Editorial: Trump should tell his fans to get the vaccine

The coronavirus does not discriminate based on political affiliation. Yet public opinion surveys in recent weeks suggest that a large segment of Republicans are hesitant to get the new vaccines against covid-19 infection. They should overcome their doubts, for their own good and for the nation’s. The vaccine is a safe and highly efficacious shield for each person, and also for society as a whole. Only when enough people either develop natural immunity or vaccine immunity — say 70 percent or more — will the pandemic abate. So the larger good rests on individual choices.