Three Guys Walk Into a Bar, Only Two Are Vaccinated
There’s no punchline — 35% of Americans will refuse the vaccine
Though “Operation Warp Speed” in the United States aims to deliver 300 million Covid-19 vaccinations by January 2021, the nation’s influencers, including health professionals, policymakers, and leaders, “have their work cut out for them in persuading Americans to take advantage” of a vaccine, says Gallop.
That’s because, according to their recent poll, over one-third of the United States will refuse to take the Covid-19 vaccination, when available — even if it were free.
The U.S. isn’t the only country in a race to the inoculation flag. Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was the first country to approve a vaccine after less than two months of human testing. And on August 24th, China revealed that it had been inoculating high-risk groups since late July.
“It could pretty much kill the acceptance of vaccination if it goes wrong” Jens Spahn, German Health Minister
In response, President Trump expressed disappointment in the FDA, declaring that they need to “focus on speed” on Twitter. Trump has said that a vaccine ready prior to the U.S. November elections…
