{"id":42008,"date":"2021-07-31T10:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=42008"},"modified":"2021-07-31T10:23:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:23:37","slug":"infographic-majorities-favor-u-s-vaccine-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=42008","title":{"rendered":"Infographic – Majorities Favor U.S. Vaccine Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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31 July 2021. As the more contagious delta variant becomes the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain, a clear majority of American adults now favors employers mandating Covid-19 vaccines. Those are the findings of a survey conducted last week by polling company Morning Consult<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online poll asked a representative sample<\/a> of U.S. adults if employers should require Covid-19 vaccines for residents, employees, or patrons of their businesses. More than half of respondents, 56 percent, say definitely or probably “yes”, while about one-third (32%) say definitely or probably “no”. Those responding “don’t know” or not answering are excluded. Current vaccination status explains much of the difference, with three-quarters (74%) of those already vaccinated in favor of employer vaccine mandates, with more than half (54%) of the unvaccinated opposed.<\/p>\n

As with most opinions on Covid-19 issues, political preference also plays a role. About three-quarters of Democrats (76%) are in favor of mandating vaccines, while half (49%) of Republicans are opposed. Nonetheless, nearly four in 10 (38%) of Republicans approve of employer vaccine mandates, as do almost half (46%) of independents.<\/p>\n

Morning Consult conducted the online survey 22-24 July, among a sample of 2,192 adults in the U.S. Percentages reported in the survey have a confidence interval, sometimes called margin-of-error, of +\/- 2 percent.<\/p>\n

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