re: #153 Barefoot Grin

I wonder how they’re doing in all the little pop. 200 farm towns.

In the UK in rural places like the Scottish islands, age-18+ adults are 100% vaccinated, just about. It’s the big cities that are lagging in percentage terms. The reason is that the various health authorities prioritised the oldest members of the population for vaccines and rural communities tend towards older populations. The logistics of setting up clinics on, say, the Shetland Isles or isolated villages in the Highlands meant they vaccinated everyone regardless of age in one pass rather than only vaccinate the elderly then come back later for younger people.

Conversely the cities and urban areas are magnets for young people, students etc. who only started qualifying for vaccination appointments a couple of months ago after all the older folks received their vaccinations. They also have the Young Immortal mindset with the idea that COVID-19 will just bounce off their youthful immune system and they don’t have Frequent Flyer status with their local General Practitioner’s surgery like us old crumblies to remind them That All Flesh Is Grass. This means they’re in no hurry to get a needle in their arms.