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Re:Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on Pfizer vaccine ... by dTal on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:12PM (#29084189)
>most anti-vaxxers have advanced degrees and above average IQ

I find this deeply implausible, both from first principles and personal experience. Can you back this extraordinary claim up?

This study shows a negative correlation between IQ and covid vaccine hesitancy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8133799/

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Re:Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on Pfizer vaccine ... by jimmygrapes on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:40PM (#29084668)
Why is IQ an acceptable measure HERE but any other use of IQ correlating with behavior is shot down?
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Re:Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on Pfizer vaccine ... by dTal on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:18PM (#29087512)
The parent asserted a correlation. I contradicted it. Neither of us explicitly cited IQ as a "measure" of anything, but also I expect neither of us would object to doing so in broad strokes. So you'll have to find someone else to ask.
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