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Here Are The Groups Who Don�t Want A Vaccine�And Trump Voters Are Near Top
Nicholas Reimann
Nicholas ReimannForbes Staff
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I'm a news reporter for Forbes, primarily covering the U.S. South.

Topline

An NPR/PBS/Marist poll released Thursday shows a potentially big problem
in getting the country back to normal, with large members of these groups
saying they will refuse any vaccine (ranked from highest to lowest
percentage).
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Key Facts

Republican men: 49%.

Trump supporters: 47%.

Republicans: 41%.

White men without a college degree: 40%.

PROMOTED

White evangelicals: 38%.

People under 45: 37%.

Latinos: 37%.

Rural Americans: 36%.

Generation Z and Millennials: 36%.

Independent men: 36%.
Surprising Fact

The amount of Biden supporters who said they won't get vaccinated was only
10%, among the lowest listings in the poll.
Big Number

Nearly 35 million. That's how many Trump voters wouldn't get the vaccine
if the polling turns out to be correct, representing almost 17% of the
adult population.
Key Background

Polling has shown more Americans warming up to the idea of getting
vaccinated, and Thursday's poll gelled well with other surveys, finding
67% of American adults had either been vaccinated or plan to get a
vaccine. But it suggests there is still a big problem with getting Trump
supporters on board with vaccine plans, even though the U.S. has purchased
enough shots for essentially the entire population to be vaccinated by
this summer. Many Trump supporters have been skeptical of coronavirus
health guidelines from the get go, though, especially when it came to
restrictions on businesses and mask mandates. As of Thursday, every state
that did not have a mask mandate in place also had a Republican governor.
Chief Critic

Former President Donald Trump. His self-dubbed "Office of the Former
President" released a statement Wednesday calling the vaccine "beautiful"
and telling Americans they should credit him for its existence. "I hope
everyone remembers when they�re getting the COVID-19 (often referred to as
the China Virus) Vaccine, that if I wasn�t President, you wouldn�t be
getting that beautiful �shot� for 5 years, at best, and probably wouldn�t
be getting it at all. I hope everyone remembers!" Trump said in a
statement. Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump both reportedly
received the Covid vaccine at the White House in January.
Tangent

The poll also showed a continued decline in what was widely reported
vaccine hesitancy among the Black community as Covid vaccines were being
developed and rolled out. Only 25% of Black Americans said they were not
planning to be vaccinated�a lower number than white Americans (28%). The
polling did show a much higher rate of vaccine hesitancy among Latino
Americans, with 37% saying they did not plan to be vaccinated�much higher
than most other demographic groups included in the poll.
What To Watch For

Around 70% to 85% of the population will likely need protection for herd
immunity to be reached, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said. Based on Thursday's
poll, between Trump supporters and significant chunks of other demographic
groups, those numbers may prove difficult to reach.