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Vaccines were becoming partisan before Covid-19

The history of a polarized issue

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Matthew Yglesias
Jan 11, 2022
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Today, overall partisanship and views on Covid-19 vaccines are strongly aligned. Democratic Party elected officials may possess a range of opinions about the merits of vaccine mandates, but sentiment generally favors some mandates, and enthusiasm for voluntary vaccination is practically universal.

But even a relatively pro-vaccination GOP figure like Mi…

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