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The Partial Observer by Dr. Wolfgang Klietmann

Pro-vaccine, Pro-freedom Message Could Restore Public Trust

Americans’ trust in vaccines is at a historic low. Only about 40 percent of people now consider childhood vaccines “extremely important,” down from 64 percent in 2001.

Support for routine childhood shots has especially eroded among conservatives—largely due to the Biden administration’s disastrous, heavy-handed COVID vaccine mandates that infringed on Americans’ freedoms and violated their privacy.

The pandemic proved that scolding and threatening people doesn’t lead to more vaccinations. Just the opposite. It undermines trust in vaccines as a whole and leads to far fewer shots in arms.

So now, President Trump is pioneering a different approach—namely, our commander-in-chief is touting the benefits of vaccines, while emphasizing the importance of the doctor patient relationship. This approach promises to be far more effective at restoring public confidence in vaccines, especially among conservatives, than the Biden administration’s coercive tactics.

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