Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s foremost infectious disease expert, lamented on Sunday the “disturbing” trend of people refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they are voting for former President Donald Trump.
NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Fauci about a recent poll that found 47% of Trump voters said they would not get the vaccine, while only 10% of Biden voters opposed vaccinations.
“Do you think [President Donald Trump] does this even have to be recruited to get its constituents to take this vaccine? “Todd wondered.
“Chuck, I hope he does because the numbers you gave are so worrying,” replied Fauci, “how so large a section of a certain group of people would like to be vaccinated for more than political reasons. That makes absolutely no sense and I’ve been saying that for so long. “
“We need to separate political belief from what is common sense when it comes to public health,” he added. “The history of vaccination saved us from smallpox, polio, measles and all other diseases. What’s the problem here? This is a vaccine that will save lives for millions of people. How some groups wouldn’t want to for reasons I just don’t understand. “
Check out the video below from NBC.
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