One in four Americans think they know a person who died from the adverse effects of covid vaccines
According to Rasmussen research, nearly half of Americans think COVID-19 vaccines may be responsible for many unexplained deaths, and more than a quarter say someone they know could be among the victims.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey finds that 49% of American adults believe it is likely that side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths, including 28% who believe it is very likely. 37% do not believe that a significant number of deaths have been caused by vaccine side effects, including 17% who believe it is not likely at all. Another 14% aren't sure or don't know.
Even more 28% of adults say they personally know someone whose death may have been caused by the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, while 61% are unaware and another 10% are not sure.
To give an example of how widespread this thought is in the US, the documentary Died Suddenly has been criticized for promoting "debunked" anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, but has been seen by an estimated 15 million people.
48% of Americans believe there are legitimate reasons to worry about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, while 37% think people who worry about vaccine safety are spreading conspiracy theories. Another 15% are unsure. Wanting to draw a conclusion, they are more the conspirators than the others….
The survey of 1,000 American adults was conducted December 28-30, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
71% say they have received the COVID-19 vaccination, while 26% have not received it. Concerns about vaccine safety are much higher among the unvaccinated.
77% of adults who have not had the COVID-19 vaccine believe it is at least partially likely that side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths. Among those who have had the vaccine, only 38% believe that unexplained deaths due to the vaccine are at least partially probable.
Similarly, while 45% of those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 think someone they know may have died from vaccine side effects, only 22% of vaccinated adults think so.
46% of adults who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 believe that people who care about vaccine safety spread conspiracy theories, but only 15% of unvaccinated people share this belief. 69% of those who have not had the COVID-19 vaccine believe there are legitimate reasons to worry about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, as do 40% of those who have been vaccinated against the virus.
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