NEJM that disagreed with Fauci and the safety of being around others who are vacc'd... basically because I wanted to make sure my elderly parents understood that being vaccinated themselves, they should still wear a mask and social distance even with others who are vacc'd. Was a hard case to make to those who think they are immune, even before omicron.

"How dare you challenge Fauci. He knows more than you ever would. You must be a Trumper. You have no place here." Umm, no, Fauci may use science as a basis, but policy includes science, business, politics, economy, population tendencies, and strategies to incentivize the masses to do what is needed.

If we follow REAL research, it's far more consistent over the long haul than running on a policy based on a hypothesis that has yet to prove itself out. As pointed out in many other posts here, most of the US can't even read a research paper, and relies on political party first, headlines, FB, and tweets for their "science".