Your risks of getting into a traffic crash are significantly higher if you’re hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, says a government-funded study released in December.
“Vaccine hesitancy is a reflection of psychology that might also contribute to traffic safety,” it says, concluding that “An awareness of these risks might help to encourage more COVID vaccination.”
A premise of the study is that “vaccination uptake has stalled despite being safe, effective, and free.”
The study was financed by government entities, but one of them said a link was not evident between the study and the Encouraging Vaccine Confidence federal program, despite the lead author’s participation….