New poll shows 'the public isn't onboard' with any type of COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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There is a political divide over whether receiving a COVID-19 vaccine should be a personal choice or should be mandated for all eligible adults. | Adobe Stock

A recent poll shows that most Americans believe that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine should be a matter of personal choice. 

A survey conducted by the Trafalgar Group, in partnership with the Convention of States Action, surveyed 1,077 likely general election voters and found overwhelming support for individual choice.

The poll found that most Americans believe that taking a COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandated. A majority (71.4%) said that it should be a personal choice, and only 21.8% supported a vaccine mandate.

Amongst party affiliation, the numbers did vary, but both major party affiliations still supported personal choice, with 58.7% of Democrats and 87.3% of Republicans, along with 67.2% of independents or third-party supporters agreeing.

President of Convention of States Action Mark Meckler said the poll was reflective of Americans' ability to make their own choices when it comes to health care.

“These numbers reveal that hundreds of millions of social media messages, a constant stream of propaganda from the press, paid TV and radio ad campaigns coast-to-coast, daily hammering from Biden administration officials, and cajoling from 'influencers' and celebrities on every possible communication platform are having one profound effect on the public. It’s all backfiring,” he said, according to the Convention of States website.

The Convention of States Action (COSA) is a grassroots political organization with over 5 million supporters across the country whose major objective is to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. COSA only promotes amendments that would impose limitations on the size and scope of the federal government.

Americans are not fond of being told what to do, Meckler added. “After being told ‘my body, my choice’ for nearly five decades by the same crowd now hypocritically pushing mandates, is it any wonder the public isn’t onboard?” he told the Convention of States website.

The Trafalgar Group is a public polling and market research firm known for remarkably accurate poll results that have earned them the title 'most accurate pollster' in several national elections.

According to Covid Act Now, Hawaii County reports that 63.3% of residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 54.6% being fully vaccinated. This amounts to 110,065 fully vaccinated people.