As a fourth wave of the coronavirus surges, Americans by a wide margin say protecting the common good is more important than ensuring personal liberty when considering whether to require people to get a COVID-19 vaccination or wear a protective mask.
The poll found broad backing for tough steps against those who were eligible to get the vaccine but declined:62% supported employers requiring workers to get the vaccination.65% supported a ban on the unvaccinated traveling by airplane or mass transit.71% said colleges had a right to require students to be vaccinated to return to campus.
Among those surveyed, some steps were seen as going too far; 62% opposed firing the unvaccinated from their jobs. But a majority also rejected the idea that nothing should happen to them as a result of their decision. Three-fourths of those surveyed reported getting at least one dose of a vaccine. That group included 86% of Democrats, 73% of independents and 66% of Republicans.
David Lintz, 41, a property manager from Lubbock, Texas, hasn't been vaccinated and questioned whether it was necessary.
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