A third of Americans believe COVID vaccine is ‘killing large numbers of people’
A third of Americans believe the COVID-19 vaccines are killing people en masse, according to a Rasmussen poll published last week.
Is the vaccine ‘killing large numbers of people’?
The survey asked 1,232 American voters whether they agreed with a statement by world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McColllough, who said last year that, "the vaccine is killing people, and is killing large numbers of people." Thirty-three percent of respondents said they agreed with the statement, including 16% who strongly agreed. Fifty-seven percent said they disagreed, including 39% who said they strongly disagreed. Eleven percent were undecided.
Split by vaccination status, 64% of those who are unvaccinated and 38% of those who received only one dose at least somewhat agreed with the statement. Just 10% of those who received boosters agreed that the injections are “killing large numbers of people.”
Do you regret taking the vaccine?
The survey also asked respondents if they regret taking the vaccine. Forty-three percent of those who received the vaccine but refused the boosters say they regret being vaccinated. Of those who were boosted, just ten percent wish they had not taken the vaccine. Overall, a quarter of American adults who received at least one dose of the vaccine regret doing so.
Do you trust pharmaceutical companies?
Unsurprisingly, the survey also found a correlation between vaccination status and trust in pharmaceutical and medical corporations. Eighty percent of those who have been boosted expressed having some trust in the pharmaceutical and medical industries, compared to 41% of those who received one vaccine dose and 30% of those who received none. Split along party lines, 70% of Democrats and 38% of Republicans said they have some trust in those industries.
Overall, 17% of respondents said they have a lot of trust in the pharmaceutical and medical industries, compared to 18% who said they have none at all.
Is the vaccine responsible for many unexplained deaths?
Although only a third of Americans agreed with Dr. McCollough’s statement, a separate Rasmussen poll published last year found that nearly half (49%) of Americans believe "it is likely that side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths."
In addition, 28% of respondents said they know at least one person who they think died from the vaccine. Interestingly, this included more Democrats (33%) than Republicans and the politically unaffiliated (26%).
