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Imallin4Joe

(885 posts)
Thu Dec 10, 2020, 09:35 AM Dec 2020

Americans increasingly willing to get COVID-19 vaccine: Poll [View all]

Source: ABC News

With the U.S. on the cusp of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine, public health experts warn that even a highly effective vaccine won't help if people aren't willing to take it.

And while numerous polls throughout the fall showed many Americans were reluctant to take a hypothetical vaccine, now that there are two new, highly-effective vaccines on the immediate horizon, new polls are suggesting that Americans are more and more willing to get vaccinated.

A new Gallup poll published Dec. 8 shows that Americans' willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine has ticked up to 63%.

In a recent interview with The New York Times, Fauci stated that vaccine uptake would need to be "at least 75%. Hopefully close to 80-85%" in order to achieve "herd immunity" and stop the virus in its tracks.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/americans-increasingly-willing-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-poll/ar-BB1bOjug?li=BBnb7Kz



The eggshell of American anti-vax stupidity is showing cracks.

Education is the answer. So is science.

Run ads encouraging people to get covid-vaxxed. Encourage family members to get it.

Our voices are starting to be heard.
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