More people are willing to get the vaccine. Republicans are still lagging but Trump could have done something to help if he had gotten his vaccination publicly. Republicans are a real obstacle to ending the pandemic – they oppose funding and many won’t take the vaccine.
NEW: Almost one-third of Republicans tell pollsters they ‘definitely won’t’ get vaccinated — a number that isn’t budging.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 8, 2021
Meet the GOP voters who could decide herd immunity. https://t.co/yjZiWUQzKU
Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly | Analysis by CNN's Harry Enten https://t.co/GA74cNWsp2
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 6, 2021
NEW: 69% of the public intends to get a COVID vaccine or already has, up significantly from 60% in November, according to new Pew polling. https://t.co/tjWFu3IjPE
— Axios (@axios) March 5, 2021
This is why it was so damaging and selfish that the Trumps didn’t publicize getting their vaccines. https://t.co/tlMu9y4NGA
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) March 2, 2021
A new Kaiser poll shows only 41% of Republicans say they want a vaccine as soon as possible or have already gotten it, tied for the lowest demographic group in the survey. https://t.co/ecxeYa65ku
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 1, 2021
We asked people in prison how they feel about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The majority of respondents said they would get vaccinated, but decades of subpar medical care have led many respondents to harbor a deep distrust of medical staff. https://t.co/JjcbviH9zC
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) March 1, 2021
Black vax hesitancy makes headlines, but the most reluctant group by far is white Republicans–a much larger group. https://t.co/WPqjSlHNpt pic.twitter.com/ytKlpOSQv4
— Deen Freelon (@dfreelon) March 1, 2021
This is encouraging news—->>
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) February 26, 2021
“public becoming more enthusiastic about getting a COVID-19 #vaccine.” https://t.co/3EXBceBp7M
A majority of Americans, 55%, now say they have either received at least one dose of the vaccine or they want it was soon as possible, up from 47% in January and 34% in December, according to a new @KFF poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) February 26, 2021
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is rising — except among Republicans https://t.co/SzzKYOYUvS pic.twitter.com/h6SIaGhOV9
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 24, 2021
NEW: 71% of Americans are now willing to get #COVID19 vaccines, Gallup poll finds (up from 65% in late December)
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) February 10, 2021
About 1 in 3 Americans say they likely won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Some experts say that’s bad news for any hope of achieving herd immunity in the U.S. https://t.co/G6gSNYKNiL
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2021