Jeer: A poll released in late March by NBC News and Morning Consult contained a disturbing finding â 26% of those who are part of the Generation Z cohort, which includes those aged 25 and younger, have said they are not interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The reasoning? They believe their parents and grandparents are out of danger since they have received shots, their lives have largely gone on as they did before the pandemic, and if they catch the coronavirus, it wonât affect them all that much. This is extremely short-sighted. We need as many people as possible to be vaccinated in order to reach the herd immunity point where the virus has no one left to infect. Above all, thereâs no guarantee that young adults will emerge from COVID-19 unscathed if they catch it â there have been all too many twentysomethings who have died after contracting the virus, or who have to deal with severe symptoms for months. Letâs hope the members of Generation Z who a
Cheer: Those working within Fayette Countyâs vaccination task force, again, deserve praise. Their monumental efforts to get vaccine to those among the countyâs nearly 130,000 residents who want it has proven so successful that the registry has been exhausted of those eligible under the stateâs 1A phase. Getting Fayetteâs population vaccinated so quickly means that residents are safer from potential health complications brought on by contracting COVID-19. The lessened risk, we hope, will also translate to less trepidation about going out, and lead to a robust rebound for area businesses that have struggled so much this past year. With the state making all Pennsylvanians eligible for vaccine April 19, we look forward to watching the task forceâs great progress continue.