The nation's major political parties are divided on more than just who will control the White House and Congress in coming years, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll.
"The poll shows that most of the nation still trusts the CDC and the FDA on vaccines," said Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF. "But there is a partisan gap, and most Republicans don't trust the nation's regulatory and scientific agencies responsible for vaccine approval and guidance."
Among all U.S. adults polled:
|- 23% said they definitely will get the new vaccine;
- 23% said they probably will get it;
- 19% said they probably will not get it; and
- One-third said they definitely will not get it.
As has been true throughout the pandemic, a much smaller share of Republicans (24%) than Democrats (70%) expect to get the new vaccine, a 46 percentage point gap. Several factors may contribute to the partisan divide:
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