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Over half of Americans likely to say ‘no’ to COVID vaccine: Kaiser poll

October 2, 2023 | | Print Article

A majority of Americans are turning their back on continued COVID shots according to a new poll that detailed partisanship of protracted pokes.

COVID-19 panic porn has evidently lost its luster for the American public despite threats of a “tripledemic” packaging peaks for the seasonal flu, RSV and the ever-lingering ‘rona. Wednesday, the San Francisco-based Kaiser Family Foundation released the results from a COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll that found more than half were opting out of perpetual dosing.

Conducted from Sept. 6-13, the KFF study found that 52% of those polled said they would probably not (19%) or definitely not (33%) get the new jab. Among those who had received previous does, 37% said they would not get another.

Additionally, they highlighted the partisan divide, notably present since the onset of lockdowns and masking, and posted to social media Sunday, “As has been true throughout the pandemic, a much smaller share of Republicans (24%) than Democrats (70%) expect to get the new COVID-19 vaccine – a 46 percentage point gap, according to our latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll.”

The same poll found that only 36% of identifying Republicans had confidence the COVID shots were safe whereas 84% of Democrats held that position. However, the ongoing pressure campaign appeared to work on some as 1% of those who had yet to take the shots reported that they would take the new one and another 5% were leaning toward doing the same.

Meanwhile, nearly 80% who withstood billions of dollars worth of marketing coercion, threats to lose their jobs or actual loss of employment, and ostracization from friends and even family remained adamant in resisting the experimental mRNA technology.

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Along with the split among voting groups, age and race demographics found a majority for those over the age of 65 years old planning on getting the latest shot and narrower splits for Hispanic and black respondents.

With the majority turning their back on baring their arm to Big Pharma, KFF president and CEO Drew Altman still spun a positive message on the results and said in a statement, “The poll shows that most of the nation still trusts the CDC and the FDA on vaccines — but there is a partisan gap, and most Republicans don’t trust the nation’s regulatory and scientific agencies responsible for vaccine approval and guidance.”

Additional questions found that Republicans were less likely to ascribe to oft-proven ineffective mitigation measures like masking with only 16% willing to change their behavior as a precaution against COVID while 58% of Democrats remained committed to trusting The Scienceâ„¢.

As it happened, Monday, the Nobel Prize committee announced that the winner of the 2023 award in Physiology or Medicine went to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19,” as populations continue to learn in dribs and drabs the consequential side effects attributed to mass distribution of experimental technology.

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