According to a new Reuters poll, sixty-two percent of Americans think vaccinated people should not be allowed to travel by plane.
The survey also found that 55% of Americans believe that unvaccinated people should not be able to exercise in public gyms, go to a movie theater or go to a concert.
Reuters polled 1,005 people on Monday and Tuesday. Fifty-four percent of respondents said they were “very interested” in getting the COVID-19 vaccine and 27 percent said they were not interested in getting it.
As of Friday, 18% of Americans received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and President Biden
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week that it would not change its travel recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The CDC still recommends that all Americans not yet travel.
In response, the airline industry stressed its efforts to prevent coronavirus transmission on board aircraft and its confidence that its approach would be safe. At the beginning of his tenure, Biden made wearing a mask during air travel a federal mandate, rather than a requirement of American airlines.