People Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccines Are More Likely to Get in a Car Crash, 'Science' Says

People who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine are significantly more likely to get into a car crash, adding evidence to the theory that “anti-vaxxers often demonstrate other kinds of dangerous antisocial behavior,” — according to a study passed off as “science” and parrotted by the mainstream media.

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine, Canadian researchers analyzed data from 11.2 million individuals, 16% of whom had not received a COVID-19 vaccine and 84% of those who were vaccinated. A total of 6,682 car accidents were documented.

Patients who had received a COVID vaccine accounted for 5000 crashes (75% of total crashes), equal to an absolute risk of 530 per million. Unvaccinated patients accounted for 1,682 crashes (25% of total crashes), equal to an absolute risk of 912 per million.

Researchers concluded that unvaccinated individuals were 72% more likely to be involved in a traffic crash than vaccinated individuals and that vaccine hesitancy is a “reflection of psychology” that might affect vaccine safety.

“We theorized that individual adults who tend to resist public health recommendations might also neglect basic road safety guidelines,” the authors wrote. “The study question was, “Does COVID vaccine hesitancy correlate with the risks of a serious traffic crash?”

The increased risk of car crashes posed by unvaccinated drivers “exceeds the safety gains from modern automobile engineering advances and also imposes risks on other road users,” the authors wrote. Although researchers said the study shows no causal link between vaccine hesitancy and the risk of car crashes (while arguing it does), they noted results may relate to “a distrust of government or belief in freedom that contributes to both vaccination preferences and increased traffic risks.”

You really can’t make this stuff up. This is a legit “scientific” paper.

Researchers said the results may also relate to “misconceptions of everyday risks, faith in natural protection, antipathy toward regulation, chronic poverty, exposure to misinformation, insufficient resources, or other personal beliefs.” 

Good to know.

Here’s something else researchers didn’t emphasize and the corporate media failed to notice. It is well-established that teens and young adults are more likely than older drivers to cause car crashes because they are unable to recognize dangerous situations and are more likely to make critical errors that lead to severe accidents (at least according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Teens and young adult drivers are less likely to use seat belts, are more distracted drivers, more likely to drive over the speed limit, and are more likely to consume alcohol or other substances and get behind the wheel of a car. According to the study, alcoholism was a significant factor in car crashes whether vaccinated or not.

According to statistics by the National Safety Council, the overall crash rate per 100,000 licensed drivers steadily decreases as a driver's age increases. The same trend is true for fatal car crashes, with the exception of those 75 and older.

The deadliest age group on the road is drivers aged 25–34 (regardless of their vaccination status), followed by teens and young drivers. Depending on your source, drivers between the ages of 40 and 50 are statistically the safest drivers, and drivers over 65 are the least likely to be involved in a car crash.

Why is this relevant?

If you look at the Canadian study, more people in the unvaccinated cohort were in high-risk age groups for car accidents — and you will see more accidents in high-risk age groups regardless of vaccination status.

For example, 51% of individuals in the unvaccinated cohort were in the highest-risk age group (18-39) for car accidents, compared to only 32% in the vaccinated cohort. About 42% of people in the vaccinated cohort were statistically in the safest age group of drivers compared to 37% in the unvaccinated cohort. Approximately 25% of individuals were over the age of 65 in the vaccinated group compared to only 12% in the unvaccinated group. Researchers even noted that the smallest relative risk was for adults older than 65 — most of whom were vaccinated.

What researchers didn’t account for are the disparities between the two different categories I just pointed out.

Imagine that.

If you look at the accident data, you also see the disparities. For example, in the vaccinated 18-39 age group, there were 701 accidents. In the unvaccinated 18-39 age group, there were 1,198 accidents. There were far fewer car crashes in those over 65 years of age — most of whom were included in the vaccinated cohort.

Although researchers glossed over this little nuance, more accidents occurred in those who did not have COVID-19, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, compared to those who had COVID-19 infection. So, does getting a vaccine that doesn’t prevent COVID actually make you a safer driver?

Anyone who looks at this data would also notice that alcoholism (more common among the age groups included in the unvaccinated cohort), sleep apnea, and depression played a role in car accidents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated.

The authors suggest their findings are significant enough that doctors should counsel unvaccinated patients on traffic safety—and insurance companies might be able to raise their rates for unvaccinated drivers.

In reality, this “study” only shows what we already know to be true — high-risk age groups for traffic accidents are still high-risk regardless of their vaccination status. Perhaps science would be better served if researchers looked at the vaccination status of those responsible for car crashes who experienced cardiac events or “died suddenly” behind the wheel of a car.

Just a thought…

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