Former Trump vaccine chief "very concerned" about GOP vaccine hesitancy
Washington — Moncef Slaoui, the former scientific head of Operation Warp Speed during the Trump administration, said he's "very concerned" and perplexed by hesitancy among some Republicans to take COVID-19 vaccines, and encouraged former President Donald Trump and GOP leaders to engage GOP voters to convince them of the vaccines' efficacy and safety.
"I think it's really concerning that there are hesitations in the population and we need to work very hard regardless of the political positioning of people, that people understand that vaccines are very important and are going to help us really manage and control this pandemic," Slaoui said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "I'm very concerned, very concerned that for political motivation, people decide to actually place themselves and the people around them in harm's way by refusing to be vaccinated."
Slaoui added that "we need to do every effort we can to explain to people that vaccines have nothing to do with politics. These vaccines are safe. They are highly effective."
CBS News polling shows Republicans are the most likely group to say they don't want the vaccine, which could pose a challenge to reaching herd immunity in the U.S. A recent CBS News poll found 34% of Republicans say they will not be vaccinated against the coronavirus, compared with 30% for independents and only 10% of Democrats.
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