This existed before Trump
"How long-standing mistrust of government is hurting our vaccination efforts" Among those with a great deal of trust in the govt to provide Covid-19 info: 91% are vax'd. Among those with no trust, just 35% are. https://t.co/I7D5dKhyi4
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 10, 2021
“34% of Missourians listed mistrust of the government as a reason comp. to 23% of Kansans. 32% of Missouri residents said they don’t trust the vaccines while just 18% of Kansas res. said that was a concern…Officials, inc. Missouri Gov. Parson, have mischaracterized fed efforts https://t.co/g65qufMacy
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) July 18, 2021
Now, Trump is joining in.
Donald Trump's (latest) dangerous statement on vaccineshttps://t.co/iq5EGnieRA
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) July 19, 2021
A new @APPCPenn survey asked people who said they're not likely to get vaccinated to give their reasons why. The top reasons include "the vaccines were still too untested," worried about allergies/side effects, "don't trust the government," and "just not concerned" about Covid… pic.twitter.com/cgHrN47IUM
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 20, 2021
Watching the talk on vaccine skepticism is frustrating (for many reasons), but mainly because the assumptions on who isn’t getting vaccinated is off
— Chris Arnade 🐢 (@Chris_arnade) July 18, 2021
The un-vaccinated are like people who don’t vote. It isn’t about left/right politics. It is about a lack of trust in institutions pic.twitter.com/gaABE3kMsk
Sad! 