Nothing will change Ron Holloway’s mind when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine: he’s not going to get it. I just don’t see the need for it.”Holloway is among potentially millions of Republican-identifying men who say they don’t plan on getting the coronavirus vaccine. According to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey, 49% of Republican men told pollsters that they wouldn’t get the jab; the poll is among recent analyses claiming that vaccine hesitancy is highest among this demographic. Kendeou explained that vaccine hesitancy has traditionally been fostered by a number of known factors and said “the primary one is our perceived risk for an infection”. Why would you not want to?”Despite reported levels of heightened vaccine hesitancy or resistance, there is evidence that minds can change.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2021 09:00 UTC