Vaccine hesitancy ranks atop his causes for concern. A wealth of polling data backs up the idea that vaccine hesitancy is highest among Republicans. Tate Reeves, seen at a press conference in Jackson, Miss., in January, says he's working to fight vaccine hesitancy and falling demand in his state. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)Politics: Correlation isn't causationOne infectious-disease expert and medical practitioner in the U.S. said it's simplistic to attribute vaccine hesitancy entirely to politics. WATCH | U.S. pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over blood clot reports:U.S. pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over blood clot reports News 7:34 The U.S. investigation of whether six cases of rare blood clots are linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may help give Canada modified guidance on the shot before it reaches Canada, says Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialist in Toronto.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2021 08:00 UTC