Only 39% of people in poll said that the science on vaccines ‘is clear and it is damaging to question it’
Nearly half of Americans are somewhat skeptical of vaccines, a new poll has found.
Some 46% of U.S. adults who responded to a Public First poll by Politico in March agreed that “facts on vaccines are still up for debate and it is damaging to enforce their uptake.”
In contrast, only 39% said that the science on vaccines “is clear and it is damaging to question it.”
The results of the survey are in line with the views of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic and founder of the Republican “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
Obviously you’re correct in a vacuum, but this isn’t a vacuum. There’s a context of that question that you’re seemingly ignoring for some reason. Nobody answering this question is saying vaccine should be questioned in a rigorous scientific context. That’s not what the questions asking that’s not what the answers are telling. They’re saying it should be questioned by people selling you vials of silver on their podcast. They’re saying it should be questioned by influencers. They’re saying it should be questioned by whack jobs. They’re saying it should be questioned by people with brainworms.
Because it was already questioned by scientists. That’s called the scientific method. Peer review is already a part of our scientific process. So let’s not pretend like that’s not the context of the question and the answers. We should all be smart enough to realize that.