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Nearly half of Republicans swear they will refuse the shot

  • Monmouth University polled 809 Americans about their attitudes toward the pandemic and the US response 
  • More than half of respondents said they will get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible 
  • But nearly a quarter said they would likely never get a shot if they didn’t have to
  • Republicans were 10-times more likely than Democrats to refuse vaccination 
  • Mistrust is among the issues holding up the US vaccine rollout which has seen just 8.2% of the population get one or more doses 
  • Both vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer are safe and at least 94% effective  

Natalie Rahhal – Daily Mail Feb 4, 2021

Nearly a quarter of Americans say they will never get a COVID-19 vaccine if they can help it, a new poll reveals.

It comes as COVID-19 deaths in the US surpass 450,000 amid a vaccine rollout that got off to a painfully slow start and was hampered by distrust of the shots.

Monmouth University’s poll, released Wednesday, found that nearly two months into the rollout, only half of Americans want the vaccine as soon as possible.

And Republicans were more likely to refuse the shot, with 42 percent saying they will avoid getting vaccinated if at all possible.

Both COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the US – made by Pfizer and Moderna – are safe and at least 94 percent effective, but the new survey suggests that public confidence in the shots is still relatively low.

Monmouth University surveyed 809 Americans about a wide range of their attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic and the US response.

The American effort to get COVID-19 under control has been mired in mistakes, delays and general disorganization.

Still the development and emergency approval of two coronavirus vaccines in under a year was a monumental feat for science.

But scientists have a saying about vaccines: Vaccines don’t save lives – vaccinations save lives.

In that light, the US has struggled.

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