White House faces challenge overcoming GOP vaccine hesitancy
President Biden cautioned in his prime-time address Thursday that it would take a united front among all Americans to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, but the White House is finding it may face an uphill battle convincing those on the other side of the aisle to get vaccinated.
Public polling has shown Republicans are less likely to get the coronavirus vaccine than Democrats. A PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll released Thursday found 41 percent of Republicans said they would not get the shot, and a CBS News poll released late last month found 34 percent of Republicans said they will not be vaccinated for COVID-19.
The disparity presents a serious problem for a Democratic administration coming out of a contentious election season, mainly because Biden, Vice President Harris, former President Obama and other high profile Democrats are unlikely to persuade enough conservatives to get the shot.
"We recognize as a Democratic administration with a Democratic president that we may not be the most effective messenger to communicate with hardcore supporters of the former president, and we have to be clear-eyed about that," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
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