Polling analysis: Can vaccine hesitancy be reduced by a president’s encouragement?

Many Americans still express reluctance about getting vaccinated for COVID-19, which could leave many unnecessarily vulnerable to the disease and hinder the country’s return to normalcy. Many wonder whether presidents — especially former President Trump — could impact people’s willingness to get vaccinated. CBS News ran an experiment to explore this question with respect to both Presidents Biden and Trump. …

Our experiment took the form of a short survey, but there was a twist. Each respondent was randomly assigned to see either an extra question about Mr. Biden endorsing the vaccine; an extra question about Mr. Trump doing so; or no extra question at all. CONTINUED

Kabir Khanna, Jennifer De Pinto & Anthony Salvanto, CBS News


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