Experts Take Vaccination Pleas To Right Wing Media

The Hill reports:

Top public health experts and officials are developing new strategies to reach out to the conservatives most skeptical of or hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

The efforts are targeting supporters of former President Donald Trump, who have emerged as the most significant hurdle to widespread vaccination. The officials and experts are making appearances on Fox News and Newsmax, and taking part on panels with prominent conservative politicians to reach out to vaccine skeptics on the right.

The underlying mistrust comes after a year in which President Trump and his allies played down the severity of a virus that has killed more than half a million Americans already.

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At that point, convincing skeptical conservatives to get a shot could mean the difference between the US achieving herd immunity and resuming normal life, or variants of COVID-19 getting second and third winds, leading to new lockdowns or restrictions. https://t.co/DTVyykedrZ

— The Hill (@thehill) March 25, 2021