Majority Say Public Figures Shouldn't Criticize the Unvaxed
Aug 4, 2021 15:19:08 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Aug 4, 2021 15:19:08 GMT -5
Poll: Majority Say It Is Inappropriate for Public Figures to Criticize the Unvaccinated
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky speaks to the press after visiting the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Walensky recently said she had a sense of "impending doom" as the rate of coronavirus infection has recently been rising across the U.S. …Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images
HANNAH BLEAU4 Aug 2021434
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A majority of Americans do not believe it is appropriate for public figures to criticize unvaccinated Americans, particularly as a tactic to drive up vaccination rates, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found.
The survey asked respondents “Do you believe public figures being openly critical of Americans who choose not to be vaccinated is an appropriate way to increase vaccination rates?”
The vast majority, 59.8 percent, said no, followed by 23.7 percent who said yes, and 16.5 percent who were unsure.
Republican respondents overwhelmingly disagree with public officials vaccine-shaming. Over three-quarters, 77.7 percent, said it is not an appropriate way to drive up vaccination rates while 61.4 percent of independent voters agree. A plurality of Democrats, 40.5 percent, said it is not an appropriate method, while 36 percent said it is and 23.5 percent said they were unsure.
“Name-calling citizens who choose not to be vaccinated is immoral and dangerous. Once again, Washington DC and its allies in big business and big media are hugely out-of-step with the overwhelming sentiments of the American people across all political parties and perspectives,” Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action, said in a statement.
“And, unfortunately, relying on leaders with common sense in our nation’s capital to take a stand isn’t getting the job done,” he continued.
“The American people must rise up at the local and state level and continue to demand that their representatives in their own states and communities do right by them,” he added.
The survey, taken July 29-August 1, 2021, among 1,085 likely general elections voters, has a margin of error of +/- 2.98 percent.
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky speaks to the press after visiting the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Walensky recently said she had a sense of "impending doom" as the rate of coronavirus infection has recently been rising across the U.S. …Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images
HANNAH BLEAU4 Aug 2021434
3:18
A majority of Americans do not believe it is appropriate for public figures to criticize unvaccinated Americans, particularly as a tactic to drive up vaccination rates, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found.
The survey asked respondents “Do you believe public figures being openly critical of Americans who choose not to be vaccinated is an appropriate way to increase vaccination rates?”
The vast majority, 59.8 percent, said no, followed by 23.7 percent who said yes, and 16.5 percent who were unsure.
Republican respondents overwhelmingly disagree with public officials vaccine-shaming. Over three-quarters, 77.7 percent, said it is not an appropriate way to drive up vaccination rates while 61.4 percent of independent voters agree. A plurality of Democrats, 40.5 percent, said it is not an appropriate method, while 36 percent said it is and 23.5 percent said they were unsure.
“Name-calling citizens who choose not to be vaccinated is immoral and dangerous. Once again, Washington DC and its allies in big business and big media are hugely out-of-step with the overwhelming sentiments of the American people across all political parties and perspectives,” Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action, said in a statement.
“And, unfortunately, relying on leaders with common sense in our nation’s capital to take a stand isn’t getting the job done,” he continued.
“The American people must rise up at the local and state level and continue to demand that their representatives in their own states and communities do right by them,” he added.
The survey, taken July 29-August 1, 2021, among 1,085 likely general elections voters, has a margin of error of +/- 2.98 percent.
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