Less than half of Americans surveyed trust President Donald Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to deliver accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Tuesday poll.
Though both candidates polled below 50%, more adults said they trust Biden on the issue, the Axios poll showed. While 46% percent of adults said they trust Biden “a great deal” or a “fair amount,” 31% said the same about the president.
The number of Democrats who trust Biden regarding the virus, 80%, is greater than the amount of Republicans who trust Trump, 69%, according to the poll. More independents said they trust the former vice president, the poll showed. (RELATED: Trump Coronavirus Approval Hits All Time Low)
The poll also found that over half of respondents knew someone who had tested positive for the virus, and over 20% knew someone who had died.
Only 48% of Americans surveyed said that they would take a “first-generation COVID vaccine” once one becomes available, though 62% of Americans said that they would get a flu shot. The figure comes as the United States approaches 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a Johns Hopkins University database. (RELATED: Virginia May Mandate A Coronavirus Vaccine)
Barely half the country is now willing to take a Coronavirus vaccine. The attack on science has consequences.
CNN POLL:
Would Try To Get a Coronavirus Vaccine
Now 56%
May 66%— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 19, 2020
The poll was conducted from Aug. 21-24 among 1,084 American adults with a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
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