(CNN) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday encouraged "all Republican men" to get the Covid-19 vaccine, as new polls indicate many in the group are skeptical of getting the shot. I would encourage all Republican men to do that," said McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, on Monday, when asked what kind of messaging he can push as the GOP leader to help encourage people, specifically Republican men, that the vaccine is safe and they should get it. Similarly, a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll conducted this month, 49% of Republican men in the US say they don't plan to get vaccinated for Covid-19. Through a House-wide survey and interviews earlier this month , CNN found that 189 Democrats out of 219 in the House have been vaccinated. In that same survey, CNN also confirmed that 53 House Republicans out of 211 have been vaccinated.

Source: CNN March 29, 2021 20:25 UTC