By Celine Castronuovo - 03/11/21 03:58 PM EST
Nearly half of U.S. men who identify as Republicans said they have no plans to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll released Thursday.
The study, which surveyed 1,227 U.S. adults from March 3 to March 8, found that approximately 30 percent of Americans overall said they do not plan on getting vaccinated.
The poll found a higher amount of opposition among Republicans, with 41 percent saying they would not get one of the three federally approved coronavirus vaccines and 49 percent of Republican men saying the same. Fifty percent of GOP men said they would get the vaccine or had already got it. One percent was unsure.
For weeks now, Mary McDarby has lived in vaccine limbo.
Her husband qualified for the coronavirus vaccine more than two months ago. Because he has later-stage emphysema, though, his lungs cannot tolerate cold air. Even the short distance between the parking lot and the door of a vaccine clinic could pose a threat.
The other option, bringing the vaccine to him, also has proved impossible. For McDarby, the silence from officials has left her feeling abandoned.
âI thought, thereâs gotta be a lot of disabled people in our situation,â she said. âBut, I canât find any information about it.â