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Do conservatives say they are less likely to get vaccinated?

By Gus Fisher
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In polls, many conservatives continue to voice vaccine skepticism, as do some conservative politicians and opinion leaders. A Marist/NPR/PBS/survey in late June found that half of Trump supporters say “they won’t get a shot, the highest of any group surveyed.”

KFF, a nonprofit focused on health policy, reports that vaccination rates in counties that supported Trump in 2020 lag behind rates in counties that carried by Biden. A three percentage-point gap in early April widened to nearly 12 points by early July.

KFF finds that vaccination rates among some other groups are also lagging. In a June survey, it found the largest single reason—cited by 20% of all unvaccinated adults—to be “concerns over possible side effects.” Those findings were largely unchanged since January.

Almost all recent U.S. hospitalizations and deaths associated with COVID-19 have been among unvaccinated people.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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NPR Findings from NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll
ABC News Vaccine-hesitant Americans reject delta variant risk, posing questions for pandemic recovery: Poll
KFF The red-blue divide in COVID-19 vaccination rates is growing
KFF Latest data on COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity
KFF KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: In their own words, six months later
AP News Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
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