Table of Contents Republican Men Are Vaccine-Hesitant, But There's Little Focus on Them Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican, sits at his desk in the state Capitol wearing a face mask at the beginning of the legislative session in January. Finchem, who contracted COVID-19 last winter, is among the Republicans who refuse to get vaccinated against the disease. Ross D. Franklin The Associated Press Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the percentage of fully vaccinated adults. In December, Arizona Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem suffered from flu-like symptoms—headache, fatigue, body aches and chills. But it wasn’t the flu; he tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly three months later, his mother, who had recently contracted the coronavirus, died after battling throat cancer for over 40 years.