
How The Country's Opinion Of Vaccines Has Changed In 365 Days
Newsy
The reasons range from concerns over the quick approval process and side effects, to objections to government mandates and misinformation.
It was a historic achievement celebrated by a Republican president eager to take credit for helping make it happen.
"Before Operation Warp Speed, the typical time frame for development and approval, as you know, could be infinity," former President Donald Trump said. "And we were very, very happy that we were able to get things done at a level that nobody has ever seen before. The gold standard vaccine has been done in less than nine months."
Now, one year after the first doses of COVID vaccine were administered in the U.S., it's members of former president Trump's own party who are most hesitant to get vaccinated, limiting the impact of the scientific breakthrough.