A majority of Americans now support requiring public school students aged 12 or older to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they can attend classes in person, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey that shows lingering divisions along partisan, racial and ethnic lines.
Nearly three in four Democrats favor a vaccine mandate for the students while 59 percent of Republicans are opposed. Just over half of self-described independents also are against the mandates. That foretells sharp divisions across the country this fall and winter as local school districts weigh Covid-19 requirements. CONTINUED
Adriel Bettelheim, Politico
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